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

98 Chapter4

Preparing Your System

4.10 Qualifying Patches

Overview

Qualify Patches

is the third option on the HP Patch/iX Main menu. It is a required

step for patch installation when using HP Patch/iX. This option provides three functions:

• Automatically reviews the available patches and determines which patches are

compatible with your system.

• Allows you to

force

veto

individual patches. Forcing a patch tells HP Patch/iX to

include (add) the selected patch in the patch installation. Vetoing a patch tells HP

Patch/iX to not include (to remove) the selected patch from the set of patches to be

installed.

• Establishes the list of patches that will be included in creating the patch installation

tape (CSLT or store tape or staging area on disk).

This part of the process is where you choose which patches you want to install. HP

Patch/iX evaluates all the proposed patches and determines if each patch qualiﬁes for

installation. A patch qualiﬁes for installation if:

• It is compatible with your current software.

• All patch and product dependencies are resident.

• You do not have a more recent version of the patch already installed on your system.

NOTE

When Patch/iX detects patches which are enhancements rather than a “must

install,” it marks these patches as “Not Qualiﬁed.” To install these patches,

you must FORCE these patches.

NOTE

Patch/iX may disqualify a patch as “Naturally Disqualiﬁed” due to checksum

mismatches. In such cases, the patch should not be FORCED without ﬁrst

consulting with the HP Response Center.

NOTE

Now Patch/iX will ask: “Automatically qualify FOS enhancements (Y/N)?”

Reply “Y” will qualify; no FORCE will be required.

The patch qualiﬁcation process is as follows:

• Select and conﬁrm the Qualify Patches option from the Main menu.

• View the list of approved patches. (Optional)

• Modify the list of approved patches. (Optional)

• Requalify the list of approved patches. (Required, if you modify the list of approved

patches.)