HP-UX Software Assistant Reference (November, 2010)

required, SWA selects the HP recommended patch at
or above the specified patch.
PATCH=patchID[,patchID]* Given a specific patch, SWA indicates whether that
patch is required for your system or not. HP recommends
the CHAIN analyzer to report a patches' relevance to
your system, since it will report the most recent, stable
patch in the chain of superseded patches.
Note: This option is equivalent to -a but is suitable for use within an extended options file
(-X) or configuration file.
-x catalog_max_age=24
Usage: Intermediate
Specifies the age, in hours, of the locally-cached copy of the HP software catalog before a
new local copy should be obtained. If the local file becomes too old (based on the timestamp
in the file), SWA tries to obtain a copy of the catalog from the catalog_source location. It
is possible that the remote catalog is also too old (as determined by the timestamp in the file).
For example, suppose catalog_max_age=2 and catalog_source specifies a location
that gets updated daily from HP's website. In this case, the downloaded catalog is used, but
will be updated every time SWA checks the catalog's age.
Note: There are two special values, 0 and -1. The value of 0 signifies to always update the
file. The value of -1 signifies to never update the file, regardless of age.
-x catalog=${user_dir}/cache/swa_catalog.xml
Usage: Intermediate
The file containing a locally-cached copy of the catalog of available HP software and published
security bulletins.
Possible values include any absolute or relative path name with appropriate permissions.
The use of ${user_dir} at the beginning of this option value is substituted with the value of
the user_dir option (which defaults to $HOME/.swa).
-x catalog_source=<dynamic HP URL>
Usage: Intermediate
A space-separated list of URLs (appropriately quoted for your shell if applicable) that controls
the location and service to obtain the SWA catalog. The catalog contains a list of all potential
issues, relevant software product updates, and patches that address many issues, along with
descriptions of manual actions that address some issues. HP frequently updates the official
catalog on the ITRC as new issues become known and as new actions are recommended.
The following format is used to specify URLs:
service://[user:password@]hostname.domainname:port
Where service is one of the following methods for obtaining the remote catalog:
https Secure/authenticated HTTP
http Unauthenticated HTTP
ftp Unauthenticated FTP
-x crl_check=true
Usage: Advanced
When set to true, SWA will require the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) to be updated and
checked for the trusted Certificate Authority (CA) certificate being used to validate the remote
server.
In the unlikely event that the private certificate of the server pointed to by the catalog_source
option is suspected of being compromised, its certificate will be revoked, and added to a list
of revoked certificates by the CA. See the catalog_source option.
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