Communicator 3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 (Platform Software Release C.60.00) (30216-90269)

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System Management

Overview of HP Patch/iX

• PowerPatch tape

• PowerPatch tape with Reactive patches

• SUBSYS with a PowerPatch tape (referred to as an Express)

• SUBSYS with a PowerPatch tape along with Reactive patches

NOTE HP Patch/iX does not support the UPDATE of a system from one MPE

release to another. A system installed with MPE/iX 5.5 cannot be

UPDATEd to MPE/iX 6.0 via HP Patch/iX. The system must already be

installed with MPE/iX 6.0 if patches are to be applied via Patch/iX.

Additionally, HP Patch/iX does not support the addition of a SUBSYS

product without a PowerPatch tape (SUBSYS Add-On only), because

there are required information ﬁles on the PowerPatch tape about the

SUBSYS components.

Reﬂection Users

Reﬂection is a separately purchasable third-party product that is a

PC-based terminal emulator program.

If you want to use Patch/iX from a PC using Reﬂection software, you

must install Reﬂection with the MPE/iX POSIX option (if available).

Otherwise, Patch/iX will not work from your PC.

For more information on the Reﬂection MPE/iX POSIX option, see the

installation instructions for Reﬂection.