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HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual (Release C.70.00): HP e3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems

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HP Part Number: 30216-90317

Edition: Edition 6

Published: E0201

Table of Contents

About MPE/iX
Organization of This Manual
Additional References

1 Introduction

Manual Layout

Task Process

HP Patch/iX

HP Stage/iX

HP Stage/iX Concepts
HP Stage/iX Task Overview

Removal of Support for Servers and HP-IB in MPE/iX

Discontinuance of High Availability Fiber Link Disk Drives

Summary of Changes to This Manual

2 Task Checklists

Selecting Checklists
Checklist A. Manage Patches
Checklist B. Manage Patches by Staging Area
Checklist C. Distributing Staging Areas to Remote Systems
Checklist D. Add-on with Tape
Checklist E. Add-on with Tape and Manage Patches
Checklist F. Add-on with CD-ROM
Checklist G. Update with Tape
Checklist H. Update with CD-ROM
Checklist I. Modify Remote System
Checklist J. Reinstall Using a CSLT
Checklist K. Install a New System
Checklist L. Using AUTOINST to Apply PowerPatch Only
Checklist M. Using AUTOINST to Add-on and Apply PowerPatch

3 Planning for Your Task

3.1 Verifying Required Materials

Source Material Components
Tool Options
Media Requirements
Operating System Version Requirements

3.2 General Planning Tasks

3.3 CD-ROM Planning Tasks

3.4 Checking Tape Media

3.5 Checking Peripherals

CD-ROM Disk Drive
LDEV 1 Disk Minimum Capacity
LDEV 1 Disk Maximum Usage

3.6 Estimating Disk Space

Non-Contiguous Disk Space Requirements
Contiguous Disk Space Requirements
Disk Space Error Messages

4 Preparing Your System

4.1 Reserving Disk Space for Tape Tasks

4.2 Reserving Disk Space for Distributing Staging Areas

4.3 Preparing to Run HPINSTAL

4.4 Initializing HP Stage/iX

4.5 Backing Up Your System for Reinstall

4.6 Creating the CSLT using HPINSTAL

4.7 Starting the Patch Management Tools

Overview
Installing HP Patch/iX
Starting HP Patch/iX

4.8 Selecting HP Patch/iX Activities

Overview
Selecting Patching Task
Preparing Your System With HP Patch/iX

4.9 Viewing Patches

Overview
Viewing Patches (optional)

4.10 Qualifying Patches

Overview
Qualifying Patches Steps

4.11 Creating a Patch Tape or Staging Area

Overview
Creating Patch or Stage Tape Steps

4.12 Reserving Disk Space for CD-ROM Tasks

5 Modifying Your System

5.1 Securing and Backing Up the System for Tape Tasks
5.2 Applying the SLT
5.3 Listing the System Configuration
5.4 Starting the System
5.5 Configuring the System
5.6 Checking Volumes
5.7 Creating the CSLT Using AUTOINST
5.8 Preparing a Staging Area for Remote Distribution
5.9 Installing a Distributed Staging Area
5.10 Setting a Staging Area
5.11 Securing the System
5.12 Shutting Down the Remote System
5.13 Applying the CSLT Modification
5.14 Restarting the System
5.15 Rerunning AUTOINST
5.16 Rerunning HPINSTAL
5.17 Rerunning HP Patch/iX

6 Finishing the Process

6.1 Configuring Datacomm and UPS

Converting Datacomm

6.2 Restoring User Files

6.3 Recovering Staging Areas

6.4 Setting Passwords, Lockwords, and UDCs

6.5 Configuring and Updating Manually Installed Products

6.6 Setting Up the TAR Utility

6.7 Performing the Final Reboot

6.8 Restarting Selected System Functions

6.9 Backing Up Your System

6.10 Permanently Applying a Staging Area

6.11 Finishing Up

7 Support Tools Manager (STM) for MPE/iX

MPE/iX Version of STM

Distribution
Differences from HP-UX Version of STM
More Information

Running STM (Summary)

Two Interfaces

System Map and Device Icons

System Map in mstm
System Map in cstm

Kinds of Support Tools

Menus and Commands

mstm Menus and Commands
cstm Menus and Commands

Getting Result Information (Logs)

Remote Execution

Distributed Structure
Improving Performance

Getting Help

Kinds of Help

Common Problems

A device in the STM map is "Unknown" (MPE/iX)
Slow response to user commands.
SCSI Tape and Disk Tools report SCSI commands as failed in the Test Activity Logs.
No tools are available for a particular device.
The "Device — >Select Class" command did not work.

