HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.2: Installation, Configuration, and Administration

Figure 2-1 Upgrade Procedure
Upgrade HP-UX to 11i v3
and then install new
layered products, including
Integrity VM.
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7.
Study current 11i v2 to 11i v3
upgrade documentation.
Analyze the HP-UX 11i v2
based Integrity VM server
using tools.
Update hardware requiring
new firmware or replace
obsolete adapters.
Check that all guests still boot
and run correctly.
Install new Integrity VM
guest kits onto guests and
reboot each guest.
Final check - assure all guests
boot and then backup both
server and guests.
Decide whether
to perform a
cold install or
update_ux.
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8.
9.
2.
4.
3.
Perform
cold install or
update_ux.
...cold install update_ux...
6.
The first thing the administrator must do is to identify subsystems on the 11i v2 Integrity VM
server that are incompatible with or that are not supported on 11i v3. Some incompatibility issues
can be exposed by tools, and others are found in referenced documents. The most common
update problems are caused by the following:
• Unsupported hardware adapters or firmware
• Memory and system disk space requirements (HP-UX 11i v3 has increased both of these.)
• Obsolete or unsupported storage multipath solutions
• Layered products requiring an 11i v3 compatible version
32 Installing Integrity VM