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Communicator 3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 (Platform Software Release C.60.00): HP 3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems > Chapter 3 System Management Overview of HP Patch/iX |
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by Venugopal Commercial Systems Division The MPE/iX Patch Management tool, HP Patch/iX, was introduced with PowerPatch C.50.05 based on MPE/iX General Release 5.0, and is available with the MPE/iX Release 6.0 Fundamental Operating System (FOS) software. HP Patch/iX provides a user-friendly environment for customization and installation of Hewlett-Packard supported patches on an MPE system. The new tool provides the functionality of simultaneous installation of a PowerPatch tape with Reactive patches, thus reducing system unavailability associated with patch installations by as much as three hours per system. This downtime eliminates one of the system UPDATE/REBOOTs. HP Patch/iX also provides qualification of all patches being applied to the system (both PowerPatch tapes and Reactive patches), thus reducing the likelihood of an older patch backing out a previously installed newer patch. Detailed information on supported processes and comprehensive usage instructions are included in the HP 3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual. HP Patch/iX allows the following processes:
HP Patch/iX supports the following installation processes:
Reflection is a separately purchasable third-party product that is a PC-based terminal emulator program. If you want to use Patch/iX from a PC using Reflection software, you must install Reflection with the MPE/iX POSIX option (if available). Otherwise, Patch/iX will not work from your PC. For more information on the Reflection MPE/iX POSIX option, see the installation instructions for Reflection. |
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