HP-UX

Hardware

• Vizualize C3000 (9000/785/C3000)
• 400 MHz PA-RISC PA-8500
• 512 MB (4 of 8 slots, max 8 GB)
• HP Visualize FX6 (A4554B) Graphics Card (EVC aka P&D-A Output) (with A4560A texture accelerator)
  • Initially driving: 1280x1024@75Hz, compatible with 1600x1200 @75 Hz
• Firmware 5.0, ISL A.00.43
• Liteon CDROM LTN485S -> Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-352B
• Space for 2 SCSI-3 (Ultra 160) Disks
• Disk:
  • Original: Seagate ST3920LC (9.1 GB, 10 k RPM, U160) / Fujitsu MAN3184MC (18 GB, 10 k RPM, U160)
  • Upgraded: Fujitsu MAW3300NC (300 GB, 10 k RPM, U320)
• Supports HP-UX
  • 10.20 32-bit from version ACE9912
  • 11.00 64-bit from version ACE9911
  • 11i v1 (11.11)
    • Technical Computing Operating Environment (TCOE) for workstations
    • Minimal Technical Operating Environment (MTOE) for workstations
  • 11i v2 (11.23) unofficially; except graphics

Note: with no keyboard, boots with first serial interface as console (9600-8N1)

Software

See also here.

• HP-UX Installation (March 2001) with patches
• Misson Critical Environment (Sept 2005)
• Application Software (June 2006)
• HP-UX 11iv2
• HP Connect

Boot

Processor Dependent Code

Interrupt PDC boot process by keyboard in 10s, to enter boot menu:

To show current options and help, and get to main menu:

display
help
main

Show boot path:

path

Boot from primary or alternative paths:

boot PRI
boot ALT

Search for boot devices:

search

Search for IPL devices:

search ipl

Boot from one of the paths above with Path Number:

boot P1

Set primary boot path to SCSI ID 6:

path pri P2

Enter configuration menu:

configuration

Show/change monitor configuration:

monitor list

Show/change time configuration:

time

Enter information menu:

information

Enter service menu:

service

Initial System Loader

Once a boot command is sucessful, the ISL is read from disk, and can be interacted with if chosen. Run Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE):

ode

Or the HP-UX Secondary System Loader which starts the HP-UX kernel (vmunix):

hpux

possibly with flags for single user, maintenance, or a custom kernel:

hpux –is
hpux –lm
hpux (;0)/stand/vmunix.prev

When booting off CD-ROM to install:

hpux (;0):INSTALL

See help for more.

Installation

• HP-UX 11i Operating Environment March 2003 (2 CDs)

Support Plus

mkdir /cdrom
ioscan -fnC disk
mount -F cdfs -o ro -r /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /cdrom

See documents:

* /cdrom/USRGUIDE.PDF
* /cdrom/TEXT_FILES

Administration

See also: here

Hardware

If new devices are not detected:

cd /dev
insf -e

Scan for a floppy drive:

ioscan -fnC floppy

which should produce a device file like "/dev/floppy/c0t1d0".

Format a floppy:

mediainit -f 16 /dev/floppy/c0t1d0

where 16 is the format type listed in the floppy command's man page.

Read/write data to device file with tar.

Desktop

Enable/disable auto-start:

/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e
/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -d

Control which X servers to start:

/etc/dt/config/Xservers

Errors:

/var/dt/Xerrors

Networking

Show network interfaces:

lanscan -i
ifconfig lan0

Configuration files for IPv4 / IPv6:

• /etc/rc.config.d/netconf
• /etc/rc.config.d/netconf-ipv6

Disks

Show physical disk info:

ioscan -funC disk

Software

Show software bundles:

swlist -i