HP VPN Firewall Appliances System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide

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Patch states
A patch is in IDLE, DEACTIVE, ACTIVE, or RUNNING state, depending on the patch manipulation
command.
Patch manipulation commands include patch load (load), patch active (run temporarily), patch run
(confirm running), patch deactive (stop running), patch delete (delete), patch install (install), and undo
patch install (uninstall).
For example, if you execute the patch active command, patches in DEACTIVE state change to the ACTIVE
state.
Figure 14 sh
ows the patch
manipulation commands and how they affect the patch state.
IMPORTANT:
Patch state information is saved in the patchstate file on the storage medium. To make sure the device can
identify the patches, do not edit, delete, move the file, or change the file name.
Figure 14 Impact of patch manipulation commands on patch state
IDLE state
Patches that have not been loaded are in IDLE state. You cannot install or run these patches. As shown
in Figure 15, the patch memory
area can load up to eight patches.
The patch memory area supports up to 200 patches.
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