Hp-Ux Patching Resources - HP -UX 11i Installation And Update Manual

Use Custom Patch
Manager
Downloading
individual patches
HP Security
Bulletins
Updating Applications

HP-UX Patching Resources

HP-UX Patching Resources
The cold-install and update processes now includes installing critical
patches from the HWEnable11i bundle provided with the HP-UX 11i
media. Immediately after your system is running 11i, your should install
any additional critical or required patches to your base OS and
applications which may have occurred since the install 11i media was
produced.
You can identify and download all needed patches for your system by
using HP's Web-based Custom Patch Manager:
itrc.hp.com/wps/bin/doc.pl/sid=00f2dea61cb1fc364e
If you are already registered, log in with your user ID and password. If
not registered, following the instructions on the screen. Remember to
save your user ID and password.
Once you have downloaded needed patches, install them using the
swinstall command, as explained in "Adding and Removing Individual
Patches" on page 81.
When you need to find and download a single patch, use HP's Patch
Database. Begin at HP's IT Resource Center Web:
itrc.hp.com
From the home page, select
If you are already registered, log in with your user ID and password. If
not registered, following the instructions on the screen.
From the
patch database main
find required patches and download them.
HP Security Bulletins are emailed periodically to announce critical
patches for your system. To subscribe, go to HP's IT Resource Center
Web:
itrc.hp.com
Select:
Maintenance and Support -> Support Information Digests
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individual patches
page, select and use the search tool to
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