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

Chapter 3 47
System Management
Overview of HP Patch/iX
Overview of HP Patch/iX
by Venugopal
Commercial Systems Division
Overview
The MPE/iX Patch Management tool, HP Patch/iX, was introduced with
PowerPatch C.50.05 based on MPE/iX General Release 5.0, and is
available with the MPE/iX Release 6.0 Fundamental Operating System
(FOS) software.
HP Patch/iX provides a user-friendly environment for customization
and installation of Hewlett-Packard supported patches on an MPE
system. The new tool provides the functionality of simultaneous
installation of a PowerPatch tape with Reactive patches, thus reducing
system unavailability associated with patch installations by as much as
three hours per system. This downtime eliminates one of the system
UPDATE/REBOOTs.
HP Patch/iX also provides qualification of all patches being applied to
the system (both PowerPatch tapes and Reactive patches), thus
reducing the likelihood of an older patch backing out a previously
installed newer patch.
Detailed information on supported processes and comprehensive usage
instructions are included in the HP 3000 MPE/iX System Software
Maintenance Manual.
Benefits and Features
HP Patch/iX allows the following processes:
• Qualification of all patches (Reactive and PowerPatch)
• Simultaneous installation of a PowerPatch tape with Reactive
patches
• Customization of patches
• Creation of the patch installation tape while users remain on the
system
• Creation of a CSLT only when necessary
HP Patch/iX Supported Processes
HP Patch/iX supports the following installation processes:
• Single Reactive patch
• Multiple Reactive patches from various sources