Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems
NOTE: The patch match operation failed to find patches for target
software on "my_system" which passed the filter.
* Source: /my_depots/a_depot
* Targets: my_system:/
* Software selections:
PHCO_28175.CORE-ENG-A-MAN,r=1.0,a=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP,
fr=1.0,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64
* Selection succeeded.
* Beginning Analysis and Execution
* Session selections have been saved in the file
"/.sw/sessions/swinstall.last".
* The analysis phase succeeded for "my_system:/".
* The execution phase succeeded for "my_system:/".
* Analysis and Execution succeeded.
NOTE: More information may be found in the agent logfile using the
command "swjob -a log my_system-0864 @ my_system:/".
======= 05/03/04 14:23:38 MDT END swinstall SESSION (non-interactive)
(jobid= my_system-0864)
Installing products with patch dependencies from a depot
Set autoselect_patches=false when using swinstall for selection of applications on
HP-UX media or directory depots with multiple patch bundles. The default use of
autoselect_patches=true might select extra patches from other patch bundles. Most
products will only require a few patches that are delivered in the FEATURE11i bundle. The
automatic selection of the other patches is not required for the installation and support of these
products with specific patch dependencies.
Custom patch bundles
Although bundles are not directly related to depots, they can be helpful when you use them in
combination with directory depots for patch management. Bundles allow you to group sets of
related patches. A bundle can be more recognizable than a group of individual patches when
located in a depot or installed on a system. For more information about bundles, see Chapter 3:
“HP-UX patch overview” (page 17).
Creating your own custom bundles is not difficult; however, to use the method presented here,
you must have Ignite-UX installed on your system. Ignite-UX is an HP-UX administration toolset
that helps with the following tasks:
• Installing HP-UX
• Creating custom install configurations or golden images
• Recovering HP-UX clients remotely
• Creating custom recovery media
• Managing and monitoring multiple client installation sessions
NOTE: You can also use the HP-UX Software Assistant (SWA) tool to create a custom bundle.
See Chapter 8: “Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management” (page 85).
For more information about Ignite-UX, see the Ignite-UX Administration Guide, which is available
on the HP Business Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs.
You can also visit the Ignite-UX webpage at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux.
You can use Ignite-UX to create custom bundles from patches that you have placed in a temporary
depot. You can then move this bundle to a permanent depot, such as a periodic depot, for
installation purposes. HP recommends custom bundle creation when you have a group of closely
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