HP e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 System Software Maintenance Manual (30216-90317)

Appendix D 211
Backdating Your System
Planning Your Backdate
Response Center, if you have a software support contract, or your HP representative,
before deciding to backdate your system.
If your Hewlett-Packard representative and you both agree that backdating your operating
system is necessary, follow the steps below. Please read all the instructions in this chapter
before you begin your backdate. Determine what prior IO devices you will back date to.
Verify Your Requirements
To verify your requirements for backdating:
• Review and confirm the process you are going to perform with the HP Response Center
or your representative.
• Table D-1. has a list of materials required for each of the possible backdating methods.
Compatibility Issues
While backdating, you may encounter compatibility issues that arise from backdating
Table D-1. List of required materials
Requirement Method 1 Method 2 Method 3
CSLT (for the release to which you want to
backdate) from the system you want to
backdate.
Required
HP-provided factory SLT (for the release to
which you want to backdate).
Required
HP-provided factory preload tape (FPT) that
came with the system.
Required
Fundamental Operating Software (FOS) tape
from the release to which you want to backdate.
Required Required
SUBSYS tape from the release to which you
want to backdate, if you installed or updated
any optional products with that release.
Required Required Required
A STORE tape with HPSWINFO.PUB.SYS,
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS, and NMINIT.PUB.SYS from
the release to which you want to backdate.
Required Required Required
A STORE tape with @.CONFIG.SYS from the
release to which you want to backdate. If this is
not available, run SYSGEN and customized the
factory supplied configuration file for your
system.
Recommended Recommended
Current full system backup tapes. Required Required Required
Patch tapes (to reapply patches) if you had
installed patches onto the earlier release of the
system.
Required Required