Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems (5900-3011, March 2013)

The following list describes a subset of available attributes:
• ancestor
◦ Applies to filesets.
◦ Identifies the fileset that must be on the system for the patch to be installable.
• category_tag
◦ Applies to products or filesets.
◦ Provides a label for a fileset or product. Several tags are defined during patch creation;
users can create others with the swmodify command.
◦ See “Category tags” (page 21).
• is_patch
◦ Applies to both patch products and filesets.
◦ When set to true, is_patch enables patch behavior.
• is_reboot
◦ Applies to filesets.
◦ When set to true, is_reboot indicates that installation of the fileset will cause the
system to reboot.
• patch_state
◦ Applies to patch filesets.
◦ Records the condition of patches.
◦ See “Patch state” (page 20).
• readme
◦ Applies to products.
◦ Contains the patch's original text file.
• software_spec
◦ Applies to bundles, products, or filesets.
◦ Contains the fully qualified identifier for the bundle, product, or fileset. Uniquely identifies
a specific instance of a software object.
• state
◦ Applies to filesets.
◦ Provides useful information about the installation state of software.
◦ See “State” (page 20).
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