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

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Task Checklists
Checklist C. Distributing Staging Areas to Remote Systems
Checklist C. Distributing Staging Areas to Remote Systems
Use this task checklist if your source material was on tape and/or electronically
downloaded files, you are managing your patches, and you are using an existing staging
area on disk to apply:
• Reactive patches on your remote system software
NOTE
• You must have completed the activities on the checklist B, “Manage
Patches by Staging Area,” before performing the activities in this checklist.
• You can only use the EXPORT and IMPORT commands of Stage/iX for
applying patches to systems that are on the identical base. Stage/iX will
not verify whether or not your machines are on the same base release.
• For each remote system you are modifying, complete the activities in this
checklist on your remote system.
Print a copy of this checklist for each remote 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
— 3.6 Estimating Disk Space
Record contiguous disk space:
Record non-contiguous disk space:
Chapter 4 , “Preparing Your System.”
— 4.2 Reserving Disk Space for Distributing Staging Areas
— 4.4 Initializing HP Stage/iX-
On the remote system.
Chapter 5 , “Modifying Your System.”
— 5.8 Preparing a Staging Area for Remote Distribution-
Required only if you are
planning to apply a staging area to a remote site.
Record sa_name:
Record EXPORT option used:
— 5.9 Installing a Distributed Staging Area-
Required only if you are installing
a staging area to a remote site.
— 5.10 Setting a Staging Area