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

Chapter 2
Task Checklists
Checklist B. Manage Patches by Staging Area
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Checklist B. Manage Patches by Staging Area
Use this task checklist if your source material is on tape and/or electronically downloaded files, you are
managing your patches, and you are using a staging area on disk to apply:
• Reactive patches
NOTE Not all patches are stageable. For more information, refer to item 19 in section 3.2, “General
Planning Tasks.”
Print a copy of this checklist for each system that you are applying patches to.
Read and perform the steps only in the following sections:
Begin Preparation Tasks. Does not require exclusive access to the system.
Chapter 3, “Planning for Your Task.”
— 3.1 Verifying Required Materials
— 3.2 General Planning Tasks
— 3.4 Checking Tape Media
— 3.6 Estimating Disk Space
Record contiguous disk space:
Record non-contiguous disk space:
Chapter 4, “Preparing Your System.”
— 4.1 Reserving Disk Space for Tape Tasks
— 4.4 Initializing HP Stage/iX
— 4.7 Starting the Patch Management Tools
— 4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities
— 4.9 Viewing Patches—Optional
— 4.10 Qualifying Patches
— 4.11 Creating a Patch Tape or Staging Area
Record manually installed products:
Chapter 5, “Modifying Your System.”
— 5.10 Setting a Staging Area
Preparation Tasks completed. Schedule downtime for exclusive access.
Begin Exclusive Access Tasks.
— 5.11 Securing the System
Record terminated logging processes:
Record temporary filename for the COMMAND.PUB.SYS file:
— 5.12 Shutting Down the Remote System