HP 5120 series Configuration Manual page 132

NOTE:
Information about patch states is saved in the file patchstate on the Flash. Do not to operate this file.
IDLE state
Patches in the IDLE state are not loaded. You cannot install or run the patches, as shown in
(suppose the memory patch area can load up to eight patches).
Figure 34 Patches are not loaded to the memory patch area
Memory patch area
NOTE:
The memory patch area supports up to 200 patches.
DEACTIVE state
Patches in the DEACTIVE state have been loaded to the memory patch area but have not run in the system
yet. Suppose that the patch file to be loaded has seven patches. After the seven patches successfully pass
the version check and CRC check, they are loaded to the memory patch area and are in the DEACTIVE
state. At this time, the patch states in the system are as shown in
Figure 35 A patch file is loaded to the memory patch area
ACTIVE state
Patches in the ACTIVE state are those that have run temporarily in the system and become DEACTIVE after
system reboot. For the seven patches in
from DEACTIVE to ACTIVE. At this time, the patch states in the system are as shown in
The patches that are in the ACTIVE state are in the DEACTIVE state after system reboot.
Patch 1 IDLE
Patch 2 IDLE
Patch 3 IDLE
Patch 4 IDLE
Patch 5 IDLE
Patch 6 IDLE
Patch 7 IDLE
Patch 8 IDLE
Figure
Figure
35, if you activate the first five patches, their states change
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Figure 34
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Figure 36.