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

336 AppendixH
Error Messages and Warnings
HP Patch/iX and Stage/iX Error Handling
HP Patch/iX exits gracefully and prints important error information to the terminal
window. If HP Patch/iX experienced an installation tools library error it also prints
the error message associated with that error. Below are sample messages:
************** INTERNAL ERROR MESSAGE ******************* HP
Patch/iX experienced the following library status RL
STATUS.SUBSYS = INSTALLATION TOOLS LIBRARY RL STATUS.ERROR = 643
The associated error from the catalog is as follows:
Unable to initialize environment for patch installation (INSTERR
#263)
************ HP Patch/iX ERROR MESSAGE ************** ERROR: HP
Patch/iX failed to setup for patch management (PMERR 74).
CAUSE: HP Patch/iX attempted to performed a number of setup tasks
that are required to successfully qualify a set of patches and
create a CSLT. One of these operations failed.
ACTION: Review PMLOG.INSTALL.SYS for errors. It will display the
errors that occurred, along with cause and action text. These
errors are written as they are encountered so they will become
more generic with each message.
Often failures during setup are related to either the failure to
restore a set of files from tape, or missing files that HP
Patch/iX expects to find. These types of error are often related
to an attempt to customize the setup activities. Rerun HP
Patch/iX and allow HP Patch/iX to perform the default setup
activities for the selected patching task.
Patch management was NOT successfully completed.
** EXITING HP Patch/iX **
2. Check the error log to identify the problem area and correct the problem. Refer to
“Patch/iX Error Logs” on page H-7 for a listing and description of the Patch/iX error
logs.
3. Return to HP Patch/iX.
:PATCHIX
In many cases HP Patch/iX allows you to recover from errors at a place close to where
the error occurred. HP Patch/iX maintains a binary recovery file called
PMRECOVR.INSTALL.SYS that contains information about the last run of the tool. When
you restart HP Patch/iX, it looks for this file, and if found, asks you whether you want to
recover.
4. Respond Yes to recover the existing process.
If you respond Yes HP Patch/iX restores the environment from this file. It also tells you
where you last left off.
HP Patch/iX has found a recovery file.
Do you wish to resume with the previous HP Patch/iX
session?(y/n)y
HP Patch/iX starts up and recovers the previous environment. When the recovery is