Series 200, 300, and 500 Only

NAME

update − update optional HP-UX products

SYNOPSIS

update [-m]

DESCRIPTION

Update is used to receive a periodic update of an HP-UX system or optional product. 

Only the super-user can execute update. 

The m option is used to turn off the menu mode in update. This should be used if the system console is not an HP supported terminal. 

The update process is interactive. It prints information about the addresses of the mass storage devices to be used, and gives the user choices to change them. After the proper addresses are set and the user has selected the choice to read the table of contents on the update source media, update will print loading options for the products distributed on the update source media. The user then must select which optional products are to be loaded. There is also a choice to load all optional products which can be used to cut down on time delays for user interaction. 

When the user is finished loading the products desired then the option to exit the process is used. This will terminate the update process and reboot the system. If any customize scripts are needed then they will be run automatically after the reboot. If any of these scripts are executed then the system administrator must change init states to execute the proper inittab file. 

The reader is referred to the section in the System Administrators Manual describing the update process for an indepth explanation of how to use the process. 

FILES

/etc/filesets
directory where partition set lists are kept for future updates.

/tmp/customize script built by update to allow customize scripts for the option products to execute if commands have been updated. 

/tmp/update.log log file containing information about succeess/failure of the update process. 

SEE ALSO

mknod(2), sysrm(1M). 

WARNING

The system must be in single-user mode while the update is in progress.  This means the system administrator should insure that only "init", "sh" and any other mandatory processes are active.  The system administrator should also have a recent backup of the system before performing an update. 

BUGS

There is no way to prevent accidentally updating an older version of a product over a newer one. 

SPECIAL NOTE

Hewlett-Packard Company supports only those terminals in the terminfo data base that are included in the current list of supported devices for the HP-UX release being used.  Other terminal model entries may be included in the terminfo data base that are not officially supported.  If you choose to use such devices, they may or may not work correctly. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  April 12, 1993