HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM V6.3 Administrator Guide

Figure 4 Upgrade procedure

Study current HP-UX 11i v2 to 11i v3 upgrade

documentation

Analyze the HP-UX 11i v2 based

Integrity VM Server using tools

Decide whether to perform a cold install

Upgrade hardware requiring new ﬁrmware or

replace obsolete adapters

Final check - assure all guests boot and then

backup both server and guests

Perform cold install or update_ux

Upgrade HP-UX to 11i v3 and then install new

layered products, including Integrity VM

Check that all guests still boot and run correctly

Install new Integrity VM guest kits onto guests

and reboot each guest

cold install

update_ux

Firstly, the administrator must 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.

4.1.1 Studying the current HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3 update documentation

The first stage of upgrading an Integrity VM V3.0 or V3.5 server to vPars and Integrity VM V6.3

server is to review the following HP-UX 11i v3 operating system update documents:

• HP-UX 11i v2 to 11i v3 Mass Storage Stack Update Guide available at

http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3

• Read Before Installing or Updating Guide available at

http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3

44 Upgrading the VSP from earlier versions of Integrity VM