Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client Description and User's Guide

2.6.2 Procedure for distributing an OS patch

This subsection describes the procedure for distributing an OS patch using JP1/Software Distribution: from the packaging of the OS patch, to the distribution to the distribution-destination systems.

To distribute an OS patch:

Move the target OS patch from the packager to the managing server.
In the packager, create the package of the desired OS patch and register it in the managing server.
For details on how to register an OS patch in the managing server, see 2.2 Software packaging. When you package an OS patch, you need to be careful about how you execute the rdscm command in the packager or when you specify the attributes in the packaging-information file. For notes on using the packager, see 2.6.3 Notes on configuring the packager.

In the managing server, execute the distribution job for the OS patch.
The OS patch is distributed to the target distribution-destination systems.
For details on how to set the distribution job in the managing server, see the manual Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager Description and Administrator's Guide. When you distribute the OS patch, you need to be careful about how you execute the rdsdmind command in the managing server or how you configure the overwrite installation of the OS patch. For notes on using the managing server, see 2.6.4 Notes on configuring the managing server.
For details about the settings required for installing an OS patch in the distribution-destination systems and how to set the installation commands, see 2.6.5 Required settings in distribution-destination systems and required checking at installation.
When you distribute an OS patch, the following log files are created. They contain the messages and error messages that are output when an installation command is executed for an OS patch.

For systems other than HP-UX: /NETMRDS/rdsprm/OSPATCH.LOGF

For HP-UX: /var/opt/NETMDMW/rdsprm/OSPATCH.LOGF

The return codes of the installation commands for OS patches are output to the following files:

For systems other than HP-UX: /NETMRDS/rdsprm/MAIN.LOGF

For HP-UX: /var/opt/NETMDMW/rdsprm/MAIN.LOGF

Check the installation status of the OS patch distributed to the distribution-destination systems.
Use JP1/Software Distribution Manager to check whether the OS patch is successfully installed in the distribution-destination systems.
You can use the following methods to check the installation status of the OS patch distributed to the distribution-destination systems:

Checking by using JP1/Software Distribution Manager for UNIX

Specify A for the -k option in the rdsdmcnf command and execute the command.

When this command acquires both the package ID used by JP1/Software Distribution Client and the name of the OS patch applied to the operating system, the OS patch is shown as follows:

Manager services: o

Manager tools: Blank

Checking by using JP1/Software Distribution Manager for Windows

Execute the Get software information from client job. When this job acquires both the package ID used by JP1/Software Distribution Client and the name of the OS patch applied to the operating system, the OS patch is shown as follows:

Remote Installation Manager: Undetermined data

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