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Chapter 3 77
Updating HP-UX
Updating HP-UX Software
Updating Non-Interactively from Media or
Network
For a generic update where no "customizing" is required, you will be
using the swinstall tool non-interactively, with a general instruction to
"match what the target has" in order to load the updated versions of the
same filesets as you have on your current system. Note that you cannot
update non-interactively from a multiple-media set.
1. If you are using CD-ROM, ensure that the drive is turned on and that
the medium is inserted in the drive.
2. At a shell prompt, enter the following:
swinstall -x match_target=true -x autoreboot=true -s device_file
Enter
Specify the device_file for your, CD-ROM drive, or network source. For
example
/SD_CDROM/c1t2d0
or similar, for a CD-ROM
or
hostname: /depot_path
for network sources
You will see warning messages in case filesets are found on the target
system that are not on the source.
NOTE You will also need to repeat the above steps with the appropriate bundle
on the HP-UX Extension Software. (See “Using HP-UX Extension
Software” and the patch descriptions on the disc.) The system will
automatically reboot after updating with this bundle.
Using HP-UX Extension Software
For core-specific patches to HP-UX 10.20, you will have an Extension
Software CD-ROM containing Series 700 and Series 800 10.20 Patch
Bundles. (If your system came with Instant Ignition (pre-loaded) HP-UX,
your Extension Software is on the disk and will load automatically.) In
the event that you need to apply core-specific patches to your system, you
will use the same SD update process with the Extension Software as for
other types of 10.x software.