HP-UX Software Assistant Administration Guide (December 2011)

Glossary
A glossary term appears in boldface when used for the first time in the text of this manual.
Italicized terms in the following glossary refer to other terms in the glossary.
A
analysis A comparison of the inventory and the catalog to determine the recommended actions and
applicable patches for installation.
analyzer An option of the swa report and swa step analyze commands used to specify the type
of analyses to run. Available analyzers are: CRIT, PCW, PW, QPK, SEC, CHAIN, and PATCH. If
no analyzers are specified, the QPK, SEC, and PCS analyses are performed.
B
bulletin See security bulletin.
bundle
equivalency
The state of a system where all patches in a bundle that are capable of being installed are present
or superseded by newer components.
C-D
cache Inventory, catalog, analysis, and downloaded software stored by SWA on the target system.
catalog A list of known problems with HP-UX software and their fixes, located at the HP Support Center
(HPSC).
command line
interface (CLI)
Text formatted commands and options entered at an HP-UX command line prompt or executed
by a script.
E-G
extended option Customizations for a major mode. They can be specified on the command line, in an option file,
or in a configuration file.
H
HP Support Center
(HPSC)
An HP support portal, http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc, with access to personalized support, forums,
support case submittal, drivers, software downloads, firmware downloads, patch management,
product pages, guided troubleshooting, top issues, warranty information, contract details, and
software updates.
I-L
inventory A list of all the software installed on a system.
IT Resource Center
(ITRC)
A deprecated HP portal, replaced by the HP Support Center (HPSC) in June 2011.
M-O
major mode A style of CLI of the format command <major mode>. SWA has the following major modes:
report, get, clean, and step.
MD5 Message Digest-5. Authentication algorithm developed by RSA. MD5 generates a 128-bit message
digest using a 128-bit key. IPSec truncates the message digest to 96 bits.
P
patch Software designed to update specific bundles, products, subproducts, filesets, or files on a system.
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