5.10 Setting a Staging Area

1. Log on from the console (if you are not already logged on) and start the spooler and streams device.

   
     :HELLO MANAGER.SYS,INSTALL;HIPRI
     :LIMIT 1,1
     :SPOOLER print_device;START
     :STREAMS streams_device
   
   

   Common print_device values are LP or 6. A common streams_device value is 10.

   Ignore the group out of connect time warning, if it displays.

2. Start HP Stage/iX:

   
     :STAGEMAN
   
   

3. Remove any old staging areas. Use DELETE (DEL) in stageman.

4. Set the staging area the system will boot and operate from:

   
     STAGEMAN> 
     SET 
     STAGE=stage_name
   
   

   where stage_name is the name of the staging area that contains the patches and operating system changes you are making.

NOTE: The changes do not take place until the next reboot. In other words, the staging area is not activated until boot time (section 5.14).

• Setting a Staging Area completed. Go to the next section on your checklist.