HP UX Patch Management manual Custom patch bundles, Analysis and Execution succeeded

NOTE:		The patch match operation failed to find		patches for target
		software	on "my_system" which passed the	filter.
	* Source:		/my_depots/a_depot
	*	Targets:	my_system:/
	*	Software	selections:

PHCO_28175.CORE-ENG-A-MAN,r=1.0,a=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP, fr=1.0,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64

*Selection succeeded.

*Beginning Analysis and Execution

*Session selections have been saved in the file "/.sw/sessions/swinstall.last".

*The analysis phase succeeded for "my_system:/".

*The execution phase succeeded for "my_system:/".

*Analysis and Execution succeeded.

NOTE: More information may be found in the agent logfile using the command "swjob -a log my_system-0864 @ my_system:/".

======= 05/03/04 14:23:38 MDT END swinstall SESSION (non-interactive) (jobid= my_system-0864)

Installing products with patch dependencies from a depot

Set autoselect_patches=false when using swinstall for selection of applications on HP-UX media or directory depots with multiple patch bundles. The default use of autoselect_patches=true might select extra patches from other patch bundles. Most products will only require a few patches that are delivered in the FEATURE11i bundle. The automatic selection of the other patches is not required for the installation and support of these products with specific patch dependencies.

Custom patch bundles

Although bundles are not directly related to depots, they can be helpful when you use them in combination with directory depots for patch management. Bundles allow you to group sets of related patches. A bundle can be more recognizable than a group of individual patches when located in a depot or installed on a system. For more information about bundles, see Chapter 3: “HP-UX patch overview” (page 17).

Creating your own custom bundles is not difficult; however, to use the method presented here, you must have Ignite-UX installed on your system. Ignite-UX is an HP-UX administration toolset that helps with the following tasks:

•Installing HP-UX

•Creating custom install configurations or golden images

•Recovering HP-UX clients remotely

•Creating custom recovery media

•Managing and monitoring multiple client installation sessions

NOTE: You can also use the HP-UX Software Assistant (SWA) tool to create a custom bundle.

See Chapter 8: “Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management” (page 85).

For more information about Ignite-UX, see the Ignite-UX Administration Guide, which is available on the HP Business Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs.

You can also visit the Ignite-UX webpage at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux.

You can use Ignite-UX to create custom bundles from patches that you have placed in a temporary depot. You can then move this bundle to a permanent depot, such as a periodic depot, for installation purposes. HP recommends custom bundle creation when you have a group of closely

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