HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide

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1 HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide HP Servers and Workstations Edition 11 Important: Review the Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v1 booklet accompanying the HP-UX 11i v1 OE Media before installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v1. Manufacturing Part Number : December 2003 United States

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6 About this Guide This guide describes installing HP-UX 11i v1 on HP systems and assumes that you are the system s administrator and familiar with basic HP-UX commands and operations. This guide applies to the September 2003 version of HP-UX 11i v1. If you need information for a previous version of HP-UX 11i v1, refer to that release s printed book or Instant Information CD (included in your media kit for that release). If you need to set up your system in different languages, please refer also to Configuring HP-UX For Different Languages, available on the Instant Information CD and on the HP documentation web site ( A localized version of that manual is available with localized media kits. Latest versions are available at the HP documentation web site. Typographic Conventions This guide uses the following typographic conventions: Boldface Computer User input Italics Words defined for the first time appear in boldface. This font is also used to strongly emphasis an item. Computer font indicates literal and system items displayed by the computer. For example: file not found Bold, computer text indicates literal items that you type. For example, to change to your account s home directory, enter: cd Manual titles, variable in commands and emphasized words appear in italics. For example, you would substitute an actual directory name for directory_name in this command: cd directory_name [ ] and Brackets [] enclose optional items in command syntax. The vertical bar separates syntax items in a list of choices. For example, you can enter any of these three items in this syntax: 6

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9 Contents 1. Overview HP-UX 11i Release Names and Release Identifiers The Purpose of this Book What You Will Find In This Book Supported Paths to HP-UX 11i v Other Resources Choosing a Migration Path Migrating from Previous HP-UX Releases Deciding Which Method to Use Cold Install When Update When Additional Considerations (Cold-install or Update) Firmware Patches Should Not Be Included In Cold-Install or Update Session.. 33 Updating Network Drivers Installing or updating HP-UX Web Server Suite Installing or Updating Netscape Directory Server HP 3D Graphics No Longer Supported pre-pa-risc 2.0 Systems Small Memory Systems (<1GB/CPU) May Need to Configure VxFS 3.5 Tunables After Install/Update Update Considerations Update May Fail If Latest Version of Update-UX is Not Installed VxVM Rootability Not Enabled with update-ux Updating to 64-bit OS Cold-Install Considerations Using VxVM Rootability Cold-Installing on Partitioned Systems Instant Ignition Alternate Cold-Install Methods If You Have an Existing HP-UX 11i v1 System Cold-Installing or Updating from DVD media Important: Problems Reading HP-UX 11i v1 DVD Media During Update DVD Media Advantages DVD Availability How is the New DVD Packaging Organized? Next Steps Install/Update System Requirements 9

10 Contents System Requirements Supported Systems How to Identify Your System s Model, OS and Software Unsupported Systems C3700 and J6700 Workstations Need Processor Board Upgrade OLA/R Support HP 3D Graphics No Longer Supported pre PA-RISC 2.0 Systems Firmware Requirements Current System Firmware Versions and Patches How to Verify Your Firmware Version Checking Workstation Firmware Version Checking Server Firmware Version How to Download Firmware Upgrades How to Apply Firmware Patches PCI Adapter Requirements Disk Space and Memory Requirements Adjusting Required Minimum File System Sizes Update Requirements Increasing /var Increasing /stand Next Steps Preparing To Move To HP-UX 11i v1 What is Installed with HP-UX 11i v1? HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environments OE Application History Changing Individual OE Applications HP-UX 11i v1 Software and Driver Bundle Type Definitions HP-UX 11i v1 Core Software Bundles HP-UX 11i v1 Always-Installed Software Bundles HP-UX 11i v1 Always-Installed Network Drivers HP-UX 11i v1 Default-Installed Software Bundles HP-UX 11i v1 Selectable Software Bundles HP-UX 11i v1 Selectable Network Drivers Updating Your Ignite-UX Server Diagnostics Dependencies

