Support Plus User Guide HP-UX 11i v1, September 2005

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1 Support Plus User Guide
HP-UX 11i v1
Overview HP-UX 11i v1 Support Plus supplies diagnostics and patches for HP-UX
core files, applications, and diagnostic products. These patches enable
new hardware and fix known defects. In some cases, a patch may deliver
new software functionality. 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 containing this software:
• BUNDLE11i patch bundle delivers required OS patches.
• Diagnostics depot includes Support Tool Manager (STM) for online
diagnostics, EMS Hardware Monitors, EMS Kernel Resource
Monitor, Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD-purchase) software
agent, and Pay Per Use (iCOD-utility) software agent.
• Hardware Enablement (HWE) patch bundle is required for new
systems and add-on hardware.
• Quality Pack (QPK) depot contains:
— Base Quality Pack patch bundle, which has all stable, defect-fix
patches for core OS, graphics, and networking drivers included
on the Operating Environment (OE).
— Applications Quality Pack patch bundle, which has all stable,
defect-fix patches for the OE applications.
If you have immediate questions or concerns, please send e-mail:
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NOTE Bundles
There may be overlap in the contents of the QPK and HWE bundles, as
each bundle may be used independently and contains all patches needed
to meet dependencies.
A few patches in each bundle will be identical, while each bundle may
contain patches that supersede patches in the other bundle due to the
different objective of each bundle.