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

Chapter 4
Preparing Your System
4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities
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Preparing Your System With HP Patch/iX
Preparing the system for creating the CSLT is tailored to the specific type of patch processes selected.
Depending upon the patch activities selected, preparing the system consists of:
• Purging old patch and installation files that may interfere with the successful completion of HP Patch/iX
or the installer AUTOINST.
• Restoring patches, patch information, and product information files from tape.
• Copying relevant libraries.
You have the option to implement default patch preparation or customized patch preparation.
CAUTION If you have downloaded patch and information files from the HP SupportLine web site and
placed these files in the patchxl.sys group, use the Customized Patch Preparation process.
If you want to accept the default patch preparation, proceed to “Default Patch Preparation.”
If you have downloaded patches from the HP SupportLine web site or need to customize your patch
preparation for another reason, proceed to “Customized Patch Preparation.”
Default Patch Preparation
When you process your selections, HP Patch/iX performs the default preparation operations for that patching
activity.
To accept the default patch preparation process:
1. After you mark your patch activities on the Select Activities screen and press
[F4]
, you will get a prompt to
accept defaults.
Respond Y to the prompt:
HP Patch/iX can perform the default setup operations for
you or you can choose to customize what setup operations
are to be performed.
Do you wish to accept the defaults? (y/n)
2. The prompts that display are specific to the patch activities you selected. Respond to the prompts as
appropriate.
HP Patch/iX prompts for the LDEV of tapes as appropriate for your task:
• Reactive tape
• PowerPatch tape
• SUBSYS tape
Insert tapes and reply to the tape requests as required.
HP Patch/iX restores files and displays the status as the preparation phase progresses.
When all setup activities are completed, HP Patch/iX automatically returns you to the Main menu. The
status area indicates the type of patch activity that you selected.
If you selected Adding (SUBSYS) Products, the Main menu displays Create [Tape]; you will not be able
to select Create [Stage] [Tape].
3. If you accepted the default patch preparation, skip “Customized Patch Preparation” and go to the next
section on your checklist.