3.15 HP-UX patch information

To determine what patches are installed (9.x only):

The standard patch installation will leave a directory in /system
that is is name of the patch.  For example, PHSS_3259 creates

/system/PHSS_3259

$lsf /system/PHSS_3259
CDFinfo     copyright   customize*  index       new/        orig/

The orig directory contains the modules that were replaced by the  patch and
the new directory will contain any modules that were not installed for
whatever reason.

This can take up a lot of space, so you may want to archive  this directory
and remove the new and orig sub-directories.  You may want to leave the
customize file because it has a list of the modules replaced. To see the
list do:

   grep Patch customize | grep -v \#

Another place to look is in /etc/filesets:

$ls /etc/filesets/PHSS*
/etc/filesets/PHSS_1644  /etc/filesets/PHSS_2695  /etc/filesets/PHSS_3060
...
/etc/filesets/PHSS_2686  /etc/filesets/PHSS_3032  /etc/filesets/PHSS_3328

If someone has removed the /system/PHSS* directories and the PHSS*
entries in /etc/filesets, there is no easy way to tell what patches
are installed.  You can tell if a given patch has been installed by
comparing what(1) and sum(1) outputs with those given in the
PHSS_nnnn.text file. Refer to question 7.11 about kernel patches.

For 10.x, use the swlist command.

How to get patches - there are four ways:

All customers with a valid software agreement are sent quarterly releases
titled "Extention Software"  On each CD is the latest patch bundle for ALL
supported OS/platform combinations.  If you are not receiving your Extention
Software CD's, contact HP. Note that you can get this on tape ... but HP
is encouraging folks to use CD-ROM. 

If you have a support contract you can call the Response Center
(800-633-3600) and have the patches sent to you on magnetic media.

If you wish to get patches from the Internet, you can access the Electronic
Support Center (http://us-support.external.hp.com)
In addition to patches, you can also access online problem solving
information, subscribe to mailing lists, and get documents.

You can also get patches from ftp://us-support.external.hp.com/hp-ux_patches
or you can get them via the web at http://us-support.external.hp.com/.

John Morris of the Atlanta Response Center posts a weekly list of  new patches
to comp.sys.hp.hpux on Mondays.  It tells what's new and what patches are
replaced by the new patches, along with sizes.