HP UX Patch Management guide

TIP: Acquiring and installing standard HP-UX patch bundles is a two-step process. See

Chapter 2: “Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systems” (page 9).

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HP UX Patch Management manual Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systems

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 104 107 HP-UX patches and patch management Patch management strategies How to get patches Where to start Before you begin Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systemsOverview Should you use standard HP-UX patch bundles? Acquiring and installing standard HP-UX patch bundles Standard HP-UX patch bundlesAcquiring the bundles Installing the bundles As root, run the createdepothp-ux11script Advanced topic using Dynamic Root Disk DRD Swlist Acquiring and installing individual patches Acquiring the patches Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systems Installing the patches Swverify -d \* @ /tmp/somepatchdirectory/depot Advanced topic using Dynamic Root Disk DRD Patch identification HP-UX patch overviewPatch-related concepts HP-UX software structure Patch bundles Software depots and patch depots Patch status Patch state State Category tagsSwlist -l fileset -a state grep patchid Which patches are on a system? Swlist -l product -a categorytag patchid Examples of the swlist command For example $ swlist -l product *,c=patch $ swlist -l product *,c=manualdependencies $ swlist -l bundle @ somesystem Ancestors and supersession Ancestors$ swlist -l fileset -a ancestor PHSS29183 Supersession Swlist -a appliedpatches filesetname$ 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 patchid Patch-related attributes HP-UX Patch Supersession Chain 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 HP patch rating Rating details Patch documentation Critical and noncritical patchesFinding information for a specific patch $ swlist -l product -a categorytag PHSS30011 Subset of fields in patch text file and patch details Advanced topic the readme attribute Obtaining information using the ItrcPatch warnings Swlist -l product -a readme patchid more Critical and noncritical warnings How to handle patch warnings Questions to askAdvanced topic finding patches with warnings Backup and recovery Considerations Patch management overview Patch management life cycle Patch management life cycle Patch management overview Establishing a software change management strategy Restrictive Conservative Innovative Recommendations for software change management Operational factor and patch management strategy matrix Consideration of HP patch rating Patch management and software depots Proactive patching strategy Acquiring patches for proactive patching Reactive patching strategy Advanced topic HP-UX Software Assistant Advanced topic security patching strategy Acquiring patches for reactive patching Testing the patches to be installed Advanced topic scanning for security patches Key features What are standard HP-UX patch bundles?Standard HP-UX patch bundles Obtaining standard HP-UX patch bundles Standard HP-UX patch bundle use and release dates Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systems Useful pages on the Itrc Using the IT Resource CenterObtaining an Itrc user account Find individual patches Key features Accessing the patch database and finding an individual patch Click the add to selected patch list button Using the IT Resource Center Advanced topic checking for all patch dependencies Check for patches with dependencies Using the IT Resource Center Click the add to selected patch list button Support information digests Standard patch bundlesCustom patch bundles run a patch assessment Ask your peers in the forums Search knowledge base Using software depots for patch management Common software distributor commands for patching Depot types Directory depots Using depots Tape 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 Copying patches to depots Depot/patches/11.11 Registering and unregistering directory depots Advanced topic HP-UX Software AssistantCopying products with patch dependencies to depots $ swreg -l depot /depot/patches/2003-07periodicdepot Advanced topic access control listsExamples of registering and unregistering depots $ swreg -u -l depot /depot/patches/2003-07periodicdepot Verifying directory depots Examples of verifying directory depots$ swverify -d \* @ /mydepots/newdirectorydepot Verification succeeded Verification had errorsRemoving software from a directory depot $ swverify -d \* @ /mydepots/PHSS30278depot Execution succeeded $ /usr/sbin/cleanup -d /mydepots/patchdepot Advanced topic removing superseded patches from a depot$ swlist -l product -d @ /mydepots/patchdepot $ swlist -l product @ /mydepots/patchdepot Installing patches from a depotRemoving a directory depot $ swreg -u -l depot /mydepots/PHCO27780depot Reboots the system when required Examples of installing patches from a depot Analysis succeeded 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 Creating a custom bundle $ swlist -d @ /mydepots/temporarydepot Analysis succeeded Finally, remove the temporary depot Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management For more information 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 Patch usage model 1 hardware/application software change Components in test Image Then production 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 Patch usage model 5 proactive patch Create clone Patch usage model 6 reactive patch Passed? System Glossary Ancestor IPD SWA Index Index See also HWE Index