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

Chapter 3

Planning for Your Task

3.2 General Planning Tasks

If you are using any checklist, except K, perform the steps in this section. These steps are not required when

installing a new system, Checklist K.

To plan for any change to your system software:

1. Check and verify compatibility of third-party software.

Verify that any third-party software products you are running are compatible with the latest version of

the operating system software. Do this before you modify the system.

2. Review disk space requirements.

Plan to increase your disk space capacity, if necessary. Steps for checking disk space requirements are

included in the task procedures.

3. Review and plan your network, as required..

4. Verify that you are starting with a compatible OS version.

If you are running a system version older than 6.0 you must perform two updates:

a. Update to Release 6.0 or 6.5 using the release 6.0 or 6.5 media and the corresponding version of the

HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual.

b. Then update to version 7.5 system software using the 7.5 system software release media and this

manual.

Contact your HP support representative if you need more information.

5. Perform a media check of all source material.

Steps are included in the task procedures.

6. Review peripheral devices and plan to correct conflicts if necessary.

Steps for checking peripheral devices are included in the task procedures.

7. Schedule a full system backup.

Perform a full system backup before applying any modifications. Use standard backup procedures or

follow procedures included with the tasks.

8. Ensure that an LP device class exists in your system configuration by using the SYSGEN

utility.

9. Move files that you want to keep from the group, PATCHXL.SYS.

If you have old versions of the files from the tape in the group, PATCHXL.SYS, they will be purged by

Patch/iX.

10. Ensure that all HP supplied system files were not renamed.

In the SYSGEN utility, use the SHOW command in SYSFILE to ensure that all HP supplied MPE/iX HP e3000

system files have retained their original names. System filenames in both columns must be identical. If

they are not identical, rename the files in the second column to match the filename in the first column.

Do not use the SYSFILE> RSPROG command in the SYSGEN utility to rename HP supplied MPE/iX HP

e3000 system files. A renamed system file can corrupt your system during an update. This problem can

occur if you have third-party software installed on your system, and you have renamed some system files

to run that software.