ignite patch

[Raj_Ranjan]

Hi,

Last day I took a ignite backup of our production server using the command make_tape_recovery and got some warning messages(see attached file). This is asking for the two patches to be installed. I want to know the significance of the patches and also if the it requires reboot.

[Shrikant Lavhate]

Hi,

Goto patch database in itrc.com :
http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do?admit=109447626+1216642906309+28353475


And search for those patches. You will get all info about them also if they require reboot or not too.

[Ivan Krastev]

These are pax patches and doesn't require reboot.

regards,
ivan

[Pete Randall]

The two patches depend on what version of the OS you have - one is for 11.0 and one is for 11.11. The patch upgrades the version of pax installed on your system to the required level for Ignite. And, no, it does not require a reboot.


Pete

[Jonathan E. Deady]

Raj,

The first patch listed (PHCO_30150) is fairly old (2004) and does not require a reboot.

The second patch (PHCO_32438) is a year old (2007) and also can be applied without rebooting.

Regards,

Jonathan

[Shrikant Lavhate]

As mentioned above both patches requires no reboot. For more details:

PHCO_30150

http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHCO_30150&sel={hpux:11.00,}&BC=main|search|
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PHCO_32438

http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHCO_32438&sel={hpux:11.11,}&BC=main|search|

[Raj_Ranjan]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I would like to know whether these patches are really required to be installed. And also what about the backup which i have taken.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

> I would like to know whether these patches are really required to be installed. And also what about the backup which i have taken.

Why would you quibble with the requirement to install a patch that is required by software that protects your system?

As noted, install the patch that matches your operating system version. No reboot is required!

I would install the appropriate patch and redo the Ignite backup. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Pete Randall]

It is painless and highly recommended to install the patch for your OS version. As the WARNING notes, "If you do not load the pax patch, some files will not be correctly archived (see the Ignite-UX release notes for details)".

When you are creating a Recovery Backup, I would think that having some files incorrectly archived would NOT be one of your goals.

Install the appropriate patch.


Pete

[Sharma Sanjeev]

Hi Raj

We should install all the Patches in System which is required
and patch resolve most of the problems specially in HP-UX :-)

Regards
Sanjeev

[Raj_Ranjan]

Please can anyone explain me the meaning of

Status: General Superseded

in the following URL:

http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=PHCO_32438&sel={hpux:11.11,}&BC=main|search|

Thanks

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

It means that the patch has been replaced by a newer one, and that the newer one should be used.

If you notice 2 lines at the top of the document like:

The recommended patch is : PHCO_35998
The most recent patch is : PHCO_35998

This mean that the most recent patch with this same functionality is PHCO_35998. It also means that HP recommends that you use PHCO_35998 rather than the old patch.

Info on PHCO_35998 here:

http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?BC=main|search|patchDetail{PHCO_32438,{hpux:11.11,}}|&patchid=PHCO_35998&sel={hpux:11.11,}

[Pete Randall]

It simply means that there is a newer version of the patch available. If you go ahead and select this one for download it will show you the newer one and you can select it at that time.


Pete

[Sharma Sanjeev]

Hi Raj

But please read a readme of New Patch sometimes new patch is having Low Rating

Regards
Sanjeev

[Dennis Handly]

>Sanjeev: But please read a readme of New Patch sometimes new patch is having Low Rating

That's why you should look for: The recommended patch