This guide presents introductory-level information
about patches and patch management for HP-UX. Emphasis is on providing
solutions that you can quickly understand and
implement. At a novice level this guide is easy to use, but at an
expert patching level you may find it less efficient.
Patching is a complex subject and as such should
receive considerable attention from system administrators with patch-related
responsibilities. HP understands, however, that this is not always
possible, so this guide is targeted to less experienced system administrators
who must acquire and use basic patch management skills in a short
period of time.
This guide describes a simplified approach to
patching and patch management of HP-UX systems that use the following
release software: