Veritas 5.0.1 Installation Guide HP-UX 11i v3 (5900-2464, September 2012)

Upgrading from VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v2 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX
11i v3
You must consider the following guideline prior to upgrading from VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v2 to
VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3:
• VxVM 3.5 and VxVM 5.0.1 both support disk group version 90.
To Upgrade from VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v2 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3
To upgrade from VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v2 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3, complete the
following steps:
1. Stop activity to all VxVM volumes. For example, stop any applications such as databases that
access the volumes, and unmount any file systems that have been created on the volumes.
2. Upgrade from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3. For more information on upgrading to HP-UX
11i v3, see the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide at: http://www.docs.hp.com.
Shared disk groups will not be accessible, as they are not supported in VxVM 4.1 on HP-UX
11i v3.
3. If patches to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3 are required, the patches must be applied prior
to upgrading the product.
4. Install the VxVM 5.0.1 package.
# swinstall –x autoreboot=true -s <depot_path> Base-VxVM-501
Upon successful completion of the upgrade, VxVM 4.1 will be replaced by VxVM 5.0.1. Disk
groups created in VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v2 are accessible after the upgrade to VxVM 5.0.1.
Upgrading from VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v1 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX
11i v3
You must consider the following guideline prior to upgrading from VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v1 to
VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3:
• VxVM 3.5 and VxVM 5.0.1 both support disk group version 90.
All upgrades from HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v3 require an intermediate upgrade to HP-UX 11i
v2.
If you upgrade to HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005, then the default VxVM version is 3.5. If you upgrade
to HP-UX 11i v2 December 2005 and later, the default version is 4.1.
To Upgrade from VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v1 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3
To upgrade from VxVM 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v1 to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3, complete the
following steps:
1. Stop activity to all VxVM volumes. For example, stop any applications such as databases that
access the volumes, and unmount any file systems that have been created on the volumes.
2. Upgrade from HP-UX 11i v1 to HP-UX 11i v2. This upgrade will install Base-VXVM 4.1 by
default.
3. Upgrade from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3. This upgrade will install Base-VXVM 4.1 by
default.
For more information on upgrading to HP-UX 11i v3, see the HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and
Update Guide at: http://www.docs.hp.com.
4. If patches to VxVM 5.0.1 on HP-UX 11i v3 are required, the patches must be applied prior
to upgrading the product.
5. Install the VxVM 5.0.1 package.
# swinstall –x autoreboot=true -s <depot_path> Base-VxVM-501
58 Upgrading from Previous Versions of VxVM to VxVM 5.0.1