Additional Parameters to Perform Specific Tasks
After starting
Update Manager using these parameters, see
Installing Fixes and
Deploying Support Patches for instructions on how to proceed.
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View available fixes (available on startup command for command line mode only):
-action viewAvailableFixes -empowerUser user_name -empowerPass password
[-installDir full_path_to_install_dir]
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Create an image that contains only
Update Manager:
-createImageOnly full_path_to_image_file
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Create a fix image or add to an existing fix image:
-createImage full_path_to_image_file
If you are creating a fix image, you can specify any name for the image file; do not supply an extension. The directory that will contain the image file must exist, and no part of the path or file name can include spaces.
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When creating an image, choose the operating system on which you will run Update Manager and create the image.
-imagePlatform operating_system_value
The table below lists the values for the supported operating systems.
Value | Operating System |
OSX | Apple Mac OS X |
HP11IT | HP HP-UX Intel Itanium 2 |
HP11 | HP HP-UX PA-RISC |
LNXS390X | Linux RHEL and SLES IBM System z |
LNX | Linux RHEL and SLES x86 |
LNXAMD64 | Linux RHEL and SLES x86-64 (EM64T, AMD64) |
WNT | Microsoft Windows x86 |
W64 | Microsoft Windows x86-64 (EM64T, AMD64) |
SOL | Oracle Solaris SPARC |
SOLAMD64 | Oracle Solaris x86-64 (EM64T, AMD Opteron) |
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Install from a fix image:
-installFromImage full_path_to_image_file
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Install fixes using a script:
If you created the script from an image, make sure the image file is still available under the same name and in the same location before running the script.
-readScript full_path_to_script
After running the script, restart the products on which you installed fixes.
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Create a support patch image or add to an existing image:
-createImage full_path_to_image_file -spKey support_patch_key
If you are creating a support patch image, you can specify any name for the image file; do not supply an extension. The directory that will contain the image file must exist, and no part of the path or file name can include spaces.
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Install from a support patch image:
-installFromImage full_path_to_image_file -spKey support_patch_key