Hp-UX Patch Installation

[Andreas Huck]

I need to install different patches for
HP-OV NMM 6.1 and a lot of patches for
Optivity NMS 9.01 on a HP-UX Station.

Is the attached installation attachment the right way to install the patches ?

Download Instructions
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#---------- cut here -------------------
# This is a shell archive. Remove anything before this line,
# then unpack it by saving it in a file and typing "sh file".
#
# Wrapped by HPUX Patch Admin on Tue May 12 16:15:20 1998
#
# This archive contains:
# PHCO_14775.text PHCO_14775.depot
#
# Existing files will not be overwritten.
# Modification/access file times will be preserved.
# Error checking via wc(1) will be performed.
# Error checking via sum(1) will be performed.
# Binary files are compressed using compress(1).

I downloaded some patches in a txt- format.
--> PHCO14775.txt
Next I renamed it to
--> PHCO14775
Is the attached Installation Instruction
the right way to install the patch with this
script ? (PHC01475)

Sorry, I have only experience in updating some Solaris Stations with Patches.

How I can find out what patches are previously installed on the machine ?

regards


Andreas Huck

[Andreas Voss]

Hi,

the Installation Instruction are right.
Look out in the text document of the patch for requiering reboot. If so, plan your installation.

To see what patches (software) are installed on your system type:
swlist

For a more detailed list type:
swlist -l product

Greetings

Andrew

[CHRIS_ANORUO · Accepted solution]

Hi Andreas,

The attachment from you has instructions on how to install a patch. Here are some hints
1. Download the specific patch or bundle from the IT Resouce Center (Maintenance/Support).
2.Backup your system and copy the patch to /tmp #(for example)
3. Unpack the patch eg: sh PHKL_16751.html
4. The unpacked file will give PHKL_16751.text and PHKL_16751.depot
5. It is the PHKL_16751.depot that you have to install using swinstall.
6. Make a directory /tmp/DEPOT #For example. Copy this depot file into the /tmp/DEPOT directory with tis command:
swcopy -s /tmp/PHKL_16751.DEPOT * @ /tmp/DEPOT. 6. swinstall -x match_target=true -x autoreboot=true
-S /tmp/DEPOT.

Regards

[Patrick Wessel]

If you are looking for more background information about Patch Management check out the following White Paper:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/pdf/B3782-90828.pdf

[karis]

Hi,

I think there is a slight mix up in what Chris wrote.
#6. should be swinstall -x match_tardet=true -x autoreboot=true -s /tmp/DEPOT.
You can use scopy for other patches into the depot so as to have a single reboot.

[Andreas Huck]

Hi,

thank you all for your fast help !
I think with these information I can handle
the upgrades but:

the only bad thing is, that I have to install 20 Patches for an application called
"Optivity NMS 9.01".
right, 20 Patches !!!!!
And for HP-OV NMM 6.1 I need different patches too.

What do you think how many time it?s take to install all of it ?
It is possible to receive one big patch instead of 20 cumultative and intermediate Patches ?

these are the Patches, Optivity needs on a HP-UX 11.0 OS:

HP-UX UNIX System Requirements

The following patches must be installed prior to installing Optivity NMS 9.0.1 on
an HP-UX UNIX platform with an 11.00 Operating System.

HP-UX 11.00 Operating System Required Patches
PHSS_16587 s700_800 11.X HP a C++ Runtime Libraries (aCC A.03.13)

PHKL_14750 s700_800 11.00 pthread_cond_timedwait(3T) EINVAL Patch

PHCO_17556 s700_800 11.00 fsck_vxfs(1M) Cumulative Patch

PHCO_17792 s700_800 11.00 Cumulative SAM/ObAM Patch

PHKL_17038 s700_800 11.00 Data Page Fault When Field vmtrace?ng Fix

PHKL_20079 s700_800 11.00VxFS Process Hang, Performance Improvement

PHKL_20016 s700_800 11.00 2nd CPU Not Recognized in G70/H70/I70

PHKL_20674 s700_800 11.00 fix VxFS Unmount Hang & MMF, Sync Panics

PHKL_18543 s700_800 11.00 PM/VM/UFS/async/scsi/io/DMAPI/JFS/perf Cumulative
Dependent patches which must be applied first:
PHCO_17556 (above)
PHCO_17792 (above)
PHKL_17038 (above)
PHKL_20079 (above)
PHKL_20016 (above)
PHKL_20674 (above)

PHKL_20836 s700_800 11.00 VM Cumulative Patch
Dependent patches which must be applied first:
PHKL_18543 (above)

PHCO_19666 s700_800 11.0 libpthreads Cumulative Patch
Dependent patches which must be applied first:
PHKL_18543 (above)

PHCO_20765 s700_800 11.0 libc Cumulative Patch

PHNE_20094 s700_800 11.0 Streams Pty Cumulative Patch

PHSS_19964 s700_800 11.0 X/Motif2.1 Runtime OCT99 Periodic Patch

PHSS_20145 s700_800 11.0 CDE Msg Cat OCT99 Cumulative Patch

PHSS_20140 s700_800 11.0 CDE Runtime OCT99 Cumulative Patch
Dependent patches which must be applied first:
PHNE_20094 (above)
PHSS_19964 (above)
PHSS_20145 (above)
PHSS_20141 s700_800 11.0 XServer Cumulative Patch
PHSS_17535 s700_800 11.0 Font Server JAN99 Cumulative Patch
HP may have released new patches subsequent to the release of Optivity NMS 9.0.1. For
the latest HP-UX patch information, consult the following Web addresses:
The Americas and Asia Pacific: http://us-support.external.hp.com/
Europe: http://europe-support.external.hp.com/


Is their a other solution, like installing
all this patches.
Is there a possibillity to order a cdrom
with the Patches, or must i have download
all ?

regards

Andreas Huck

[Alan Riggs]

There is a better way. Copy all of the files to your machine. unpack the .depot files and move them all into a fresh directory. Use swcopy to create a depot that contains all of the files. You can do this with command line options or use swcopy interactively. The important thing is to select al of the .depot files as your sources and then name the target whatever you choose.

Then, simply point swinstall to your new combined depot and select all patches for install.

[Andreas Huck]

Hi Alan,

that?s a good idea, but when i have to hold
an specific search order for the patches or
i have to reboot between some of them, can
i make still one Depot for all the patches.

regards


Andreas

[Alan Riggs]

If you truly have to reboot between patches, then you will require multiple reboots. This is rarely necessary, though, and if so it should be listed under the special instructions for the patch. In general, you can apply multiple patches which update kernel filesets (and thus require reboot) in one shot.