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

Index
A
Access Control Lists, 72
advanced topics
Access Control Lists, 72
checking for all patch dependencies, 59
corequisite and prerequisite filesets, 32
Dynamic Root Disk, 12
HP-UX Software Assistant, 49, 71
patch ancestors, 25
patch cleanup utility, 34
patch warnings, 40
readme attribute, 38
rollback files, 33
scanning for security patches, 51
security patching strategy, 50
special installation instructions, 58
supersession information, 27
supersession, patch_state attribute, 28
ancestor attribute, 30
ancestors, 25
attributes related to patches, 29
autoselect_patches
swcopy, 71
swinstall, 80
B
backup, 41
BUNDLE11i, 52
(see also standard HP-UX patch bundles)
use and release date table, 53
bundles, 52 (see patch bundles)
(see also standard HP-UX patch bundles)
C
care pack information in the ITRC, 55
category tags, 20
category_tag attribute, 30
check_patches, 64
cleanup, 64
depot example, 76
example of preview mode, 34
configured SW state, 20
corequisites, 31
corrupt SW state, 20
critical category tag, 21
critical patches, 36
critical warnings, 39
custom patch bundles, 80
Custom Patch Manager, 62
D
Data Protector, 41
dependencies, 32
(see also manual dependencies)
and FEATURE11i, 43
and patch bundles, 18
and patch chains, 27
copying products with patches, 71
difference between enforced and manual, 32
how to make sure you have everything, 59
installing products with patches, 80
on patch details page, 14
overview, 31
depots, 64
(see also directory depots)
(see also tape depots)
choosing type and location, 67
installing patches from, 77
overview, 18
types, 65
use strategy, 66
viewing, 67
details page, 36
directory depots
adding and updating applications, 71
advantages over tape, 65
copying a patch, 70
creating from existing depot, 69
installing select applications from, 80
overview, 65
registering, 71
removing, 77
removing software, 74
removing superseded patches, 76
unregistering, 71
using, 64
verifying, 73
viewing, 67
documentation
all related, 91
DRD, 87
Ignite-UX, 91
Software Distributor, 91
SWA, 85
Dynamic Root Disk (DRD)
documentation, 87
overview, 12
using, 86
E
enforced dependencies (see dependencies)
enhancement category tag, 21
F
Feature Enablement patch bundle (see FEATURE11i)
FEATURE11i, 52
(see also standard HP-UX patch bundles)
overlapping content with QPK and HWE, 53
overview, 43
use and release date table, 53
firmware category tag, 21
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