HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, February 2007 (Initial Release)

Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v3
Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v3
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Miscellaneous Data Collection Table
Table 5-1 may contain some items that are not familiar to you, but you
will be prompted for this information during the install.
The install process describes all options in detail, so you can defer
making decisions about items that are unfamiliar to you until you reach
that point in the install.
Table 5-1 Miscellaneous Data
Type of Data Your Specific Data
Root Disk Path
NOTE: Your root disk will typically display a
legacy style Path name. However, HP-UX 11i v3
contains a new naming scheme for Root Disks.
Please refer to the white paper called, The Next
Generation Mass Storage Stack: HP-UX 11i v3, for
information on how to identify your legacy root
disk device name in the agile HP-UX 11i v3
naming scheme. You can display the legacy
hardware path using the More Info screen to
show details on a specific lunpath hardware path.
Root Swap Space
Filesystem Type
LVM, VxVM w/VxFS, or Whole disk with VxFS
Root Disk Volume Group Disks (How many disks
you want placed into the root disk volume group
and whether or not you want the disks to be
striped or mirrored?)
Select additional software
Pre-Installed Disk Information
(Is overwritten during the install disk; see Root
Disk Path)