About This Manual

This manual provides instructions for installing "manually installed" Customer Specific Patches. It also describes other information for working with this type of patches. For information about individual patches, see the Patch Summary and Release Notes document for the kit you are installing.

Note

In most instances, this manual uses the name Tru64 UNIX for all versions of the operating system, including those that were originally released as DIGITAL UNIX.

In general, the terms TruCluster Software Products and TCR are used throughout this manual to refer to all releases of the Compaq's TruCluster products.

This manual does not deal with the patches delivered using the dupatch management utility. Rather it deals with a specialized type of patch, that normally is not used.

Audience

This manual is for the person who installs "manually installed" patch kits and for anyone who manages patches after they are installed.

Organization

This manual is organized as follows:


Chapter 1 Provides an overview of the concepts and features of the "manually installed" patch kits.
Chapter 2 Describes the (minimal) management functions available.
Chapter 3 Provides information you must be aware of when installing patches.
Chapter 4 Describes the procedures for installing patches.
Chapter 5 Provides samples for installing patches, and viewing patch documentation.
Chapter 6 Describes error messages you might see while installing or maintaining patches.

Related Documentation

In addition to this manual, you should be familiar with the concepts and mechanisms described in the following documents:

Reader's Comments

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