HP-UX 11i v2 Installation and Update Guide, December 2007

Installing HP Applications and Patches
HP-UX Patching and Patch Management
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HP-UX Software Assistant
HP-UX Software Assistant (SWA) is a command-line based tool that
consolidates and simplifies patch management and security bulletin
management on HP-UX systems. The SWA tool is new for HP-UX
releases as of January 2007. It includes Security Patch Check (SPC) and
is the HP-recommended utility to use to maintain currency with
HP-published security bulletins for HP-UX software. The bundle name is
SwAssistant.The product number is B6834AA. The SWA tool
incorporates key functionality from the Security Patch Check tool
(SecPatchCk bundle name), ITRC Patch Assessment, and more.
The HP-UX Software Assistant web site at
https://www.hp.com/go/swa provides a product overview, download
links, documentation links, and installation instructions.
Reducing Downtime Using Dynamic Root Disk
Dynamic Root Disk (DRD) is an HP-UX system administration toolset
used to clone an HP-UX system image to an inactive disk for software
maintenance and recovery. The bundle name is DynRootDisk. The
product name is DRD. Administrators can use DRD to reduce downtime
for system maintenance by creating an inactive clone of the booted
system, then applying patches and products to the clone. The modified
clone can then be booted at a convenient time.
The HP-UX Dynamic Root Disk web site at
http://docs.hp.com/en/DRD provides a product overview, download
links, documentation links, and installation instructions.
Documentation and References
You can find the following documentation on the HP Technical
Documentation Web site at: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iv2
• The Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems
provides information and procedures on how to acquire and install
standard HP-UX patch bundles, including the Hardware
Enablement (HWE) and Quality Pack (QPK) bundles. Go to the HP
Technical Documentation Web site and look for the guide under the
Patch Management Collection.
• The IT Resource Center is a good resource for patches, tools, and
information: http://itrc.hp.com