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

Chapter 4

Preparing Your System

4.7 Starting the Patch Management Tools

Overview

HP Patch/iX is the recommended method for applying patches and is required for applying Reactive patches.

It is delivered with each PowerPatch tape set and each Reactive patch. Hewlett-Packard recommends that

you always restore HP Patch/iX from the patch tape. This ensures that you are using the most recent version

of HP Patch/iX.

HP Patch/iX is a screen-based, menu-driven patch management tool. Refer to Chapter 1 for an introduction to

HP Patch/iX. For an user's guide, refer to Appendix F, “HP Patch/iX Reference.”

NOTE Patch/iX requires that the HPPATH system variable be set to

“!HPGROUP,PUB,PUB.SYS,ARPA.SYS”, the system default.

To check the path. :SHOWVAR HPPATH.

To set the path. SETVAR HPPATH “!HPGROUP,PUB,PUB.SYS,ARPA.SYS”.

HP Stage/iX is another patch management tool. It uses the HP Patch/iX interface for creating staging areas,

then uses a command line interface for applying the staging areas to your system software. Refer to Chapter

1 for an introduction to HP Stage/iX. For an user's guide, refer to Appendix G, “HP Stage/iX Reference.”

For Phase I of HP Patch/iX, log on from a terminal, not the console; otherwise the console messages interfere

with Patch/iX. If you are using a PC as a terminal, it must have Reflection installed with MPE/iX option.

When you are ready for Phase II of Patch/iX, you must log onto the console.

Installing HP Patch/iX

To install the current version of HP Patch/iX:

1. Issue the following restore commands.

:FILE PPT;DEV=TAPE

:RESTORE *PPT;PATCH@.INSTALL.SYS;SHOW;DEV=1

2. Mount the PowerPatch or Reactive tape and reply to the tape request.

3. Check the version of HP Patch/iX:

:PATCHIX VERSION

Starting HP Patch/iX

To start HP Patch/iX:

1. Log on from a terminal, not a console:

:HELLO MANAGER.SYS,INSTALL;HIPRI

2. Optionally, adjust the screen length to view more or less of the HP Patch/iX screen. The following

command works for window terminal emulators, but is not required for standard HP terminals.

:SETVAR LINES #

where # is the number of lines per screen.

There is no option for adjusting screen width.