A Manually Installed Products

Installing ALLBASE/ SQL or IMAGE/SQL

Updating from Any G Version
Updating from Version E.1 or F.0
Updating from Versions Prior to E.1
Additional ALLBASE/SQL References

Preparing OpenView Console/System Manager

Installing SNA IMF/iX

Configuring HP Predictive Support

Java/iX Installation Instructions

Configuring File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

ODBCLink Installation

Installing Non-HP (Third Party) Software

B Configuration Tables

C Managing Disk Space

Determining Available Disk Space

Recovery from "Out of Disk Space" during Update

What You Should Do
When to Continue

Using the SHOWUSAGE Command

Using the ALTERVOL Command

Using Alternative Disk Space Allocation

D Backdating Your System

Planning Your Backdate

Determine Your Backdate Method
Verify Your Requirements
Compatibility Issues
Patch Considerations
Check Patch Tape Media
Validate Your System Backup (Method 1)
Check for Disk Space

Securing Your System

Performing the Backdate

Method 1: Using a CSLT
Method 2: Using Factory SLT
Method 3: Using an FPT

Finishing Up

Configure Data Communication
Preparing for Final Reboot
Set Passwords and Lockwords
Enable UDCs
Configure Manually Installed Products
Final Reboot
Restart System Functions
Record the Backdate

E CD-ROM Resources

HP Release Version Numbers (v.uu.ff)

CD-ROM Disk Volume Set Names

Loading and Mounting CD-ROM Disks

Loading CD-ROM Disks
Mounting CD-ROM Disks
Dismounting CD-ROM Disks
Checking Volume Set Status

Creating a Product List

Creating a Master PRODLIST
Creating a Local PRODLIST

Including Additional STORE Files on the CSLT

Specifying the Base Configuration Group

Preparing a Base Group for a Remote System

Selecting an Output Device

Using the Default Output Device
Setting Tapes to Reply Automatically

Locating Your Keyword

Understanding the Keyword
Entering Your Keyword in a File
Incorrect Keyword Entry

Copying Tapes for Distribution

Considerations
Accessing SLTCOPY
Copying the CSLT from Tape to Tape
Copying the CSLT from Tape to Disk
Copying the CSLT Files from Disk to Tape
Copying to or from Remote Disk Files
Copying to or from a Remote Tape
Copying CSLT Volumes in Batch Mode
Overriding Defaults

Adding a CD-ROM Drive

Prerequisites
Connecting and Configuring a CD-ROM Disk Drive

F HP Patch/iX Reference

Using HP Patch/iX

Function Keys and Keyboard Alternates
Selecting Filter and View Options
Information Windows
Message Windows
Using Help

HP Patch/iX Main Menu

Selecting Activities
Customizing Patch Preparation
Viewing Patches
Qualifying Patches

Creating a Patch Tape or Stage Tape

Exiting HP Patch/iX

G HP Stage/iX Reference

HP Stage/iX Concepts

Creating and Activating a Staging Area
Backing Out a Staging Area
Applying the Changes
Using Multiple Staging Areas

Using HP Stage/iX

Installing and Initializing HP Stage/iX
Staging Area Handling
Using STAGEISL
Uninstalling HP Stage/iX
Using Help
HP Stage/iX Disaster Recovery

HP Stage/iX Commands

H Error Messages and Warnings

Common Modification Process Errors

Disk Space Messages
INSTALL Group Capabilities
Zero Installation Files
Qualified Patch List
Manually Installed Products Warning

HP Patch/iX and Stage/iX Error Handling

Patch/iX Error Logs

SETUP Error Messages (SETERR)

Installer Error Messages (INSTERR)

Warning Messages (INSTWARN)

SLTCOPY Messages

Stage/iX Messages (STAGEMAN)

List of Figures

5-1 Sample Listing MAPPER Output
7-1 mstm System Map
7-2 cstm System Map
7-3 mstm Menu Bar and Softkeys
7-4 mstm Pulldown Menu Example
7-5 mstm Menus and Commands
7-6 Sample Failure Log
7-7 Possible UI and UUT Connections
7-8 Diagram of STM's Distributed Structure
7-9 Sample Online Help
E-1 Sample PRODLIST File
G-1 Creating and Activating a Staging Area
G-2 Backing Out Patch Changes
G-3 Permanently Applying Patch Changes
G-4 Creating Another Staging Area, from the Base Location
G-5 Creating Another Staging Area from an Existing Staging Area

List of Tables

1 Cross Reference to Documentation Products
2-1 Select Your Task Checklist
3-1 System Software Media Requirements
3-2 OS Version Requirements
3-3 HP Defined Special Accounts
3-4 NIO Systems
3-5 Non-Contiguous Disk Space Sectors
6-1 Recommended accounts for passwords
7-1 Menu Bar Navigation
B-1 Configname
B-2 N-Class and A-Class configurations
D-1 List of required materials
E-1 SLTCOPY Defaults
F-1 Screen Function Key Assignments
G-1 HP Stage/iX Commands by Interface
G-2 Staging Area Management Commands
G-3 General Operation Commands
G-4 Expert Mode Commands
G-5 Commands Only Available in Expert Mode

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