To check available patch

[Jess_13]

Hi all,

I would like to know the command to check all the patch available in my Alpha server. Or is there any directory which stores all the patches?

Thank you.

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi,

there are two ways.
dupatch -nolog -track -type patch
and
cd /usr/.smdb.
ls -l | grep -i "pat.*inv"

greetings,

Michael

[Jess_13]

Hi Micheal, thanks a lot for your prompt reply.

For the second command, what is the purpose for grep -i"pat.inv"? The result shows the patch id that are installed previously?

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Jess,

each patch has more than one file and I wanted to make the listing shorter.

greetings,

Michael

[Johan Brusche]

Jess

Some refinement to Michael's suggestion...

cd /usr/.smdb.

ls *PAT*.inv | wc -l
gives you the number of patchmodules present in the kits installed on the system.

grep INSTALLED *PAT*.sts | wc -l
gives you the number of patchmodules ever installed on the system.

The code in the filename between the string OSFPAT or TCRPAT and 5nn(version.nmbr) is the patch-ID, eg:
OSFPAT02610200540, means patch-ID 26102.00 for V5.1B

Rgds,
__ Johan.

[Ivan Ferreira]

You can use:

dupatch -track -type kit

To verify your cumulative patch level.

You can also use:

setld -i |grep -i patch

To list individual patches.