Updating Tips

Monitoring the Update Process

If you want to view the update process in detail, open another terminal window and drag it aside so you can also watch for any messages on the window running update-ux. Then, use the tail command to view swinstall messages being logged:

tail -f /var/adm/sw/swagent.log

If you want to log all messages directed to the console, use the script command. For example, to log all messages into a file named: /tmp/updateOS, enter:

script -a /tmp/updateOS

To halt the script log process, enter:

exit

Running Other Commands

You can run other commands during an update, such as viewing files and tail. However, do not run other Software Distributor commands during an update; doing so may cause the commands to function improperly.

All Software Does Not Get Updated

The update-ux command updates the HP-UX OS and any software specified in additional software bundles available on the source media or depot. When an OE is specified, some products in the OE are not updated automatically when a version of the product not previously installed with an OE already exists on the system.

You have to update or re-install those products after updating HP-UX 11i v2. For more information about how to update these additional software bundles, see “Updating Selectable Software”.

In Case of Trouble

The update-ux command returns an error value when it is not successful:

1 - Error during execution; update aborted.

2 - Update aborted via user action (-n or keyboard press)

Messages are recorded in /var/adm/sw/swagent.log, /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log, and /var/adm/sw/update-ux.log.

If you encounter a problem during the update process, review Appendix B “Known Problems and Troubleshooting” for possible solutions.