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4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities
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Review all subsections in this section:

  • Overview

  • Selecting Type of Patching Task

  • Preparing Your System with HP Patch/iX

Overview

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.

Refer to Appendix F “HP Patch/iX Reference” for detailed descriptions of the patch activity options.

Selecting Patching Task

To select the type of patch activity:

  1. From the Main menu, highlight Select Activities.

    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.

  2. 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].

  3. 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:

  1. 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)

  2. 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].

  3. 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:

PATCHIX, PATCH000, ABLDINTX, ALKEDCAT, ALKEDHLP, AUTOCM,
AUTOLED, AUTOSPTH

If the patch files are not in the PATCHXL.SYS group, 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.

  • Restore Product (SUBSYS) information files.

  • Restore PowerPatch information files.

  • Copy System Libraries.

Refer to Appendix F “HP Patch/iX Reference” for detailed descriptions of the patch preparation options.

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:

  1. 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)

  2. 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.)

  3. 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.

  4. Press [F4] Process List.

  5. 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.



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