Checklist C. Distributing Staging Areas to Remote Systems

Use this task checklist if your source material was on tape and/or electronically downloaded files, you are managing your patches, and you are using an existing staging area on disk to apply:

Reactive patches on your remote system software




	NOTE: You must have completed the activities on the checklist B, "Manage Patches by Staging Area," before performing the activities in this checklist. You can only use the`EXPORT` and `IMPORT` commands of Stage/iX for applying patches to systems that are on the identical base. Stage/iX will not verify whether or not your machines are on the same base release. For each remote system you are modifying, complete the activities in this checklist on your remote system.

Print a copy of this checklist for each remote system that you are applying patches to.

Read and perform the steps only in the following sections:

Begin Preparation Tasks.Does not require exclusive access to the system.

Chapter 3 “Planning for Your Task”
- 3.1 Verifying Required Materials
- 3.2 General Planning Tasks
- 3.6 Estimating Disk Space
  Record contiguous disk space:
  Record non-contiguous disk space:
Chapter 4 “Preparing Your System”
- 4.2 Reserving Disk Space for Distributing Staging Areas
- 4.4 Initializing HP Stage/iX-On the remote system.
Chapter 5 “Modifying Your System”
- 5.8 Preparing a Staging Area for Remote Distribution-Required only if you are planning to apply a staging area to a remote site.
  Record sa_name:
  Record EXPORT option used:
- 5.9 Installing a Distributed Staging Area-Required only if you are installing a staging area to a remote site.
- 5.10 Setting a Staging Area

Preparation Tasks completed. Schedule downtime for exclusive access.

Begin Exclusive Access Tasks.

- 5.11 Securing the System
  Record terminated logging processes:
  Record temporary filename for the COMMAND.PUB.SYS file:
- 5.12 Shutting Down the Remote System
- 5.14 Restarting the System
Chapter 6 “Finishing the Process”
- 6.4 Setting Passwords, Lockwords, and UDCs
- 6.8 Restarting Selected System Functions
- 6.9 Backing Up Your System
- 6.10 Permanently Applying a Staging Area
- 6.11 Finishing Up

Checklist C tasks completed.

Record system change:

System name:
System type:
Date change made:
Change performed by:
OS version from:
OS version to:
Comments:

Checklist C. Distributing Staging Areas to Remote Systems

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