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Notices The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Warranty. A copy of the
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Contents Welcome to HP-UX 11.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Media Box Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 General Features in HP-UX 11.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Migration Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Known Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome to HP-UX 11.0 This CD booklet outlines the contents of the HP-UX 11.0 media box, and describes features and known problems in the latest HP-UX 11.0 release. For step-by-step instructions on how to migrate from HP-UX 10.x to HP-UX 11.0, see the HP-UX 11.0 Installation and Update Guide. The guide is available on the HP-UX 11.0 Instant Information CD and on the web: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11.0 Note The Instant Information CD in the media box has the most up-to-date version of the
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Media Box Contents If you receive HP-UX 11.0 as part of an update service, you get only the components that change. For new systems, the HP-UX 11.0 media box includes the following CDs and documentation: • HP-UX 11.0 Install/Update/Recovery CD Contains the HP-UX operating system and recent network- ing software. The Ignite-UX install tool is also included to perform cold installations on a single system from the CD. See the CD booklet for more information. Core OS Options CD Provides soft
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Support Plus CD Provides diagnostics and current HP-UX 11.0 patch bundles to enable hardware and applications. For details, see the Support Plus User Guide on the CD and the Support Plus Read Before Installing CD booklet. HP-UX Instant Information CD (IICD) Contains current HP-UX 11.0 guides, release notes, and white papers. See the CD booklet for more information. • HP-UX 11.0 Installation and Update Guide Describes migrating HP 9000 systems from HP-UX 10.x to HP-UX 11.0. For the March
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General Features in HP-UX 11.0 HP-UX 11.0 includes the following key features. For more information and other OS features, see the HP-UX 11.0 Release Notes. • The Unlimited-User License, rather than the 2-User License, is automatically selected when installing from the HP-UX 11.0 Install/Update/Recovery Media. The HP-UX B.11.00 licensing, then, will be more consistent with the HP- UX B.11.11 licensing. Also, the Unlimited-User License cannot be deselected for install. If necessary, to de
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HP-UX 11.00. Critical patches found previously in the HWCR bundle are now available in the Quality Pack (QPK) bundle. As of the September 2001 release, the General Release (GR) bundle on the Support Plus CD has been consolidated with a new Quality Pack (QPK) bundle, combining the best features of both. GR bundle users should now use the QPK bundle, located in the QPK1100 directory. For new user documentation, this new booklet replaces the document delivered with the previous November
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Table 1: Selectable Drivers HP-UX 11.0 Selectable Drivers Hardware A3495A HP-PB 100BT LAN/9000 A3495A FDDI/9000 Drivers: A3722A HSC for K- and T-Class A3722A A3723A HSC for B-, C-, D-, and J-Class A3723A A3739B PCI Media A3739B HyperFabric Drivers: A4919A PCI for V-Class A4919A A4920A HSC for K-Class A4920A A4921A HSC for D- and R-Class A4921A A6092A PCI for A400, A500, and L- and N-Class A6092A A4924A 1000Base-SX HSC Gigabit Ethernet Driver A4924A A4926A 1000Base-SX PCI Gigabit Ethernet Driver
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Table 1: Selectable Drivers (Continued) HP-UX 11.0 Selectable Drivers Hardware PCI Tachyon TL Fibre Channel Drivers: A5158A for A400, A500, Lx000, N4000, J6000, and A5158A V-Class systems A6795A for A400, A500, Lx000, N4000, rp54xx, and A6795A rp74xx systems A5783A PCI Token Ring A5783A A5856A PCI I20 RAID for L- and N-Class A5856A HSC TL Fibre Channel Drivers: A6684A for A180, and D- and R-Class A6684A A6685A for K-Class A6685A HyperFabric PCI/HSC Drivers: A6092A for L- and N-Class, and A400 a
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Table 1: Selectable Drivers (Continued) HP-UX 11.0 Selectable Drivers Hardware B5509BA 100BT/9000 PCI for B-, C-, and J-Class B5509BA J1642AA 1000Base-SX HSC Gigabit Ethernet Driver A4925A J2157B FDDI/9000 for K- and T- Class (HP-PB) J2157A J2166B Token Ring/9000 HPPB Series 800 J2166B 100BT/9000: A5230A PCI for A-, L-, and N-Class A5230A A5506B PCI 4 port A5506A A5506B J3514A GSC for K- and T-Class J3514A J3515A GSC for B-, C-, D-, J-, and R-Class J3515A J3516A (dual-port) for B-, C-, D-, J-, a
