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

Appendix F 287
HP Patch/iX Reference
Creating a Patch Tape or Stage Tape
Creating a Patch Tape or Stage Tape
On the HP Patch/iX Main menu, the Create [Stage] [Tape] option displays if HP
Stage/iX is initialized. If HP Stage/iX is not initialized or, if one or more qualified patches
is not stageable, the
Create [Tape] option displays. This is a required action for patch
installation and provides the following patch installation options:
• Creates a staging area that contains a set of system software files that are modified by
the patches you are applying to your system.
• Creates a CSLT/STORE of patches and (optionally) SUBSYS products that you are
applying to your system.
The CSLT/STORE tape created at the end of this section contains all the SUBSYS
library components. The balance of the files are restored and applied during Phase II of
the modification process.
• Creates a STORE tape of patches that you are applying to your system.
HP Patch/iX determines which option is appropriate and/or possible for your system and
set of patches:
•ACSLT can be created if any patch with YES in the Qualified column also has
CSLT/Store in the Tape column.
•Astore tape can be created if all of the patches with YES in the Qualified column have
Store-Only in the Tape column.
• A Staging area on disk can be created if all of the patches with YES in the Qualified
column also have YES in the Stage column.
If HP Stage/iX is not initialized, the Stage column does not display.
The status of the Tape column does not affect whether patches can be staged or not.
• If HP Stage/iX is initialized, HP Patch/iX prompts you to specify if you want to create a
CSLT/STORE tape, a staging area, or both.
Once the CSLT or STORE tape, or staging area on disk, is created, it can then be used to
modify the system.
To create your patch installation stage and/or tape:
1. From the HP Patch/iX Main menu, highlight
Create [Stage] [Tape] or Create
[Tape]
and press [Return].
2. If HP Stage/iX is initialized, select the appropriate option:
S Create a staging area.
T Create a CSLT/STORE tape.
B Create both a staging area and a CSLT/STORE tape.
Hewlett-Packard recommends that you select T to create a CSLT/STORE tape for backup
purposes.
3. Complete the steps as shown in Chapter 4 , “Preparing Your System.”