The patch details page and the patch text file contain the same fields and provide detailed information about a patch. Table
Table 3-2 Subset of fields in patch text file and patch details page
Field | Description |
Patch Name | The patch ID. See “Patch identification” (page 17) for more information about |
| the format of patch IDs. |
Patch Description | A terse description of the patch. |
Creation Date | The date the patch was created. |
Post Date | The date the patch was released for general distribution. |
Warning | If the patch has an associated warning, this field shows the date the warning |
| was issued and provides information about the warning. This field is present |
| only if the patch has an associated warning. For more information, see “Patch |
| warnings” (page 38). |
Hardware Platforms - OS Releases | The hardware platforms and |
| patch. |
Filesets | A listing of the filesets that compose this patch. |
Automatic Reboot? | This is set to Y if the installation of this patch requires a reboot. |
Status | The support status of the patch. For more information, see “Patch status” |
| (page 19). |
Critical | If this patch is considered critical, or if it supersedes a critical patch, additional |
| information is provided. For more information, see “Critical and noncritical |
| patches” (page 36). |
Category Tags | A listing of the categories associated with this patch. For more information, |
| see “Category tags” (page 20). |
Symptoms | The symptoms of the problem. |
Defect Description | A detailed description of the defect. |
Enhancement | This is set to Y if the patch is an enhancement. |
Patch Dependencies | All patches that this patch depends upon for proper operation. You must |
| install the listed patches if you are installing this patch. For more information, |
| see “Patch dependencies” (page 31). |
Hardware Dependencies | The specific system models to which this patch is applicable. |
Other Dependencies | The various dependencies that cannot be described in a simple manner. For |
| example, dependencies that are needed only under specific circumstances |
| will be listed here. For more information, see “Patch dependencies” (page 31). |
Supersedes | A list of all patches replaced, or superseded, by this patch. For more |
| information, see “Ancestors and supersession” (page 25). |
Installation Instructions | The standard installation instructions common to all patches. |
Special Installation Instructions | Any special instructions not included in those mentioned previously. This |
| field occasionally includes dependency information. |
Patch Family Tree | The patch family tree browser shows the lineage for a specified patch. The |
| root of the tree (the |
| predecessors are shown beneath it, indented to the right with an arrow symbol |
| pointing to the succeeding patch. Patches at the same indentation level that |
| point to the same patch have the same successor. |
Finding information for a specific patch | 37 |
