HP e3000 MPE/iX Release 6.5 System Software Maintenance Manual (30216-90325)

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Preparing Your System
4.11 Creating a Patch Tape or Staging Area
B Create both a staging area and a CSLT/STORE tape.
Hewlett-Packard recommends that you select T to create a CSLT/STORE tape for backup
purposes.
HP Patch/iX allows you to create a patch installation
(S)taging area, (T)ape, or (B)oth.
What is your selection? (S, T, B)
3. If you are creating a staging area, respond to the prompt for a staging area name. The
staging area name can be up to 16 characters. The characters can be alphanumeric,
including underbar (_), dash (-), and period (.).
Please enter the name for the new staging area. It can be 16
characters using HFS naming syntax conventions.
What is the name for the staging area?
4. Respond to the HP Patch/iX prompts that display. They are specific to the patch
activities you selected.
HP Patch/iX prompts for the LDEV as appropriate for your task:
• PowerPatch tape
• SUBSYS tape
• Write-enabled blank tape that will become the CSLT/STORE tape, if the CSLT/STORE
tape option is selected.
If you have two tape drives, you can specify different LDEVs for the PowerPatch and
CSLT/STORE tape. This way you will not need to wait for HP Patch/iX to restore the
necessary files from the PowerPatch tape and then respond to the prompt for the
CSLT/STORE tape.
5. When prompted, insert the appropriate tape and reply to any tape request on the
console. HP Patch/iX then restores patch files.
Wait for the staging area and/or patch installation tape to be created.
The Start Time and Elapsed Time are updated as activities are processed, but it may
take much less than the estimated time.
HP Patch/iX performs the following:
• Restores PowerPatch files, if a PowerPatch is being added.
• Modifies the libraries, if needed.
• Creates a new START PME, if needed.
• Creates the patch installation tape (CSLT/store), if selected.
• Creates a staging area on disk, if selected.
6. A warning message displays and lists any manually installed products that HP
Patch/iX cannot completely install, if applicable.
WARNING -- This program cannot install the products listed
below. (INSTWARN #1)
Record on your checklist any products it cannot completely install.