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

Chapter 4

Preparing Your System

4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities

Review all subsections in this section:

•Overview

• Selecting Type of Patching Task

• Preparing Your System with HP Patch/iX

Overview

On the HP Patch/iX Main menu, Select Activities is the first option. This is a required action for patch

installation. This option provides two functions:

• Allows you to select the type of patching activity you are planning to perform.

• Prepares the system for the patch management activity you selected.

There are three types of patch processes that HP Patch/iX supports:

Adding a

PowerPatch can be done alone or with a reactive patch or with adding-on SUBSYS products.

Adding a Reactive Patch can be done alone, or with PowerPatch, or with adding-on SUBSYS products and

PowerPatch.

Adding (SUBSYS) Products cannot be done alone; it requires PowerPatch. You can also apply Reactive

patches in addition to the PowerPatch. This activity is not a HP Stage/iX option.

Refer to Appendix F, “HP Patch/iX Reference,” for detailed descriptions of the patch activity options.

Selecting Patching Task

To select the type of patch activity:

1. From the Main menu, highlight Select Activities.

To select from HP Patch/iX lists, use the arrow keys (or the [j]

and

[k]

keys) to move up and down the list

and press the

[Return]

key.

The Select Activities screen displays.

2. From the Select Activities screen, highlight the appropriate options. You may select one or more options.

Press x or

[F2]

Mark. An x appears in front of the selection. (Press

[F2]

again to unmark a selection.)

NOTE You cannot stage add-on products. If you select Adding (SUBSYS) Products, the Main

menu will display Create [Tape]; you will no longer be able to select Create [Stage]

[Tape].

3. Press

[F4]

Process List, when you have marked all the activities you plan to perform. HP Patch/iX

proceeds to prepare the system for creating the CSLT or store tape, or staging area.