11 Contents Planning Your Disk Space Needs Planning Hints VxVM Rootability Preparing your system for HP-UX 11i v How to Prepare Your System Back up Your System! Preparing to Cold-Install Your System Collect Key Install Information Save Configuration Files Preparing to Update Your Existing System Record Software Versions Update maxdsiz Configurable Kernel Parameter Rebuild Kernel Clean Out Your Log Files Locate Source Media for Migration Next Steps Cold Installing HP-UX 11i v1 Before You Begin Installing HP-UX 11i v How to Cold-Install HP-UX 11i v Next Steps How to Retrieve Information After Cold-Installing Create a New Directory for Root Users Recover Files Restore /home Restore Other Files Verify Your Installation Updating to HP-UX 11i v1 Before You Begin Problems Reading HP-UX 11i v1 DVD Media Patching Your System to Read DVD Media Using pfs_mount to Mount a DVD Quickstart/Overview for the Update Process Updating Tips How to Update to HP-UX 11i v In Case of Trouble

12 Contents Optional Step: Create a Network Depot Step 1: Install the update-ux Command (Required Task!) Step 2: Using update-ux to Update to HP-UX 11i v update-ux Examples Step 3: Verify the Update Verifying System Migration How to Verify Your HP-UX Installation Verifying HP-UX Installation How to Verify Application Installation Updating Applications HP-UX Patching Resources Use Custom Patch Manager Downloading Individual Patches HP Security Bulletins HP-UX Support Plus Other HP-UX Patching Resources Installing Patches Updating Applications Adding and Removing Individual Patches Using Software Distributor Tools Managing Software Depots Updating LicensePower/iFOR How to Convert the Database Uninstalling ifor Version Next Steps System Configuration Maintaining Your HP-UX 11i v1 System A. Booting HP Servers and Workstations Halting the Autoboot Process Booting Workstations Booting HP Servers

13 Contents Booting V-Class Systems Searching for Other Bootable Devices B. Known Problems and Troubleshooting Known Problems Discovered in this Release vpars version A Required for rp7405, rp7410 and rp8400 Servers with PDC Firmware Version EMS checkinstall Script Fails When Updating From HP-UX 11.0 to HP-UX 11i v EMS May Fail on IPv4 Systems Problems Reading HP-UX 11i v1 DVD Media Ignore Warning Message When Installing PHCO_ xntpd Fails to Start on Reboot After Installing GOLDQPK11i Patch Bundle Install Known Problems Kernel size is very large Warning During Cold-Install System Console "kthread table full" or "fork failed" Messages Kernel Build Fails on 64-bit Install Known Issues With OE Media Install Tool and Network Depots Update Known Problems DMI/SCR Become Unbundled After Update Unsupported Upgrade of ServiceControl Manager Causes SCR Error During Update 179 Boot Error Messages Appear After Updating from HP-UX 11.0 (with MirrorDisk/UX Installed) to HP-UX 11i v1 TCOE ApacheStrong Becomes Unbundled After Update parmgr.1m Errors on MCOE Update from HP-UX 11.0 to HP-UX 11i v HP Apache May Hang On Reboot after System Update from Golden System Image (GSI) Depot MLIB 8.3 Produces Warning During Update X11MotifDevKit Produces Incompatible Error After Upgrade from HP-UX OpenView SNMP Agent Produces Error with Upgrade to HP-UX 11i v Initialize of the ITO Control Agent failed Error During update-ux Session Firmware Patches Should Not Be Included Cold-Install or Update Session Analyzing Log Files Update Fails on J2250 Workstation With SCSI Floppy Drive Update Fails if nstrpty Kernel Parameter Set as a Formula Kernel Build Failure X.25 Cards Not Supported on Some Workstations HP A3740A Fibre Channel PCI Tachyon Not Supported

