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Patch status

Patches have an associated status. The initial value of a patch's status does not change, but over the life of the patch, modifiers might be added (as described in this section). You can find the value for a patch's status in the Status field. This field is in the patch’s patch details page on the ITRC and in the patch text file. To obtain the most up-to-date values for patch status, use the patch details page. A patch status has the following values and modifiers to describe it.

Initial values for patch status include the following:

•General Release (GR)

HP has approved GR patches for widespread use.

•Special Release (SR)

HP intends an SR patch for limited distribution. It is available only through special channels.

Modifiers for patch status values include the following:

•Superseded

Indicates that the patch has been replaced by a newer patch. For more information about supersession, see “Ancestors and supersession” (page 25).

Results in the additional patch status values General Superseded and Special Superseded.

•With Warnings

Indicates that the patch has an associated warning. For more information about warnings, see “Patch warnings” (page 38).

Results in the additional patch status values General Release With Warnings and

Special Release With Warnings.

Most patches have a status of General Release or General Superseded.

Patch state

A patch that has been installed on a target system is assigned an attribute called patch_state that provides information about a patch. For example, the patch_state tells you whether the patch has been committed or superseded. For more information about attributes, see “Patch-related attributes” (page 29).

There are four values for patch_state:

•applied

The patch is currently active on the system and is the most recent member of its supersession chain to have been loaded.

•committed

The patch's rollback files have been deleted, or the patch was installed without saving rollback files. The patch cannot be directly removed from the system. For more information about patch rollback, see “Patch rollback and commitment” (page 33).

•superseded

The patch has been superseded by another patch that has been installed on the system. The patch is no longer active. For more information about supersession, see “Ancestors and supersession” (page 25).

•committed/superseded

The patch has been committed and superseded by another patch installed on the system.

