Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 6.5 Express 2 (Software Release C.65.02) (30216-90322)

Chapter 2 17
Overview—Express 2 based on MPE/iX Release 6.5 (C.65.02)
MPE/iX Patches on HP IT Resource Center
Electronic Digests
If you want to keep yourself up-to-date on the latest development of MPE/iX patches, you
can sign up for the daily Security Bulletin and weekly mpeix_patch Bulletin. Once you
have subscribed to these two bulletins, you will receive these digests on a periodic basis via
electronic mail. HP IT Resource Center will inform you proactively about newly developed
security and GR patches. For more information, refer to the instructions on the IT
Resource Center website.
Patch Installation Tools
There are two tools available to install MPE/iX reactive patches, Patch/iX and AUTOPAT.
HP recommends the use of Patch/iX for reactive patch installation. Patch/iX has many
features and checks to ease and improve the installation process, including:
• A sophisticated patch qualification mechanism to ensure the integrity of your system.
• The ability to perform much of the patch installation process while your system is still
up and available to users.
• An option to install a patch or set of patches using the HP Stage/iX Subsystem, which
allows the application of a patch to be performed without tapes. For more information
on Stage/iX, refer to the System Software Maintenance Manual for your release.
Patch/iX instructions are also available on the following website:
http://www.docs.hp.com/mpeix/
You should use AUTOPAT only if you are familiar with its use, and have a good
understanding of MPE/iX patch management.
Patch/iX Installation Document Retrieval
These are the steps for retrieving documents using Patch/iX.
1. Access the HP IT Resource Center WEB site (previously the Electronic Support Center)
using the appropriate WEB address for your country.
2. Click on the link, "Individual Patches".
3. Enter: “ITRC User ID” and “password”.
4. Click on the link, "MPE/iX Patches".
5. Click on the link, "MPE Patch Installation Guide".
6. Click on the link, "Use Patch/iX or AUTOPAT to install the patch".
7. Click on the link, "Patch/iX Instructions".
Patch/iX Version Identification
To ensure you have the latest version of Patch/iX, on your system do the following:
1. :HELLO MANAGER.SYS,INSTALL
2. :PATCHIX VERSION
3. Compare this version number (for example, B.01.02) with the latest version available
for your release on the HP IT Resource Center Patch/iX download page. If you are