[pca] pca patch list questions

[Martin Paul]

McGraw, Robert P wrote:
> QUESTION 1) how does pca know that a patch requires a reboot? 

It extracts the patch zip file and looks at the included "patchinfo" file or the 
patch README.

> QUESTION 2) would  the above list only show RS patches that do not require a reboot, or is that determined at the time of the install? 

No, the above list includes all patches, no matter whether a reboot is required 
or not. As the necessary information is not included in the patchdiag.xref file, 
PCA does not know about it in that state - as you found out, it's determined 
after the patch zip file has been downloaded and before the install.

> QUESTION 3) would the above list be in the correct patch order?

Yes.

> QUESTION 4) is there a pca parameter to list the patches in the xxxxx.yy format.

Yes, try: pca --noheader --format "%p-%c"

> I would like to get a patch list in the xxxxxx.yy format of just the RS patches that are safe and do not require a reboot.

Right now, PCA can't do that. If possible, you might want to take a look at 
patching which an alternate boot environment using Live Update, especially if 
you aim at minimizing downtime for patching.

hth,
Martin.