HP UX Software Assistant (SWA) 5

Ask your peers in the forums...............................................................................................................	62
Search knowledge base.........................................................................................................................	62
Key features ....................................................................................................................................	63
7 Using software depots for patch management .........................................................	64
Common software distributor commands for patching.......................................................................	64
Depot types...........................................................................................................................................	65
Directory depots..............................................................................................................................	65
Tape depots......................................................................................................................................	66
Using depots.........................................................................................................................................	66
Choosing depot type and depot location........................................................................................	67
Viewing depots.....................................................................................................................................	67
Examples of the swlist command................................................................................................	67
Creating and adding to a directory depot............................................................................................	69
Copying patches to depots..............................................................................................................	70
Advanced topic: HP-UX Software Assistant...................................................................................	71
Copying products with patch dependencies to depots...................................................................	71
Registering and unregistering directory depots...................................................................................	71
Examples of registering and unregistering depots.........................................................................	72
Advanced topic: access control lists................................................................................................	72
Verifying directory depots....................................................................................................................	73
Examples of verifying directory depots..........................................................................................	73
Removing software from a directory depot..........................................................................................	74
Advanced topic: removing superseded patches from a depot.......................................................	76
Removing a directory depot ................................................................................................................	77
Installing patches from a depot............................................................................................................	77
Examples of installing patches from a depot..................................................................................	79
Installing products with patch dependencies from a depot...........................................................	80
Custom patch bundles..........................................................................................................................	80
Examples of listing patches and bundles........................................................................................	81
Creating a custom bundle................................................................................................................	82
8 Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management .........................................	85
For more information............................................................................................................................	85
9 Using Dynamic Root Disk for patch management ....................................................	86
For more information............................................................................................................................	87
10 The Patch Assessment Tool ........................................................................................	88
Benefits of the Patch Assessment Tool..................................................................................................	88
Using the Patch Assessment Tool.........................................................................................................	88
Example of running the Patch Assessment Tool..................................................................................	89
11 Support and other resources .....................................................................................	91
Contacting HP.......................................................................................................................................	91
Before you contact HP.....................................................................................................................	91
HP contact information...................................................................................................................	91
Subscription service.........................................................................................................................	91
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................	91
Related information..............................................................................................................................	91
Documents.......................................................................................................................................	91
HP websites.....................................................................................................................................	92
Non-HP websites.............................................................................................................................	92
Typographic conventions......................................................................................................................	92
A Patch usage models .....................................................................................................	94
Patch usage model 1: hardware/application software change.............................................................	95
Patch usage model 2: third-party hardware/software qualification.....................................................	97

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