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

Appendix F
HP Patch/iX Reference
HP Patch/iX Main Menu
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• Restore PowerPatch information files.
HP Patch/iX restores the information files from the PowerPatch tape into the INSTALL.SYS group. These
files are used to qualify patches for your system, and provide you with information about the patches that
are on the Powerpatch tape. The actual patch files will be restored during Create
[Stage][Tape]/Create [Tape] activity when HP Patch/iX has determined the subset that are
applicable to your system. This saves time and disk space since the PowerPatch tape could potentially
contain many megabytes of files that are not needed for your system.
This operation is recommended for the PowerPatch activity.
• Copy System Libraries.
HP Patch/iX copies the three MPE/iX system library files (sl.pub.sys, xl.pub.sys, and nl.pub.sys)
into the INSTALL.SYS group.
This operation is recommended for the PowerPatch, Reactive Patch, and Add-on activities.
Viewing Patches
When you select View Patches from the Main menu, the View Patches screen lists the following depending on
the filter selected:
• All the patches that have been installed on your system using HP Patch/iX. This option allows you to view
information about the patches that have previously been installed on the system. You can quickly
determine if a patch has already been installed on your system.
• All the patches that are available for installation using this patch process. This option displays only if you
have completed the Select Activities portion of the patch process.
• Available SUBSYS products. If you are performing an add-on task, we recommend that you view the list
of available products to confirm that you received what you ordered.
The list of patches displayed in the View Patches screen varies depending upon the filter selected for the
viewer. The default View Patches filter displays Installed Patches. The current filter is displayed at the top
right corner of the View Patches window.
View Patches Filters
There are three View Patches filter options:
Installed
Patches (1) patches already on the system.
Available Patches (2) patches on the PowerPatch or Reactive patch tapes. From this filter you can view
detailed information about each patch.
Available Products (3) products on the SUBSYS tape.
Qualifying Patches
The Qualify Patches option provides three functions:
• Automatically reviews the available patches and determines which patches are compatible with your
system.
• Allows you to force or 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 (remove) the
selected patch from the set of patches to be installed.