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

Appendix F
HP Patch/iX Reference
HP Patch/iX Main Menu
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HP Patch/iX Main Menu
The HP Patch/iX Main menu displays the following list of available activities:
Select Activities lists the type of patching options you can apply to your system using HP Patch/iX.
View Patches displays lists of patches. There are several filters defined that allow you to view selected
patches.
Qualify Patches Evaluates the submitted patches for compatibility with your system.
Create [Tape] creates either a CSLT or a STORE tape of the patches and add-on products, (if applicable)
that you are applying to your system.
Create [Stage] [Tape] creates a staging area for the patches you are applying to your system. This item is
only available if Stage/iX is initialized.
Exit HP Patch/iX exits you from HP Patch/iX, if you are in mid-process.
If Stage/iX is initialized, the HP Patch/iX Main menu replaces Create
[Tape] with the Stage/iX option Create [Stage] [Tape].
Selecting Activities
The Select Activities menu allows you to select the type of patching activity you are planning to perform, and
prepares the system for the patch management activity you selected. These are the options:
• Adding a PowerPatch
• Adding a Reactive patch
• Adding (SUBSYS) products
Adding a PowerPatch
Select Adding a PowerPatch if you have a PowerPatch tape to apply to your system. PowerPatch tapes
contain a bundle of general release patches for a specific operating system version. Using HP Patch/iX to
apply PowerPatch patches allows you to:
• Accept and apply a default list of patches that Hewlett-Packard determines are appropriate for your
system.
• Add or remove selected patches from the default list of patches and apply these patches to your system.
Adding Reactive Patches
Select Adding Reactive Patches if the Hewlett-Packard Response Center has transmitted to you case
specific patches. These patches may have been ordered in response to a problem, or may be installed to avoid
a problem that you or the Response Center have determined has the potential of being experienced in the
future.
Adding (SUBSYS) Products
Select Adding (SUBSYS) Products if you have a SUBSYS product tape that was shipped with your
PowerPatch tape. SUBSYS products are subsystem products that you specifically order. This option can be
used only when a new product is being added to the system at the same time a PowerPatch is applied.
Applying SUBSYS products to your system is known as the Add-On process. When you select this option, HP
Patch/iX restores product information from the SUBSYS tape that will be used in patch qualification.