HP-UX Software Assistant Frequently Asked Questions

largeliststobeanalyzed.Whenapatchisneeded,thePATCHanalyzerattempts
toselectthespecifiedpatchwhiletheCHAINanalyzerwillprovidetheHP
recommendedpatchthatis,ataminimum,thespecifiedpatch.
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Q4:CanSWAhandlepatcheswithdependencies?
A4:ThepatchesandbundlesrecommendedbytheSWAActionreportwillincludeall
dependencies.Someofthesepatchesmaynotberequiredonthesystembeing
analyzed.TheDetailreportwillexplicitlylistthosepatchesselectedas
dependencies.
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Q5:TheQPKmayincludepatcheswithwarnings,canSWAhelpmeidentifythem?
A5:TheIssueorDetailreportwillidentifypatcheswithwarningsinQPKbundles
selectedusingtheQPKanalyzer.Additionalpatchestoresolvethesewarningswill
alsobeselectedwhenavailable.PatchwarningsthatarenotresolvablebySWA
willbeidentifiedintheDetailreport.
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Q6:WhatistheAUTOanalyzerIseeinmyreport?
A6:SeveralchecksarenotoptionalandarecollectivelyknownastheAUTOanalyzer.
Thesechecksincludeunrecognizedpatchesandmissingpatchdependencies.
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Reports
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Q1:WhatisthedefaultreportgeneratedbySWA?
A1:ThedefaultreportistheActionreport.
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Q2:WhatistheActionreport?
A2:TheActionreportisthe“todo”listgeneratedtoresolvetheissuesidentifiedby
theselectedanalyzers.Itwillincludeallpatchdependenciesneededtoinstallthe
requiredpatchesonanysystem.Eachreportincludesasectionforrequiredpatch
bundles,patches,andmanualactions.
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Q3:WhatistheIssuereport?
A3:TheIss
uereportcontainsasectiondescribingtheindividualissuesidentifiedby
eachselectedanalyzer.Itisespeciallyusefultoseeacompletelistofmissing
patcheswhenusingthePATCHorCHAINanalyzersoracompleteandconciselist
ofsecuritybulletinsdescribingactiveexposures.
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Q4:WhatistheDetailre
port?
A4:TheDetailreportprovidesthecrossreferenceoftheactionsandissues.Withinthe
report,eachactionislistedwiththeissuesitresolves,aswellasanyidentified
patchdependencies.Expandeddataforeachissuemaybeavailable.
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