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5 What are standard HP-UX patch bundles?

Patches can be grouped into collections known as patch bundles, or simply bundles. HP provides a number of prepackaged, standard HP-UX patch bundles that you can install as a unit. This chapter shows you how to obtain standard HP-UX patch bundles. Table 5-1: “Standard HP-UX patch bundle names” (page 52) shows the QPK and other standard patch bundles. HP tests these bundles rigorously to ensure a high level of reliability and updates many of them periodically. Using standard patch bundles can be a less risky and more efficient way to patch a system than installing patches individually.

HP recommends that you use standard HP-UX patch bundles for proactive patching, regardless of whether you have a support contract.

NOTE: For HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) releases, HP delivers standard HP-UX patch bundles and diagnostic tools on Support Plus media and the ITRC.

For the HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) releases, HP delivers standard HP-UX patch bundles on Support Pack media and the ITRC.

For HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) releases, HP delivers standard HP-UX patch bundles on OE media and the ITRC.

See Table 5-2: “Standard HP-UX patch bundle use and release dates” (page 53) for more information.

Key features

Standard HP-UX patch bundles can be a very useful part of a proactive patch management strategy for the following reasons:

•The bundles save you time during patching and reduce the risk of errors.

•HP tests all patches in the bundle as a group.

•The bundles provide an easy way to standardize the level of patches on systems.

•The bundles provide a solution commonly used by other customers.

•HP performs all dependency analysis to ensure standard HP-UX patch bundles contain all patches necessary to meet dependencies.

•Unlike installing multiple patches individually, which might require a reboot for each patch, installation of a bundle never requires more than one system reboot.

•You can use bundles to create standard patch depots for easy deployment to multiple systems.

•The bundles provide a convenient way to track patches on a system.

•ITRC provides support for standard HP-UX patch bundles.

Standard HP-UX patch bundles

Table 5-1 (page 52) shows the individual bundle names for the HP-UX 11i releases.

Table 5-1 Standard HP-UX patch bundle names

Patch Bundle Name

HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11)

HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23)

HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31)

Feature Enablement

N/A

FEATURE11i

FEATURE11i

Hardware Enablement

HWEnable11i

HWEnable11i

HWEnable11i

Quality Pack

GOLDAPPS11i

QPKAPPS

QPKAPPS

 

GOLDBASE11i

QPKBASE

QPKBASE

Required

BUNDLE11i

BUNDLE11i

N/A

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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 104 107HP-UX patches and patch management Patch management strategiesHow to get patches Where to startQuick start guide for patching HP-UX systems OverviewBefore you begin Should you use standard HP-UX patch bundles?Standard HP-UX patch bundles Acquiring and installing standard HP-UX patch bundlesAcquiring the bundles Installing the bundles As root, run the createdepothp-ux11scriptAdvanced topic using Dynamic Root Disk DRD SwlistAcquiring and installing individual patches Acquiring the patchesQuick start guide for patching HP-UX systems Installing the patches Swverify -d \* @ /tmp/somepatchdirectory/depotAdvanced topic using Dynamic Root Disk DRD HP-UX patch overview Patch-related conceptsPatch identification HP-UX software structurePatch bundles Software depots and patch depotsPatch status Patch stateCategory tags StateSwlist -l fileset -a state grep patchid Which patches are on a system? Swlist -l product -a categorytag patchidExamples of the swlist command For example$ swlist -l product *,c=patch $ swlist -l product *,c=manualdependencies $ swlist -l bundle @ somesystemAncestors Ancestors and supersession$ swlist -l fileset -a ancestor PHSS29183 Swlist -a appliedpatches filesetname Supersession$ swlist -a appliedpatches Xserver.AGRM Swlist -l patch -x showsupersededpatches=true Showpatches -s$ swlist -l fileset -a supersedes PHSS28681 Swlist -a patchstate -x showsupersededpatches=true patchidPatch-related attributes HP-UX Patch Supersession ChainSee 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 HP patch rating Rating detailsCritical and noncritical patches Finding information for a specific patchPatch documentation $ swlist -l product -a categorytag PHSS30011Subset of fields in patch text file and patch details Obtaining information using the Itrc Patch warningsAdvanced topic the readme attribute Swlist -l product -a readme patchid moreCritical and noncritical warnings Questions to ask How to handle patch warningsAdvanced topic finding patches with warnings Backup and recovery ConsiderationsPatch management overview Patch management life cyclePatch management life cycle Patch management overview Establishing a software change management strategy Restrictive Conservative InnovativeRecommendations for software change management Operational factor and patch management strategy matrixConsideration of HP patch rating Patch management and software depotsProactive patching strategy Acquiring patches for proactive patchingReactive patching strategy Advanced topic HP-UX Software AssistantAdvanced topic security patching strategy Acquiring patches for reactive patchingTesting the patches to be installed Advanced topic scanning for security patchesWhat are standard HP-UX patch bundles? Key featuresStandard HP-UX patch bundles Obtaining standard HP-UX patch bundles Standard HP-UX patch bundle use and release datesQuick start guide for patching HP-UX systems Using the IT Resource Center Obtaining an Itrc user accountUseful pages on the Itrc Find individual patchesKey features Accessing the patch database and finding an individual patchClick the add to selected patch list button Using the IT Resource Center Advanced topic checking for all patch dependencies Check for patches with dependenciesUsing the IT Resource Center Click the add to selected patch list button Standard patch bundles Custom patch bundles run a patch assessmentSupport information digests Ask your peers in the forumsSearch knowledge base Using software depots for patch management Common software distributor commands for patchingDepot types Directory depotsUsing depots Tape 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 Copying patches to depots Depot/patches/11.11Advanced topic HP-UX Software Assistant Registering and unregistering directory depotsCopying products with patch dependencies to depots Advanced topic access control lists Examples of registering and unregistering depots$ swreg -l depot /depot/patches/2003-07periodicdepot $ swreg -u -l depot /depot/patches/2003-07periodicdepotExamples of verifying directory depots Verifying directory depots$ swverify -d \* @ /mydepots/newdirectorydepot Verification had errors Removing software from a directory depotVerification succeeded $ swverify -d \* @ /mydepots/PHSS30278depotExecution succeeded Advanced topic removing superseded patches from a depot $ /usr/sbin/cleanup -d /mydepots/patchdepot$ swlist -l product -d @ /mydepots/patchdepot Installing patches from a depot Removing a directory depot$ swlist -l product @ /mydepots/patchdepot $ swreg -u -l depot /mydepots/PHCO27780depotReboots the system when required Examples of installing patches from a depot Analysis succeededCustom patch bundles Installing products with patch dependencies from a depotAnalysis and Execution succeeded Rev Patch description Examples of listing patches and bundlesRev Bundle Description Creating a custom bundle $ swlist -d @ /mydepots/temporarydepotAnalysis succeeded Finally, remove the temporary depot Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management For more informationUsing 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 Patch usage model 1 hardware/application software change Components in test Image Then productionDRD 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 Patch usage model 5 proactive patch Create clonePatch usage model 6 reactive patch Passed? SystemGlossary AncestorIPD SWA Index Index See also HWE Index
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