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HP Part Number: 5992-0674

Edition: 9

Published: September 2007

© Copyright 2004 - 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Table of Contents

About This Document
Intended Audience
New and Changed Information in This Edition
Document Organization
Typographic Conventions
Advanced Topics
Related Information
Publishing History
HP Encourages Your Comments
1  HP-UX Patches and Patch Management
Patch Management Strategies
How to Get Patches
Where to Start
2 Quick Start Guide for Patching HP-UX Systems
Overview
Before You Begin
Should You Use Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles?
Should You Use Individual Patches?
Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles
Acquiring and Installing Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles
Acquiring the Bundles
Installing the Bundles
Acquiring and Installing Individual Patches
Acquiring the Patches
Installing the Patches
Where to Go Next
3 HP-UX Patch Overview
Patch-Related Concepts
Patch Identification
HP-UX Software Structure
Patch Bundles
Software Depots and Patch Depots
Patch Status
Patch State
State
Category Tags
Which Patches Are on a System?
Examples of the swlist Command
Ancestors and Supersession
Ancestors
Supersession
Patch-Related Attributes
Patch Dependencies
Types of Dependencies
Corequisites and Prerequisites
Enforced and Unenforced (Manual) Dependencies
Impact of Dependencies on Acquiring Patches
Patch Rollback and Commitment
Patch Rollback
Patch Commitment
Advanced Topic: Patch Cleanup Utility
HP-UX Patch Ratings
HP Patch Rating of 1
HP Patch Rating of 2
HP Patch Rating of 3
Critical and Noncritical Patches
Finding Information for a Specific Patch
Patch Documentation
Advanced Topic: The readme Attribute
Obtaining Information Using the ITRC
Patch Warnings
The Warning Field
Critical and Noncritical Warnings
How to Handle Patch Warnings
Questions to Ask
Advanced Topic: Finding Patches with Warnings
Backup and Recovery
Considerations
Where to Go Next
4 Patch Management Overview
Patch Management Life Cycle
HP Service Contracts
Advanced Topic: Patching White Papers
Patch Management and Software Change Management Strategies
Establishing a Software Change Management Strategy
Recommendations for Software Change Management
Consideration of HP Patch Rating
Patch Management and Software Depots
Proactive Patching Strategy
Reactive Patching Strategy
Advanced Topic: Security Patching Strategy
Advanced Topic: Scanning for Security Patches
Testing the Patches to Be Installed
Where to Go Next
5 What Are Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles?
Key Features
Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles
Obtaining Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles
Where to Go Next
6 Using the IT Resource Center
Navigating Free Areas
Viewing the Maintenance and Support Web Page
Find Individual Patches
Key Features
Accessing the Patch Database and Finding an Individual Patch
Advanced Topic: Checking for Special Installation Instructions
Advanced Topic: Checking for All Patch Dependencies
Check for Patches with Dependencies
Advanced Topic: Searching for System Configuration Patches
Standard Patch Bundles - Find Patch Bundles
Custom Patch Bundles - Run a Patch Assessment
Key Features
Support Information Digests
Key Features
Ask Your Peers in the Forums
Search Technical Knowledge Base
Key Features
Where to Go Next
7 Using FTP as an Alternative Patch Source
Using HP FTP Servers
FTP Directory Structure
Individual Patch Related Files
Using a Web Browser with FTP
Downloading Bundles and Patches Using a Web Browser
Using the Command Line Interface with FTP
Downloading Files Using the Command Line Interface
Where to Go Next
8 Using Software Depots for Patch Management
Common Software Distributor Commands for Patching
Depot Types
Directory Depots
Tape Depots
Using Depots
Choosing Depot Type and Depot Location
Viewing Depots
Examples of the swlist Command
Creating and Adding to a Directory Depot
Copying Patches to Depots
Advanced Topic: HP-UX Software Assistant
Registering and Unregistering Directory Depots
Examples of Registering and Unregistering Depots
Advanced Topic: Access Control Lists
Verifying Directory Depots
Examples of Verifying Directory Depots
Removing Software from a Directory Depot
Advanced Topic: Removing Superseded Patches from a Depot
Removing a Directory Depot
Installing Patches from a Depot
Examples of Installing Patches from a Depot
Custom Patch Bundles
Examples of Listing Patches and Bundles
Creating a Custom Bundle
Where to Go Next
9 Using HP-UX Software Assistant for Patch Management
Where to Go Next
10 Using Dynamic Root Disk for Patch Management
Where to Go Next
11 Using Other Patch Tools
Using the Patch Assessment Tool
Example of Running the Patch Assessment Tool
Using the Security Patch Check Tool
Accessing a Security Catalog
Running Security Patch Check on a Software Depot
Where to Go Next
A Other Resources
Glossary
Index

List of Figures

3-1 Patch Supersession Chain in a Patch Family
3-2 HP-UX Patch Supersession Chain
3-3 Patch Supersession Chains and Patch Dependencies

List of Tables

2-1 Standard HP-UX Patch Bundle Names
3-1 Variations of the swlist Command
3-2 Subset of Fields in Patch Text File and Patch Details Page
4-1 Operational Factor and Patch Management Strategy Matrix
4-2 Recommendations Based on Strategy
5-1 Standard HP-UX Patch Bundle Names
5-2 Standard HP-UX Patch Bundle Use and Release Dates
6-1 Navigating the Search Results Table
8-1 SD Commands for Patching
A-1 Patch Information on HP FTP Servers
A-2 Patch Information on HP Web Sites
A-3  Patch Information on Non-HP Web Sites
   


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