Patch usage model 2: third-party hardware/software qualification

Begi n: Product needs to be certified on HP-UX 11i v2/v3

Review HP-UX Software

Transition Kit for compliance

(software.hp.com–HP-UX

11i v2 only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquire latest QPK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

using SWA or from

 

Is a

 

 

 

 

 

OE media (if OE

 

 

 

 

 

 

media is used,

complete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

check for latest

OE update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or install

 

 

 

 

 

QPK updates

required?

 

 

 

 

 

from the ITRC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go to the HP-UX 11i v2/v3 OE Update model 4

Install

QPK

No

Use DRD to

minimize

downtime?

Yes

Create clone

*Ensure the latest drd_unsafe_patch_list file is loaded

Apply QPK to clone and test/validate

Activate and reboot clone

Port of third

party No product?

Yes

Review HP Patch

Equivalency

information for additional patches

Go to the HP-UX 11i v2/v3 Reactive Patching model 6

No

PerformTesting qualification

testingsuccessful

Yes

End:

Product qualified

NOTE: * More information is available in the Managing Rare DRD-Unsafe Patches white paper, available at http://www.hp.com/go/drd-docs.

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