Upgrade from 10.20 to 11.0

[Mr Amir Mujtabain]

Hi,

I have a plan to upgrade my D230 from 10.20 to 11.0. I want to know the major changes between 10.20 to 11.0 and also want to know the files from 10.20 works in 11.0 e.g /etc/passwd, /etc/host etc etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Dan Hetzel]

Hi,

As I'm too lazy to reinvent the wheel, here is a document that will help you:
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90679/B2355-90679.html
;-)

It's commonly accepted that a fresh install of 11.0 is MUCH better than any update from 10.20.

Make sure you have a full backup of your system before installing 11.0.

Best regards,

Dan

[Tony Constantine_1]

We've just gone from 10.20 to 11 and are using our *.conf files without any problems, As Dan mentions a clean install of the os is the best way to go and also it is highly recommended that you do an ignite backup of your current os just incase you need to back out.

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/

[Darrel Louis]

I agree with the two previous comments.
I've attached a document with tips/hints
Also check the following URL:
http://devresource.hp.com/STK/howtosystems.html

[Cheryl Griffin]

/etc/hosts and /etc/passwd are still used in 11.00. It would take a radical step away from the standard UNIX environment for those files not to be used.

Check out the 11.00 Release Notes. This file documents all the changes from 10.20 to 11.00 http://devresource.hp.com/STK/partner/relnotes/11.00/relnotes_1100.txt.

[Herve BRANGIER]

Hi,

Like previous answers I think that full install
is better than update. I tried this two ways and had a lot of problems with the update.

We have a lot of systems to update from 10.20
to 11.00 and we save old configurations files
(passwd, hosts, x25, netconf,...). For some
of them there are differences between 10.20 and
11.00, so it's better to compare files before
to copy them.

Herve

[MARTINACHE]

I did it some times ago.

No problem with /etc/hosts, /etc/passwd or trusted systems. But configuration files for sendmail were destroyed.

An other tip for D series :
If you plan to install 64bits version, be sure that you don't use EISA cards in your D or remove *them.

Regards,
Patrice

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

During updates/upgrades I always compare (diff) configuration files. This way, if there are any new features, comments, etc. you can merge your local patches into a current template.

...JRF...