HP e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 System Software Maintenance Manual (30216-90317)

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Preface
This manual describes how to install, update, add-on purchased subsystems, or apply
patches to Release 7.0 of the MPE/iX Operating System using either tape or CD-ROM
source media.
It is an update to the following manual from release 6.5:
• HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual Release 6.5
This manual is written for experienced MPE/iX system managers. In writing this book we
assume that you are familiar with day-to-day system management tasks such as
configuring the system, managing system resources, developing and following backup
procedures, resolving system problems, and supporting system users.
About MPE/iX
MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of
forward-compatible operating systems for the HP e3000 line of computers.
In HP documentation and in talking with HP e3000 users, you will encounter references to
MPE XL, the direct predecessor of MPE/iX. MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs
written for MPE XL will run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE
XL system documentation, although it may not refer to features added to the operating
system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories).
Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for HP
e3000s not based on the PA-RISC architecture. MPE V applications can be run on
PA-RISC (Series 900) HP e3000s in what is known as compatibility mode.
Organization of This Manual
This manual contains the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1 , “Introduction,” provides basic concepts and describes how to use this manual.
Chapter 2 , “Task Checklists,”provides checklists for performing the processes described in
this manual. These are not keystroke summaries, instead the checklists list what sections
in the manual you do to accomplish any system modification task. There are four main
parts to the modification task; each part is described in the following chapters.
Chapter 3 , “Planning for Your Task,” lists prerequisite information for performing your
task.
Chapter 4 , “Preparing Your System,” describes how to create the CSLT using the CD-ROM
source media tool (HPINSTAL) and the patch tool (Patch/iX). This chapter also describes
how to create a staging area.
Chapter 5 , “Modifying Your System,” describes how to create the CSLT using the tape
source media tool (AUTOINST), and how to install, update, add-on purchased subsystems
and products, or apply patches to your system using the CSLT. This chapter also describes
how to apply patches to your system using staging areas. This chapter includes shutting
down your system.