HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual (Release C.75.00) (30216-90344)

Chapter 5
Modifying Your System
5.9 Installing a Distributed Staging Area
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To prepare for distributing staging areas:
1. Log on from the console (if you are not already logged on), start the spooler, and streams device.
:HELLO MANAGER.SYS,INSTALL;HIPRI
:LIMIT 1,1
:SPOOLER print_device;START
:STREAMS streams_device
Common print_device values are LP or 6. A common streams_device value is 10.
Ignore the GROUP OUT OF CONNECT TIME warning, if it displays.
2. Start HP Stage/iX.
:STAGEMAN
3. Remove any old staging areas. Use UNINSTALL in stageman to accomplish this in the best way.
4. Prepare the staging area, execute the EXPORT command.
STAGEMAN>EXPORT sa_name;option
where sa_name is the name of the staging area to be distributed. Record your sa_name on your checklist.
option specifies the export file mode. The default is NOPACK. The EXPORT options are:
TAPE creates a regular STORE tape, which can be imported on the remote machine with the
;TAPE option. For the tape option, reply to the tape request.
PACK creates a single packaged file in the directory /SYS/hpstage/export with the staging
area name as the filename.
NOPACK places all files related to the staging area in the /SYS/hpstage/export directory.
• Preparing a Staging Area for Remote Distribution completed. Go to the next section on
your checklist.
5.9 Installing a Distributed Staging Area
Perform the steps in this section only if you are planning to Distribute a Staging Area to a Remote system.
If you are performing a Manage Patch by Staging Area for a Local system, skip this section and proceed to
“5.10 Setting a Staging Area.”
To install a distributed staging area on a remote system:
1. Log onto the remote system console (if you are not already logged on) and start the spooler and
streams device.
:HELLO MANAGER.SYS,INSTALL;HIPRI
:LIMIT 1,1
:SPOOLER LP;START
:STREAMS streams_device
A common streams_device value is 10.
Ignore the group out of connect time warning, if it displays.
2. Physically transport the staging area file(s).
If you used a TAPE option, ship the tape to the remote location.