4.10 Qualifying Patches

Overview

• Automatically reviews the available patches and determines which patches are compatible with your system.

• Allows you to force or veto individual patches. Forcing a patch tells HP Patch/iX to include (add) the selected patch in the patch installation. Vetoing a patch tells HP Patch/iX to not include (to remove) the selected patch from the set of patches to be installed.

• Establishes the list of patches that will be included in creating the patch installation tape (CSLT or store tape or staging area on disk).

• It is compatible with your current software.

• All patch and product dependencies are resident.

• You do not have a more recent version of the patch already installed on your system.

NOTE: When Patch/iX detects patches which are enhancements rather than a "must install," it marks these patches as "Not Qualified." To install these patches, you must FORCE these patches.Patch/iX may disqualify a patch as "Naturally Disqualified" due to checksum mismatches. In such cases, the patch should not be FORCED without first consulting with the HP Response Center.Now Patch/iX will ask: "Automatically qualify FOS enhancements (Y/N)?" Reply "Y" will qualify; no FORCE will be required.

• Select and confirm the Qualify Patches option from the Main menu.

• View the list of approved patches. (Optional)

• Modify the list of approved patches. (Optional)

• Requalify the list of approved patches. (Required, if you modify the list of approved patches.)

• Return to the Main menu.

Qualifying Patches Steps

1. From the HP Patch/iX Main menu, highlight Qualify Patches and press [Return].

   The Qualify Patches prompt displays.

2. Respond Yes to the prompt:

     Are you ready to begin this full qualification? (y/n) _
   

   An information window lists the types of patches, number of patches, and an estimate of time to perform the qualification. For example:

     Patch Qualification in Progress
     PowerPatch Patches: 17     Estimated Time: 15.04
     Reactive Patches:   06     Elapsed Time:   00.05
   

   Upon completion, HP Patch/iX displays the list of patches with their qualification status. The columns displayed are Patch ID, Qualified, Status, Flags, Tape, Stage, and Origin.

   Patches that have already been applied to your system by HP Patch/iX will have an asterisk (*) displayed after the Patch ID number.

   • A CSLT can be created if any patch with YES in the Qualified column also has CSLT/Store in the Tape column.

   • A store tape can be created if all of the patches with YES in the Qualified column have Store-Only in the Tape column.

   • A Staging area on disk can be created if all of the patches with YES in the Qualified column also have YES in the Stage column.

     If HP Stage/iX is not initialized, the Stage column does not display.

     The status of the Tape column does not affect whether patches can be staged or not.

     NOTE: If you accept patches that are not stage compatible (No in Stage column), you will no longer be able to select Create [Stage] [Tape] from the Main menu.

3. If you need to modify the list of approved patches, proceed to the following subsection, "Modifying the List of Qualified Patches."

   If the list of qualified patches is acceptable, press [F8] Previous Menu.

   All patches with a Yes in the Qualified column will be applied to your system; those patches with a No will not be applied to your system.

4. To return to the Main menu, press [F8] Previous Menu. The status indicates the number of patches that have qualified.

5. If you accepted the list of qualified patches, proceed to the next section on your checklist.

Modifying the List of Qualified Patches

CAUTION: Forcing a patch that does not automatically qualify for your system is strongly discouraged by Hewlett-Packard, EXCEPT if it is an enhancement or under the recommendation of the HP Response Center.

1. From the Qualified Patches screen, highlight each patch whose status you wish to change. Press [F2] Veto or [F3] Force.

   An V or F is added next to the Patch ID. (Press [F2] or [F3] again to remove the Veto or Force choice. The Veto and Force buttons toggle to Undo Veto and Undo Force, respectively.

   The comment in the Qualified column does not change at this time.

2. Repeat this for each patch, as needed.

3. Optionally, to view different subset lists of patches, press [F5] Previous Filter or [F6] Next Filter.

   It toggles through the filter screens and displays different subset lists of the patches.

4. Optionally, view detailed patch information.

   CAUTION: Not all patches can be Forced or Vetoed. This is system dependent. You must requalify the patches you customize. If you choose not to requalify the patches you customize, HP Patch/iX will install the list of patches based on the last successful qualification.

5. Requalify the modified list of patches. This is required each time you modify the list of patches in order to implement your changes.

   Press [F4] Process Changes.

   HP Patch/iX requalifies the patches and displays the requalified list of patches.

   Forced patches show Yes (Forced) in the Qualified column. Vetoed patches show No (Vetoed) in the Qualified column. Patches that are dependent upon or have dependencies will also show a change in Status.

   To view the patches with changed status, press [F5] Previous Filter or [F6] Next Filter (or the number 4 key to display the Difference filter).

   Use the Changed filter to see the patches that have changed since the last qualification.

   If you accept patches that are not stage compatible (No in Stage column), you will no longer be able to select Create [Stage] [Tape] from the Main menu.

6. If the list of qualified patches is acceptable, press [F8] Previous Menu to complete this section.

   When you press [F8] you automatically return to the Main menu. The status lists the number of patches that have qualified.

   All patches with a Yes in the Qualified column will be applied to your system; this includes Forced patches. Those patches with a No in the Qualified column will not be applied to your system.

• Qualifying Patches Tasks completed.
  Go to the next section on your checklist.