HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2010

4 Before you begin
This chapter describes the steps you should take before actually cold-installing or updating to
HP-UX 11i v3. It also describes situations that you should carefully consider before you cold-install
and/or update.
Chapter checklist
□ “Reviewing known problems” (page 22)
□ “Locating source media and codewords” (page 22)
□ “Reviewing the software bundle install types” (page 22)
□ “Backing up your system” (page 22)
□ “Part I: Creating an operating system recovery image” (page 23)
□ “Choosing make_net_recovery” (page 23)
□ “Choosing make_tape_recovery” (page 23)
□ “Choosing drd clone” (page 24)
□ “Part II: Backing up your data files” (page 24)
□ “Choosing HP Data Protector for backup” (page 24)
□ “Choosing HP-UX fbackup/frecover utilities” (page 25)
□ “Selecting your HP-UX console for Itanium-based systems” (page 25)
□ “Determining if the conconfig command exists on your system” (page 25)
□ “Using the conconfig command to select the primary HP-UX console ” (page 26)
□ “Using the EFI Boot Manager to select the primary HP-UX console ” (page 27)
□ “Mounting and unmounting the DVD” (page 27)
□ “Creating a network depot (optional)” (page 28)
□ “Messages: errors, warnings, and notes” (page 28)
□ “Special considerations” (page 29)
□ “Reducing downtime using Dynamic Root Disk” (page 29)
□ “Securing your system when installing and updating” (page 29)
□ “Choosing security levels” (page 29)
□ “Installing VxFS and VxVM” (page 30)
□ “System tuning for VxFS” (page 30)
□ “Next generation mass storage stack” (page 30)
□ “Mass storage stack for HP-UX 11i v3” (page 30)
□ “HP-UX 11i v3 device special files (DSF)” (page 31)
□ “HP Insight Remote Support Software” (page 31)
Chapter checklist 21