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Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
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Updating to HP-UX 11i v2
After determining if your system meets the requirements for updating to
HP-UX 11i v2 and preparing your system, you are ready to update your
system. Updating your system using update-ux includes the following
steps:
• “Optional Step: Creating a Network Depot” on page 99: Shows you
how to create a network depot to update other systems on the
network. If you are not creating a network depot, you can ignore this
procedure.
• “Step 1: Installing the update-ux Command (Required Task)” on
page 100: Shows you how to install the update-ux command on your
system.
• “Step 2: Using update-ux to Update to HP-UX 11i v2” on page 101:
Shows you how to use update-ux to update your system. Several
examples are provided to assist you with some of the most common
scenarios for using update-ux.
Optional Step: Creating a Network Depot
NOTE This optional step pertains to creating a network depot to be used to
update other systems on the network.
If you are attempting to update your system from a network depot, start
with “Step 1: Installing the update-ux Command (Required Task)” on
page 100.
As root, follow this procedure to create a network depot from the HP-UX
11i v2 DVD onto a depot server or other system running HP-UX 11i v2 in
your network:
Step 1. Verify that you have at least 2,000 MB (2 GB) of free space to create the
network depot on another system in your network. If this space is not
available, use sam to either create a new volume group or extend an
existing volume group. For help, see either SAM help or the Managing
Systems and Workgroups manual.