This page documents the methods for applying patches, what patches have been installed on what systems, and how to back out patches.
HP patches can be downloaded from http://us.external.hp.com/patches/html/ptc_get.html.
The patches are available from the Internet, but tapes of the patches together with covering notes are also held at helpdesk.
HP patches come as "shar" files. These can be "sh"-ed under HP-UX or Solaris, but beware that Solaris reports a word count error on the files, although the line counts, byte counts and checksums match. Once patches have been installed into the HP-UX 10 Depot (which is te16:/diska/depot), machines in ESO can be patched across the network.
To put the patch onto te16, first put the shar file on te16:/tmp, and extract it from there:
te16# cd /tmp
te16# sh PHXX_9999
Run swcopy to correctly insert the file into the online depot on te16:/diska/depot:
te16# swcopy -v -s /tmp/PHXX_9999.depot -x target_directory=/diska/depot
Repeat this for any other incoming patches.
This should be done for all patches and the tape should be stored at Serco helpdesk. The same procedure should be used to generate tapes to be sent elsewhere.
A script exists to do this. The script is a simple wrapper for the swpackage command, but the important feature is that the script has a version number associated with it. This version number is used *primarily* to maintain a version number on the set of patches it comprises, rather than attaching a version number to the script itself.
The script is te16:/usr/server/bin/make_10_patch_tape and it makes tapes which may be used on 10.10 and 10.20 systems. Running the command with no parameters will give a message explaining usage. The current version is 1.4.
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@ 1.4 log @*** empty log message *** @ text @d9 1 a9 1The patches are available from the Internet, but tapes of the patches together with covering notes are also held at helpdesk.
In addition, te16 may be used as a patch server for HPUX 10.10 machines.
d29 2 a30 1Put the shar file on te16:/tmp
d39 1 a39 1Repeat this for any other patches.
d44 2 a45 4 Serco helpdesk.In addition, use the same procedure to generate tapes to be sent elsewhere.
d48 9 a56 41 command, but the important feature is that the script has a version number. This version number is used *primarily* to maintain a version number on the set of patches it comprises, rather than attaching a version number to the script itself.The script is te16:/usr/server/bin/make_1010_patch_tape. Running the command with no parameters will give a message explaining usage. The current version is 1.3.
If you wish to just make a tape of certain patches then use the command:
te16# swpackage -s /diska/depot -x target_type=tape -d /dev/rmt/0m PHXX_9999 ....
Make sure to print out the patch details to!
Description of symptom: rpc.mountd dying without explanation on wt0tcs
Description of patch: LVM/NFS mega-patch
Destination: for application to all HP 10.10 systems
Note #1: on some systems as a result of the application of one of these
patches, vue went into a loop repeatedly starting and dying. It's easily
fixed - in /etc/kbdlang just change
PS2_DIN_US_Englishlish
to
PS2_DIN_US_English
Note #2: te67 and te49 remain unpatched - awaiting a suitable time to apply patches
Description of symptom: restricted number of xterms on wsofi
Description of patch: none
Destination: for application to all HP 10.10 systems
Note #1: te67 and te49 remain unpatched - awaiting a suitable time
to apply patches
PHSS_8886 has been applied to fix Gert's xterm problems - no results back from Gert yet.
d76 1 a76 1PHKL_11121, PHNE_10962, PHCO_10059, PHNE_10514, PHKL_10286 have been applied to *hopefully* stop rpc.mountd dying - note that this awaits reproduction of the error first.
d80 1 a80 1Assuming the patches on wa0tcs work, this machine will be patched next.
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d42 1 a42 1Then put the required patches on to tape with the command:
d44 20 a63 2te16# swpackage -s /diska/depot -x target_type=tape PHXX_9999 ....
d85 1 a85 1 1.1 1997/06/16 18:57:28 ahuxley Exp $ @ 1.1 log @Initial revision @ text @d16 33 d51 3 d56 9 a64 1
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