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HP Part Number: 5992-6582

Edition: 11

Published: September 2009

© Copyright 2004, 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Table of Contents

About This Document

Intended Audience
Typographic Conventions
Related Information
Publishing History
HP Encourages Your Comments

1 HP-UX Patches and Patch Management

Patch Management Strategies

How to Get Patches
Where to Start

2 Quick Start Guide for Patching HP-UX Systems

Before You Begin

Should You Use Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles?
Should You Use Individual Patches?
Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles

Acquiring and Installing Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles

Acquiring the Bundles
Installing the Bundles
Advanced Topic: Using Dynamic Root Disk (DRD)

Acquiring and Installing Individual Patches

Acquiring the Patches
Installing the Patches
Advanced Topic: Using Dynamic Root Disk (DRD)
Where to Go Next

3 HP-UX Patch Overview

Patch-Related Concepts

Patch Identification
HP-UX Software Structure
Patch Bundles
Software Depots and Patch Depots
Patch Status
Patch State
State
Category Tags

Which Patches Are on a System?

Examples of the swlist Command

Ancestors and Supersession

Ancestors
Supersession

Patch-Related Attributes

Patch Dependencies

Types of Dependencies
Corequisites and Prerequisites
Enforced and Unenforced (Manual) Dependencies
Impact of Dependencies on Acquiring Patches

Patch Rollback and Commitment

Patch Rollback
Patch Commitment
Advanced Topic: Patch Cleanup Utility

HP-UX Patch Ratings

HP Patch Rating of 1
HP Patch Rating of 2
HP Patch Rating of 3

Critical and Noncritical Patches

Finding Information for a Specific Patch

Patch Documentation
Advanced Topic: The readme Attribute
Obtaining Information Using the ITRC

Patch Warnings

The Warning Field
Critical and Noncritical Warnings
How to Handle Patch Warnings
Questions to Ask
Advanced Topic: Finding Patches with Warnings

Backup and Recovery

Considerations
Where to Go Next

4 Patch Management Overview

Patch Management Life Cycle

HP Service Contracts

Patch Management and Software Change Management Strategies

Establishing a Software Change Management Strategy
Recommendations for Software Change Management
Consideration of HP Patch Rating
Patch Management and Software Depots
Proactive Patching Strategy
Reactive Patching Strategy
Advanced Topic: Security Patching Strategy
Advanced Topic: Scanning for Security Patches

Testing the Patches to Be Installed

Where to Go Next

5 What Are Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles?

Key Features

Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles

Obtaining Standard HP-UX Patch Bundles

Where to Go Next

6 Using the IT Resource Center

Navigating Free Areas

Useful Pages on the ITRC

Find Individual Patches

Key Features
Accessing the Patch Database and Finding an Individual Patch

Advanced Topic: Checking for Special Installation Instructions

Advanced Topic: Checking for All Patch Dependencies

Check for Patches with Dependencies

Standard Patch Bundles

Custom Patch Bundles - Run a Patch Assessment

Key Features

Support Information Digests

Key Features

Ask Your Peers in the Forums

Search Knowledge Base

Key Features
Where to Go Next

7 Using FTP as an Alternative Patch Source

Using HP FTP Servers

FTP Directory Structure
Individual Patch Related Files

Using a Web Browser with FTP

Downloading Bundles and Patches Using a Web Browser

Using the Command Line Interface with FTP

Downloading Files Using the Command Line Interface
Where to Go Next

8 Using Software Depots for Patch Management

Common Software Distributor Commands for Patching

Depot Types

Directory Depots
Tape Depots

Using Depots

Choosing Depot Type and Depot Location

Viewing Depots

Examples of the swlist Command

Creating and Adding to a Directory Depot

Copying Patches to Depots
Advanced Topic: HP-UX Software Assistant
Copying Products with Patch Dependencies to Depots

Registering and Unregistering Directory Depots

Examples of Registering and Unregistering Depots
Advanced Topic: Access Control Lists

Verifying Directory Depots

Examples of Verifying Directory Depots

Removing Software from a Directory Depot

Advanced Topic: Removing Superseded Patches from a Depot

Removing a Directory Depot

Installing Patches from a Depot

Examples of Installing Patches from a Depot
Installing Products with Patch Dependencies from a Depot

Custom Patch Bundles

Examples of Listing Patches and Bundles
Creating a Custom Bundle
Where to Go Next

9 Using HP-UX Software Assistant for Patch Management

For More Information

10 Using Dynamic Root Disk for Patch Management

For More Information

11 Using Other Patch Tools

Using the Patch Assessment Tool

Example of Running the Patch Assessment Tool
Where to Go Next

The Security Patch Check Tool

A Patch Usage Models

Patch Usage Model 1: Hardware/Application Software Change
Patch Usage Model 2: Third-Party Hardware/Software Qualification
Patch Usage Model 3: Operating Environment Cold Install
Patch Usage Model 4: Operating Environment Update
Patch Usage Model 5: Proactive Patch
Patch Usage Model 6: Reactive Patch

B Other Resources

List of Figures

3-1 Patch Supersession Chain in a Patch Family
3-2 HP-UX Patch Supersession Chain
3-3 Patch Supersession Chains and Patch Dependencies

List of Tables

2-1 Standard HP-UX Patch Bundle Names
3-1 Variations of the swlist Command
3-2 Subset of Fields in Patch Text File and Patch Details Page
4-1 Operational Factor and Patch Management Strategy Matrix
4-2 Recommendations Based on Strategy
5-1 Standard HP-UX Patch Bundle Names
5-2 Standard HP-UX Patch Bundle Use and Release Dates
6-1 Navigating the Search Results Table
8-1 SD Commands for Patching
B-1 HP FTP Server
B-2 HP Websites
B-3 Non-HP Websites

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