Support Plus User Guide HP-UX 11i Version 1, December 2003

Support Plus User Guide HP-UX 11i v1
Installing the Selected Bundles
Chapter 122
Installing the Selected Bundles
The bundles on the Support Plus CD are built, tested, and intended for
use as a unit. Although you can select individual patches from the
bundles, this requires additional analysis of the readme files to ensure
you do not overlook software dependencies.
To ensure the greatest reliability, HP recommends the following tasks
for all systems:
1. Plan for system down time.
Even though the swinstall command used for installing the
bundles requires that the system has networking enabled, it is
prudent to limit system activity during any installation. Also,
Support Plus bundles commonly include patches that require a
system reboot. Therefore, you should plan the installation for an
appropriate time and announce a system outage to the users ahead
of time.
2. Create a system backup.
Some amount of risk is involved in any system modification. You
should implement a recovery plan as an insurance policy against a
system failure. One recovery technique is to use the HP Ignite-UX
tools (provided on the HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environment CD1) to
create recovery images.
3. Review the documentation.
The bundle readme files may contain additional installation
instructions and other important information. Although you should
already have reviewed the patch documentation, it is wise to recheck
the readme files before installing. See “Checking for Last-Minute
Information” on page 18.
4. Install the patch bundles.
HP recommends that after you have selected a bundle for
installation (see “Deciding Which Bundle to Use” on page 14), you
should install the bundle using the matching operations of the
swinstall command. For example, to install from a CD mounted
and registered on system1: