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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1. From the Qualified Patches screen, highlight a patch and press
[Return]
.
The Patch Detail Summary screen displays.
2. Press
[F5]
Previous View or
[F6]
Next View.
HP Patch/iX toggles through the View Patch Detail options and displays detailed information about the
selected patch.
3. Press
[F2]
Previous Patch or
[F3]
Next Patch.
HP Patch/iX scrolls through the list of patches in the Qualified Patches screen and displays detailed
information about the selected patch.
4. To return to the Main menu, press
[F8]
until the Main menu displays.
View (1) — Summary
The Summary view lists evaluation information about the selected patch.
Qualification Status—indicates why the patch qualifies or not.
Patch Installation Status—indicates whether the patch is installed already or not.
Patch Recommendation —indicates when a patch should be installed. An alphabetic code displays in the
Flags column of the Qualify Patches screen. The code is expanded in the Detailed Summary view.
The Summary Detailed View Patch Recommendation Codes are:
A FOS patch that is recommended for installation on all systems.
B FOS patch that is recommended for installation if appropriate. There are special
circumstances that are described in the General Release text.
C FOS enhancements with hardware dependencies.
D FOS enhancements with software dependencies.
E Product (Subsystem) patch that should be applied if the product is installed.
F Product (Subsystem) patch that should be applied if the product is installed and if
appropriate. There are special circumstances that are describe in the General Release text.
G Product (Subsystem) enhancement released as a patch.
The following three codes are for non-GR patches:
H Limited release patch.
I Site-specific patch.
J Other.
Installation Method—Indicates whether installation will be by CSLT or Store tape.
Patch Criticality—A numeric code displays in the Flags column of the Qualify Patches screen. The code is
expanded in the Detailed Summary view.
The Summary Detailed View Patch Criticality Codes are:
1. System may experience a system failure without this patch.
2. System may experience deadlock or hang without this patch.
3. Data loss or corruption may be experienced without this patch.
4. Program abort may occur without this patch.