Read Before Installing MPE/iX PowerPatch 1 Based on Release 6.5 HP 3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems Manufacturing Part Number: 30216-90319 E0900 U.S.A.
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Contents 1. Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STM Releases and Patches (MPE/iX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Patch Bundle for MPE/iX 6.5 (ODILX77) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Release Notes Before starting an installation or an update, please review this section which includes information about the following CR topics. • STM Releases and Patches • Patch MPELX33C - New UPS MONITOR (Version 8) and UPSUTIL Utility (Ver. A.01.03) • Patch ARMLX35 - AutoRAID Manager • MPE/iX Release 6.5 Supports >3.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 STM Releases and Patches (MPE/iX) STM Releases and Patches (MPE/iX) This page covers the different releases (versions) of the Support Tools for MPE/iX. Patches are also covered. STM Version MPE/iX Version Release Date HP-UX Version Description A.11.00 MPE/iX 6.5, Patch bundle ODILX77 July 00 IPR 9806 HP-UX 11.00 The ODILX77 patch bundle fixes several intermittent problems. HP recommends that this patch be loaded.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch Bundle for MPE/iX 6.5 (ODILX77) Patch Bundle for MPE/iX 6.5 (ODILX77) The ODILX77 patch bundle for MPE/iX 6.5 fixes several intermittent problems. A special process is required to install this patch. (See following Process for Installing the ODILX77 Patch Bundle for MPE/iX 6.5) Problem 1 (CHART JAGad09956). On some systems, issuing the SSD command (system shutdown) via cstm will hang the system. Problem 2 (CHART JAGad09957).
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Process for Installing the ODILX77 Patch Bundle for MPE/iX 6.5 Process for Installing the ODILX77 Patch Bundle for MPE/iX 6.5 Because of the nature of the patch bundle (the fix for Problem #3), you have to manually shut down the diaglogd daemon before loading the patches, and manually start the daemon afterwards. If you don't do this, the system may hang. Before installing the patch, execute the "dsd diaglogd" command at the cstm prompt.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Process for Installing the ODILX77 Patch Bundle for MPE/iX 6.5 If you cancel this message, the User Interface (UI) will not automatically connect to a Unit Under Test (UUT). It will be necessary to use the Select Current System command in the System menu to attach the UI to a UUT. . . .
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch MPELX33C Patch MPELX33C New UPS MONITOR (Version 8) and UPSUTIL Utility (Ver. A.01.03) This patch enhances the UPS MONITOR subsystem to work with the new versions of HP PowerTrust UPS hardware devices, called PowerTrust-II UPSs. The UPS MONITOR remains backwards compatible with the older PowerTrust UPSs as well.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch MPELX33C called the "powerfail message routing" option. In the future, more configuration options may be added to the UPS Monitor configuration file facility, as the need arises. When you type-in the newconfig command in response to the UPSUTIL > command prompt, UPSUTIL will then prompt you to enter the name of your UPS Monitor configuration file that you want to activate.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch MPELX33C UPS MONITOR CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Here are the available configuration options (configuration "commands") for UPS Monitor configuration files. At present, there is only one configuration command defined. More may be added in the future if/as needed.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch MPELX33C upscnfig.pub.sys powerfail_message_routing = all_terminals • to send the recovery messages ONLY to the system console: upscnfig.pub.sys powerfail_message_routing = console_only IF NO UPSCNFIG.PUB.SYS FILE EXISTS UPSCNFIG.PUB.SYS is the default UPS Monitor configuration file, to be used unless/until you use UPSUTIL's newconfig command to choose a different configuration file.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch MPELX33C Begin display of UPS Monitor status. UPS MONITOR PROCESS STATUS: UPS Monitor Operating State : Running UPS Monitor Version Number : 8 System Power State : Power is normal. Powerfail Recovery Messages Configuration File Name (PIN = 52) 3 UPS Devices Configured 3 UPS Devices Monitored : All terminals. 3 UPS Devices Allocated : UPSCNFIG.PUB.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch MPELX33C UPS Monitor Operating State : Running UPS Monitor Version Number System Power State : (PIN = 8 3 UPS Devices Configured : Power is normal. Powerfail Recovery Messages : Console only. Configuration File Name 52) 3 UPS Devices Monitored 3 UPS Devices Allocated : UPSCNFGB.PUB.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch MPELX33C Begin display of UPS Monitor status. UPS MONITOR PROCESS STATUS: UPS Monitor Operating State : Running UPS Monitor Version Number System Power State : (PIN = 8 3 UPS Devices Configured : Power is normal. Powerfail Recovery Messages : Console only. Configuration File Name 52) 3 UPS Devices Monitored 3 UPS Devices Allocated : UPSCNFGC.PUB.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch ARMLX35 Patch ARMLX35 This patch installs the AutoRAID Manager for HP Sure Store E Disk Array 12H. For systems which do not have any HP Disk Array connected, no further action is required. For systems which have an HP Disk Array connected, the customer should read the 'READDOC.MPEXL.SYS' file and follow the steps to complete the installion of HP SureStore E Disk Array 12H AutoRAID Manager. MPE/iX Release 6.5 Supports >3.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Support for Releases 5.5 and 6.0 Previous communications (e.g., the Spring 2000 HP e3000 Advisor) to 99x end-users have noted that sales of some 99x memory products (the 256 MB, 512 MB and 768 MB memory arrays) will be discontinued as of August 1, 2000. HP e3000 996/995/992/991/990 customers will need to buy any required additional HP supported memory prior to August 1, 2000. HP e3000 997 customers using MPE/iX Release 6.0 Express 1 or 6.
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 6.5 PowerPatch 1 Patch Matrix Table Patch Matrix Table C.65.00 Software Product ID Number Vuf A3700A C.65.01 Vuf in Power Patch Patchid A.00.01 ARMLX35C HP32022 C.00.00 C.03.00 DTSFDP0A HP35071 (NARC support tool) B.00.35 B.00.37 NRCLX54B A.11.00 ODILX77A B8343AA(Mesa Diagnostics) HP50779 (HP Predictive SUP) B.65.01 B.65.02 OSPLX78A HP36216 (Allbase SQL) A.G3.08 A.G3.15 SQLLX50C MPE ix Core patches C.65.00 C.65.
