Check and verify compatibility of third-party software.
Verify that any third-party software products you are running are
compatible with the latest version of the operating system software.
Do this before you modify the system.
Review disk space requirements.
Plan to increase your disk space capacity, if necessary. Steps for
checking disk space requirements are included in the task
procedures.
Review and plan your network, as required.
If you are using NetWare, refer to the NetWare documentation.
Verify that you are starting with a compatible OS version.
If you are running a system version older than 5.5, you must perform
two updates:
Update to Release 5.5 or 6.0 using the release 5.5 or 6.0
media and the corresponding version of the HP 3000 MPE/iX
System Software Maintenance Manual.
Then update to version 6.5 system software using the 6.5
system software release media and this manual.
Contact your HP support representative if you need more
information.
Perform a media check of all source material.
Steps are included in the task procedures.
Review peripheral devices and plan to correct conflicts if
necessary.
Steps for checking peripheral devices are included in the task
procedures.
Schedule a full system backup.
Perform a full system backup before applying any modifications.
Use standard backup procedures or follow procedures included with
the tasks.
Ensure that an LP device class exists in your system
configuration by using the SYSGEN utility.
Move files that you want to keep from the group,
PATCHXL.SYS.
If you have old versions of the files from the tape in the group,
PATCHXL.SYS, they will be purged by Patch/iX.
Ensure that all HP supplied system files were not renamed.
In the SYSGEN utility, use the SHOW command in
SYSFILE to ensure that all HP supplied MPE/iX HP 3000
system files have retained their original names. System filenames
in both columns must be identical. If they are not identical, rename
the files in the second column to match the filename in the first
column.
Do not use the SYSFILE> RSPROG command in the
SYSGEN utility to rename HP supplied MPE/iX HP 3000 system
files. A renamed system file can corrupt your system during an update.
This problem can occur if you have third-party software installed
on your system, and you have renamed some system files to run that
software.
Record and store customized HP configuration information.
The configuration groups listed in Appendix B
"Configuration Tables" are reserved for use by Hewlett-Packard.
These groups contain sample configuration files and will be
overwritten during a system installation. If you are using any of the
group names for other than HP configuration files, store the files to
tape before proceeding. HP recommends that you DO NOT use any of
these groups for other than HP configuration files.
Record and store customized HP files.
Updating or re-installing your system software removes any
application customizing you may have performed on HP products.
STORE, or make arrangements to migrate, any files you have
customized for applications.
The update process brings in a standard CATALOG.PUB.SYS
file. If you want to keep your customization, you must copy the new
CATALOG.PUB.SYS and make your needed changes to the
INPUT file, and then run MAKECAT,BUILD after the
update.
Record any HP defined special accounts you have
customized.
These accounts are created or modified to Hewlett-Packard
standards during the system software modification process. The
accounts are listed in Table 3-3.
Table 3-3 HP Defined Special Accounts
BIND | HPOFFICE | HPSKTS | JAVA | SYS |
CLL | HPOPTMGT | HPSPOOL | RJE | SYSLOG |
CONV | HPPL85 | INDHPE | SAMBA | SYSMGR |
HPLANMGR | HPPL87 | INTSETUP | SNADS | TELESUP |
HPNCS | HPPL89 | ITF3000 | SUPPORT | WWW |
Confirm that you have a terminal or a PC with a terminal
emulator, if your checklist indicates that you will use HP
Patch/iX.
HP Patch/iX is the recommended method for applying patches and is
required for applying Reactive patches.You cannot use the
console to run HP Patch/iX for Phase I, because console messages
disrupt HP Patch/iX. If you cannot run HP Patch/iX, you can select
alternate tasks using AUTOINST to install PowerPatches.
Reflection is a separate third-party product that is a PC-based
terminal emulator program. To use HP Patch/iX from a PC, install
Reflection with the MPE/iX POSIX option. If this option is not used,
HP Patch/iX will not work on your PC.
Check SCSI device configuration.
All SCSI drivers must be configured with a transparent_mgr
in its device path prior to performing the Update or Install for 6.5.
For further information, see the Communicator 3000.
Document your current system configuration.
Keep a listing of output from:
DSTAT ALL command for volume set and volume
names.
DISCFREE C for a percentage of permanent and
transient space used on your system.
SYSINFO for your system configuration.
If you have mirrored disks and users are logged on, do not
run SYSINFO. When you can access the system, verify that you
have a current version of SYSINFO on your system and keep
your listing.
Plan for downtime.
Most of the tasks described in this manual require that you
shutdown your system. Plan for this downtime. DO NOT SHUTDOWN your
system until it is necessary. Each task checklist indicates when
the system will be shutdown. Perform all the other steps for the
task while your system is up.
To estimate the amount of downtime, review the steps you need
to perform after the system is shutdown. Where possible, an estimate
of time is provided. Record the amount of time for the individual
steps and add it up. This will give you a very rough estimate of
the amount of system downtime you will require.
The amount of time listed is based on small and low-end machines.
Actual time values can be about one-half of the time listed.
If you are using HP Stage/iX, be aware that not all patches
are stageable.
At the time of release 6.5, Stage/iX cannot handle patches which
involve System configuration files, MMSAVE.MPEXL.SYS,
nonsystem volume set files, and patches with files that contain jobs
that are streamed during patch installation. During the process,
Stage/iX will identify which patches are stageable.
If you are using HP Stage/iX to apply patches to your system,
remove old stages BEFORE applying the new release.
Since the process installs a new operating system, you must uninstall
HP Stage/iX and/or remove all of the old stages BEFORE applying the
factory SLT.
Uninstalling HP Stage/iX deletes all staging areas and all files and
directories that HP Stage/iX has built.
To uninstall HP Stage/iX:
:STAGEMAN
STAGEMAN>UNINSTALL
Reply Y to the prompt, Are you sure?