HP e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 System Software Maintenance Manual (30216-90317)
Appendix G 305
HP Stage/iX Reference
HP Stage/iX Commands
Parameters
(none)
Example
STAGEMAN will ignore both of these comment lines:
STAGEMAN> COMMENT this is just a comment
STAGEMAN> # this is another comment
COMMIT
The HP Stage/iX subsystem allows system managers to activate patched system software
without overwriting the pre-existing system software environment. Whenever the system
is booted from an HP Stage/iX staging area, the system manager has the option of
reverting to the previous system software environment by booting from the Base (see the
SET command).
If the system manager has been using a particular HP Stage/iX staging area for a period of
time, and is satisfied with the overall quality of the patched system software environment
(including reliability and performance), then the system manager can make the patched
software environment the new Base. The action of making the current staging area the
new Base is not reversible. For this reason, HP Stage/iX refers to the action as
“committing.” The COMMIT command can be used to make the current staging area the new
Base without re-booting the system or doing an UPDATE.
In order to use the COMMIT command, the system must be booted from an HP Stage/iX
staging area, and there must not be an alternate staging area designated for the next boot.
The COMMIT command will perform several steps. It will first prompt you for confirmation
to commit to the current software environment. (The ;NOCONFIRM option can be used to
suppress the confirmation prompt.) The COMMIT command makes all of the necessary
changes to the system software environment so that the current system software becomes
the new Base. Finally, the COMMIT command deletes the HP Stage/iX staging area.
When you commit to a stage, any other stages that were created from the same Base, as
the committed stage, may no longer be valid with respect to the
new
Base.
The COMMIT command cannot be abbreviated.
Syntax
COMMIT [;{ CONFIRM}]
{NOCONFIRM}
Parameters
[;{ CONFIRM}] (optional) {NOCONFIRM}
The ;CONFIRM or ;NOCONFIRM option specifies whether or not the COMMIT command will
prompt you for confirmation. If you specify ;NOCONFIRM, then STAGEMAN will
NOT
prompt
you for confirmation. The default is ;CONFIRM.