Installation and Upgrade Guide

G06.24 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide—528593-005
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Using DSM/SCM to Install SPRs
SPRs provide new features between RVUs or correct software problems from a
previous RVU. This appendix describes tools available for investigating SPRs and
instructions on how to install SPRs.
See the G06.24 Release Version Update Compendium, the Interactive Upgrade Guide,
and Section 3, Installing SPRs Before Upgrading to the G06.24 RVU of this guide for
information on SPRs that you might need to apply to your current RVU before
upgrading to the G06.24 RVU.
Tools for Managing SPRs
Always keep an SPR log file that lists which SPRs have been reviewed, selected, and
installed on your system:
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Update the SPR log regularly to maintain accurate and current information about
the SPRs installed on your system.
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Document the reasons for a decision not to install SPRs that have been issued for
products you run on your system.
Scout for NonStop Servers
Using Scout for NonStop Servers, you can display detailed information about RVUs,
SPRs, and prerequisites for SPRs. You can also access:
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Outage Prevention Notifications (OPNs)
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Hotstuff messages
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Support Notes
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RVU (softdocs) and softdoc addendums
After researching available SPRs, you can download those you consider appropriate
for your system directly to your workstation and then use FTP to transfer downloaded
SPRs to your server, or you can request tape delivery.
Caution. Do not apply any SPR to an RVU without first verifying (using Scout for NonStop
Servers, for example) that the SPR can be installed on that specific G-series RVU.