Patch

[kamal_9]

Hi
Iam new to HPUX .how to do the patch analysis ?.for eg my server is working fine .and Iam having the list of currently installed patches in my server.nOw lot of patches are available in ITRC .do i need to install all the patches .or what is way to select the required patch .and how to download& install the patches .
what are the precautions that i should take before installing the patch.
wht is the difference between Patch Dependencies And other Dependencies.do i need to download these Dependencies patches also if it is mention in the Dependencies cloumn

[Cem Tugrul]

Hi,

Please have a loook
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=785887
good Luck,

[Ranjith_5]

Hi Kamaldas,

If you are running hpux 11 run the following to get the installed patch list.

#/usr/contrib/bin/show_patches|more
OR
#swlist -l products|grep PH*
OR
#swlist -l patch

To verify /check the integrity of patches use

#/usr/contrib/bin/check_patches>/tmp/patch_analysis

do #vi /tmp/patch_analysis and check for integrity.

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Its is important that you should update the system with the latest available patches. Helps you to have latest hardware support, command line utilities, and to fix known bugs.

You can download all available patches from

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do

It is also important that you meet the dependencies of all patches which you are going to install.


Regards,
Syam

[kamal_9]

Hi
These are the patches currently installed in my server .now how to find out what are the patches i have to download and install ?

[piyut_1]

hi..

U can download in itrc.com and there are manual page for install.
for looking patch that's already installed in system, run this command:

#swlist -l fileset |grep PH*

the common command to install patch is:

#swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true -s /tmp/depot source


hopes can help!

regards,
piyut

[Peter Godron]

Kamaldas,
you can HP to do the work!
At:
http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/assessSystemsPage.do?BC=patch.breadcrumb.main|
You can use the Patch assessment tool to check your patch level and recommend additional patches.
Then use the output to download the patches and install.
Regards

[kamal_9]

Hi Guys .. thnaks for u r quick response . I will be assging the points now .Can u pls tell me
what is the difference between
GOLDAPPS11i(B.11.11.0412.5)
released: 2004/12/01
Gold Applications Patches for HP-UX 11i v1, December 2004 391670

GOLDBASE11i(B.11.11.0412.5)
released: 2004/12/01
Gold Base Patches for HP-UX 11i v1, December 2004 391670
are they same

[Ranjith_5]

Hi Kamaldas,

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/addUpdateSystemsPage.do?BC=patch.breadcrumb.main|patch.breadcrumb.assess|

Attached the script to collect system patch analysis ( HP-UX 10.x and above only ). Run this .. and upload the resilts as mentioned in the above link.

Regards,
Syam

[John Payne_2]

Hello.

Consider reading the Patch Management User Guide for HPUX 11.x systems. It can be found at http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-0686/index.html

The HPUX Patch team spent conciderable effort putting this together. It talks top to bottom on the patch management process and will give you a very clear understanding of what all is involved, terminology, etc.

Hope it helps

John

[Mobeen_1]

Kamal,
I am not sure what kind of support your systems are on? If you are on GOLD or Business Critical support then HP will recommend the patches.

Assuming that you don't have support, you take a close look at your system and see the components you are using and then look at the available patches and see if they are of use to you, then test them on a test system and then apply.

Depending on from where you come, i know some folks who say ...

If it aint broken don't touch it :)

As mentioned by John and others in the priors posts, please do use those resources and they will be helpful


regards
Mobeen

[kamal_9]

Hi Everybody
I did as you said. whn i go thru hp recommended profile its not showing the patches for DataProtector.so i created a newprofile and i make the selection and i went ahead with that iam getting the patches for the DP also .
Normally how you guys do the patch analysis.
and Iam not able to download the selected patch bundles after soem MB of download its getting aborted