How do you copy a patch into an existing depot?

[John E. Goetz]

I have a depot ready to be installed but need to add one patch to it. What are the commands to do this?

[David Bellamy · Accepted solution]

swcopy -s "patch" @depot

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi John:

# swcopy -v -s /tmp/PHxxxx_nnnn.depot -x enforce_dependencies=false \*
@ /var/tmp/swdepot

By using '-x enforce_dependencies=false' you don't have to meet patch dependency requirements within the depot. You *change* this to '-x enforce_dependencies=true' when you perform the actual 'swinstll' but the dependencies are verified to be me using your Installed Product Database *and* the depot at the point.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Ra Jose]

List depots
# swlist -l depot
If you patch shar, first create
patch depot
Then copy the patches from patch depot
to your target depot that you want.
# swcopy -s patch_depot \* @ target_depot

The above will copy your patches from patch_depot to target_depot that you want. Then you can use target_depot the load onto the system.
Rajos

[James George_1]

# swcopy -x enforce_dependencies=false -x mount_all_filesystems=false -s /tmp/patch.depot \* @ hostname:/your_existing_depot

Rgds/ james