Chapter 4 Preparing Your System

Table of Contents

4.1 Reserving Disk Space for Tape Tasks

4.2 Reserving Disk Space for Distributing Staging Areas

4.3 Preparing to Run HPINSTAL

4.4 Initializing HP Stage/iX

4.5 Backing Up Your System for Reinstall

4.6 Creating the CSLT using HPINSTAL

4.7 Starting the Patch Management Tools

Overview

Installing HP Patch/iX

Starting HP Patch/iX

4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities

Overview

Selecting Patching Task

Preparing Your System With HP Patch/iX

4.9 Viewing Patches

Overview

Viewing Patches (optional)

4.10 Qualifying Patches

Overview

Qualifying Patches Steps

4.11 Creating a Patch Tape or Staging Area

Overview

Creating Patch or Stage Tape Steps

4.12 Reserving Disk Space for CD-ROM Tasks

This chapter describes preparing the modification tools and the data that is going to be applied to your system. There are three methods for applying the modification to your system:

• Create a Customized System Load Tape (CSLT).

• Create a STORE tape.

• Create a staging area.