14 Contents Common Install and Update Error and Warning Messages Using Ignite-UX with HP-UX 11i v1 OEs and Patch Bundles Warning Displays Selected Locale Not Available Multiple OE Errors Disk Space Usage Error swinstall Analysis Error Post-update swverify Error Root (/) Volume Lock Error EISA 100BT Warning Message Problems Configuring HP-UX 11i v Kernel Build Warnings For krm Module During Cold-Install or Update cdrecord Application Requires Patch Enabling AutoFS on High Availability Servers Can Cause NFS Packages to be Dropped Hardware Information Not Captured on Systems With Floppy Drive Auto-Port Aggregation Will Not Work on rp7410 Systems EISA Cards Not Supported on 64-bit OS BT HSC-FX Cards Do Not Work on HP-UX 11i v SCSI PCI Restrictions for OLA/R SCSI PCI HBA Documentation Correction HP-UX Apache-based Web Server Requires LD Patch to Start and Stop Problems with Large Systems Un-installing HP-UX 11i v Re-installing SD Recovering a Corrupt System Patch Required for fbackup (1M) and frecover (1M) on SDLT320, SDLT220 and DLTvs80 Tape Drives Verifying and Adding Diagnostic Drivers Problems Affecting non-c Locales Difference between English and Japanese HP-UX STK Warning when updating to non-c locales C. Using the update-ux Tool Overview About update-ux update-ux Syntax

15 Contents D. Configuring Built-In PCI Networking 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet) Optional Step: Configure Jumbo Frame Size (Jumbo Frames only supported at 1000 Mbit/s) Optional: Troubleshooting a Fast Ethernet Migration to HP-UX 11i How the Automatic Merge Works Using the BTLAN.100 Script Optional: Manual Merging Manual Merging Procedure E. Controlling Memory Utilization of VxFS 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v1 Introduction Controlling the inode Cache Controlling the Buffer Cache Conclusion Index

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17 Tables Table 1-1. HP-UX 11i Releases Table 2-1. Migrating from Previous HP-UX Releases Table 2-2. December 2003 Patch Bundles (By Media Location) Table 3-1. Supported Systems Table 3-2. Minimum Firmware Versions for HP-UX 11i v Table 3-3. Older Workstation Firmware Requirements Table 3-4. Minimum Firmware Versions for OL* Support Table 3-5. Current System Firmware Versions and Patches Table 3-6. Free Disk-space Requirements for /usr and /opt Table 4-1. Supported Operating Environments for Servers & Workstations Table 4-2. HP-UX 11i v1 Core Software Bundles Table 4-3. HP-UX 11i v1 Always-Installed Software Bundles (by OE) Table 4-4. HP-UX 11i v1 Always-Installed Network Drivers Table 4-5. HP-UX 11i v1 Default-Installed Software Bundles Table 4-6. HP-UX 11i v1 Selectable Software Bundles (all OEs) Table 4-7. HP-UX 11i v1 Selectable Network Drivers

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19 Figures Figure 1-1. HP-UX 11i v1 Migration Overview Figure 2-1. Comparison of CD-ROM and DVD Packaging Figure 5-1. Cold-installing HP-UX 11i v Figure 6-1. Updating HP-UX or 11.0 to 11i Figure 9-1. Reactive Software Maintenance Figure 9-2. Proactive Software Maintenance Figure B-1. Example patch bundle definition from Ignite-UX configuration file Figure B-2. Example sw_source Definition from Ignite-UX Configuration File

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21 Overview 1 Overview This chapter provides a high-level overview of how to install or update your HP9000 system to HP-UX 11i v1. What You Will Find in This Chapter HP-UX 11i Release Names and Release Identifiers on page 22 identifies the various releases in the HP-UX 11i family The Purpose of this Book on page 23 outlines the scope of this book What You Will Find In This Book on page 24 provides a summary of the contents of this book. Supported Paths to HP-UX 11i v1 on page 26 provides a high-level overview of the supported migration paths to install or update to HP-UX 11i v1 Other Resources on page 28 lists other HP documentation and information we recommend you read prior to installing or updating HP-UX 11i v1 Chapter 1 21

22 Overview HP-UX 11i Release Names and Release Identifiers HP-UX 11i Release Names and Release Identifiers With HP-UX 11i, HP delivers a highly available, secure, and manageable operating system that meets the demands of end-to-end Internet-critical computing. HP-UX 11i is available on both PA-RISC systems and Itanium -based systems. Each HP-UX 11i release has an associated release name and release identifier. The uname (1) command with the -r option returns the release identifier. The following table shows the releases available for HP-UX 11i. Table 1-1 HP-UX 11i Releases Release Identifier Release Name Supported Processor Architecture B HP-UX 11i v1 PA-RISC B HP-UX 11i v1.5 Intel Itanium B HP-UX 11i v1.6 Intel Itanium B HP-UX 11i v2 Intel Itanium 22 Chapter 1

