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

Chapter 4

Preparing Your System

4.10 Qualifying Patches

Overview

Qualify Patches is the third option on the HP Patch/iX Main menu. It is a required step for patch

installation when using HP Patch/iX. This option provides three functions:

• Automatically reviews the available patches and determines which patches are compatible with your

system.

• Allows you to force or veto individual patches. Forcing a patch tells HP Patch/iX to include (add) the

selected patch in the patch installation. Vetoing a patch tells HP Patch/iX to not include (to remove) the

selected patch from the set of patches to be installed.

• Establishes the list of patches that will be included in creating the patch installation tape (CSLT or store

tape or staging area on disk).

This part of the process is where you choose which patches you want to install. HP Patch/iX evaluates all the

proposed patches and determines if each patch qualifies for installation. A patch qualifies for installation if:

• It is compatible with your current software.

• All patch and product dependencies are resident.

• You do not have a more recent version of the patch already installed on your system.

NOTE When Patch/iX detects patches which are enhancements rather than a “must install,” it marks

these patches as “Not Qualified.” To install these patches, you must FORCE these patches.

NOTE Patch/iX may disqualify a patch as “Naturally Disqualified” due to checksum mismatches. In

such cases, the patch should not be FORCED without first consulting with the HP Response

Center.

NOTE Now Patch/iX will ask: “Automatically qualify FOS enhancements (Y/N)?” Reply “Y” will

qualify; no FORCE will be required.

The patch qualification process is as follows:

• Select and confirm the Qualify Patches option from the Main menu.

• View the list of approved patches. (Optional)

• Modify the list of approved patches. (Optional)

• Requalify the list of approved patches. (Required, if you modify the list of approved patches.)

• Return to the Main menu.

Qualifying Patches Steps

To qualify patches: