topic Patch Level in Operating System - HP-UX

Patch Level

Brantley Hudson_1 — Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:12:44 GMT

I'm trying to determine the patches installed on a machine and am unsure on
HPUX how to find out. Can someone give me a pointer? (Sorry for the newbie
question, I'm just starting out)

Thanks,
Brantley

Re: Patch Level

Randy Mather — Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:23:43 GMT

swlist -l product | more or redirect to a file
(swlist -l product>file.ext)
This will output products and patches installed.

swlist -l fileset -a state | more

This will output products and patches, and if they are configured.

Also .. if you have support, there is a custom patch manager on the HP support
web site that will let you do a patch analysis on your system. Under software
updates area.

Be CAREFUL when installing patches. I usually test them one at a time on
another server if possible.

randy_mather@ham.honda.com
Honda of America Mfg

Re: Patch Level

Chris Anoruo_1 — Wed, 05 Apr 2000 22:09:03 GMT

You can also go to /var/adm/sw/patch to see all the patches installed and
superseded.

Re: Patch Level

Brantley Hudson_1 — Thu, 06 Apr 2000 05:19:29 GMT

Randy Mather's response was what I was looking for. The swlist output gives the
patch name and a description, and that's exactly what I needed.

Thanks,
Brantley