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:
Reactive patches
NOTE: Not all patches are stageable. For more information,
refer to item 19 in section 3.2, "General Planning Tasks."
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.