23 Overview The Purpose of this Book The Purpose of this Book This guide describes migrating HP Servers and Workstations to the latest release of HP-UX 11i v1. This new version of HP-UX delivers hardware enablement, software functionality, and bundles of important HP-UX applications in operating environments. HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environments (OEs) are described in the HP-UX 11i Release Notes available on the Instant Information CD and the Hewlett-Packard documentation web site: That document also lists major changes from the previous HP-UX 11.0 and HP-UX 11i v1 releases. HP-UX 11i v1 is the recommended next-level enterprise release for all HP-UX systems currently running HP-UX 10.x and HP-UX This manual deals only with the software steps required to update your HP-UX operating system. For hardware upgrades, either see the documentation included with your hardware or consult your HP Support Engineer. IMPORTANT Be sure to review this entire guide and the Known Problems information in the Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v1 Media booklet for December 2003 before proceeding to install or update your system. Carefully review Appendix B, Known Problems and Troubleshooting, for situations that may apply to your system. If you have just received a system that was ordered with Instant Ignition, the HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environment has already been installed. You do not need to re-install it. Chapter 1 23

24 Overview What You Will Find In This Book What You Will Find In This Book This book is organized to assist you to successfully complete all of the tasks necessary to either install or update your system to HP-UX 11i v1 from start to finish. The following list summarizes what you will find in the chapters ahead: Chapter 2, Choosing a Migration Path, on page 29 provides information and scenarios to help you decide the most appropriate method to move your system to HP-UX 11i v1. Chapter 3, Install/Update System Requirements, on page 47 details the system requirements to either install or update to HP-UX 11i v1. Chapter 4, Preparing To Move To HP-UX 11i v1, on page 75 details the required and recommended tasks to prepare your system for HP-UX 11i v1. This chapter also includes additional information about required, default and optional software installed with HP-UX 11i v1. Chapter 5, Cold Installing HP-UX 11i v1, on page 101 shows you how to cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 operating system, a selected operating environment, network drivers, CDE language bundle, diagnostics, and required patches. Alternative cold-install methods such as installing from depots or from golden images are also discussed. Chapter 6, Updating to HP-UX 11i v1, on page 115 shows you how to update your system to HP-UX 11i v1 using the update-ux command. Several examples are provided to assist you with your update scenario. Chapter 7, Verifying System Migration, on page 139 shows you how to verify a successful install or update to HP-UX 11i v1. Chapter 8, Updating Applications, on page 143 shows you how to update applications on your system that are not installed or updated with HP-UX 11i v1 operating environments. Chapter 9, Next Steps, on page 153 provides you an overview of additional configuration and maintenance tasks. 24 Chapter 1

25 Overview What You Will Find In This Book Appendix A, Booting HP Servers and Workstations, on page 159 describes booting various HP servers and workstations using the built-in Boot ROM firmware interface. Appendix B, Known Problems and Troubleshooting, on page 169 contains critical information for you to review before you start installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v1. Appendix C, Using the update-ux Tool, on page 209 provides a brief overview of how to use the update-ux tool during the update process. Appendix D, Configuring Built-In PCI Networking, on page 215 describes configuring built-in (or core) PCI networking cards in HP workstations and servers. Chapter 1 25

26 Overview Supported Paths to HP-UX 11i v1 Supported Paths to HP-UX 11i v1 There are two basic supported methods for moving to HP-UX 11i v1: Cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 This method overwrites everything on the target disk. Use cold-install for new systems and on existing systems when overwriting the root (/) volume will not cause loss of applications or data. The process described in this guide cold-installs a single system from local media. If you plan to install many systems simultaneously, you should plan on using an Ignite-UX server. Ignite-UX is a free product available on the HP-UX 11i v1 CD or DVD media. Additional information on Ignite-UX and newer versions are available on this web site: For more information about cold installing your system, read Chapter 3, Install/Update System Requirements, on page 47 Chapter 4, Preparing To Move To HP-UX 11i v1, on page 75 Chapter 5, Cold Installing HP-UX 11i v1, on page 101 Update using update-ux Use the update-ux command when you do not want to erase data or application files on your root disk. update-ux adds or replaces functionality based on what you choose when running the command. For more information about updating your system using update-ux read: Chapter 3, Install/Update System Requirements, on page 47 Chapter 4, Preparing To Move To HP-UX 11i v1, on page 75 Chapter 6, Updating to HP-UX 11i v1, on page 115 NOTE For more information about cold-installing or updating your system, please read Chapter 2, Choosing a Migration Path, on page Chapter 1

