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Overview | |
Qualify Patches is the third option
on the HP Patch/iX Main menu. It is a required
step for patch
installation when using HP Patch/iX. This option provides three
functions: 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).
This part of the process is where you choose which patches
you want to install. HP Patch/iX evaluates all the proposed patches and determines if
each patch qualifies for installation. A patch qualifies for installation
if: 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. | | | | |
The patch qualification process is as follows: 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.)
Qualifying Patches Steps | |
To qualify patches: From the HP Patch/iX
Main menu, highlight Qualify Patches
and press [Return]. The Qualify Patches prompt displays. 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.
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. To return to the Main menu, press [F8]
Previous Menu. The status indicates the number of patches that have
qualified. If you accepted the list of qualified patches, proceed
to the next section on your checklist.
Modifying the List of Qualified PatchesHP Patch/iX allows you to change the list of qualified patches
that will be applied to your system through the patch process. | | | |  | 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. | | | | |
To modify the list of qualified patches: 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. Repeat this for each patch, as needed. 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. Optionally, view detailed patch information. 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. 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.
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