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4.11 Creating a Patch Tape or Staging Area

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On the HP Patch/iX Main menu, the Create [Stage] [Tape] option displays if HP Stage/iX is initialized. If HP Stage/iX is not initialized or, if one or more qualified patches is not stageable, the Create [Tape] option displays. This is a required action for patch installation and provides the following patch installation options:

  • Creates a staging area that contains a set of system software files that are modified by the patches you are applying to your system.

  • Creates a CSLT/STORE of patches and (optionally) SUBSYS products that you are applying to your system.

    The CSLT/STORE tape created at the end of this section contains all the SUBSYS library components. The balance of the files are restored and applied during Phase II of the modification process.

  • Creates a STORE tape of patches that you are applying to your system.

HP Patch/iX determines which option is appropriate and/or possible for your system and set of patches:

  • 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.

  • If HP Stage/iX is initialized, HP Patch/iX prompts you to specify if you want to create a CSLT/STORE tape, a staging area, or both.

Once the CSLT or STORE tape, or staging area on disk, is created, it can then be used to modify the system.

Creating Patch or Stage Tape Steps

To create your patch installation stage and/or tape:

  1. From the HP Patch/iX Main menu, highlight Create [Stage] [Tape] or Create [Tape] and press [Return].

  2. If HP Stage/iX is initialized, select the appropriate option:

    S

    Create a staging area.

    T

    Create a CSLT/STORE tape.

    B

    Create both a staging area and a CSLT/STORE tape.

    Hewlett-Packard recommends that you select T to create a CSLT/STORE tape for backup purposes. 
      HP Patch/iX allows you to create a patch installation
  (S)taging area, (T)ape, or (B)oth.
  What is your selection? (S, T, B)

  3. If you are creating a staging area, respond to the prompt for a staging area name. The staging area name can be up to 16 characters. The characters can be alphanumeric, including underbar (_), dash (-), and period (.). 

      Please enter the name for the new staging area. It can be 16
  characters using HFS naming syntax conventions.
  What is the name for the staging area?

  4. Respond to the HP Patch/iX prompts that display. They are specific to the patch activities you selected.

    HP Patch/iX prompts for the LDEV as appropriate for your task:

    • PowerPatch tape

    • SUBSYS tape

    • Write-enabled blank tape that will become the CSLT/STORE tape, if the CSLT/STORE tape option is selected.

    If you have two tape drives, you can specify different LDEVs for the PowerPatch and CSLT/STORE tape. This way you will not need to wait for HP Patch/iX to restore the necessary files from the PowerPatch tape and then respond to the prompt for the CSLT/STORE tape.

  5. When prompted, insert the appropriate tape and reply to any tape request on the console. HP Patch/iX then restores patch files.

    Wait for the staging area and/or patch installation tape to be created.

    The Start Time and Elapsed Time are updated as activities are processed, but it may take much less than the estimated time.

    HP Patch/iX performs the following:

    • Restores PowerPatch files, if a PowerPatch is being added.

    • Modifies the libraries, if needed.

    • Creates a new START PME, if needed.

    • Creates the patch installation tape (CSLT/store), if selected.

    • Creates a staging area on disk, if selected.

  6. A warning message displays and lists any manually installed products that HP Patch/iX cannot completely install, if applicable. 

      WARNING -- This program cannot install the products listed
  below. (INSTWARN #1)
    Record on your checklist any products it cannot completely install.

  7. HP Patch/iX automatically returns you to the Main menu. The status indicates "Stage Created," "CSLT/STORE Tape Created," or "Stage and Tape Created," as appropriate for your selection.

NOTE: Exiting HP Patch/iX is a required action for patch installation.

To exit HP Patch/iX:

  1. From the HP Patch/iX Main menu, highlight the fifth option, Exit HP Patch/iX and press [Return]. Do not just press [F8].

    The messages displays: 

      Patch Management completed successfully.
  **EXITING HP PATCH/iX**
    The MPE/iX prompt displays.

  2. If you downloaded reactive patches from the HP SupportLine web site, respond to the prompt to remove those files from your disk.

    If you want to keep a copy of the downloaded patches, and you do not have a copy elsewhere, select N.

    If you respond Y, the PowerPatch and SUBSYS files are automatically cleaned up by HP Patch/iX. 

      Do you want HP Patch/iX to automatically purge the reactive
  patch files stored in PATCHXL.SYS? (y/n)
This completes the creation phase. You have created one or more of the following:

  • Staging area for applying patches to your system.

  • CSLT/ STORE tape for applying patches and SUBSYS products to your system, and for archive purposes.

  • STORE tape for applying patches to your system or for archive purposes.

  • Creating a Patch Tape or Staging Area completed.
    Go to the next section on your checklist.



4.10 Qualifying Patches

4.12 Reserving Disk Space for CD-ROM Tasks