27 Overview Supported Paths to HP-UX 11i v1 Figure 1-1 HP-UX 11i v1 Migration Overview 1. Prepare Your System Enough Disk Space? See page 66 HP-UX 11i v1 supported on your system? See page 48 Is your system firmware up-to-date? See page 53 Installing a new OE with HP-UX 11i v1? See page 30 Your applications certified to run on HP-UX 11i v1? Decide: Migrate by either cold-installing or updating Backup Your System: - Collect Key Install Information - Backup Existing System - Save configuration files Prepare source media for migration References: Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Appendix B, Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v1 2. Cold -Install HP-UX 11i v1 Verify System Requirements Insert HP-UX 11i v1 CD or DVD Boot From CD or DVD Install HP-UX 11i v1 Restore config & personal files Backup Your System Reference: Chapter 5 Read Chapter 2 to determine path 3. Update to HP-UX 11i v1 Verify System Requirements Insert HP-UX 11i v1 CD or DVD Install update-ux Create optional update depot Update to HP-UX 11i v1 Backup Your System Reference: Chapter 6 4. Verify the Migration Verify HP-UX 11i v1 installation using swlist and swverify Reference: Chapter 7 5. Update Other Applications Update additional applications with swinstall Install critical patches and remove unneeded patches References: Chapter 8 and HP-UX 11i v1 Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1 Migration Overview Chapter 1 27

28 Overview Other Resources Other Resources You can find other important information about HP-UX 11i v1 updates and issues in several resources: HP-UX 11i v1 Release Notes - available on the Instant Information CD and the Hewlett-Packard documentation web site: That document also lists major changes from the previous HP-UX 11.0 and HP-UX 11i v1 releases. Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v1 - contains critical, late-breaking installation issues that are not included in this document HP IT Resource Center - download the latest patches and patch information at: Select the maintenance and support for hp products page, then select the appropriate Patching tools. To receive HP Security Bulletins, select: maintenance and support for hp products -> support information digests (under the notifications heading). HP Workstation and Server Information - find out about the latest HP workstations and servers. For workstations, see For servers, see Ignite-UX - for information and downloads see: Latest versions of HP-UX manuals and white papers: HP-UX 11.0 Software Transition Kit - for more information, see HP-UX Support Plus: 28 Chapter 1

29 Choosing a Migration Path 2 Choosing a Migration Path This chapter provides information and scenarios to help you decide the most appropriate method to move your system to HP-UX 11i v1. What You Will Find in This Chapter: Migrating from Previous HP-UX Releases on page 30 details the supported paths based on your current version of HP-UX 11i v1. Deciding Which Method to Use on page 31 defines the supported methods for moving to HP-UX 11i v1 and offers addition information to consider when making your decision. If You Have an Existing HP-UX 11i v1 System... on page 41 details the bundles that will be updated if you are already running HP-UX 11i v1. IMPORTANT If your system is on HP Mission Critical Support, discuss the proper method of installing and patching the Mission Critical OE with your HP Customer Engineer. Chapter 2 29

30 Choosing a Migration Path Migrating from Previous HP-UX Releases Migrating from Previous HP-UX Releases Table 2-1 You can cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 and its accompanying operating environment on any supported system listed in Table 3-1, Supported Systems, on page 48, running any HP-UX OS. If you choose to update an existing HP-UX OS to the December 2003 version of HP-UX 11i v1, the system must be running either HP-UX or If you are updating from a previous HP-UX 11i v1 release, see If You Have an Existing HP-UX 11i v1 System... on page 41. Updating from any other release directly to HP-UX 11i v1 is not a supported migration path. Migrating from Previous HP-UX Releases From: HP-UX 9.x, 10.01, or HP-UX To this HP-UX 11i v1 release with or without an operating environment: a Cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 or update to HP-UX before updating to HP-UX 11i v1. b Cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 or update. b HP-UX Cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 or update to HP-UX 11.0 before updating to HP-UX 11i v1. b HP-UX 11.0 HP-UX HP-UX 11i v1 Cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 or update. b Cold-install HP-UX 11i v1. c Update HP-UX 11i v1 OS and/or OE. b a. Contents of the HP-UX operating environments are listed in the Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v1 Media booklet supplied with the 11i OE Media. b. Update using update-ux command. You can also change from 32-bit to 64-bit OS and install patches and other applications using an install archive. c. Cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 using Ignite-UX install tool. You can also change from 32-bit to 64-bit OS and install patches and other applications using an install archive. For help updating from HP-UX or 10.30, use the Software Transition Kit available at this web site: 30 Chapter 2

