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

Appendix D
Backdating Your System
Performing the Backdate
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If configuration files reside in groups other than the CONFIG group, the system will not have the proper
configuration when booted after updating from the FPT. If your configuration files are in a group other
than CONFIG, you must restore them now and reboot the system.
Updating with your FPT ensures that any patches that had been applied (from a PowerPatch tape) which
changed NL.PUB.SYS, XL.PUB.SYS, or SL.PUB.SYS will still be in effect. Also, any additions made to these
libraries as a result of SUBSYS products having been installed will be there as well. Contact the
Response Center or your HP representative for information about applying patches to a backdated
system.
7. Confirm the date and time.
8. Boot the system from the primary boot path.
a. Boot messages can vary, depending on the system model.
b. Enter Y to the Interact with IPL? prompt, if it appears on your screen.
The system boots from disk. After some activity the ISL prompt displays.
9. Start the system.
ISL>START NORECOVERY NOSYSSTART
10. Confirm the date and time.
11. Dismount the FPT.
12. Log on, start the spooler and streams device.
:HELLO MANAGER.SYS,INSTALL;HIPRI
:LIMIT 1,1
:SPOOLER LP;OPENQ
:STREAMs streams_device
where streams_device is the device number. A common streams_device value is 10.
An LP device must be configured in SYSGEN. Already spooled and streamed messages might display.
Configure the System
Refer to “Configuring the System” in Chapter 5, “Modifying Your System,” for additional information about
these steps.
You need to configure the following devices for AUTOINST (the update tool) to work properly:
•an LP device class
• a streams device
• a tape drive (that matches the FOS and SUBSYS media type)
If you need information about hardware device IDs, print the file IODFAULT.PUB.SYS on your screen. This file
contains ID numbers and associated parameters for hardware devices. You can display this file when the
system is up and you have the system prompt.
To configure your I/O and save the customized set of configuration files, perform the following steps:
1. Verify the configuration files.
:SYSGEN CONFIG
sysgen>
If you modified your configuration after updating to Release 7.5, you must reenter these modifications at
this point. This includes not only I/O changes, but any modifications made to logging events, system files
(SYSFILE), or miscellaneous (MISC) items.