Author: Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Description: Patch Summary and Release Notes for Patch Kit 6:

# About This Manual

This manual contains information specific to Patch Kit 6 of the Tru64 UNIX operating system and TruCluster Server software products for Version 5.1A. It provides a list of the patches contained in each kit and describes the information you need to know when installing specific patches.

## Audience

This manual is for the person who installs and removes the patch kit and for anyone who manages patches after they are installed.

## Organization

This manual is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 | Provides information about the Tru64 UNIX patches included in this kit.
Chapter 2 | Provides information about the TruCluster Server software patches included in this kit.
Appendix A | Provides changes to reference pages that occur as a result of patches included in this kit.

## Related Documentation

In addition to this manual, the following documentation may be helpful in the patching process:

- Technical Updates for Tru64 UNIX Patch Kits

  This document reports any information about restrictions and problems that may have been discovered since the release of this and other patch kits.

- Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server Patch Kit Installation Instructions

- Patching Best Practice

- The `dupatch`(8) reference page, which describes the use of `dupatch` from the command line. This reference page is installed when you install the `dupatch` tools.

- Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide

- Tru64 UNIX System Administration

- TruCluster Server Cluster Installation

- TruCluster Server Cluster Administration

- Release-specific installation 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:

  http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do

- To view or print the latest version of the Patch Kit Installation Instructions or the Patch Summary and Release Notes for a specific patch kit:

  http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/patch/index.html

- To visit our main support page:

  http://h71025.www7.hp.com/support/home/index.asp

- To visit the Tru64 UNIX homepage:

  http://h30097.www3.hp.com/

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