Installing An individual patch

[Miro Klima]

The following files are in the /tmp/patches/ directory:
PHC0_28123
PHC0_28123.depot
PHC0_28123.text
create_depot_hp-ux_11
README_hp-ux
I thought I could run create_depot_hp-ux_11, but it's a file and not a script. What are the steps for installing this patch?

[Michael Steele_2]

# export DISPLAY=###.###.###.###:0.0 (* ip address of work station *)

# swinstall & (* launch gui *)





-or-

# swinstall -s /dir/PHC0_28123.depot

[Norman_21]

You should run it as following:

# ./create_depot_hp_ux_11

it'll create the files *.text and *.depot and a directory /depot, then:

# rm *.depot
# rm *.text

# swinstall -s /tmp/patches/directory/depot

Read the README_hp-ux for more details!

Thanks

[Steven E. Protter]

If its only one patch, you don't need to use the create_depot script. That script is for creating a single depot with multiple patches.

swinstall -s /tmp/patches/PHCVO_28123.depot \*


If its a reboot patch, the command line is thus:

swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x reinstall=false -s /tmp/patches/PHCVO_28123.depot \*


The reinstall line prevents damaging reinstalls, but is not required.

The prior posts are quite valid solutions as well.

SEP

[Bhuvaneswari Selvaraj]

Hi,

Steven Protter's reply is pretty good.. Yo umay need to add one mpre option -x reinstall=true if the patch is already installed on the system and you want to reinstall the same...

You may want to go through man swinstall to get to know the additional options and their usage..

If you are a new user, it will be helpful, if you export the display and just give swinstall.. it will bring up a GUI in which there is a options checklist that is self explanatory..click your choice and then install.

hope this helps...