topic Re: Minimum Requirements in Operating System - HP-UX

Minimum Requirements

vivek_13 — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 15:13:08 GMT

I want to know the minimum H/w and memory requirements to install the HP-unix server and for the client.
Thanks and regards
vivek

Re: Minimum Requirements

Armin Feller — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 15:17:47 GMT

To install or update HP-UX 11.0, the minimum disk space requirement is
1 GB, and the minimum RAM requirement is 32 MB. The recommended disk
space to install or update for HP-UX 11.0 is 2 GB, and the recommended
RAM is 64 MB. In an update situation, the disk usage numbers can vary
by a factor of 20%, depending on the installation. Make sure your
target disk has enough space for the new operating system as well as
your data files and any needed backups.

When updating from HP-UX 10.20 to 32-bit HP-UX 11.0, you will need the
following additional disk space:

/usr - 120 MB additional
/var - 5 MB additional
/opt - 55 MB additional

The swinstall script performs a disk space analysis and should warn
you if you do not have enough space to complete the install; however,
the disk space analysis does not check /var/adm/sw (where the database
is kept) for temporary space usage.

If you are using Logical Volume Manager (LVM), and /var comprises a
single logical volume, be sure that the /var volume is configured with
enough space to handle the update files. An update requires a minimum
of 20 MB of free disk space.

Re: Minimum Requirements

James R. Ferguson — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 15:18:19 GMT

Hi:

See here:

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/onlinedocs.py?mpn=5187-1350&service=hpux&path=00/00/1&title=HP-UX%2011i%20Installation%20and%20Update%20Guide

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Minimum Requirements

Patrick Wallek — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 15:35:00 GMT

My minimum requirements for an installation that would perform reasonably well would be 256MB RAM and a minimum of a 9GB disk drive.

A better choice would be 512 MB RAM and an 18GB disk drive.

Anything less than 256 MB RAM, in my opinion at least, is not worth the trouble.