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

Appendix G 301
HP Stage/iX Reference
HP Stage/iX Concepts
Figure G-4. Creating Another Staging Area, from the Base Location
If you create an additional staging area, stage_name2, while operating from another
staging area, stage_name1, the additional staging area, stage_name2, will contain all the
changes to the Base from patch_set_1 plus the new patches in patch_set_2. Refer to
Figure G-5. for more information.
Option
Create another Staging
Area:
Stage_1 files in
stage location
Introduce
additional
Create staging
area.
Contains copy of
changed OS file
that result from
patch_set_
stage_2
stage_1
Introduce patches
patch_set_
OS in Base
Introduce patches
Phase I
Create Staging
patches
stage_1
Create staging
area.
Contains copies of
changed OS files
OS in Base
Sample
Activate stage_2
Additional patches only
Stage_1 files in
stage location
stage_2
stage_1
Move staging area files to Base
location. Reboot starts system
with stage_2 changes.
archive
Staging area
empty.
Copy Base files
that are replaced
with changed
files to the