HP-UX 11i v1 Installation and Update Guide, December 2006

Installing HP Applications and Patches
HP-UX Patching and Patch Management
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HP-UX Patching and Patch Management
HP offers both standard HP-UX patch bundles and individual patches for
maintaining HP-UX systems. Standard HP-UX patch bundles are well
tested bundles of patches for HP-UX core files and applications that are
delivered on the HP-UX 11i v1 OE media for Install and Recovery. The
patches in these bundles enable new hardware and fix known defects. In
some cases, a patch may deliver new software functionality.
The latest version of the standard HP-UX patch bundles can be obtained
from the Support Plus Media included in the HP-UX media kit. You can
also obtain one of the standard HP-UX patch bundles, the Hardware
Enablement (HWE) patch bundle, from the OE media. You can obtain
standard HP-UX patch bundles and individual patches from the IT
Resource Center:
http://itrc.hp.com
HP recommends using the standard HP-UX patch bundles on the
Support Plus media when loading HP-UX on a new system, updating a
system, or performing proactive maintenance. For information specific
to the standard HP-UX patch bundles found on the Support Plus media,
please refer to the Support Plus User Guide and Read Before Installing
Support Plus on the HP Technical Documentation Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iv1
For information on how to acquire and install standard HP-UX patch
bundles such as the HWE and Quality Pack (QPK), as well as individual
patches, refer to the Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x
Systems provided on the HP Technical Documentation Web site listed
above.
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.