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

Chapter 5
Modifying Your System
5.1 Securing and Backing Up the System for Tape Tasks
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5.1 Securing and Backing Up the System for Tape Tasks
To prepare and secure the system for updating:
1. From the console, log on with the following conditions, or if already logged on, change group to PUB.
:HELLO MANAGER.SYS,PUB;HIPRI
or
:CHGROUP PUB
2. If you are performing an Update, go to Step 3.
If you are performing an Add-on, go to Step 4.
Update Tasks
3. Run HP Predictive Support and turn it off.
If you are using the HP Predictive Support software as part of your Hewlett-Packard hardware support
contract, ensure that an HP Predictive Support run completes successfully.
a. Issue the HP Predictive Support command:
:RUN PSCONFIG.PRED.SYS
This run of HP Predictive Support may include a transfer of files to the Hewlett-Packard Response
Center. If a transfer is needed, be sure it completes because the system update overwrites the
information in the file PSDCFILE.PRED.SYS.
b. Select item 4, Configuration, from the Main menu.
c. Select item 5, Schedule, from the Configuration Options menu.
d. Select item 1, Schedule (ON/OFF), from the Schedule menu.
e. Set the preference, at the prompt, type OFF:
Type schedule preference (on/off) or // to cancel: __
f. Exit the program, at the prompt, type EXIT:
Type an item number, an item key, or a command: __
g. Save the values, at the prompt, type YES:
Do you wish to save these values (Y/N)?__
h. Go to Step 4.
Update and Add-On Tasks
4. Lower session and job limits.
:LIMIT0,0
5. Warn, then log users off.
:WARN@ PLEASE LOG OFF! SYSTEM UPDATE ABOUT TO BEGIN
Wait approximately five minutes. Make sure users have saved their work and logged off, then abort jobs
or sessions still executing. Use the SHOWJOB command to determine session and job numbers. For each job
and session still executing (except yours) type: