upgrading patch

[Cathy Arora]

Hi All;
I have to install current GOLDQPK bundle for the first time.
Do I have to delete the old bundle or it overlays it or creates a another versions and looks at the current version.
IF the answer is that I have to delete old one then please also help me to where do i find all the old products for GOLDQPK and delete them.

Thanks

[Pete Randall]

No need to delete, Cathy. The patch bundles are cumulative and swinstall is smart enough to skip the ones that are already installed.


Pete

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi


Check here:-

http://www.software.hp.com/SUPPORT_PLUS/docs/GOLDQPK11i.html


Paula

[Cathy Arora]

does that mean I will have old and new version there and I need to take into consideration disk space etc..

[G. Vrijhoeven]

Hi Cathy,

The old patch bundle will be removed in the swlisting but it will remain in /var/adm/sw/ so you are able to do a roll back. You can use the cleanup command to delete superseeded patches n times. (check man cleanup)

Gideon

[Helen French]

You don't need to delete old patch bundles when you upgrade it with new one. The system will keep the old patches (to a certain level) in case you need to uninstall some new patches in future. What you can do is do a 'cleanup (1m)' on the system and that will remove some of your very old unused patches.

# man cleanup

[Cathy Arora]

Thanks, I will check man on cleanup