Patch-related concepts

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Contents Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems Revision history Table of Contents What are standard HP-UX patch bundles? Using Dynamic Root Disk for patch management 107 104Patch management strategies HP-UX patches and patch managementWhere to start How to get patchesShould you use standard HP-UX patch bundles? Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systemsOverview Before you beginStandard HP-UX patch bundles Acquiring and installing standard HP-UX patch bundlesAcquiring the bundles As root, run the createdepothp-ux11script Installing the bundlesSwlist Advanced topic using Dynamic Root Disk DRDAcquiring the patches Acquiring and installing individual patchesQuick start guide for patching HP-UX systems Swverify -d \* @ /tmp/somepatchdirectory/depot Installing the patchesAdvanced topic using Dynamic Root Disk DRD HP-UX software structure HP-UX patch overviewPatch-related concepts Patch identificationSoftware depots and patch depots Patch bundlesPatch state Patch statusCategory tags StateSwlist -l fileset -a state grep patchid Swlist -l product -a categorytag patchid Which patches are on a system?For example Examples of the swlist command$ swlist -l product *,c=patch $ swlist -l bundle @ somesystem $ swlist -l product *,c=manualdependenciesAncestors Ancestors and supersession$ swlist -l fileset -a ancestor PHSS29183 Swlist -a appliedpatches filesetname Supersession$ swlist -a appliedpatches Xserver.AGRM Showpatches -s Swlist -l patch -x showsupersededpatches=trueSwlist -a patchstate -x showsupersededpatches=true patchid $ swlist -l fileset -a supersedes PHSS28681HP-UX Patch Supersession Chain Patch-related attributesSee Category tags Types of dependencies Patch dependenciesCorequisites and prerequisites Impact of dependencies on acquiring patches Enforced and unenforced manual dependenciesSwlist -vl fileset -a dependencytype fileset Patch rollback Patch rollback and commitmentPatch commitment Cleanup -p -c number Advanced topic patch cleanup utilityHP-UX patch ratings Rating details HP patch rating$ swlist -l product -a categorytag PHSS30011 Critical and noncritical patchesFinding information for a specific patch Patch documentationSubset of fields in patch text file and patch details Swlist -l product -a readme patchid more Obtaining information using the ItrcPatch warnings Advanced topic the readme attributeCritical and noncritical warnings Questions to ask How to handle patch warningsAdvanced topic finding patches with warnings Considerations Backup and recoveryPatch management life cycle Patch management overviewPatch management life cycle Patch management overview Restrictive Conservative Innovative Establishing a software change management strategyOperational factor and patch management strategy matrix Recommendations for software change managementPatch management and software depots Consideration of HP patch ratingAcquiring patches for proactive patching Proactive patching strategyAdvanced topic HP-UX Software Assistant Reactive patching strategyAcquiring patches for reactive patching Advanced topic security patching strategyAdvanced topic scanning for security patches Testing the patches to be installedWhat are standard HP-UX patch bundles? Key featuresStandard HP-UX patch bundles Standard HP-UX patch bundle use and release dates Obtaining standard HP-UX patch bundlesQuick start guide for patching HP-UX systems Find individual patches Using the IT Resource CenterObtaining an Itrc user account Useful pages on the ItrcAccessing the patch database and finding an individual patch Key featuresClick the add to selected patch list button Using the IT Resource Center Check for patches with dependencies Advanced topic checking for all patch dependenciesUsing the IT Resource Center Click the add to selected patch list button Ask your peers in the forums Standard patch bundlesCustom patch bundles run a patch assessment Support information digestsSearch knowledge base Common software distributor commands for patching Using software depots for patch managementDirectory depots Depot typesTape depots Using depotsChoosing depot type and depot location Viewing depotsSwlist -l depot Swlist -l depot @ remotesystem $ swlist -l depot$ swlist -l depot @ swdepot.xyz.com Creating and adding to a directory depot Depot/patches/11.11 Copying patches to depotsAdvanced topic HP-UX Software Assistant Registering and unregistering directory depotsCopying products with patch dependencies to depots $ swreg -u -l depot /depot/patches/2003-07periodicdepot Advanced topic access control listsExamples of registering and unregistering depots $ swreg -l depot /depot/patches/2003-07periodicdepotExamples of verifying directory depots Verifying directory depots$ swverify -d \* @ /mydepots/newdirectorydepot $ swverify -d \* @ /mydepots/PHSS30278depot Verification had errorsRemoving software from a directory depot Verification succeededExecution succeeded Advanced topic removing superseded patches from a depot $ /usr/sbin/cleanup -d /mydepots/patchdepot$ swlist -l product -d @ /mydepots/patchdepot $ swreg -u -l depot /mydepots/PHCO27780depot Installing patches from a depotRemoving a directory depot $ swlist -l product @ /mydepots/patchdepotReboots the system when required Analysis succeeded Examples of installing patches from a depotCustom patch bundles Installing products with patch dependencies from a depotAnalysis and Execution succeeded Rev Patch description Examples of listing patches and bundlesRev Bundle Description $ swlist -d @ /mydepots/temporarydepot Creating a custom bundleAnalysis succeeded Finally, remove the temporary depot For more information Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch managementUsing Dynamic Root Disk for patch management Drd1m Patch Assessment Tool Using the Patch Assessment ToolBenefits of the Patch Assessment Tool Example of running the Patch Assessment Tool Select upload new system information Contacting HP Support and other resourcesRelated information HP websites Typographic conventionsNon-HP websites Times Patch usage models Components in test Image Then production Patch usage model 1 hardware/application software changeDRD Begi n Product needs to be certified on HP-UX 11i v2/v3 Patch usage model 3 operating environment cold install Patch usage model 3 operating environment cold install Patch usage model 4 operating environment update Patch usage model 4 operating environment update Create clone Patch usage model 5 proactive patchPassed? System Patch usage model 6 reactive patchAncestor GlossaryIPD SWA Index Index See also HWE Index
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