This manual provides instructions for installing and removing patches that are provided by Hewlett-Packard Company in its Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster software products patch kits. It also describes baselining techniques and provides other information for working with patches.
The information in this guide provides examples and descriptions for
the Inclusive patch kit structure, which was introduced with Version 5.1B-2.
If you are working with earlier patch kits, we recommend using the instructions
that came with your patch kit.
We also provide a guide named
Installation Instructions for Pre-Inclusive Patch Kits
on the patch documentation Web site.
See
Patch Process Resources
for information.
Audience
This manual is for those who install and remove patch kits and manage
patches after they are installed.
Changes to This Manual
The revision of the
dupatch
utility that is installed
with Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1B-3 makes it easier to use with the Inclusive-style
patch kits that were introduced in Version 5.1B-2.
Although you can use this
dupatch
version to install
and work with the old-style patch kits, the focus of this manual is on the
interface for the inclusive patch kits.
You can see explanations and examples
for working with old-style kits by using the
Patch Kit Installation Instructions
manual that shipped with an earlier patch kit.
You
can find a previous manual on the Patch Web site.
See
Patch Process Resources
for more information.
In addition to describing the new
dupatch
features,
the following changes are among those included in this manual:
This manual has been reorganized. For example, information about the baselining process is now provided in one place.
New examples are provided throughout the manual.
See
Section 1.1
for an overview of the
changes to the
dupatch
utility.
Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 | Introduces the
dupatch
utility and describes its features. |
Chapter 2 | Provides information to be aware of when installing and removing patches. |
Chapter 3 | Describes the procedures for installing and removing patches. |
Chapter 4 | Describes the rolling upgrade process for patching a system running TruCluster Server Version 5.0A or higher while the cluster is in operation. This process is also used for upgrading to a new version of the TruCluster software software or for doing an upgrade and a patch together. |
Chapter 5 | Describes the no-roll patch process, which provides a way to apply patches to a cluster quickly in order to minimize downtime and reduce the number of reboots required. |
Appendix A | Helps you understand the log files generated
by
dupatch . |
Appendix B | Describes error messages you might see while installing, removing, or maintaining patches. |
Appendix C | Provides information about using the
dupatch
command-line interface and documents the
dupatch (8) |
In addition to this manual, the following documentation may be helpful in the patching process:
The Patch Summary and Release Notes for the patch kit you are working with.
Technical Updates for Tru64 UNIX Version 5.0 and Higher Patch Kits or Technical Updates for Tru64 UNIX Versions 4.0F and 4.0G, which report any information about restrictions and problems that may have been discovered since the release of these patch kits.
Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide
Tru64 UNIX System Administration
TruCluster Server Cluster Installation
TruCluster Server Cluster Administration
See
Patch Process Resources
for Web sites where you can find
this documentation.
Patch Process Resources
We provide Web sites to help you with the patching process:
To obtain the latest patch kit for your operating system and cluster go to:
To obtain early release patches (ERPs):
http://h30097.www3.hp.com/unix/EarlyReleasePatch-download.html
To view or print patch-related documentation go to:
http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/patch/
Here you can find patch-specific technical updates, release notes for current and previous patch kits, this installation guide, and other information that can help you with the patching process.
To view or print patch-related documentation go to:
http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/
Here you can find Tru64 UNIX documentation, TruCluster software product documentation, operating system and other technical updates, and other information to help you with your Tru64 UNIX systems.
To visit the Tru64 UNIX homepage go to:
To visit our main support HP page go to:
HP welcomes any comments and suggestions you have on this and other Tru64 UNIX manuals.
You can send your comments in the following ways:
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Please include the following information along with your comments:
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The Tru64 UNIX Publications group cannot respond to system problems
or technical support inquiries.
Please address technical questions to your
local system vendor or to the appropriate HP technical support office.
Information
provided with the software media explains how to send problem reports to HP.
Conventions
This guide uses the following conventions:
Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.
This symbol indicates that you hold down the first named key while pressing the key or mouse button that follows the slash. In examples, this key combination is enclosed in a box (for example, [Ctrl/c] ).
#
setld
Boldface type in interactive examples indicates typed user input.
Operating system versions before
Version 5.0 use different names than those of Version 5.0 and higher.
In general,
this manual uses the Version 5.0 names.
For example, where a partition name
is represented by
/dev/disk/dsk3g
, the Version 4.0n name
might be
/dev/rz3g.
The vertical ellipsis is used in output
examples to replace redundant information.
This is information you would see
on your terminal screen or in a log file created by
dupatch
,
but is not particularly useful in the examples in this manual.
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