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

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Reactive Patch A patch that is sent to you from the
Hewlett-Packard Response Centers or downloaded
from HPSL. These patches fix a specific problem
that you are encountering
Remote System A non-central (remote) system
relative to the system you are currently on. When
you've created a CSLT from a CD-ROM, you have
the option to make multiple, site specific, CSLTs to
apply to non-central systems.
S
SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface. A type of
connecting device between the main system and
peripherals.
SLT System Load Tape. See Factory SLT and CSLT.
Staging Area A directory location on disk in which
files for patches and/or new product versions are
kept.
Steps Individual actions contained within the
sections and chapters of this book. You perform only
the steps that apply to your specific activity. Steps
contain a description of the action, the keystrokes
required to complete the action, and usually, the
response to the action.
Store Tape A store only tape contains non-SLT
patches that you are applying to your system. See
also CSLT/store Tape.
SUBSYS Sub-system products. One of the
components used to add products you purchase in
addition to the operating system. When you order
purchased products you receive a customized
SUBSYS tape that contains all the add-on products
you have ordered, including updates to products you
have already installed, and new or existing products
you just ordered.
T
Tape One type of media used to ship the operating
system components, and apply changes to the
system software
Task A subset of steps performed for an individual
process. For example, a task would be adding-on
purchased products and reactive patches to your
operating system. Tasks can be divided into
activities depending upon the task and the section. A
complete task is all of the steps required to perform
that task.
U
Update Changing the current operating system
version to a more recent operating system version.
UPDATE An ISL utility that replaces existing
operating system files with files from tape, typically
a CSLT. Primarily used to replace a current version
of the operating system with another version.
V
Veto An option when using the HP Patch/iX patch
management tool. Vetoing a patch tells HP Patch/iX
to not include (remove) the selected patch from the
set of patches to be installed. You can also veto an
update to a previously installed product.