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

Patch usage model 2: third-party hardware/software qualification
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Begi n:
Product needs to be
certified on HP-UX
11i v2/v3
Review HP-UX Software
Transition Kit for compliance
(software.hp.com–HP-UX
11i v2 only)
Is a
complete
OE update
or install
required?
Use DRD to
minimize
downtime?
Acquire latest QPK
using SWA or from
OE media (if OE
media is used,
check for latest
QPK updates
from the ITRC)
Install
QPK
Create clone
* Ensure the latest
drd_unsafe_patch_list
file is loaded
Apply QPK to clone
and test/validate
Port of third
party
product?
Perform
qualification
testing
Testing
successful
Review HP Patch
Equivalency
information for
additional
patches
En d:
Product qualified
Go to the HP-UX
11i v2/v3 OE
Update model 4
Go to the HP-UX
11i v2/v3 Reactive
Patching model 6
Activate and
reboot clone
NOTE: * More information is available in the Managing Rare DRD-Unsafe Patches white paper,
available at http://www.hp.com/go/drd-docs.
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