HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2010

7 Installing applications and patches
This chapter first describes how to install HP applications from the HP-UX Application Software
DVDs. Then it describes areas of concern when using third-party software and hardware. Finally,
it describes the standard HP-UX patch bundles, sources for individual patches, and tools you
can use for patch management.
Chapter checklist
□ “Installing HP-UX applications ” (page 62)
□ “Tips for installing or updating HP applications” (page 62)
□ “Installing HP-UX applications from the DVDs” (page 62)
□ “Third-party software and hardware” (page 63)
□ “Third-party (non-HP) storage compatibility with HP-UX 11i v3” (page 63)
□ “Third-party product installation scripts” (page 63)
□ “HP-UX patching and patch management” (page 63)
□ “Standard HP-UX patch bundles” (page 63)
□ “Individual HP-UX patches” (page 65)
□ “HP-UX Software Assistant” (page 65)
IMPORTANT: Make sure you review the Appendix A: “Harmless messages and known problems”
(page 75) and the HP-UX 11i v3 Read Before Installing or Updating DVD booklet for issues not
discussed here that might apply to your system.
Also review the HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes appropriate for your release (http://hp.com/go/
hpux-core-docs).
NOTE:
For historical reasons, the HP-UX 11i v3 Application Software DVDs are also known as the
“Application Release” or “AR” DVDs.
TIP: With Dynamic Root Disk (DRD), you can reduce system downtime by:
• Provisioning blades and virtual machines with the DRD rehosting feature
• Performing updates from an older version of HP-UX 11i v3 to HP-UX 11i v3 March 2009 or
later
For more information, see “Reducing downtime using Dynamic Root Disk” (page 29).
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