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[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

how to install pathches and how can i check the dependencies for that patch.

[Patrick Wallek]

The easy answer to that is to read the patch text for each patch. Dependencies are listed. Installation instructions are listed. And one very important thing -- There can be "Special installation instructions" for some patches. This means that you might have to stop a daemon before you install a patch, or do some configuration afterwards. It is VERY important to read and follow the "Special installation instructions" for a patch if there are any.

If you are downloading a BUNCH of patches, go through the ITRC ( http://itrc.hp.com ) and do your patches from there. It will automatically determine patch dependencies for you.

There are also twice-yearly patch bundles from HP that you can either download or get on CD/DVD. These are complete sets and all dependencies are included.

You still need to read the patch text for all patches though to see about the "special installation instructions" and to try and determine if the patch is likely to cause any problems with any of your applications that are running on the system.

This is also a very good reason to have separate test and production systems. You initially install the patches on the test system, make sure they work correctly and the application(s) still work correctly and then install in production after a few weeks of testing.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

You can download patches from the ITRC patch database (via the Maintenance and Support link at the left):

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

If you look at the installation instructions for any patch you find there, you will see the fundamental use of 'swinstall'. By example:

# swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true -s /tmp/PHCO_32438.depot

If you select a patch that has dependencies, then the patch database will automatically offer those dependent patches for concurrent download. You can (and *should*) read the patch notes for a patch you are going to download. Among the information therein is always as section titled "Other Dependencies". Any dependent patches would also be identified there.

Your question really begs you to read over this document:

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1163/index.html

Regards!

...JRF...