How to get patches

HP provides numerous ways to acquire patches, ensuring that system administrators with different goals and different levels of expertise can find a patch source to fit their needs. You can obtain patches individually or in groups of related patches known as patch bundles.

This guide discusses the following HP-UX patch sources:

•IT Resource Center (ITRC) website: http://itrc.hp.com

•Patch Tools:

HP-UX Software Assistant (SWA) is the HP-recommended utility to maintain currency with HP-published security bulletins and recommended patch levels for HP-UX 11i software. See “Using HP-UX Software Assistant for patch management” (page 85) for more information.

Where to start

If you have immediate patching needs, see Chapter 2: “Quick start guide for patching HP-UX systems” (page 9).

If you want to learn about patching options, read all chapters in this guide, and then choose the resource that best meets your needs.

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