Question on patch depots

[Chris Fadrowski]

I have created patch depots on each one of my HPUX servers. After installing the patches, can i safely delete the PHKL_XXXX.depot and PHKL_XXXX.text files and the actuall swcopied patches or do they need to remain. I believe i can just get rid of them, but want to make sure.

My setup is

/u01
PKHL_XXXX.depot
PHKL_XXXX.TEXT

I swcopy these to my depot

/u01/patches (this is the actual depot)
PHKL_XXXX


PHKL_XXXX

[Kevin Wright · Accepted solution]

sure, unless you may want to install them on another server sometime soon, otherwise, just wasted disk space.

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Chris,

One note of caution - if you registered the depots so that they could be installed remotely to another system, then you should unregister them before deleting.

To determine IF they're registered, run:

swlist -l depot

If they are, to unregister:

swreg -u -l depot /u01/PHKL_XXXX.depot #or whatever they're called & wherever they're located.

Rgds,
Jeff

[Steven Richards]

Chris,

Once you have successfully created your depot it is fine to delete the .depot and .text files.

In fact if you download patches from the ITRC and use the create depot script that comes with them then the documentation recommends you do this once it has completed.

regards

S.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Chris:

Yes, you can.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Umapathy S]

Chris,
You can safely do the same.

-Umapathy

[Chris Fadrowski]

so both

/u01/PHKL_XXXX.depot and text

and

/u01/patches/PHKL.XXXX

can be deleted. Kind of what i thought. thanks a bunch.