31 Choosing a Migration Path Deciding Which Method to Use Deciding Which Method to Use Now that you have evaluated your system and ordered any additional needed hardware, you need to decide whether to cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 on your system or update it. Cold-install means installing system software on a new (un-installed) or existing system disks by completely rebuilding the volume group (see Back up Your System! on page 93), erasing the existing operating system and data on that volume and installing the new operating system and specified software and data. An advantage of cold-install is that supported software can be installed without regard for the software currently on the system, or concern for cleaning up old software. Update means using the update-ux command and Software Distributor (SD) tools to selectively overwrite the operating system and application software from a media or network source depot. An advantage of performing an update is that it leaves user data, configuration, and applications in place. Updating to HP-UX 11i v1 requires that the system be running at or 11.0, with or without extension or Additional Core Enhancement (ACE) packs installed. CAUTION If the Distributed File System (DFS) is installed and in use on your HP-UX system to manage large numbers of files, update-ux will remove it and associated data during the update to HP-UX 11i v1. If you need to continue using DFS, do not update to HP-UX 11.x or HP-UX 11i v1. Depending on your system s current configuration, here are some general guidelines to help you choose the best migration path to HP-UX 11i v1. Cold Install When... We recommend using Ignite-UX to cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 in the following situations: You are managing several systems with similar OS configurations. You need fast, predictable deployment. Chapter 2 31

32 Choosing a Migration Path Deciding Which Method to Use Your disk space needs reconfiguration. See Planning Your Disk Space Needs on page 90. Your systems are organized with clean separation of the OS from user, application and data files. You can cold-install from any supported HP-UX OS. (See Table 3-1, Supported Systems, on page 48.) The cold-install process using Ignite-UX is described in Chapter 5. See Preparing to Cold-Install Your System on page 95 for more information. Update When... You can update rather than cold-install HP-UX 11i v1 when you are updating from HP-UX or 11.0 as well as the following: You are only updating a few (1-3) systems to HP-UX 11i v1. You are concerned about recovering unique applications and data on your root volume, and do not want to write over non-os files when installing HP-UX 11i v1. Each system has a unique configuration. Current disk space is sufficient for HP-UX 11i v1 (see Planning Your Disk Space Needs on page 90). IMPORTANT If /stand is not of sufficient size, the partition can be resized, requiring the the root disk to be reformatted. In this case, you must cold-install rather than update your system. To determine if /stand is large enough to support this release of HP-UX 11i v1, see Disk Space and Memory Requirements on page 66. NOTE update-ux removes all HP-UX 10.x patches from the system prior to updating to HP-UX 11i v1. Any 10.x applications left on the system after the update may not be supportable if they required those patches. After migrating your system, consult the documentation for those remaining applications for HP-UX 11i v1 requirements. 32 Chapter 2

