HP e3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 System Software Maintenance Manual (30216-90272)

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Preparing Your System
4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities
CAUTION When you select customized patch preparation, and alter from the defaults,
you are overriding the Hewlett-Packard recommended operations unless you
are applying patches downloaded from the HP SupportLine web site.
To customize the patch preparation process:
1. After you mark your patch activities on the Select Activities screen and press
[F4]
Process, you will get a prompt to accept defaults.
Respond N to the prompt:
HP Patch/iX can perform the default setup operations for
you or you can choose to customize what setup operations
are to be performed.
Do you wish to accept the defaults? (y/n)
2. From the Customize Activities screen, highlight the appropriate options. Press [F2] to
mark a selection to be performed. X is added to the mark column. (Press
[F2] again to
unmark a selection.)
3. Press
[F3] to verify Purge steps. V is added to the mark column. A prompt will request
confirmation to purge each file prior to purging the file.
If a purge operation is not marked for verification, no confirmation prompt will appear.
4. Press
[F4] Process List.
5. The prompts that display are specific to the patch activities you selected. Respond to the
prompts as appropriate.
HP Patch/iX prompts for the LDEV of:
• Reactive tape
• PowerPatch tape
• SUBSYS tape
HP Patch/iX restores files and displays the status as the preparation phase progresses.
When the setup operations are complete, HP Patch/iX automatically returns you to the
Main menu. The status area indicates the type of patch activity that you selected.
If you selected
Adding (SUBSYS) Products , the Main menu displays Create [Tape] ;
you will no longer be able to select
Create [Stage] [Tape] .
• Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities completed. Go to the next section on your
checklist.