patch install CD vs disk

[Elena Leontieva]

I plan to install patches ( > 100) from CDROM, and it worked fine before. I wonder what happens if CDROM drive fails during the load?
Is it actually safer to copy the patch depot to disk and install from it?

Thanks!

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Installing from the CDROM is quite safe. The actual installation phase will not occur until the software is actually copied to the host server.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

It's good way and safe to install patches from
cdrom.
The only thing is that install from disk is
in most cases faster than from cdrom.

Caesar

[Paul Sperry]

Install from the CD.
the installation process copies the patches to the hard drive then it installs them.

[Steven E. Protter]

It doesn't matter.

There is a performance gain(slight) by installing off of disk. I don't do it for safety.

I've gotten lazy about ordering the CD's for the patch sets. When I need the quality pack, I just download it.

Isn't the Internet slick that way?

When our net connection is down, I use the CD's, which is why I'd better move my mouse and get the March CD's in house.

Regards,

SEP

[Chapaya]

Hello ,
i will give you some advices :
1.Check how many space you have on /opt ,/var , /tmp .
2.Backup your kernel , probably you are installing PHKL patches .

It's doesnt matter if you install from cdrom .

Bye ,
Eran .

[Geoff Wild]

The nice thing about disk is, you can put your patches in a software depot - then, you can install patches on all your servers from the depot - instead of having to mount/nfs export your cdrom...


Rgds...Geoff