Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems

Ask your peers in the forums...............................................................................................................62
Search knowledge base.........................................................................................................................62
Key features ....................................................................................................................................63
7 Using software depots for patch management.........................................................64
Common software distributor commands for patching.......................................................................64
Depot types...........................................................................................................................................65
Directory depots..............................................................................................................................65
Tape depots......................................................................................................................................66
Using depots.........................................................................................................................................66
Choosing depot type and depot location........................................................................................67
Viewing depots.....................................................................................................................................67
Examples of the swlist command................................................................................................67
Creating and adding to a directory depot............................................................................................69
Copying patches to depots..............................................................................................................70
Advanced topic: HP-UX Software Assistant...................................................................................71
Copying products with patch dependencies to depots...................................................................71
Registering and unregistering directory depots...................................................................................71
Examples of registering and unregistering depots.........................................................................72
Advanced topic: access control lists................................................................................................72
Verifying directory depots....................................................................................................................73
Examples of verifying directory depots..........................................................................................73
Removing software from a directory depot..........................................................................................74
Advanced topic: removing superseded patches from a depot.......................................................76
Removing a directory depot ................................................................................................................77
Installing patches from a depot............................................................................................................77
Examples of installing patches from a depot..................................................................................79
Installing products with patch dependencies from a depot...........................................................80
Custom patch bundles..........................................................................................................................80
Examples of listing patches and bundles........................................................................................81
Creating a custom bundle................................................................................................................82
8 Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management.........................................85
For more information............................................................................................................................85
9 Using Dynamic Root Disk for patch management....................................................86
For more information............................................................................................................................87
10 The Patch Assessment Tool........................................................................................88
Benefits of the Patch Assessment Tool..................................................................................................88
Using the Patch Assessment Tool.........................................................................................................88
Example of running the Patch Assessment Tool..................................................................................89
11 Support and other resources.....................................................................................91
Contacting HP.......................................................................................................................................91
Before you contact HP.....................................................................................................................91
HP contact information...................................................................................................................91
Subscription service.........................................................................................................................91
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................91
Related information..............................................................................................................................91
Documents.......................................................................................................................................91
HP websites.....................................................................................................................................92
Non-HP websites.............................................................................................................................92
Typographic conventions......................................................................................................................92
A Patch usage models.....................................................................................................94
Patch usage model 1: hardware/application software change.............................................................95
Patch usage model 2: third-party hardware/software qualification.....................................................97
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