Two rules to remember:

1) Although Patch/iX will update both PMSWINFO and HPSWINFO, Autopat and
Autoinst will only update HPSWINFO.

2) Patch/iX does not recognize the HPSWINFO file when attempting to
determine whether patch dependencies have been met.

So you really have three choices: a) Use Patch/iX all the time and rely
solely on PMSWINFO, b) never use Patch/iX and rely solely on HPSWINFO or c)
use both tools interchangeably, rely both on HPSWINFO and PMSWINFO and
expect to have a lot of patches that should qualify under Patch/iX not
qualify.


scottm wrote:

> There are two files that inventory patches. The first one, and the one
> you probably
> remember, is HPSWINFO.PUB.SYS. This is just a plain old ascii file and
> it can be
> printed using the print command.
>
> Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) it can also be edited with a
> standard editor, and
> deleted or overwritten quite easily (e.g. by sloppy back-up/recovery
> procedures).
>
> For this reason (in part) a new SW inventory file was created and is
> updated/trusted
> by Patch/iX. The other file is called PMSWINFO.INSTALL.SYS and it should
> be accurate provided you use Patch/iX exclusively to apply patches.
> Given this is not always the case (no comments from the peanut gallery
> ;-) the two files are probably most accurate when viewed as an
> aggregate. Patch/iX will update both HPSWINFO and PMSWINFO.
>
> PMSWINFO can only be viewed easily by using Patch/iX (under View
> Patches) and by
> using Stage/iX for the case where Patch/iX patches were staged (using
> the STAGEMAN
> list xxx;patches command).
>
> I hope you are not more confused than you were before you asked.....
>
> Scott McClellan