topic Re: Patch in Operating System - HP-UX

Patch

navin — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:35:41 GMT

Hi,
Can't we read or install patch from CD using swinstall?If we can't what is the procedure to read and add patch from CD.
Thanks

Re: Patch

A. Clay Stephenson — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:38:43 GMT

Generally, CD patches are included in the 'General Release' CD's which can be installed via swinstall. Individual patches are usually downloaded from the ITRC Patch Database and then installed using swinstall. Complete instructions are included with the download.

Re: Patch

Helen French — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:40:00 GMT

Hi,

Yes ! You can install patch form the CD. Normally HP sends it's patch bundle with the support plus CD ! For installing:

1) Mount the CD ( mount /dev/dsk/cxtydz /cdrom)
2) swinstall
3) Select target "local CD drive" and enter the path of the depot file.

HTH,
Shiju

Re: Patch

harry d brown jr — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:41:01 GMT

Navin,

What I do, which I think is very easy is to mount the cd like any other cd, then using swinstall interactively, I change the source to local directory (/cdrom - my mount point) and have at it.

live free or die
harry

Re: Patch

navin — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:41:28 GMT

Yes.I'm using the right CD which is nothing but HPUX support PLUS.But when using swinstall
it says nothing in it.

Re: Patch

navin — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:47:56 GMT

I have done as follow

mount /dev/dsk/c0t3d0 /cdrom
swreg -l depot /cdrom
swinstall

Usually if i run like the menu will be displayed with software in the CD.

Re: Patch

Darrell Allen — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 20:10:53 GMT

Hi,

You don't have to register the depot but it doesn't hurt anything.

/cdrom is not the depot. There are several depots on the Support Plus CD but they are in sub-directories of /cdrom. For instance, the Quality Pack depot is /cdrom/QPK1100 and the depot for diagnostics is /cdrom/ONLINEDIAGS/B.11.00. I believe onlinediags is capitalized. Do ll /cdrom to verify.

Darrell

Re: Patch

Helen French — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 20:17:37 GMT

Navin,

Problem is that you are not giving the full path in the target window. Do this

1) mount cdrom
2) Go to cdrom directory and make sure that the mount works fine and you can read all files.
3) start swinstall
4) In the target window, select 'local cd drive' and in the path give full path of the file name.

for eg: for installing QPK bundle,

/cdrom/QPK1100/B.11.00

HTH,
Shiju

Re: Patch

Michael Tully — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 20:54:56 GMT

Hi,

The correct paths for the December 2001
support CD are:

/cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.00 (diagnostics)
/cdrom/QPK1100 (patches)
/cdrom/HWE1100 (hardware patches)

The paths have been changed since the
previous CD was available.

-Michael

Re: Patch

Darrell Allen — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:01:41 GMT

Michael is correct. Diags are at /cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.0

I should have looked myself instead of relying on memory.

Darrell