33 Choosing a Migration Path Deciding Which Method to Use If your system meets these requirements, follow the update procedure in Chapter 6. See Preparing to Update Your Existing System on page 96 for more information about preparing to update your system. Additional Considerations (Cold-install or Update) Firmware Patches Should Not Be Included In Cold-Install or Update Session If you are migrating from either HP-UX or HP-UX 11.0, HP strongly recommends you do not include firmware patches while running a cold-install or update session. How Do You Know If This Affects You? What To Do: The following systems are affected: A-Class L-Class N-Class Many of the HP-UX 11i v1 firmware patches rely on HP-UX 11i v1 tools and system calls. The cold-install or update process uses a subset of existing commands and system calls. The firmware installation fails because of system call differences between the HP-UX 11i v1 operating system and the install session version. HP strongly recommends that you install any firmware patches after you have completed the cold-install or update process and your system is running HP-UX 11i v1. Specific HP-UX 11i v1 firmware patches are available at the following website: Updating Network Drivers Installing or updating to HP-UX 11i v1 will install a minimum set of default networking drivers that apply to the system (see HP-UX 11i v1 Always-Installed Network Drivers on page 82). You may need to select or specify other available networking drivers to enable other cards on your system (see HP-UX 11i v1 Selectable Network Drivers on page 86). This can easily be done during install or update by following the instructions for your selected migration path. Chapter 2 33

34 Choosing a Migration Path Deciding Which Method to Use Installing or updating HP-UX Web Server Suite If your system already is running any version of the HP Apache-based Web Server, installing or updating to an HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environment will install the version of HP-UX Web Server Suite included with the HP-UX 11i v1 OE. See the HP-UX 11i v1 Release Notes for more information about the HP-UX Web Server Suite: HP-UX Apache-based web server, HP-UX Tomcat-based Servlet Engine, HP-UX Webmin-based Admin, HP-UX XML Web Server Tools. Installing or Updating Netscape Directory Server Although the Netscape Directory Server (NDS) Version 6.02 is included in HP-UX 11i v1 OEs, you must explicitly select NDS during the install or update process. If you do not select NDS, it will not be installed with HP-UX 11i v1. For more on this, see Updating Netscape Directory Server on page 137. NOTE Currently, Netscape Directory Server Version 6.02 is included with the HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environments. If you wish to have the iplanet 5.0 product, order the AR1202 CD or DVD for this product separately. CAUTION If you have NDS version B and are updating to HP-UX 11i v1, be sure to either select the new version of NDS during the update or remove the old version from your system. If you run NDS version B with HP-UX 11i v1, the server will cease to work and all client systems may lose the ability to have anyone log in. After NDS is installed or updated with HP-UX 11i v1, additional configuration steps are required to initiate NDS. See the NDS release notes available on the HP-UX 11i v1 Instant Information CD for instructions. 34 Chapter 2

35 Choosing a Migration Path Deciding Which Method to Use HP 3D Graphics No Longer Supported pre-pa-risc 2.0 Systems As of the September 2002 HP-UX 11i v1 release, HP 3D Graphics are no longer supported on PA-RISC systems older than version 2.0. If you have an older PA-RISC workstation and need 3D Graphics, HP recommends that you do not install or update to the this release of the Technical Computing (TCOE) or Minimal Computing Operating Environments (MCOE). Previous releases of HP-UX 11i v1 still support PA-RISC 2.0 and older systems. If you have any questions about your particular situation, please contact your local HP Country Response Center. How to Determine Your PA-RISC Version With the System Administration Manager (SAM), select: Performance Monitors > System Properties. Your PA-RISC version will appear next to the CPU Version line. Small Memory Systems (<1GB/CPU) May Need to Configure VxFS 3.5 Tunables After Install/Update If you have a system with less than 1GB/CPU of RAM, and you plan to use VxFS 3.5, you may need to modify some of the default VxFS tunables for optimal performance after you install or update your system to HP-UX 11i v1. For more information, see Appendix E, Controlling Memory Utilization of VxFS 3.5 on HP-UX 11i v1, on page 223 Update Considerations The following sections provide additional information to assist you in your decision to update to HP-UX 11i v1: Update May Fail If Latest Version of Update-UX is Not Installed If your updating from the June 2003 HP-UX 11i v1 release or earlier, you must installed the latest version of Update-UX prior to updating your system if your system has one of the following DCE Client IPv6 patches installed: PHSS_24261 PHSS_25473 PHSS_25710 Chapter 2 35

