H
Hardware Enablement patch bundle (see HWE) hardware_enablement category tag, 21 HWE, 52
(see also standard
reboot on install, 12
use and release date table, 53
I
individual patches (see patches) installed SW state, 20 is_patch attribute, 30 is_reboot attribute, 30
ITRC forums, 62
getting access to patch download, 55 Knowledge Base, 62
patch database, 55 Subscriber's Choice, 62 using, 55
using to get information, 38 webpages, 55
M
manual dependencies about, 32
checking for in the Patch Database, 59 listing with swlist, 24
using swlist to get readme information, 38 manual_dependencies category tag, 21
N
network depots (see directory depots) noncritical patches, 36
noncritical warnings, 39
P
Patch Assessment Tool, 88 patch bundles, 52
(see also standard
overview, 18 patch database
patch dependencies (see dependencies) patch depots (see depots)
patch management importance of, 7 life cycle, 42 overview, 7, 42
quick start, 9 patch strategies overview, 45 proactive, 48 reactive, 49
risk and downtime management, 45 security, 50
using depots, 66 using DRD, 86 using SWA, 85
patch_state attribute, 28, 30 patches, 7
(see also patch bundles)
(see also patch management) acquiring, 8, 13 ancestors, 25
attributes, 29 category tags, 20 commitment, 33 concepts, 17 critical, 36
decoding patch names, 17 details, 36
getting, 55
getting information about a patch, 36 individual versus bundles, 9 installing, 15
noncritical, 36 overview, 17 ratings, 34 removing, 33 rollback, 33 security, 50 state, 19 status, 19 supersession, 26 testing, 51 text file, 36
using individual patches, 9 warnings, 38
patching, 48
(see also patch strategies) importance of, 7 Quick Start Guide, 9 using DRD, 86
using SWA, 85 where to start, 8
prerequisites, 31
proactive patching strategy, 48 (see also patch strategies)
Q
QPK, 52
(see also standard
overview, 43 reboot on install, 12
use and release date table, 53 Quality Pack patch bundle (see QPK)
108 Index