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Find all posts by vbe. Hi Jeevan: Post your output and the command used to generate it, please. To attempt to do so can lead to a system that cannot be patched. Exalted Contributor. Shalom, You may find the -a fileset command sheds some light on the situation. Or you may actually have slightly different revisions of the same software double installed. Close Level to close the current item and displays the next higher level of objects.

Show Description of Software Use the View menu to change the columns displayed, select filters, and sort information:. Columns displays the Columns Editor. You can choose which columns of software information to display i. Change Software View lets you toggle between a top-level view and a products view. Change Software Filter Only applies to top-level software objects. Use the Actions menu to open and close items on the display, show logfile information, and show software descriptions:.

Open Item opens an item. Same as double-clicking on the item. Close Level closes the current level. Same as double-clicking on.. Change Target opens a dialog box that lets you enter a path to select an alternate root for swlist -i or alternate depot for swlist -i -d.

Show Logfile displays the system logfile. Show Audit Log displays software depot audit information stored in the audit log for swlist -i -d only. Show Description of Software displays attribute information about the currently selected item. List products available from a depot.

Start the GUI. Shorthand for -l bundle -l product -l subproduct -l fileset. Displays a specific attribute. To display multiple attributes, specify multiple -a options. To list the full set of attributes for a software object, use the -v option. Note that the tag attribute is always displayed for products, subproducts, and filesets.

The path filename attribute is always displayed for file objects. This option does not apply if you use the -c option. List all attributes for an object if no -a option is specified. Vendor-defined attributes are not included. The output lists one attribute per line in the format:.

Writes full catalog structure information into the directory specified by catalog. You can use this information for distributions and to list installed software catalog information. All attributes down to the file level and control scripts are written. If you use this option, the -a and -l options do not apply.

Read a list of software selections from a separate file instead of or in addition to the command line. List all software objects down to the specified level: depot , bundle , product , subproduct , fileset or file.

You can use only one level designation per command. You cannot use software names, subproduct names, etc. Shows all categories of available patches for patches that have included category objects in their definition. Specify which software source is to be listed.

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Get support. All Files. These bundles are released regularly and provide the most reliable and thoroughly tested set of patches. If there are recommended additional patches that address warnings against patches in the bundle, be sure to include them as well.

Run a patch assessment to identify: Appropriate security patches Patches for subsystems or applications not covered by the quality pack patch bundles Replacements for installed patches with critical warnings Running a patch assessment ensures that your system has the currently recommended configuration. Subscribe to the appropriate support information digests to stay informed of new patches as they become available. Specify the assessment profile appropriate for the uploaded system The assessment profile controls the behavior of patch assessment.

Select the default profile hpRecommended to: Identify security patches. Identify patches to replace installed patches that have critical warnings.

Detect whether your system has the latest recommended quality pack patch bundle s installed. You can also create a custom profile. Run the assessment Select the system to assess and the assessment profile to use, then click "Display candidate patches".

Review the results of the assessment The result is a list of patch related issues, presented depending on the assessment profile. Take delivery of the recommended items From the assessment results page, deselect any recommended item that is not appropriate for your system. Basic Information Name and describe your assessment profile. Specify your patch strategy: Patch strategy Description Restrictive When your business needs the most stable, highest rated patches and only patches that must be installed to provide system stability.

Patches that meet a restrictive strategy generally are over days old and have a 3-star rating. This option is appropriate if your system is mission critical. Conservative When you would typically install the "recommended" version of a patch during proactive patching. This is the strategy specified in the hpRecommended assessment profile. Innovative When you would typically install the "most recent" version of a patch during proactive patching. This strategy is likely to suggest patches that have just become available and have a rating of 1 star.

Patch Options Select patch options as follows: Patch option Description Security patches Identifies which security patches have not yet been installed. Based on your patch strategy, a version of each patch is recommended. Latest quality pack patch bundle Determines if the latest recommended QPK patch bundle is installed. If not, its installation will be recommended regardless of your patch strategy. Replacements for installed patches with critical warnings Identifies which currently-installed patches have critical warnings.

Based on your patch strategy, a newer version of the patch without a warning is recommended if one is available. Replacements for installed patches with any warnings Identifies which currently-installed patches have critical or non-critical warnings. Critical fixes Identifies patches that contain critical fixes but are not installed.

Choose among these options, depending on your patch strategy: Restrictive - the patch must be rated 3 stars Conservative - the patch must be rated at least 2 stars Innovative - the patch must be rated at least 1 star Updates for the patches already installed Identifies currently installed patches that have a newer version available. The newer version must be recommendable based on your patch strategy. All applicable patches Identifies all patches that will install, based on your patch strategy: Restrictive - not appropriate Conservative - displays recommended patches only Innovative - displays latest versions of patches.

For HP-UX List specific patches in the "add these specific patches" area to specify that the patch assessment tool should identify when the patch is not installed on the system being analyzed.

The patch assessment tool will recommend that you install the specific patch. If the patch will not install on the system being analyzed, no recommendation will be made. List specific patches in the "add these specific patch chains" area to specify that the patch assessment tool should identify when neither the patch nor any of its successors are installed on the system being analyzed.

The patch assessment tool will recommend that you install the appropriate version of the patch depending on your patching strategy. List specific patches in the "add these mandatory patches -- even if they will not currently install on the system" area to specify that the patch assessment tool should identify when the patch is not installed on the system being analyzed. The patch assessment tool will recommend the specific patch, even if it will not currently install on your system.

Patch Sets Patch sets identify the appropriate patches for hardware, operating system, and software applications. Select: to verify Miscellaneous patches for the specific operating system of the system being assessed That all patches or their successors in the patch set, appropriate for the operating system being analyzed, are installed.

Miscellaneous patches for the specific hardware model of the system being assessed That all patches or their successors in the patch set, appropriate for the hardware being analyzed, are installed.

Issues The following is a list of the issues that may result during a patch assessment. This may result for several reasons: Your system may be misconfigured. P2 may have been added as a dependency of P1 after your system was configured, or P2 is not applicable to your system and the patch assessment tool cannot recognize this. Dependencies Frequently, a recommended patch requires another patch as a dependency.

Conflict Resolution When two issues are emitted during a patch assessment that involve related patches one is a successor of the other , it is possible that their recommendations may conflict.

Unresolved Issues Frequently the patch assessment tool will identify issues with your system for which no recommendation is made. Select "bundle readme" from the gray box to view the Readme file, then print the file as it contains important instructions for installing this bundle. Select "add to my patch list". Follow the instructions in the Readme file for the August version of BUNDLE11i that you printed out in step 6 above regarding how to install this bundle.

How to get the September media Customers with an older release of HP-UX 11i v2 who have an HPE support contract should have received a letter with instructions on how to request the HP-UX 11i v2 September media as part of their support service.

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