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

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Task Checklists
Checklist A. Manage Patches
Checklist A. Manage Patches
Use this task checklist if your source material is on tape and/or electronically downloaded
files, you are managing your patches, and you are using a tape to apply:
• PowerPatch patches
• Reactive patches
• PowerPatch and Reactive patches together
Print a copy of this checklist for each system that you are applying patches to.
Read and perform the steps only in the following sections:
Begin Preparation Tasks.
Does not require exclusive access to the system.
Chapter 3 , “Planning for Your Task.”
— 3.1 Verifying Required Materials
— 3.2 General Planning Tasks
— 3.4 Checking Tape Media
— 3.6 Estimating Disk Space
Record contiguous disk space:
Record non-contiguous disk space:
Chapter 4 , “Preparing Your System.”
— 4.1 Reserving Disk Space for Tape Tasks
— 4.7 Starting the Patch Management Tools
— 4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities
— 4.9 Viewing Patches-
Optional
— 4.10 Qualifying Patches
— 4.11 Creating a Patch Tape or Staging Area
Record manually installed products:
Preparation Tasks completed.
Schedule downtime for exclusive access.
Begin Exclusive Access Tasks.
Chapter 5 , “Modifying Your System.”
— 5.11 Securing the System
Record any terminated logging processes:
Record temporary filename for the COMMAND.PUB.SYS file:
— 5.13 Applying the CSLT Modification
If the installer utility created a STORE tape only, this section is