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

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Preface
This manual describes how to install, update, add-on purchased subsystems, or apply patches to Release 7.5
of the MPE/iX Operating System using either tape or CD-ROM source media.
It is an update to the following manual from release 7.0:
• HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual Release 7.0
This manual is written for experienced MPE/iX system managers. In writing this book we assume that you
are familiar with day-to-day system management tasks such as configuring the system, managing system
resources, developing and following backup procedures, resolving system problems, and supporting system
users.
About MPE/iX
MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of forward-compatible
operating systems for the HP e3000 line of computers.
In HP documentation and in talking with HP e3000 users, you will encounter references to MPE XL, the
direct predecessor of MPE/iX. MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will run
without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL system documentation, although it may not
refer to features added to the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories).
Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for HP e3000s not based on
the PA-RISC architecture. MPE V applications can be run on PA-RISC (Series 900) HP e3000s in what is
known as compatibility mode.
Organization of This Manual
This manual contains the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1, “Introduction,” provides basic concepts and describes how to use this manual.
Chapter 2, “Task Checklists,” provides checklists for performing the processes described in this manual.
These are not keystroke summaries, instead the checklists list what sections in the manual you do to
accomplish any system modification task. There are four main parts to the modification task; each part is
described in the following chapters.
Chapter 3, “Planning for Your Task,” lists prerequisite information for performing your task.
Chapter 4, “Preparing Your System,” describes how to create the CSLT using the CD-ROM source media tool
(HPINSTAL) and the patch tool (Patch/iX). This chapter also describes how to create a staging area.
Chapter 5, “Modifying Your System,” describes how to create the CSLT using the tape source media tool
(AUTOINST), and how to install, update, add-on purchased subsystems and products, or apply patches to your
system using the CSLT. This chapter also describes how to apply patches to your system using staging areas.
This chapter includes shutting down your system.
Chapter 6, “Finishing the Process,” describes the closing steps required to bring your system back to full
operating condition.
Appendix A, “Manually Installed Products.”
Appendix B, “Configuration Tables.”
Appendix C, “Managing Disk Space.”