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# 1  
Old 02-10-2009
UNIX upgrading?
Right now we are using HP-UX 11i

We are thinking of upgrading to 11i v3..

Questions:

Why would we want to upgrade? Benefits?
Do we need to install v2 and then v3 or can we just go straight to v3?

I see we can get the following:

HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment and applications
HP-UX v1 and v2 applications

HP-UX OE 11i v1 and v2 application update
HP-UX 11i v2 Virtual Partitions A.04.06

I am trying to learn UNIX administration as we do not have an administrator here at work. The person that does this would let me work with him, so I want to get an understanding of what needs to be done and why we would want to do it.

Thanks so much!
# 2  
Old 02-10-2009
If your running on older hardware, alpha, v3 is not compatible.

Some reading:
http://h20338.www2.hp.com/hpux11i/ca...-121.html#news
# 3  
Old 02-10-2009
I think we are ok.

# uname
HP-UX complus B.11.11 U 9000/800

# getconf MACHINE_MODEL
9000/800/rp4440


Thanks
# 4  
Old 02-12-2009
The performance gain should make it a worthwhile upgrade
# 5  
Old 02-12-2009
I read that you can not do an upgrade from just 11i to v3, it would need to be a cold install which we will never do. I assume I can not upgrade to v2, then to v3?

thanks
# 6  
Old 02-12-2009
Quote:
I read that you can not do an upgrade from just 11i to v3, it would need to be a cold install which we will never do
Why not?
How is vg00 configured? (internal disks in mirror?)
# 7  
Old 02-12-2009
I am new to UNIX admin so am unsure how to answer your question. I just know that they said that a cold install would be too difficult to do?
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