HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2007 (Update 1 Release)

2 System Requirements for Cold-Installing and Updating

This chapter helps you assess the current state of your system prior to cold-installing

or updating to HP-UX 11i v3.

What You Will Find in This Chapter

• “System Requirements” (page 22)

• “How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs” (page 25)

• “Supported Systems” (page 26)

• “Supported Network Drivers, Mass Storage Drivers, I/O Cards, and Storage

Devices” (page 27)

• “Finding Firmware Information” (page 28)

• “Identification of Model, OS/OE, and Software” (page 29)

• “The Next Step” (page 30)

IMPORTANT: Review the Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 DVD

booklet. It describes last-minute information that was not available when this guide

was published.

Time Estimate for This Chapter: Approximately 1 hour to compare the system

requirements in this chapter with your system.