What release of MPE/iX are you running?


Date sent:              Tue, 24 Jun 2003 08:43:13 -0500
Send reply to:          Cynthia Fowler <[log in to unmask]>
From:                   Cynthia Fowler <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                [HP3000-L] patch installation oddity
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> This past weekend I had an interesting experience installing FTPGDY8A to our
> 979KS400 box. This even stumped the guy at the HP-RC.
>
> Because I was only installing one patch, and because I always seem to have
> trouble downloading UNPACKP from the ITRC, my ASE told me to order a patch tape
> and use AUTOPAT. I've used this many times so it is not a big deal; however, the
> instructions were slightly different that what I was used to using. In the past
> I've always done:
>
>       SETCATALOG;SYSTEM
>       SETCATALOG;ACCOUNT
>
> to disable our UDCs for MANAGER.SYS. The instructions told me to rename the
> COMMAND.PUB.SYS file to some other name during the patch install and to write
> down the name so I could rename it back after I was done. Okay, that sounds easy
> enough. BUT.....
>
> I ran XEQ AUTOPAT.PATCHXL.TELESUP just like the instructions said, entered all
> the information requested. This patch did not require creation of a CSLT tape,
> so the next thing to do is to
>
>      STREAM PATINSTLPATCHXL.SYS
>
> Guess what? I could NOT stream a job! I got the prompt back, but no job number.
> When you rename COMMAND.PUB.SYS, the streams facility just vanishes. It took
> almost 30 minutes of trying things with the HP-RC before it dawned on me that I
> used to do the SETCATALOG sequence. As soon as I renamed the COMMAND.PUB.SYS
> file back to the correct name and ran through the SETCATALOG sequence, I was
> able to stream jobs again. And the patch did install just fine.
>
> Very weird. Even more strange that the HP-RC did not know about this quirk.
> Surprise, too, I even got ahold of someone who knew MPE on a Sunday!
>
> Has anyone else run across this little gem?
>
>
>
> Cynthia Bridges-Fowler
> HP3000 Senior System Administrator
> North American Salt Company
> a division of Compass Minerals Group
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