HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide, March 2003

Install/Update System Requirements
Firmware Requirements
Chapter 3 59
Step 2. 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.
Step 3. From the patch database main page, select hp-ux.
Step 4. Select Series 700 for workstations or Series 800 for servers.
Select the OS your system is running, either
10.20 or 11.00.
Step 5. Choose Search By Keyword, enter the patch name for your system listed
on Table 3-1, “Supported Systems,” on page 44 and click
search.
The patch you entered or its successor should be listed. Select that patch
(click
select all, then add to selected patch list, then download). Ignore any
comments that the firmware patch is “Not yet HP recommended”.
Step 6. After downloading the patch, proceed to “How to Apply Firmware
Patches” on page 59.
How to Apply Firmware Patches
Follow these steps to install each patch you’ve downloaded on each
system prior to updating it to HP-UX 11i:
Step 1. Back up your system!
Step 2. Log in as root.
Step 3. Copy the patches to the /tmp directory.
Step 4. Change your working directory to /tmp and extract each patch using the
sh command. For example, to extract patch PHSS_23184:
cd /tmp
sh PHSS_23184
Step 5. Run swinstall to install each patch. For example:
/usr/sbin/swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x \
patch_match_target=true -s /tmp/PHSS_23184.depot