Use this task checklist if your source material is on tape
and/or electronically downloaded files, you are managing
your patches, and you are using a staging area
on disk to apply:
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Print a copy of this checklist for each system that you are
applying patches to.
Read and perform the steps only in the following sections:
Begin Preparation Tasks. Does not require exclusive access to the system.
Chapter 3 “Planning for Your Task”
3.1 Verifying Required Materials
3.2 General Planning Tasks
3.6 Estimating Disk Space
Record contiguous disk space:
Record non-contiguous disk space:
Chapter 4 “Preparing Your System”
4.1 Reserving Disk Space for Tape Tasks
4.4 Initializing HP Stage/iX
4.7 Starting the Patch Management Tools
4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities
4.9 Viewing Patches—Optional
4.11 Creating a Patch Tape or Staging Area
Record manually installed products:
Preparation Tasks completed. Schedule downtime for exclusive access.
Begin Exclusive Access Tasks.
5.11 Securing the System
Record terminated logging processes:
Record temporary filename for the COMMAND.PUB.SYS
file:
5.12 Shutting Down the Remote System
5.14 Restarting the System
Chapter 6 “Finishing the Process”
6.4 Setting Passwords, Lockwords, and UDCs
6.8 Restarting Selected System Functions
6.9 Backing Up Your System
6.10 Permanently Applying a Staging Area-optional.
Checklist B tasks completed.
Record system change:
