cold installation of HPUX 10.20

[Oleg Mercader-Kashin]

I should reinstall the HP-UX 10.20 (cold installation) on one of my old ws HP9000/785. I found the 4 CDs "hp-ux 10.20 application software." (but I haven't the "istallation Guide for 10.20 :( ). When I try to boot from the first CD I get a msg:

"IPL error: bad LIF magic: not valid LIF volume."

I imagine that this CD isn't bootable (?).
Somebody know where I can find the correct Installation Guide? What are the correct CD's sets for cold installation of HP-UX 10.20? Can I download its ISO images?

Thank you very much for your cooperation. It is appreciated.

[Bernhard Mueller]

Hi,

you cannot boot off the application CDs.

You need a "Core OS and Install" CD.

Regards,
Bernhard

[T G Manikandan]

Those 4 CDs are application CDs.

YOu need to have the OS-Core CD to start the installation.

check for that Core OS CD.

10.20 is discontinued by HP.i am not sure whether you can re-order for the media kit.

check with the local HP office.

[T G Manikandan]

check here for the installing the 10.20

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/10.x/index.html#Installing%20and%20Updating

[Pete Randall]

Oleg,

Sounds to me like you've got the application CDs rather than the Core/OS install CD. The apps CDs aren't bootable (which is the error you're seeing) because they're loaded with swinstall after the initial installation. You need to find the Core/OS install CD. And, while you're at it, you should really consider installing a supported release like 11.0 or (preferably) 11i.


Pete

[T G Manikandan]

Discontinuance for hp-UX 10.20

http://www.software.hp.com/RELEASES-MEDIA/discon/5967-3556.htm

[Oleg Mercader-Kashin]

Thx a lot but due to a political reason I have to reinstall HPUX 10.20 :-( (We have to maintaning "temporary" the program environment that have a lot of a obsolete dependencies).

[Oleg Mercader-Kashin]

Do sombody know if an HP had published the ISO images of the installation's CDs?

[Patrick Wallek]

As far as I know, HP has not published the ISO images for the CDs.

The only way I know of to get HP-UX 10.20 now is to know someone that may have the CDs or to see if you can get them from someone like a 3rd party reseller of HP stuff.

[Steven E. Protter]

You can't get Core OS cd's from HP on unsupported operating systems. I know your hardware is old and may not be able to run 11.00.

I have 10.20 cd's here, but I know HP would be very unhappy with me if I just dropped them in the mail.

License violation, which I am NOT willing to do.

SEP

[Oleg Mercader-Kashin]

Thx Steven, well I'll try to speak with my HP dealer but it will take a lot of time.