HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Installation and Configuration Guide

Installing Patches and Applications
Keeping Up to Date with the Latest Critical Patches
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If you are already registered, log in with your user ID and password. If
you are not registered, follow the instructions on the screen.
From the
patch database main page, select HP-UX and use the search tool
to find required patches and download them. You may download patches
individually or as a group. All dependent patches will also be identified.
Once you have downloaded needed patches, install them using the
swinstall command as explained in “Adding HP-UX patches to a
Software Depot or system” on page 83.
HP Security
Bulletins &
Security Patch
Check Tool
To keep informed on newly identified security patches, HP Security
Bulletins are e-mailed periodically to announce critical patches for your
system. To subscribe, go to HP’s IT Resource Center:
http://itrc.hp.com
Select:
Maintenance and Support -> Support Information Digests
Security patch check is a tool available for identifying security patches
applicable for your system. For more information on security patch
check, go to the web:
http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/di
splayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=B6834AA
Other HP-UX
Patching
Resources
If you are not familiar with patching HP-UX, documents in the
Patch
Management
section of HP’s documentation web site may be helpful.
http://docs.hp.com
Go to the operating system or environment version and then search for
patch management.
General guidelines for patching HP-UX are provided in the HP-UX
Software Transition Kit:
http://devresource.hp.com/STK/hpuxpatch.html
Also see “Managing Patches” in the Software Distributor Administration
Guide.