Check
and verify compatibility of third-party software.
Verify that any third-party software products you are running
are compatible with the latest version of the operating system software.
Do this before you modify the system.
Review disk space requirements.
Plan to increase your disk space capacity, if necessary. Steps
for checking disk space requirements are included in the task procedures.
Review and plan your network, as required.
If you are using NetWare, refer to the NetWare documentation.
Verify that you are starting with a compatible
OS version.
If you are running a system version older than 5.0, you must
perform two updates:
Update to
Release 5.0 or 5.5 using the release 5.0 or 5.5 media and the corresponding
version of the HP 3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance
Manual.
Then update to version 6.0 system software using
the 6.0 system software release media and this manual.
Contact your HP support representative if you need more information.
Perform a media check of all source material.
Steps are included in the task procedures.
Review peripheral devices and plan to
correct conflicts if necessary.
Steps for checking peripheral devices are included in the
task procedures.
Schedule a full system backup.
Perform a full system backup before applying any modifications.
Use standard backup procedures or follow procedures included with
the tasks.
Ensure that an LP device class exists
in your system configuration by using the SYSGEN utility.
Move files that you want to keep from
the group, PATCHXL.SYS.
If you have old versions of the files from the tape in the
group, PATCHXL.SYS, they will be
purged by Patch/iX.
Ensure that all HP supplied system files
were not renamed.
In the SYSGEN utility, use
the SHOW command in SYSFILE
to ensure that all HP supplied MPE/iX HP 3000 system files have
retained their original names. System filenames in both columns
must be identical. If they are not identical, rename the files in
the second column to match the filename in the first column.
Do not use the SYSFILE> RSPROG
command in the SYSGEN utility to
rename HP supplied MPE/iX HP 3000 system files. A renamed system
file can corrupt your system during an update. This problem can
occur if you have third-party software installed on your system,
and you have renamed some system files to run that software.
Record and store customized HP configuration
information.
The configuration groups listed in Appendix B “Configuration Tables” are reserved for use by Hewlett-Packard.
These groups contain sample configuration files and will be overwritten
during a system installation. If you are using any of the group
names for other than HP configuration files, store the files to
tape before proceeding. HP recommends that you DO NOT use any of
these groups for other than HP configuration files.
Record and store customized HP files.
Updating or re-installing your system
software removes any application customizing you may have performed
on HP products. STORE, or make
arrangements to migrate, any files you have customized for applications.
The update process brings in a standard CATALOG.PUB.SYS
file. If you want to keep your customization, you must copy the
new CATALOG.PUB.SYS and make your
needed changes to the INPUT file,
and then run MAKECAT,BUILD after
the update.
Record any HP defined special accounts
you have customized.
These accounts are created or modified to Hewlett-Packard
standards during the system software modification process. The accounts
are listed in Table 3-3 “HP
Defined Special Accounts”.
Table 3-3 HP
Defined Special Accounts
BIND | HPOFFICE | HPSKTS | JAVA | SYS |
CLL | HPOPTMGT | HPSPOOL | RJE | SYSLOG |
CONV | HPPL85 | INDHPE | SAMBA | SYSMGR |
HPLANMGR | HPPL87 | INTSETUP | SNADS | TELESUP |
HPNCS | HPPL89 | ITF3000 | SUPPORT | WWW |
Confirm that you have a terminal or a
PC with a terminal emulator, if your checklist indicates that you
will use HP Patch/iX.
HP Patch/iX is the recommended method for applying patches
and is required for applying Reactive patches.You cannot use the
console to run HP Patch/iX for Phase I, because console messages
disrupt HP Patch/iX. If you cannot run HP Patch/iX, you can select
alternate tasks using AUTOINST
to install PowerPatches.
Reflection is a separate third-party product that is a PC-based
terminal emulator program. To use HP Patch/iX from a PC, install
Reflection with the MPE/iX POSIX option. If this option is not used,
HP Patch/iX will not work on your PC.
Check SCSI device configuration.
All SCSI drivers must be configured with a transparent_mgr
in its device path prior to performing the Update or Install for
6.0. For further information, see the Communicator 3000.
Document your current system configuration.
Keep a listing of output from:
DSTAT ALL
command for volume set and volume names.
DISCFREE C
for a percentage of permanent and transient space used on your system.
SYSINFO for your
system configuration.
If you have mirrored disks and users are logged on, do not
run SYSINFO. When you can access
the system, verify that you have a current version of SYSINFO
on your system and keep your listing.
Plan for downtime.
Most of the tasks described in this manual require that you
shutdown your system. Plan for this downtime. DO NOT SHUTDOWN your
system until it is necessary. Each task checklist indicates when
the system will be shutdown. Perform all the other steps for the
task while your system is up.
To estimate the amount of downtime, review the steps you need
to perform after the system is shutdown. Where possible, an estimate
of time is provided. Record the amount of time for the individual
steps and add it up. This will give you a very rough estimate of
the amount of system downtime you will require.
The amount of time listed is based on small and low-end machines.
Actual time values can be about one-half of the time listed.
If you are using HP Stage/iX, be aware
that not all patches are stageable.
At the time of release 6.0, Stage/iX cannot handle patches
which involve System configuration files, MMSAVE.MPEXL.SYS,
nonsystem volume set files, and patches with files that contain
jobs that are streamed during patch installation. During the process,
Stage/iX will identify which patches are stageable.
If you are using HP Stage/iX to apply
patches to your system, remove old stages BEFORE applying the new
release.
Since the process installs a new operating system, you must
uninstall HP Stage/iX and/or remove all of the old stages BEFORE
applying the factory SLT.
Uninstalling HP Stage/iX deletes all staging areas and all
files and directories that HP Stage/iX has built.
To uninstall HP Stage/iX:
:STAGEMAN STAGEMAN>UNINSTALL
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Reply Y to the prompt, Are you sure?
General Planning Tasks
completed. Go to the next section on your checklist.