HP-patches

[Cathy Arora]

Hi ALl;
This is my first time that I will be installing patches. So I have few questions.
1) IS gold base enough for hp-uX 11i. I did cold install of my system and already have some of patches installed with core OS.
2) Once I know what to install what is chain of cmmand from A-Z to complete the process.
Thanks,

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Cathy,

Take a look jat this link.

http://www.software.hp.com/SUPPORT_PLUS/qpk.html

Hope this helps,
Robert-Jan

[Steven E. Protter]

You should install the following:

http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=BUNDLE11i

http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B3782IPR1

http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B3782HWE


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[Cathy Arora]

after reading part of the link it seems that patches are supposed to be isntalled on /temp but I would like to confirm it if this is correct.
also I have to instlal goldbase11i and golapps11i and phkl_26405 (two on cd and phkl_26405 on tape) . can I install all at the same time?

Thanks very much.

[Hazem Mahmoud_3]

In the past I've installed several patches at the same time. It may however differ from different patches. Some require a reboot.
As far as /temp is concerned. You just need to download them there (or any other directory you want). You don't actually install them there.
It's easier to create a depot for everything you want installed, then dump it all in that depot and run swinstall on that.
I hope that helps.

-Hazem

[Hazem Mahmoud_3]

One more thing, read the installation instructions for that patch at:

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHKL_26405&admit=-1335382922+1073072895157+28353475

It will require a reboot.

-Hazem

[Cathy Arora]

I am getting more confuse because I have not installed patches.
I have to isntall goldbase11i and goldapps11i which supposedly on this cd.
so first I had to create mount point for cdrom.
I did mkdir /cdrom
and then mount -r /dev/desk/cXtXdX /cdrom
cd /cdrom
swlist
I do not see goldapps11i or goldbase11i
PLease help.
than once i see this I would like to know how to create deport ( does it mean to create directory /tmp/goldbase11i_11.11.deport)
and if not then what do I have to do.
after that all this is done I would do - swinstall -s /temp/goldbase11i_11.11.deport
I would like to if this is ll correct.
Plese help

[Hazem Mahmoud_3]

Cathy,
Ok, swlist only lists software which is "installed" on your system. To see the contents of the CD, do:
# cd /cdrom
# ls

Then to install from the CDROM:

# swinstall -s /cdrom

Since the software is already in a depot, you do not need to create one. After that, it will walk you through the steps of the installation and is pretty much straight forward.
To ensure it installed properly:

# swlist

For future reference however, to add software to a depot you use the swcopy command. For example:

# swcopy -s /cdrom @ /var/spool/sw

Does all that make sense?

-Hazem

[Cathy Arora]

Thanks Hazem. all make sense except
your last line about further reference etc.

Thanks again

[Mic V.]

Cathy,

One thing you'll learn about system patching is that there are many different philosophies. One of those philosophies is that the "gold"/extension patch bundle is sufficient. Another philosophy is "patch only when something's broken," while another is "patch everything with the latest patches" (typically downloaded from HP -- there are maaaany more on HP's site than you get with the "gold" bundle). "Good enough" is a relative term and can very depending on whether it's production, development, what apps will be run, etc. Some applications require certain patches, and then gold is not "good enough."

I personally like to start out a system's life with all possible patches (a gold bundle, then detailed analysis from HP's site) assuming said patches are more than 6 months old, then patch as needed/applicable during its lifetime. I tend to like to apply more patches rather than fewer, and I've never had a problem doing it, but it's often difficult to get that kind of time.


If you have a software support contract, you should be able to get some patching information/downloads from the ITRC site.

Mic

[Hazem Mahmoud_3]

Cathy,
What I meant about the last line was in regards to your inquiry about creating a depot so that you can place software/patches in there and then install them. You had asked above about how to create a depot. So in order for you to create a depot, you can use the "swcopy" command. For example:

# swcopy -s /cdrom @ /var/spool/sw

This will copy the software in cdrom to the depot /var/spool/sw.
Does that make sense? Let me know if it doesn't.

-Hazem

ps - Thanks for making me an ITRC Pro!! Because of the points you gave me, I was able to get the "hat". Thanks again!