HP-UX Patching and Patch Management

Standard HP-UX bundles supply diagnostics and patches for HP-UX core files, applications, and diagnostic products. These bundles enable new hardware, fix known defects, and provide diagnostics tools. In some cases, a patch may deliver new software functionality.

All bundle software is cumulative and replaces completely any previous bundle release for the same operating system (OS) release. See Appendix C “HP-UX 11i v1 Software Bundles” for a listing of the always-installed, default-installed, and selectable software bundles.

HP releases patches to deliver incremental updates to your system. Patches are best known for delivering defect fixes, but also deliver new functionality and features, enable new hardware, and update firmware. You can use HP-UX patches to update HP-UX software without having to completely reinstall your system application.

The Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems provides information and procedures on how to acquire and install standard HP-UX patch bundles, including the HWE and Quality Pack (QPK) bundles. Go to the HP Technical Documentation Web site:

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iv1

In addition, the IT Resource Center is a good resource for patches, tools, and information:

http://itrc.hp.com

	NOTE: The HP patch resources are for HP-related patches only. To install or upgrade other vendor patches and applications, refer to the appropriate vendor documentation.