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

Ask your peers in the forums....................................................................................................65
Search knowledge base..........................................................................................................65
Key features .....................................................................................................................66
8 Using software depots for patch management..............................................67
Common software distributor commands for patching..................................................................67
Depot types...........................................................................................................................68
Directory depots................................................................................................................68
Tape depots......................................................................................................................69
Using depots..........................................................................................................................69
Choosing depot type and depot location..............................................................................70
Viewing depots......................................................................................................................70
Examples of the swlist command..........................................................................................71
Creating and adding to a directory depot.................................................................................72
Copying patches to depots..................................................................................................73
Advanced topic: HP-UX Software Assistant............................................................................74
Copying products with patch dependencies to depots.............................................................74
Registering and unregistering directory depots............................................................................75
Examples of registering and unregistering depots...................................................................75
Advanced topic: access control lists......................................................................................76
Verifying directory depots........................................................................................................76
Examples of verifying directory depots..................................................................................76
Removing software from a directory depot.................................................................................78
Advanced topic: removing superseded patches from a depot...................................................79
Removing a directory depot ....................................................................................................80
Installing patches from a depot.................................................................................................81
Examples of installing patches from a depot..........................................................................82
Installing products with patch dependencies from a depot.......................................................84
Custom patch bundles.............................................................................................................84
Examples of listing patches and bundles...............................................................................84
Creating a custom bundle...................................................................................................85
9 Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management.................................89
For more information...............................................................................................................89
10 Using Dynamic Root Disk for patch management........................................90
For more information...............................................................................................................91
11 The Patch Assessment Tool........................................................................92
Benefits of the Patch Assessment Tool.........................................................................................92
Using the Patch Assessment Tool...............................................................................................92
Example of running the Patch Assessment Tool............................................................................93
12 Support and other resources.....................................................................95
Contacting HP........................................................................................................................95
Before you contact HP........................................................................................................95
HP contact information.......................................................................................................95
Subscription service............................................................................................................95
Related information.................................................................................................................95
Documents........................................................................................................................95
HP websites......................................................................................................................96
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................96
13 Documentation Feedback.........................................................................98
A Patch usage models..................................................................................99
Patch usage model 1: hardware/application software change....................................................100
Patch usage model 2: third-party hardware/software qualification..............................................104
Patch usage model 3: operating environment cold install...........................................................105
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