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If you are on an unsupported version of the operating system, you need to upgrade it to HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 or later.
If you are upgrading the operating system from HP-UX 11i v2, make sure that you choose the following depots along with the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 or later OEUR release depots:
Base-VxFS-version
where version is the base VxFS version bundled with the operating system.
Base-VxTools-version
where version is the base VxTools version bundled with the operating system.
Base-VxVM-version
where version is the base VxVM version bundled with the operating system.
To upgrade the operating system from HP-UX 11i v2, run the update-ux command specifying the Veritas depots along with the HP-UX operating system depots:
# swinstall -s os_path Update-UX # update-ux -s os_path HPUX11i-DC-OE \ Base-VxFS-version Base-VxTools-version \ Base-VxVM-version
where os_path is the full path of the directory containing the operating system depots.
where version is the the base version of Veritas depots bundled with the operating system.
To upgrade the operating system from HP-UX 11i v3, run the update-ux command as follows:
# update-ux -s os_path HPUX11i-DC-OE
where os_path is the full path of the directory containing the operating system depots.
For detailed instructions on upgrading the operating system, see the operating system documentation.