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

Appendix G
HP Stage/iX Reference
Using HP Stage/iX
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b. Create an empty staging area.
STAGEMAN> CREATE stagename
Where stagename is the name for the new staging area.
c. Change to expert mode.
STAGEMAN> EXPERT ON
d. Fill the staging area.
Refer to the Expert Mode commands stagefile and deletefile.
e. Validate the staging area.
Refer to the command validate.
5. Identify the current staging area and next boot staging area.
STAGEMAN> STATUS
The following is a sample status command response.
Last booted with: BASE
Next boot will be with: stage_1
6. Identify available staging areas and next boot staging area.
STAGEMAN> LIST
View the list of patches used to fill a specific staging area.
STAGEMAN> LIST stagename ;patches
This displays a cumulative list of patches that have been applied to the Base and the staging area.
View the list of files in a specific staging area.
STAGEMAN> LIST stagename ;files
7. Make changes to staging area. This can be a very destructive step, and should be used by experienced
users only!
a. Make the changes to the staging area with CHANGE, STAGEFILE, and DELETEFILE.
b. Validate the staging area. After making any changes to a staging area, you must validate the staging
area, or it will not be accepted in the set command.
Refer to the command validate.
8. Activate a staging area.
STAGEMAN> SET stagename
Where stagename is the name for the staging area or Base.
a. Specify base to change the booting location to the Base.
b. Reboot your system.
This activates the staging area.
9. Commit a staging area to the Base location.
a. Boot from the staging area to permanently apply it to the Base system software.
b. Execute the COMMIT command.
STAGEMAN> COMMIT