HP e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 System Software Maintenance Manual (30216-90317)

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HP Patch/iX Reference
HP Patch/iX Main Menu
HP Patch/iX purges all files found in the groups as selected. These files are typically left
over from a previous product installation and can cause either HP Patch/iX or AUTOINST
to fail.
This is recommended for the Add-on activity.
• Restore files from reactive patch tape.
HP Patch/iX restores the patch files from the mounted tape and copies them into the
patchxl.sys group.
Unmark this item if you have downloaded Reactive patch files to the PATCHXL.SYS
group.
• Restore Product (SUBSYS) information files
HP Patch/iX restores a file that lists the ordered products that are on the mounted tape.
When used with information files delivered on the PowerPatch tape, HP Patch/iX will
be able to qualify patches for those products without forcing you to first install them on
the system.
HP Patch/iX also restores library components from the tape. These are incorporated
into the new libraries that are created by HP Patch/iX.
This operation is recommended for the Add-on activity.
• Restore PowerPatch information files.
HP Patch/iX restores the information files from the PowerPatch tape into the
INSTALL.SYS group. These files are used to qualify patches for your system, and
provide you with information about the patches that are on the Powerpatch tape. The
actual patch files will be restored during
Create [Stage][Tape]/Create [Tape]
activity when HP Patch/iX has determined the subset that are applicable to your
system. This saves time and disk space since the PowerPatch tape could potentially
contain many megabytes of files that are not needed for your system.
This operation is recommended for the PowerPatch activity.
• Copy System Libraries.
HP Patch/iX copies the three MPE/iX system library files (sl.pub.sys, xl.pub.sys,
and nl.pub.sys) into the INSTALL.SYS group.
This operation is recommended for the PowerPatch, Reactive Patch, and Add-on
activities.
Viewing Patches
When you select View Patches from the Main menu, the View Patches screen lists the
following depending on the filter selected:
• All the patches that have been installed on your system using HP Patch/iX. This option
allows you to view information about the patches that have previously been installed on
the system. You can quickly determine if a patch has already been installed on your
system.
• All the patches that are available for installation using this patch process. This option