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

Copying patches to depots
The following example shows how to copy patch PHCO_27780 from a remote directory depot
to a local directory depot. The process creates the local depot. The following values are specified
in the command line:
• source_system: remote_system
• source_depot: /depot/patches/11.11/
• target_system: my_system
• target_depot: /my_depots/new_directory_depot/
1. List the registered depots on the local system before copying the patch:
$ swlist -l depot
# Initializing...
# Target "my_system" has the following depot(s):
/var/spool/sw
The target_depot/my_depots/new_directory_depot/ does not yet exist.
2. List the registered depots on the remote system:
$ swlist -l depot @ remote_system
# Initializing...
# Target "remote_system" has the following depot(s):
/depot/patches/11.00
/depot/patches/11.04
/depot/patches/11.11
/depot/patches/11.23
Note the source_depot.
3. Show the contents of the source_depot using /depot/patches/11.11/:
$ swlist -l product @ remote_system:/depot/patches/11.11
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "remote_system"...
#
# Target: remote_system:/depot/patches/11.11
#
...
PHCO_27752 1.0 audevent(1M) cumulative patch
PHCO_27758 1.0 gsp parser & DIMM labels
PHCO_27780 1.0 HP-UX Patch Tools
PHCO_27781 1.0 su(1) cumulative patch
PHCO_27828 1.0 ups_mond(1M) cumulative patch
...
Note the patch to be copied into the target_depot.
4. Execute the swcopy command in preview mode by including the -p argument:
$ swcopy -p -s remote_system:/depot/patches/11.11 PHCO_27780 \
@ /my_depots/new_directory_depot
The swcopy command generates a log file. The swcopy output contains a swjob command.
5. Use the swjob command to read the log file. This command also verifies that there is
sufficient disk space for the copy.
$ swjob -a log my_sys-0827 @
my_system:/my_depots/new_directory_depot
6. Read the log file.
7. Execute the swcopy command without the preview argument:
$ swcopy -s remote_system:/depot/patches/11.11 PHCO_27780 \
@ /my_depots/new_directory_depot
70 Using software depots for patch management