Table of Contents | HP UX Patch Management specs

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1 HP-UX patches and patch management	7
Patch management strategies	7
How to get patches	8
Where to start	8
2 Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systems	9
Overview	9
Before you begin	9
Should you use standard HP-UX patch bundles?	9
Should you use individual patches?	9
Standard HP-UX patch bundles	10
Acquiring and installing standard HP-UX patch bundles	10
Acquiring the bundles	10
Installing the bundles	11
Advanced topic: using Dynamic Root Disk (DRD)	12
Acquiring and installing individual patches	13
Acquiring the patches	13
Installing the patches	15
Advanced topic: using Dynamic Root Disk (DRD)	16
3 HP-UX patch overview	17
Patch-related concepts	17
Patch identification	17
HP-UX software structure	17
Patch bundles	18
Software depots and patch depots	18
Patch status	19
Patch state	19
State	20
Category tags	20
Which patches are on a system?	21
Examples of the swlist command	22
Ancestors and supersession	25
Ancestors	25
Advanced topic: determining patch ancestors	25
Supersession	26
Advanced topic: displaying supersession information	27
Advanced topic: supersession and the patch_state attribute	28
Patch-related attributes	29
Patch dependencies	31
Types of dependencies	31
Corequisites and prerequisites	31
Advanced topic: determining corequisite and prerequisite filesets with the swlist
command	32
Enforced and unenforced (manual) dependencies	32
Impact of dependencies on acquiring patches	32
Patch rollback and commitment	33
Patch rollback	33
Advanced topic: patch installation and rollback files	33
Patch commitment	33
Advanced topic: patch cleanup utility	34
HP-UX patch ratings	34

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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 107 104 Patch management strategies HP-UX patches and patch management Where to start How to get patches Should you use standard HP-UX patch bundles? Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systemsOverview Before you begin Acquiring and installing standard HP-UX patch bundles Standard HP-UX patch bundlesAcquiring the bundles As root, run the createdepothp-ux11script Installing the bundles Swlist Advanced topic using Dynamic Root Disk DRD Acquiring the patches Acquiring and installing individual patches Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systems Swverify -d \* @ /tmp/somepatchdirectory/depot Installing the patches Advanced topic using Dynamic Root Disk DRD HP-UX software structure HP-UX patch overviewPatch-related concepts Patch identification Software depots and patch depots Patch bundles Patch state Patch status State Category tagsSwlist -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=manualdependencies Ancestors and supersession Ancestors$ swlist -l fileset -a ancestor PHSS29183 Supersession Swlist -a appliedpatches filesetname$ swlist -a appliedpatches Xserver.AGRM Showpatches -s Swlist -l patch -x showsupersededpatches=true Swlist -a patchstate -x showsupersededpatches=true patchid $ swlist -l fileset -a supersedes PHSS28681 HP-UX Patch Supersession Chain Patch-related attributes See Category tags Patch dependencies Types of dependenciesCorequisites and prerequisites Enforced and unenforced manual dependencies Impact of dependencies on acquiring patchesSwlist -vl fileset -a dependencytype fileset Patch rollback and commitment Patch rollbackPatch commitment Advanced topic patch cleanup utility Cleanup -p -c numberHP-UX patch ratings Rating details HP patch rating $ swlist -l product -a categorytag PHSS30011 Critical and noncritical patchesFinding information for a specific patch Patch documentation Subset 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 attribute Critical and noncritical warnings How to handle patch warnings Questions to askAdvanced topic finding patches with warnings Considerations Backup and recovery Patch management life cycle Patch management overview Patch management life cycle Patch management overview Restrictive Conservative Innovative Establishing a software change management strategy Operational factor and patch management strategy matrix Recommendations for software change management Patch management and software depots Consideration of HP patch rating Acquiring patches for proactive patching Proactive patching strategy Advanced topic HP-UX Software Assistant Reactive patching strategy Acquiring patches for reactive patching Advanced topic security patching strategy Advanced topic scanning for security patches Testing the patches to be installed Key features What are standard HP-UX patch bundles?Standard HP-UX patch bundles Standard HP-UX patch bundle use and release dates Obtaining standard HP-UX patch bundles Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systems Find individual patches Using the IT Resource CenterObtaining an Itrc user account Useful pages on the Itrc Accessing the patch database and finding an individual patch Key features Click the add to selected patch list button Using the IT Resource Center Check for patches with dependencies Advanced topic checking for all patch dependencies Using 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 digests Search knowledge base Common software distributor commands for patching Using software depots for patch management Directory depots Depot types Tape depots Using depots Viewing depots Choosing depot type and depot locationSwlist -l depot $ swlist -l depot Swlist -l depot @ remotesystem$ swlist -l depot @ swdepot.xyz.com Creating and adding to a directory depot Depot/patches/11.11 Copying patches to depots Registering and unregistering directory depots Advanced topic HP-UX Software AssistantCopying 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/2003-07periodicdepot Verifying directory depots Examples of verifying directory depots$ swverify -d \* @ /mydepots/newdirectorydepot $ swverify -d \* @ /mydepots/PHSS30278depot Verification had errorsRemoving software from a directory depot Verification succeeded Execution succeeded $ /usr/sbin/cleanup -d /mydepots/patchdepot Advanced topic removing superseded patches from a depot$ swlist -l product -d @ /mydepots/patchdepot $ swreg -u -l depot /mydepots/PHCO27780depot Installing patches from a depotRemoving a directory depot $ swlist -l product @ /mydepots/patchdepot Reboots the system when required Analysis succeeded Examples of installing patches from a depot Installing products with patch dependencies from a depot Custom patch bundlesAnalysis and Execution succeeded Examples of listing patches and bundles Rev Patch descriptionRev Bundle Description $ swlist -d @ /mydepots/temporarydepot Creating a custom bundle Analysis succeeded Finally, remove the temporary depot For more information Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management Using Dynamic Root Disk for patch management Drd1m Using the Patch Assessment Tool Patch Assessment ToolBenefits of the Patch Assessment Tool Example of running the Patch Assessment Tool Select upload new system information Support and other resources Contacting HPRelated information Typographic conventions HP websitesNon-HP websites Times Patch usage models Components in test Image Then production Patch usage model 1 hardware/application software change DRD 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 patch Passed? System Patch usage model 6 reactive patch Ancestor Glossary IPD SWA Index Index See also HWE Index