patch installtion

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

I need a clarification whether i can install the patch which is in tar format (Oracle-reqpatches-hpux_800_11.11_10200745.tar ) directly instead of extracting and installing the patches.

[Alex Lavrov.]

No, you should first open the tar and then apply the pach according to the instruction inside.

Anyway, you'll spend the same disk space and disk I/O, because the files must be extracted from tar in both cases.

Alex.

[Arunvijai_4]

Its not possible without extracting them, Just try, tar tvf Oracle-reqpatches-hpux_800_11.11_10200745.tar for available patches inside the package.

-Arun

[RAC_1]

What patch is this??

tar -tvf "file"
You can install without extracting it.
tar -xf "tar_file" - | swinstall

[Joseph Loo · Accepted solution]

hi,

of course not. u have to "un-tar" first.

# tar -xvf Oracle-reqpatches-hpux_800_11.11_10200745.tar

if this is a bundle taken from the HP patch website, i believe after "un-taring", there is a "create_depot_hp-ux_11" file. run it to create depot and also "un-share" the patches.

regards.

[Joseph Loo]

u may also like to do something about all these points assignments:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/pageList.do?userId=CA1323105&listType=unassigned&forumId=1

regards.

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

hello all ,
with the help of u all , i've installed patches successfully.
especially thanks to joseph loo, bcz i've executed the script create_... which is in the patch to create a depot directory and after that i specify the source location of this directory.

once again thanku all
and sorry for not assigning points before.

thanks Loo for reminding me for points.