36 Choosing a Migration Path Deciding Which Method to Use PHSS_26394 PHSS_27258 To determine if any of these patches are installed on your system, enter the following: /usr/sbin/swlist -l patch grep <patch_name> If any of these patches appear in standard output, you have the patch installed and need to install the latest version of Update-UX before starting the update process. See Step 1: Install the update-ux Command (Required Task!) on page 128 describes the steps required to install the latest version of Update-UX. VxVM Rootability Not Enabled with update-ux With the September 2002 release of HP-UX 11i v1, you can not enable VxVM rootability through the update process using update-ux. If you wish to manage your root volume with VxVM, you can choose to either enable rootability by: cold-installing HP-UX 11i v1, see Using VxVM Rootability on page 39 using the VxVM conversion tools provided in the Base-VXVM and FEATURE11-11 bundles that are installed with HP-UX 11i v1 (for more information about HP-UX 11i v1 software bundles, see What is Installed with HP-UX 11i v1? on page 76). For more information, see the VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Release Notes and VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Administrator s Guide on the Instant Information CD Updating to 64-bit OS update-ux defaults to the OS word-width that your system is currently running. For example, if the target system is running 32-bit OS, this will be the default for the new OS to be installed. NOTE Changing an existing 64-bit OS to 32-bit is not supported. To return a 64-bit OS to 32-bit, use the Ignite-UX make_tape_recovery or make_net_recovery command to restore the 32-bit OS. 36 Chapter 2

37 Choosing a Migration Path Deciding Which Method to Use Updating considerations and workarounds You can update a system from 32-bit OS to 64-bit OS while updating to HP-UX 11i v1, provided that you consider these hardware and firmware issues: Is your system capable of running 64-bit operation? See Table 3-1, Supported Systems, on page 48 in Chapter 3. Is your system s firmware recent enough to support 64-bit operation? See Firmware Requirements on page 53 in Chapter bit binary data cannot be used by 32-bit applications. 64-bit is useful if you need large address space, such as for use with very large databases and large-scale modeling. 64-bit applications can be compiled and linked on 32-bit systems; however, these applications cannot be run on a 32-bit system. If updating an existing HP-UX 11i v1 system from 32-bit to 64-bit OS, do not include the HP-UX 11i v1 Quality Pack (GOLDQPK11i) bundle in the update-ux command. Doing so may cause a mk_kernel failure. Instead, install the GOLDQPK11i bundle from the Support Plus CD using swinstall after updating to this release. If updating an HP-UX system with the CDE Spanish language keyboard enabled: After updating from HP-UX to HP-UX 11i v1, changing from 32-bit to 64-bit OS and installing the HP-UX 11i v1 Quality Pack (GOLDQPK11i) bundle, you must install patch PHSS_23644 (or superceding patch PHSS_23818) from the GOLDBASE11i quality pack bundles on the latest Support Plus CD to re-enable the CDE Spanish language keyboard. Obtain this patch from the HP IT Resource Center ( This problem does not occur with other languages. If updating an existing HP-UX 11i v1 system having any of the following EISA network drivers installed, you must remove all EISA drivers before updating from 32-bit to 64-bit OS: 100BaseT-00 EISA 100BaseT FDDI-03 EISA FDDI TermIO-01 EISA MUX TokenRing-02 EISA Token Ring (New drivers installed by default are listed in HP-UX 11i v1 Always-Installed Network Drivers on page 82. Other drivers can be specified in the update-ux command or installed later using swinstall.) Chapter 2 37

38 Choosing a Migration Path Deciding Which Method to Use To determine if any EISA drivers are installed on the system, use swlist. For example: /usr/sbin/swlist -l bundle 100BaseT-00 FDDI-03 \ TermIO-01 TokenRing-02 If any EISA drivers are on the system, remove them. For example, to remove the TermIO-01 EISA MUX driver, as root enter: /usr/sbin/swremove -x autoreboot=true TermIO-01 The kernel will automatically regenerate and the system will reboot after you remove each driver. After removing all EISA drivers, proceed to update as explained below. If you're updating from HP-UX version 11.0 or higher, update-ux will determine if your hardware and firmware are compatible with 64-bit operation. If you're updating from HP-UX version 10.20, however, refer to the Software Transition Kit available on the HP-UX Applications media. The STK contains tools and documents to assess applications or libraries that run on HP-UX and 11.0 and help transition them to the HP-UX 11i v1 64-bit operation. The ITRC web site ( also has release notes and a FAQ with details about supported systems and necessary firmware updates. 38 Chapter 2