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Note FC Boot Device Limitations: Booting from a boot device connected via a Fibre Channel fabric switch is not supported. Connect the boot device directly to the system using one of the previously listed Fibre Channel cards. HP-UX Boot Support Requirements: Systems having adapters connected to boot devices may require a PDC firmware update. For more information about the support matrix for Fibre Channel adapters, go to the web: http://techsolutions.hp.com/fc/adapters.htm 12
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Migration Overview The followings steps provide an overview of the migration to HP-UX 11.0. For detailed information, see the HP-UX 11.0 Installation and Update Guide. 1. Prepare to migrate the system. 2. Migrate to HP-UX 11.0 using cold install or update. 3. Verify the migration. 4. Back up the new system. 5. Upgrade other applications, as needed. 13
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Menu Options The following menu options are available for the cold install of HP-UX 11.0. Cold Install: Basic Configuration Choices You can select one of three choices for the basic configuration of your system: Default configuration Technical Computing configuration Commercial Servers configuration Each configuration selects automatically the HWE patch bundle required for all current and new hardware, including the latest HP servers and workstations supported on HP-UX 11.00. Technic
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In the March 2002 release, there are no changes to the core software. For Default and Technical Computing configurations, the November 1999 ACE bundle is installed automatically. For more information on the integrated patch bundle in the November 1999 ACE bundle release, see the Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 Additional Core Enhancements, November 1999 (HP-UX 11.0) on the web: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11.0 Note When you insert the Support Plus media, the install tool selects automatically
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1. HP-UX 11.00 Default configuration includes the following: HP-UX 11.0 Core OS software Required ACE 9911 patches in the XSWGR1100 bundle Hardware enablement patches in the HWE1100 bundle 2. Technical Computing configuration includes the following: HP-UX 11.0 Core OS software Required ACE 9911 patches in the XSWGR1100 bundle Hardware enablement patches in the HWE1100 bundle Graphics software products in the B6268AA bundle Recommended/critical patches in QPK1100 bundle Diagnost
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Software Selection In addition to the configuration-specific software bundles that are automatically marked for installation, you can now select mass-storage and networking I/O driver products from the Software tab on the Ignite-UX install menu. Mass-storage I/O driver products include the PCI TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel card (A6795A). Networking I/O driver products include GSC/HSC, HP-PB, and PCI adapters for 100BT, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, and Hyperfabric LAN. For a list of supported mass s
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Known Problems EISA 100BT Warning Message When you remove an EISA 100BT product from a system or update a system having EISA 100BT to any later releases of HP-UX, you may find the following message in the /var/adm/sw/swagent.log file: Running remove setup command /usr/lbin/sw/remove_setup. /dev/diag/ether* not found. This behavior occurs in the HP-UX 10.20, HP-UX 11.0, and HP-UX 11i (B.11.11) versions of this product. Presence or absence of this file on a system will not have any impact o
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Screen May Lock During Update When updating a system having a graphics console with Common Desktop Environment (CDE) enabled from HP-UX 10.20 to HP-UX 11.0, the screen may go blank and the sys- tem will begin beeping. This problem is caused by the screen being automatically locked by CDE after a preset idle time. To avoid this problem, turn CDE’s screen lock off before entering the swinstall command to update to HP-UX 11.0. To turn the screen lock off, select CDE Style Manager -> Screen.
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For the drivers supplied on the HP-UX 11.0 CD, see "Meet- ing System Requirements" in Chapter 1 of the HP-UX 11.0 Installation and Update Guide. Booting from a boot device connected via a Fibre Channel fabric switch is not supported. Connect the boot device directly to the system using one of the available Fibre Chan- nel cards listed in “Selectable Drivers” on page 9. Installing 64-bit Minimal OS You can now cold install the HP-UX 11.0 64-bit Minimal OS (bundle name HPUXMinSys32/64)from
