HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide, December 2003

Install/Update System Requirements
Firmware Requirements
Chapter 364
Step 6. After downloading the patch, proceed to “How to Apply Firmware
Patches” on page 64.
How to Apply Firmware Patches
Follow these steps to install each patch you’ve downloaded on each
system prior to updating it to HP-UX 11i v1:
Step 1. Back up your system!
Step 2. Log in as root.
Step 3. Copy the patches to the /tmp directory.
Step 4. Change your working directory to /tmp and extract each patch using the
sh command. For example, to extract patch PHSS_23184:
cd /tmp
sh PHSS_23184
Step 5. Run swinstall to install each patch. For example:
/usr/sbin/swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x \
patch_match_target=true -s /tmp/PHSS_23184.depot
CAUTION Do not interrupt the update process. Do not power down the system
or resume similar actions during the update. The process requires
multiple reboots. Once the system has rebooted HP-UX completely, it is
safe to perform any other normal operation.