HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide, June 2004

Updating Applications
HP-UX Patching Resources
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HP-UX Patching Resources
The cold-install and update processes now includes installing critical
patches from the HWEnable11i bundle provided with the HP-UX 11i v1
media. Immediately after your system is running 11i, your should install
any additional critical or required patches to your base OS and
applications which may have occurred since the install 11i media was
produced.
Use Custom Patch Manager
You can identify and download all needed patches for your system by
using HP’s Custom Patch Manager:
http://itrc.hp.com/wps/bin/doc.pl/sid=00f2dea61cb1fc364e
If you are already registered, log in with your user ID and password. If
not registered, following the instructions on the screen. Remember to
save your user ID and password.
Once you have downloaded needed patches, install them using the
swinstall command, as explained in “Adding and Removing Individual
Patches” on page 136.
Downloading Individual Patches
When you need to find and download a single patch, use HP’s Patch
Database. Begin at HP’s IT Resource Center web site:
http://itrc.hp.com
From the home page, select patch database.
If you are already registered, log in with your user ID and password. You
will need to fill and submit a registration form if you do not currently
have a user ID and password.
From the patch database home page, select HP-UX (under the find individual
patches
heading) and use the search tool to find required patches and
download them.