HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Installation and Configuration Guide

Installing Patches and Applications
Installing OS Patches Required by Individual Applications
Chapter 584
/usr/sbin/swinstall
2. Highlight the patch bundle to select it, or individual patches and
press Return. This opens the patch bundle to the product level.
3. For any given product (shown as a patch number):
a. Highlight the product line to select it.
b. Select Actions -> Show Description of Software. This generates a
Software Description Dialogue box.
c. From the Software Description Dialogue box, select Readme.
This generates the Readme Viewer Dialogue box, through which
you can scroll to find the following:
• Affected filesets
• Reboot requirement for the patch
• Category tags used to create the patch
• Symptoms the patch addresses
• Description of the defect being fixed
• Patch files and dependencies
• Instructions for installing an individual patch
4. To find out which patches are in a specific category tag, use swlist.
For example, to list the patches (by product name) for all patches
categorized as hardware enablement, enter the command:
/usr/sbin/swlist -d -l product *,c=hardware_enablement \
@ host:depot
TIP Each patch comes with installation instructions and in some cases
“special installation” instructions. For example, when installing patches,
it is recommended that certain SD options be selected so that only
patches applicable to the target system are loaded.