HP Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1B-2 and Higher Patch Kit Installation Instructions (March 2009)

Table of Contents
About This Manual.............................................................................................................9
Audience.................................................................................................................................................9
Changes to This Manual.........................................................................................................................9
Organization...........................................................................................................................................9
Related Documentation..........................................................................................................................9
Patch Process Resources........................................................................................................................10
HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................10
Typographic Conventions.....................................................................................................................10
1 Patch Process Overview...............................................................................................13
Using dupatch.......................................................................................................................................13
dupatch Overview...........................................................................................................................13
Invoking dupatch and Installing New Patch Tools.........................................................................13
Patch Applicability................................................................................................................................14
Patch Reversibility................................................................................................................................15
Using the Patch Tracking Menu............................................................................................................15
Using the Patch Documentation Menu.................................................................................................16
Version Switches...................................................................................................................................17
General Issues and Restrictions............................................................................................................18
When Single-User Mode Is Recommended.....................................................................................18
Use Clean Directory for Each Patch Kit...........................................................................................18
Patching a System Prior to Creating a Cluster................................................................................18
RIS and DMS Unsupported for Patch Installation..........................................................................18
Direct setld Installation and Removal of Patch Subsets Is Not Allowed........................................18
Limitation for /var/adm/patch/backup Directory Handling...........................................................18
Do Not Enter Ctrl/c During Installation Phase ...............................................................................18
Removing Patches Containing Customized Files...........................................................................19
Release Patches Do Not Automatically Supersede CSPs................................................................19
Impact on System Upgrades to Later Versions of Tru64 UNIX......................................................19
Some Patch Kits Cannot Be Removed.............................................................................................19
Do Not Install Prior NHD Kits on a Patched System......................................................................20
Changes to System May Need to Be Reversed................................................................................20
Script Required When Returning to Pre-Patched System...............................................................20
2 Preparing for the Installation.......................................................................................23
Performing a Patch Preinstallation Check............................................................................................23
Creating a Baseline................................................................................................................................25
Phase 1 – System Evaluation...........................................................................................................26
Phase 2 – Patch Layered Product Conflicts.....................................................................................26
Phase 3 – Identifying Manually Installed Patches ..........................................................................27
Phase 4 – Handling Missing or Unknown Files on Your System....................................................27
Manually Installed CSPs............................................................................................................27
Manually Installed Release Patches ..........................................................................................28
User Customized Commands and Utilities...............................................................................28
Phase 5 – Enabling dupatch to Overwrite Changed System Files..................................................28
Phase 6 – Report CSPs with Inventory Conflicts.............................................................................28
Phase 7 – Enable patches with File Applicability Conflicts............................................................29
Steps for Running the Baseline Procedure......................................................................................29
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