HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2007 (Update 1 Release)

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.
Documentation and References
You can find the following documentation on the HP Technical Documentation Web
site at: http://docs.hp.com/
• 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 HP-UX Software Assistant web site at https://www.hp.com/go/swa provides
a product overview, download links, documentation links, and installation
instructions.
• The IT Resource Center is a good resource for patches, tools, and information:
http://itrc.hp.com
NOTE: The HP patch resources are for HP-related patches only. To install or upgrade
other vendor patches and applications, refer to the appropriate vendor documentation.
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.
DRD, first introduced in Feburary 2007 for HP-UX 11i v2, now supports HP-UX 11i v3
as of the September 2007 release. 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. For more
information, see the DRD Administrator's Guide at: http://docs.hp.com/en/DRD
In addition, the IT Resource Center is a good resource for patches, tools, and information:
http://itrc.hp.com
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