HP e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 System Software Maintenance Manual (30216-90317)
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Preparing Your System
4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities
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.
To customize your list of patches, proceed with “Customized Patch Preparation.”
Customized Patch Preparation
You have the option to select which preparation operations you want HP Patch/iX to
perform; this is customized patch preparation.
If you downloaded patch files from the HP SupportLine web site, you must deselect both
“Purge all files in the PATCHXL.SYS group” and “Restore files from Reactive patch tape.”
Also if you downloaded files from the web site, confirm that you have the following files in
the INSTALL.SYS group:
PATCHIX, PATCH000, ABLDINTX, ALKEDCAT, ALKEDHLP, AUTOCM,
AUTOLED, AUTOSPTH
If the patch files are not in the PATCHXL.SYS group, or the A-files are not in the
INSTALL.SYS group, Patch/iX will not allow you to unmark the item, “Restore files from
Reactive patch tape.”
The possible patch preparation operations are:
• Purge unneeded files in INSTALL.SYS group.
• Purge all files in PATCHXL.SYS group.
Unmark this item if you have intentionally placed new patch files in the PATCHXL.SYS
group.
• Purge all files in USL.SYS group.
• Purge all files in UXL.SYS group.
• Purge all files in UNL.SYS group.
• Restore files from Reactive patch tape.
Unmark this item if you have downloaded Reactive patch files to the PATCHXL.SYS
group.
• Restore Product (SUBSYS) information files.
• Restore PowerPatch information files.
• Copy System Libraries.
Refer to Appendix F, “HP Patch/iX Reference,” for detailed descriptions of the patch
preparation options.