Can I install hp-ux 11.x in 64-bit mode on HP 9000 D370?

[Steve Yang_2]

Hi, there,

I am new to HP-UX.

Can I install hp-ux 11.x in 64-bit mode on HP 9000 D370?

How can I do it if possible?

Thank you in advance.

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

Yes you can. See this link on the server compatibility.
http://devresource.hp.com/STK/serversupport.html

Check here for the installation guide and other reference material.
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11i/index.html#Installing%20and%20Updating

One other thought, make sure that you have the latest firmware loaded. What your looking for is this firmware "PF_CBHK4201" version 42.01

HTH
Michael

[Sajid_1]

Hi,

YES ! You can do it. Check this link for supported Server models and HP-UX versions:

http://devresource.hp.com/STK/serversupport.html

For installing as simple outlined step would be this:
Plan the installation- plan disk layout, root disks, file systems, Kernel tuning, User account etc.
Get the Install CD from HP
Insert the Core OS CD and boot system. Interrupt it and find out the CD HW_PATH from "sea" command. Once found, give 'boot PATH' for booting from CD.
Select the disk you need the OS to be installed and proceed as per instruction.
I would recommend you to install the HP-UX 11i 64bit.
Check www.docs.hp.com for install guide

good luck

[Sajid_1]

This is one of the install guide. Read these before you start:
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B9106-90001/B9106-90001.html

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Also note that if you have ANY EISA cards in the D box, they will not work! You must first pull ALL of you EISA cards out. There is no EISA support at 64-bit HP-UX.

[Steve Yang_2]

Thank you very much for your helpful reply!

When I wanted to update,I found this message. What was wrong with my command?

======= 07/21/01 05:45:03 EDT BEGIN swcopy SESSION (non-interactive)

* Session started for user "root@D370".

* Beginning Selection
* "D370:/var/spool/sw": This target does not exist and will be
created.
ERROR: There is currently no depot software on host "D370" at
location "/cdrom". Make sure that an absolute pathname is
specified for location (beginning with "/").
* Source connection failed for "D370:/cdrom".
WARNING: More information may be found in the daemon logfile on this
target (default location is D370:/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log).
* Selection had errors.

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

You need to specify the full path to the actual software:

e.g.

/cdrom/QPK1100
or
/cdrom/Bundle11i

These are depot directories under /cdrom /cdrom cannot on it's own be a valid depot

HTH
Michael

[Sajid_1]

hello,

Look like you are doing an upgrade from a old OS version. It's *always* strongly recommended to do a cold-install (fresh) instead of doing an upgrade. You can export and import your old data.

The error in your update command is because you are not specifying the complete path of the file in the CDROM. Suppose, if you are installing the fileset - HP_UX.core, then give the source as:
# swinstall -s D370:/cdrom/HP_UX.core [other options]

HTH

[Bill Hassell]

One last point about the D-class servers. All of them are limited in the amount of RAM they can handle. 64bit HP-UX offers significant advantages in handling large programs but with a limit of 4Gb in the 64-bit compatible D-class servers, it's going to be hard to take advantage of these features without a lot of swapping.

[Steve Yang_2]

I started from scratch after updated firmware to 42.11. The option of 64 bit then appeared. After I finished installation the HP-UX11.00.
I found that booting speed was very slow.

I also found that I could not log in from another PC using Xmanager.

What's wrong with my installation?

Thank you in advance!