HP XC System Software Administration Guide Version 3.2

10 Managing Patches and RPM Updates
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• “Sources for Software Packages and Information” (page 135)
• “Downloading and Installing Patches” (page 135)
• “Rebuild Kernel Dependent Modules” (page 136)
• “Rebuilding Serviceguard Modules” (page 136)
10.1 Sources for Software Packages and Information
For each supported version of the HP XC System Software, HP releases all Linux security updates
and HP XC software patches on the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) website.
Software patches might also be available for other HP products that you are installing, such as
SVA, RGS, or Serviceguard. To determine if software patches are available, go to the
product-specific location on the ITRC.
See the following sources to determine if additional software packages (patches) are available
for this release of the HP XC System Software:
• The ITRC website:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/
“Downloading and Installing Patches” describes how to download HP XC patches from
this web address, if they are available.
• The HP XC System Software Release Notes for Version 3.2
Because the HP XC System Software Release Notes are updated periodically, they are only
available on line at the following web address:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/linuxhpc.html
10.2 Downloading and Installing Patches
Follow this procedure to download and install HP XC patches from the ITRC website:
1. Create a temporary patch download directory on the head node. You can name this temporary
directory anything you want; this procedure creates a directory called /home/patches:
# mkdir /home/patches
IMPORTANT: Although HP has no restrictions about where you download patches, do not
choose a directory that is included in the golden image because you do not want to distribute
the actual RPM files to all client nodes.
The example uses /home directory because it is not included in the golden image.
If necessary, you can exclude specific files from the golden image if they are not appropriate
for distribution to all client nodes, such as the RPM files. For more information on excluding
files from the golden image, see “Exclusion Files” (page 149).
2. Go to the ITRC website, and register as an Americas/Asia Pacific or European customer if
you have not previously done so. The web address is:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/
When you supply information about yourself and your corporation, an ITRC user ID is
assigned to you, and you supply your own password. Remember this user ID and password
because you must use it whenever you want to download a patch from the website.
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