On the HP Patch/iX Main menu, Select Activities is the first
option. This is a required action for patch installation. This option provides
two functions:
Allows you to select the type of patching activity you are
planning to perform.
Prepares the system for the patch management activity you
selected.
There are three types of patch processes that HP Patch/iX supports:
Adding a PowerPatch
can be done alone or with a reactive patch or with adding-on
SUBSYS products.
Adding a Reactive Patch
can be done alone, or with PowerPatch, or with adding-on SUBSYS
products and PowerPatch.
Adding (SUBSYS) Products
cannot be done alone; it requires PowerPatch. You can also apply
Reactive patches in addition to the PowerPatch. This activity is not a
HP Stage/iX option.
To select from HP Patch/iX lists, use the arrow keys (or the
[j] and [k] keys) to move up and down the list and
press the [Return] key.
The Select Activities screen displays.
From the Select Activities screen, highlight the appropriate
options. You may select one or more options. Press x or
[F2] Mark. An x appears in front of the selection.
(Press [F2] again to unmark a selection.)
NOTE: You cannot stage add-on products. If you select Adding
(SUBSYS) Products, the Main menu will display Create
[Tape]; you will no longer be able to select Create [Stage]
[Tape].
Press [F4] Process List, when you have marked all the
activities you plan to perform. HP Patch/iX proceeds to prepare the
system for creating the CSLT or store tape, or staging
area.
Preparing Your System With HP Patch/iX
Preparing the system for creating the CSLT is tailored to the specific type
of patch processes selected. Depending upon the patch activities selected,
preparing the system consists of:
Purging old patch and installation files that may interfere with
the successful completion of HP Patch/iX or the installer
AUTOINST.
Restoring patches, patch information, and product information
files from tape.
Copying relevant libraries.
You have the option to implement default patch preparation or customized
patch preparation.
CAUTION: If you have downloaded patch and information files from the HP
SupportLine web site and placed these files in the patchxl.sys group,
use the Customized Patch Preparation process.
If you want to accept the default patch preparation, proceed to "Default Patch
Preparation."
If you have downloaded patches from the HP SupportLine web site or need to
customize your patch preparation for another reason, proceed to "Customized
Patch Preparation."
Default Patch Preparation
When you process your selections, HP Patch/iX performs the default preparation
operations for that patching activity.
To accept the default patch preparation process:
After you mark your patch activities on the Select Activities
screen and press [F4], you will get a prompt to accept
defaults.
Respond Y to the prompt:
HP Patch/iX can perform the default setup operations for
you or you can choose to customize what setup operations
are to be performed.
Do you wish to accept the defaults? (y/n)
The prompts that display are specific to the patch activities you
selected. Respond to the prompts as appropriate.
HP Patch/iX prompts for the LDEV of tapes as appropriate for your
task:
Reactive tape
PowerPatch tape
SUBSYS tape
Insert tapes and reply to the tape requests as required.
HP Patch/iX restores files and displays the status as the preparation
phase progresses.
When all setup activities are completed, HP Patch/iX automatically
returns you to the Main menu. The status area indicates the type
of patch activity that you selected.
If you selected Adding (SUBSYS) Products, the Main
menu displays Create [Tape]; you will not be able to
select Create [Stage] [Tape].
If you accepted the default patch preparation, skip "Customized
Patch Preparation" and go to the next section on your checklist.
To customize your list of patches, proceed with "Customized Patch
Preparation."
Customized Patch Preparation
You have the option to select which preparation operations you want HP
Patch/iX to perform; this is customized patch preparation.
If you downloaded patch files from the HP SupportLine web site, you must
deselect both "Purge all files in the PATCHXL.SYS group" and "Restore
files from Reactive patch tape." Also if you downloaded files from the web
site, confirm that you have the following files in the INSTALL.SYS
group:
If the patch files are not in the PATCHXL.SYSgroup, or the A-files are
not in the INSTALL.SYS group, Patch/iX will not allow you to unmark
the item, "Restore files from Reactive patch tape."
The possible patch preparation operations are:
Purge unneeded files in INSTALL.SYS group.
Purge all files in PATCHXL.SYS group.
Unmark this item if you have intentionally placed new patch files in
the PATCHXL.SYS group.
Purge all files in USL.SYS group.
Purge all files in UXL.SYS group.
Purge all files in UNL.SYS group.
Restore files from Reactive patch tape.
Unmark this item if you have downloaded Reactive patch files to the
PATCHXL.SYS group.
CAUTION: When you select customized patch preparation, and alter from
the defaults, you are overriding the Hewlett-Packard recommended operations
unless you are applying patches downloaded from the HP SupportLine web site.
To customize the patch preparation process:
After you mark your patch activities on the Select Activities
screen and press [F4] Process, you will get a prompt to accept
defaults.
Respond N to the prompt:
HP Patch/iX can perform the default setup operations for
you or you can choose to customize what setup operations
are to be performed.
Do you wish to accept the defaults? (y/n)
From the Customize Activities screen, highlight the appropriate
options. Press [F2] to mark a selection to be performed.
X is added to the mark column. (Press [F2] again to
unmark a selection.)
Press [F3] to verify Purge steps. V is added to the
mark column. A prompt will request confirmation to purge each file
prior to purging the file.
If a purge operation is not marked for verification, no confirmation
prompt will appear.
Press [F4] Process List.
The prompts that display are specific to the patch activities you
selected. Respond to the prompts as appropriate.
HP Patch/iX prompts for the LDEV of:
Reactive tape
PowerPatch tape
SUBSYS tape
HP Patch/iX restores files and displays the status as the preparation
phase progresses.
When the setup operations are complete, HP Patch/iX automatically
returns you to the Main menu. The status area indicates the type
of patch activity that you selected.
If you selected Adding (SUBSYS) Products, the Main
menu displays Create [Tape]; you will no longer be
able to select Create [Stage] [Tape].
Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities completed. Go to the next
section on your checklist.