Document Organization

The HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide is divided into chapters and appendixes, which contain information about installing and updating HP-UX 11i v3.




	IMPORTANT: The HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating DVD booklet that comes with the HP-UX 11i v3 media contains last-minute cold-install and update information that was not available when this guide was published. Make sure to review the booklet before continuing.

Chapter 1: “Welcome to HP-UX 11i v3”.
Use this chapter to learn about the media kit contents and Operating Environments of HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31).
Chapter 2: “System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating”.
Use this chapter to learn about the system requirements either to cold-install or update to HP-UX 11i v3.
Chapter 3: “Choosing an Installation Method”.
Use this chapter to help you decide the most appropriate method to install HP-UX 11i v3 on your system.
Chapter 4: “Preparing to Cold-Install or Update to HP-UX 11i v3”.
Use this chapter to learn the details of the required and recommended tasks to prepare your system for HP-UX 11i v3. This chapter also includes additional information about required, recommended, and optional software installed with HP-UX 11i v3.
Chapter 5: “Cold-Installing HP-UX 11i v3 From Media”.
Use this chapter to learn how to cold-install the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating System (OS). Alternative cold-install methods such as installing from depots or from golden images are also discussed.
Chapter 6: “Updating to HP-UX 11i v3”.
Use this chapter to learn how to update your system to HP-UX 11i v3 using update-ux.
Chapter 7: “Installing HP Applications and Patches”.
Use this chapter to learn how to update applications on your system that are not installed or updated with HP-UX 11i v3 OEs.
Chapter 8: “Verifying System Install or Update”.
Use this chapter to learn how to verify a successful install or update to HP-UX 11i v3.
Appendix A.
Use this appendix to learn about the known problems and troubleshooting steps for the install and update.
Appendix B.
Use this appendix to learn about the effect of two VxFS tunables, vx_ninode and vxfs_bc_bufhwm, on system memory consumption and learn about the guidelines on setting them for machines with relatively low RAM.
Appendix C
Use this appendix to learn about installing versions of VxFS and VxVM.
Appendix D.
Use this appendix to learn about the new OEs and media contents.

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