HP-UX 11i v2 Support Pack Read Before Installing June 2010 HP Part Number: 5992-5213 Published: June 2010 Edition: 1
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Table of Contents Welcome to HP-UX 11i v2 Support Pack June 2010..........................5 Media Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome to HP-UX 11i v2 Support Pack June 2010 The HP-UX 11i v2 Support Pack June 2010 delivers the following: • diagnostics (Online Diagnostics and System Fault Management) • stable, defect-fix HP-UX patches (Quality Pack) • optional HP-UX core enhancements (Software Pack) This DVD booklet describes the features of the HP-UX 11i v2 Support Pack media and provides installation instructions. NOTE: In this document, /cdrom is used as only an example of a mount-point.
Media Contents Software • The “/” Depot Contains the Quality Pack (QPK) patch bundles, Base Quality Pack (QPKBASE) and Applications Quality Pack (QPKAPPS): — Applications Quality Pack (QPKAPPS) patch bundle Includes all stable, defect-fix patches for HP-UX Operating Environment applications See “Quality Pack Patch Bundles” (page 10). — Base Quality Pack (QPKBASE) patch bundle Includes all stable, defect-fix patches for the Core OS, graphics, and key networking drivers.
— Software Pack (SPK) bundles Provide optional core enhancements for HP-UX 11i v2. See also “Software Pack (Optional HP-UX 11i v2 Core Enhancements)” (page 13). Documentation NOTE: Documents at http://docs.hp.com are being migrated to the HP Business Support Center (BSC) website (http://hp.com/bizsupport), which houses both technical documentation and additional product support information. When the migration is complete, under the HP-UX section of the http://docs.hp.
• SPK bundle product and release notes Are located under /cdrom/DOCS/SoftwarePack/. • Detailed technical reference for patch operations Is provided by the Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems at the following website: http://hp.
Mounting the Support Pack DVD 1. 2. 3. On the system, open a terminal window and log in as root. Insert the Support Pack DVD into the drive. If necessary, define a new directory as the mount point for the DVD drive. To define /cdrom as the mount point: # mkdir /cdrom 4. If necessary, identify the drive device file: # ioscan -fnC disk This command lists all recognized DVD drives and their associated device files. The filename will be something similar to /dev/dsk/ c1t2d0 5.
Quality Pack Patch Bundles The Quality Pack (QPK) consists of two patch bundles: the Base Quality Pack bundle and the Applications Quality Pack bundle. The Base Quality Pack bundle includes all stable, defect-fix patches for the Core OS, graphics, and key networking drivers. The Applications Quality Pack bundle includes all stable, defect-fix patches for HP-UX Operating Environment (OE) applications. The Quality Pack Patch Bundles for HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.
Diagnostics The Support Pack diagnostics software consists of the following product bundles: • OnlineDiag bundle (Online Diagnostics) • SysFaultMgmt bundle (System Fault Management) Diagnostics information is accessible through the Diagnostics home web page: http://docs.hp.
Installing the Diagnostics Products from the Support Pack DVD After mounting the Support Pack DVD (see “Mounting the Support Pack DVD” (page 9)), execute the following command line to install these products from the media. These swinstall options may reboot the system after installation of the selected products. However, systems with required patches already installed won't reboot.
Software Pack (Optional HP-UX 11i v2 Core Enhancements) Hewlett-Packard’s Software Pack (SPK) delivers new, optional HP-UX 11i v2 core OS software. Recent SPK features are included in the HP-UX 11i v2 Support Pack media. You can also download SPK products from the HP Software Depot: • Go to http://hp.com/go/softwaredepot. • Search for SWPACKv2 (use the search box). • Click HP-UX Software Pack (Optional HP-UX 11i v2 Core Enhancements).
Released June 2010 • Firstboot Enhancement (bundle FIRSTBOOT-ENH) Released January 2010 • Kerberos Client (bundle KRB5CLIENT) Updated December 2009 (original release April 2009) • Malloc Next Generation (bundle MallocNextGen) Released July 2009 • Cpio Command Enhancement (bundle CpioCmdEnh) Released December 2008 • LockfCFS (bundle LOCKFCFS) Released September 2008 • Event Monitoring Service (bundle EventMonitoring) • HP-UX BalancedFreelist 1.
Released June 2008 • HP-UX Atomic APIs (bundle AtomicLib) Released February 2008 • Kerberos Client (bundle KRB5CLIENT) Released January 2008 • HP-UX Password Hash Infrastructure (bundle PHI) Released December 2007 • PCI Error Handling (bundle PCIErrorHandling) Released September 2007 • HP-UX Memory File System (bundle MemFS) • SCTP (bundle HPUX-SCTP) Released June 2007 • DUMPAAEnable (bundle DumpAASupport) • Enhanced USERMOD-Enh command (bundle UsermodRestHome) • HP-UX LoginNLS (bundle LoginLang) • HP-UX Pa
Released November 2007 • HP-UX sar(1) for Memory Filesystems (bundle SAR-MEMFS-ENH) Released November 2006 • Bind Upgrade (bundle DNSUPGRADE) 16
Installing SPK Products from the Support Pack DVD IMPORTANT: Before installing any SPK feature, read the feature’s product note or release note located in the /cdrom/DOCS/SoftwarePack/ directory. After mounting the Support Pack DVD (see “Mounting the Support Pack DVD” (page 9)), execute the following command line to install these products from the media. These swinstall options may reboot the system after installation of the selected products.
Downloading Patches and Getting Help To download individual patches or bundles not included in this release or media, or to get technical support and other patch management services, go to the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) website: http://itrc.hp.com Use the ITRC to do the following: • Find and download individual patches quickly and accurately. • View and download current and past standard HP-UX patch bundles, like Support Pack. • Access customized support tools quickly.
Web Resources For additional help with HP-UX patching, go to the web: • HP-UX patches, patch bundles, and patch information at the HP IT Resource Center: http://itrc.hp.com Log in, then click Patch database. • Security bulletin subscriptions: http://itrc.hp.com Log in, then click Subscribe to proactive notifications and security bulletins. • Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems: http://hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs • Latest HP-UX 11i v2 guides and white papers: http://hp.
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