5.5 PatchiX Training

HP Patch/iX Basics
HP Patch/iX is a screen based utility that guides you through the patch management
process, but allows you a great deal of flexibility in the selection of patches. There are
four types of screens you will see in HP Patch/iX:
• Menu Screen - A menu screen allows you to scroll up/down among the menu
items using the up/down arrow or j/k keys and press the Return Key to select the
menu item.
• Selection Screen - A selection screen presents a number of items with a mark-box
next to each item that allows you to mark the item for some action. The type of
mark depends on the screen.
• Information Screen - Information screens are scrollable screens filled with written
information. There are no selection activities in information screens, they are
provided to convey information.
• Help Screen - Help screens are a specific type of information screen designed to
provide help information about a screen, or if an error has occurred, provide cause
and action text for the error that has occurred.
The following diagrams provide examples of the various types of screens. Below each
screen will be a description of each of the major components in the screen.
HP Patch/iX Menu Screens