HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2012

HP-UX 11i v3 media kit
DVDs
Depending on your service contract with HP, your media kit might contain one or more of the
following items:
• HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) OE (multi-DVD set) — Contains the Operating Environment (OE). For
more information on OEs, see “HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environments” (page 7).
• HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) Application Software DVD (multi-DVD set) — Contains HP-UX
application software. For installation information, see Chapter 7 (page 59).
• HP-UX 11i v3 Instant Information DVD — Contains various HP-UX manuals, release notes,
white papers, manpages, and other documentation. Useful if you don't want to go on the
web. Available upon request.
NOTE: The HP-UX 11i v3 OEs can also be downloaded from the web. The HP-UX 11i v3 electronic
software delivery model includes Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. The download consists
of ISO images of each OE. Each ISO image is burned to DVD at the customer’s site and then
installed in the same manner as the physical DVDs. Electronic licenses and media are quoted and
ordered from the price list in the same manner as the physical licenses and media.
Special licensing rights
For delivery of Insight Orchestration, now included with VSE-OE and DC-OE, please see the Insight
Orchestration letter included in the media kit.
Documentation
NOTE: Beginning in August 2011, the web is the primary source of technical documentation for
the HP-UX Operating Environments and HP-UX Application Software. Web delivery supports HP’s
Green Business Technology Initiative to reduce packaging and also supports HP’s goal to keep
HP-UX technical documentation up-to-date and easily accessible.
The documentation can be viewed, downloaded, and printed from the web. For pointers to HP-UX
documentation, see A Guide to HP-UX Document Collections at http://www.hp.com/go/
hpux-core-docs-11iv3.
The following document can be found in the OE media kit and at http://www.hp.com/go/
hpux-core-docs-11iv3:
• HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating — Provides last-minute information for HP-UX
11i v3. Read this booklet before cold-installing or updating HP-UX.
The following documents can be found on the HP-UX 11i v3 Instant Information DVD and at http://
www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3:
• HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes — Provides an overview of what is new, changed,
deprecated, or obsoleted for HP-UX 11i v3. Also provides links to product-specific
documentation.
• HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide (this document) — Provides instructions for
cold-installing or updating to the latest release of HP-UX 11i v3.
8 Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3