Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems (762796-001, March 2014)

Patch usage model 5: proactive patch
Is patch
assessment to be
performed by HP
support?
Contact HP S u ppo rt
for p a tch
assessm ent
Begin:
Start with functioning
system
Use DRD to
minimize
dow n tim e
Run SWA to
find additional
issues and their
resolution.
Updated products
and patches will
be identified;
manual actions
might be required.
Use SWA to
create depot of
additional patches
if needed.
Resolve
security
issues including
manual actions.
Add patches
used for
reactive
patching in the
past to the
patch depot.
Cre a te cloneCre a te clone
Cre a te clone
Use DRD to
minimize
dow n tim e?
Obtain patch
depot from HP
Install
patches
Test/
validation/
roll into
production
* Ensure the latest
drd_unsafe_patch_list
file is loaded
Apply
patches
to clone
and
test/validate
Activate and
reboot clone
Create
recovery/
archive image
End:
Functioning
system with new
patches
Was
DRD used
to create
a clone?
Yes
Yes
No
No
No No
Yes
Yes
NOTE: * More information is available in the Managing Rare DRD-Unsafe Patches white paper,
available at http://www.hp.com/go/drd-docs.
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