System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90907)

Chapter 3

System Startup Functions

Updating the Operating System

Updating the Operating System: a Preview

NOTE Each customer installation or update is somewhat different. Examine the processes described

for areas you may need to customize to fit your system. The following Hewlett-Packard

publications will prove useful for updating your system:

• HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual

• MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual

• Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices

• HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide

Booting the system to MPE/iX using the UPDATE utility may involve preliminary steps depending upon the

particulars of your system and its usage.

Some of the preliminary steps are listed below:

1. backing up system data

2. limiting system use

3. deactivating network services

4. renaming any system files you wish to maintain

5. reserving adequate disk space

Once you are ready to begin the operating system update, the following are required steps of the process:

6. updating from the system load tape

7. restoring the FOS tape

8. restoring the SUBSYS tape

9. creating a customized system load tape

10. updating with the customized system load tape

11. returning to normal operation

Updating the System Configuration: a Preview

If you are updating just the configuration of your system and not the operating system, then you have already

created the customized SLT, as in step 9 above. You did this when you made your configuration changes in

SYSGEN and did a KEEP. This information was transferred to the CSLT at the end of the update process. The

following steps are a subset of an operating system update:

1. backing up system data

2. limiting system use

3. deactivating network services

4. renaming any system files you wish to maintain

Once you are ready to begin the configuration update, the following are required steps of the process:

5. updating with the customized system load tape

6. returning to normal operation