A dumb question??

[John McDen]

I have created a bundle of few patches some of the patches say automactic reboot required. So once I use swinstall to install the depot bundle file will the system automactically reboot the system or I will have to reboot it manually after the patches is installed??

Thanks

[PIYUSH D. PATEL]

Hi,

The system will automatically reboot once the patch is applied.

Piyush

[Helen French]

If any patch says it required a reboot(normally kernel patches PHKL_XXXX), then after the installation it will prompt you that it will reboot the system. You don't need to manually do that !

[PIYUSH D. PATEL]

Hi,

Before applying the patch...also make a copy of the old kernel...vmunix....incase some problem occurs you can boot the system thro the old kernel.

Piyush

[John Palmer]

It'll warn you that a reboot is required and if you accept then swinstall will automatically reboot as the last step.

On reboot, the patches will be configured.

Regards,
John

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi John:

The default will be to reboot. Patches carry an attribute 'is_reboot' that toggles 'swinstall' to call 'reboot'. You can override this at the command line with:

-x autoreboot=false

If you are using an interactive 'swinstall' (i.e. you simply typed 'swinstall' at the commandline), you will be offered a dialog box notifying you of the required reboot.

Most "PHKL" and many "PHNE" patches require a reboot.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Pete Randall]

John,

From the command line, with the -x autoreboot=true option, no interaction is required. If you're using the GUI, you will have to acknowledge (by clicking an OK button) that the system is going to be re-booted.

HTH,
Pete

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

The swinstall will not _really_ reboot automatically, it will warn you that a reboot is required, and will reboot when you press okay... until you press okay it will stay up.
Later,
Bill

[John McDen]

Thanks you all very much...I am done.