HP-UX 11i Release Notes (December 2000)

Installation
SD-UX Changes to Patch Installation
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SD-UX Changes to Patch Installation
The SD patch installation paradigm has changed for HP-UX 11i. To
install patches on HP-UX 10.x systems, HP recommended that you use
the match_target (Match What Target Has) option to match patches to
the target. However, 10.x SD cannot identify specific software as patches.
With HP-UX 11i, SD can recognize patches based on their “internal
attributes.” This provides more control over patch management than in
previous releases.
patch_match_target
The match_target option still functions, but no longer matches patches
to targets. With 11i, setting the patch_match_target option to true
automatically selects the latest patches that correspond to software on
the target. The default setting is patch_match_target=false .
NOTE The patch_match_target and match_target options cannot both be set
to true in the same swinstall command.
Use the match_target option to update from HP-UX 10.x. Use the
patch_match_target option to install new patches on systems that are
already running HP-UX 11i. This option selects patches from a depot
that apply to software already installed on an 11i system.
The 11i autoselect_patches option (true by default) automatically
selects patches to match software selected for installation. It lets you
install patches at the same time you install base software. In addition to
the base software selected by the match_target option, the
autoselect_patches option provides the means for selecting
appropriate patches during the update process.
Patch Filtering
With 11i, you can more interactively manage your patch process via
Patch Filtering. By using the category_tag and patch_filter options
plus various version qualifiers, you can select patches based on
pre-defined criteria.