/var/adm/sw/save

[steven Burgess_2]

Hi all

HPUX11 - I'm currently looking at trying to clear some space in /var to save having to extend it. I've cleared the usual via sam and used cleanup -c 3 for superseded patches. I have a load of stuff in /var/adm/sw/save. Can these patches be cleared ? if so , what option of cleanup. Or am I going to have to extend it ?

Thanks in advance

Steve

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Steve,

cleanup -c is the proper command, but I would bring the integer down to at least 2 if not 1 to gain some further space.

Rgds,
Jeff

[Tom Danzig]

I would use "cleanup -c 1"

Why would you want to save patch files from patches that have bee superseded 3 time?

If you want to be safe, backup /var/adm/sw to tape first.

[Sajid_1 · Accepted solution]

hi,

This document will help you:
http://support2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000049452968

Doc ID - KBRC00002204

[steven Burgess_2]

Hi all

thanks for the replies. I used cleanup -c 3 as an example

cleanup -c 1 gives

No non-committed patches superseded at least 1 time(s) are present.
All information has been logged to /var/adm/cleanup.log.

Steve

[steven Burgess_2]

Sajid

Where do you get access to the docs - do you have a support contract ?

Steve

[Sajid_1]

hi steve,

Yes, I do have full support contract from HP. You will get more access to HP's web resources when you have the same included in the contract.

For the other question, check the man pages of 'cleanup' command too, it says about committing patches and cleaning it up:
# man cleanup

HTH

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Steve:

Don't attempt to recover space in the '/var/adm/sw/' directory other than via 'cleanup'.

An excellent document on patch management, well worth the time to read it, is "HP-UX Patch Management: A guide to patching HP-UX 11.x systems":

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/pdf/5967-3578.pdf

Regards!

...JRF...