Patch Name: PHCO_29044

Patch Description: s700_800 11.22 st(1M) shared tape administration

Creation Date: 03/07/15

Post Date: 03/08/22

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
	s700: 11.22
	s800: 11.22

Products: N/A

Filesets:
	OS-Core.SYS2-ADMIN,fr=B.11.22,fa=HP-UX_B.11.22_IA,v=HP

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Category Tags:
	hardware_enablement enhancement general_release

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_29044

Symptoms:
	PHCO_29044:
	( SR:8606299631 CR:JAGae63125 )
	st(1M) command is not present in 11.22 systems.  Without
	this command customers cannot check the status of a
	shared tape device.

Defect Description:
	PHCO_29044:
	( SR:8606299631 CR:JAGae63125 )
	st(1M) command is missing in 11.22.

	Resolution:
	st (1M) command now provides customers a command-line
	interface to check the status of a shared tape device.  In
	addition, customers can also use this command to reclaim a
	shared tape device from a host system that has failed,
	while holding a reservation on the shared tape device.

Enhancement:
	Yes
	PHCO_29044:
	st (1M) command provides customers a command-line
	interface to check the status of a shared tape device.

SR:
	8606299631

Patch Files:
	
	OS-Core.SYS2-ADMIN,fr=B.11.22,fa=HP-UX_B.11.22_IA,v=HP:
	/usr/sbin/st

what(1) Output:
	
	OS-Core.SYS2-ADMIN,fr=B.11.22,fa=HP-UX_B.11.22_IA,v=HP:
	/usr/sbin/st:
		st.c $Date: 2003/04/27 21:46:16 $Revision: r11.22/1 
			PATCH_11.22 (PHCO_29044)

cksum(1) Output:
	
	OS-Core.SYS2-ADMIN,fr=B.11.22,fa=HP-UX_B.11.22_IA,v=HP:
	1313023652 11824 /usr/sbin/st

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: None

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: None

Supersedes: None

Equivalent Patches:
	PHCO_24456:
	s700: 11.11
	s800: 11.11

Patch Package Size: 30 KBytes

Installation Instructions:
	Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
	SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
	and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
	restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
	before installing this patch.
	------------------------------------------------------------
	1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

	2. Login as root.

	3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

	4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

		cd /tmp
		sh PHCO_29044

	5. Run swinstall to install the patch:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \
			  -s /tmp/PHCO_29044.depot

	By default swinstall will archive the original software in 
	/var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_29044.  If you do not wish to retain a
	copy of the original software, include the patch_save_files
	option in the swinstall command above:

		-x patch_save_files=false

	WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed,
		 the patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
		 when using this feature.

	For future reference, the contents of the PHCO_29044.text file is 
	available in the product readme:

		swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_29044.depot

	To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
	tape drive, use the command:

		dd if=/tmp/PHCO_29044.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions: None