Identifying Model, Os And Software - HP -UX 11i Installation And Update Manual

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Identifying Model, OS and Software

Identifying Model, OS and Software
Before you can decide on the method to migrate to HP-UX 11i, you need
to verify that HP-UX 11i is supported on your system and what software
versions are currently on your system.
To determine the model number of your system, enter:
model
Verify that 11i is supported on your system (see the previous table).
To identify the OS version that your system is currently running, enter:
uname -r
To update to HP-UX 11i, your system must be currently running either
B.10.20 or B.11.00. After cold-installing or updating to HP-UX 11i,
you'll notice that uname identifies the initial 11i release as: B.11.11
To identify the software products on a system or media, use swlist. For
example, to list all products and their revisions on a CD mounted at
/cdrom , enter:
/usr/sbin/swlist -s /cdrom
To get table of contents and product details, enter:
/usr/sbin/swlist -dvl product -a readme @ /cdrom
swlist has many options to expand or narrow the listing to specific
attributes; see the swinstall(1M) manpage or the Software Distributor
Administrator Guide, available on the HP-UX 11i Instant Information
CD and on the Web: docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11i/
After identifying all software products, compare the list with products
that will be installed with the HP-UX 11i Operating Environment. See
the Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i booklet.
The update process will replace existing OS products and, optionally, an
Operating Environment with new versions; other applications will not be
touched unless specified in the update process. The cold-install process,
however, will erase all software on the root volume before installing 11i
and an optional Operating Environment. If you wish to retain any
existing software, be sure to back up that software before migrating.
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