NOTE: In addition to the information in this guide, you should review the release notes for the product you are patching.

Standard HP-UX patch bundles

Table 2-1shows the bundle names for the HP-UX 11i releases. See Chapter 5 (page 52) for more information.

Table 2-1 Standard HP-UX patch bundle names

Patch Bundle Name

HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11)

HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23)

HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31)

 

 

 

 

Feature Enablement

N/A

FEATURE11i

FEATURE11i

 

 

 

 

Hardware Enablement

HWEnable11i

HWEnable11i

HWEnable11i

 

 

 

 

Quality Pack

GOLDAPPS11i

QPKAPPS

QPKAPPS

 

GOLDBASE11i

QPKBASE

QPKBASE

 

 

 

 

Required

BUNDLE11i

BUNDLE11i

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Standard HP-UX patch bundles are cumulative. The latest version of a bundle includes patches from all previous versions. Also, the standard patch bundles might have overlapping content. This will not affect the patching process.

Acquiring and installing standard HP-UX patch bundles

The standard HP-UX patch bundles provide recommended sets of HP-UX system patches, which you should use for proactive patching. See Chapter 5 (page 52) for information on specific standard patch bundles.

Acquiring the bundles

To obtain standard patch bundles from the web, perform the following steps:

1.Log in to the target system.

2.Determine the operating system release by entering this command: uname -r

Record the information. You will use this information in step 8.

3.Be sure that you are logged in as a user with write permissions to the download directory that you plan to use.

These instructions assume you are using the /tmp directory.

4.Log in to the ITRC at http://itrc.hp.com.

Be sure to log in to the appropriate site (Americas/Asia Pacific or European).

NOTE: You must link your active HP support agreement (that includes Software Updates) to your ITRC profile before downloading patches. Use the My Profile link for instructions after completing login at the ITRC website.

5.Select Patch database from the left navigation.

6.Select find standard patch bundles.

7.Select HP-UX patch bundles.

8.Select the most recent release name for the operating system (by release date).

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