Support Plus User Guide HP-UX 11i, September 2002

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1 Support Plus User Guide
HP-UX 11i
Overview HP-UX 11i Support Plus supplies diagnostics and patches for HP-UX
core files, applications, and diagnostic products. All Support Plus
software is cumulative and replaces completely any previous Support
Plus release for the same operating system (OS) release.
This document describes recommended patch bundles, gives instructions
for getting started, and provides pointers for more information.
The Support Plus CD includes patch bundles that contain the following
software:
• Diagnostics includes Support Tool Manager (STM) for online
diagnostics, off-line diagnostics (ODE), Event Monitoring Service
(EMS) hardware monitors, EMS Kernel Resource Monitor, and the
Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD) client product.
• Quality Pack depot contains:
— Base Quality Pack patch bundle which has defect fixes for core
operating system (OS) files.
— Applications Quality Pack patch bundle which has defect fixes
for the Operating Environment (OE) applications.
The Quality Pack includes all stable defect-fix patches for core
HP-UX, graphics and networking drivers. Bundles in this depot are
updated every six months.
• Hardware Enablement (HWE) patch bundle is required for new
systems and add-on hardware.
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