topic Re: Question on patch depots in Operating System - HP-UX

Question on patch depots

Chris Fadrowski — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:12:46 GMT

I have created patch depots on each one of my HPUX servers. After installing the patches, can i safely delete the PHKL_XXXX.depot and PHKL_XXXX.text files and the actuall swcopied patches or do they need to remain. I believe i can just get rid of them, but want to make sure.

My setup is

/u01
PKHL_XXXX.depot
PHKL_XXXX.TEXT

I swcopy these to my depot

/u01/patches (this is the actual depot)
PHKL_XXXX

PHKL_XXXX

Re: Question on patch depots

Kevin Wright — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:01:53 GMT

sure, unless you may want to install them on another server sometime soon, otherwise, just wasted disk space.

Re: Question on patch depots

Jeff Schussele — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:06:27 GMT

Hi Chris,

One note of caution - if you registered the depots so that they could be installed remotely to another system, then you should unregister them before deleting.

To determine IF they're registered, run:

swlist -l depot

If they are, to unregister:

swreg -u -l depot /u01/PHKL_XXXX.depot #or whatever they're called & wherever they're located.

Rgds,
Jeff

Re: Question on patch depots

Steven Richards — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:16:06 GMT

Chris,

Once you have successfully created your depot it is fine to delete the .depot and .text files.

In fact if you download patches from the ITRC and use the create depot script that comes with them then the documentation recommends you do this once it has completed.

regards

S.

Re: Question on patch depots

James R. Ferguson — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:16:30 GMT

Hi Chris:

Yes, you can.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Question on patch depots

Umapathy S — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:18:33 GMT

Chris,
You can safely do the same.

-Umapathy

Re: Question on patch depots

Chris Fadrowski — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:18:56 GMT

so both

/u01/PHKL_XXXX.depot and text

and

/u01/patches/PHKL.XXXX

can be deleted. Kind of what i thought. thanks a bunch.