Installation and Upgrade Guide

Glossary
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site update tape (SUT)
site update tape (SUT). One or more tapes that contain each target system’s site-specific
subvolume and various products. Each product contains a softdoc and a complete set
of files. A SUT is delivered with every new NonStop S-series server and can be
ordered whenever a new RVU of the system software is available. A full SUT contains
the current RVU of the HP NonStop Kernel operating system and all product software
that has been ordered with it. A partial SUT contains a subset of products for the
current RVU.
small computer system interface (SCSI). An ANSI-standard protocol used by a controller
to access a device.
snapshot. (1) A file that can be created by OSM and TSM client software to record
information about the status of an HP NonStop™ S-series server, including the
attributes values of all system resources, at the time it was created. The file can be
forwarded to your service provider to help with troubleshooting problems. (2) For
Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM), a list
of the target system tape and disk locations, file fingerprints for files managed by
DSM/SCM, and DSM/SCM target information. The snapshot is compiled on the target
system from the target database and sent to the host system to store in the host
database. An instruction to create a snapshot is part of every activation package sent
from the host and can also be requested independently through the Target Interface.
software product revision (SPR). The method of releasing incremental software updates
on HP NonStop™ S-series systems. An SPR can include one or more corrections to
code, or it can contain code that adds new function to a software product.
SP. See service processor (SP).
Storage Management Foundation (SMF). A subsystem used by the storage subsystem
that facilitates automation of storage management tasks by providing location-
independent naming, storage pools, and virtual disks on NonStop S-series servers.
Subsystem Control Facility (SCF). An interactive interface for configuring, controlling, and
collecting information from SCF subsystems and objects. SCF enables you to
configure and reconfigure devices, processes, and some system variables without
having to take down your NonStop S-series server.
SUT. See site update tape (SUT).
SWAN concentrator. See ServerNet wide area network (SWAN) concentrator.
SWID. The software identification tool invoked by the SYSGENR program that audits file
identification information about your software.
SYSnn subvolume. A subvolume on the $SYSTEM volume where the new version of the
NonStop Kernel operating system image is located. Also located on the SYSnn
subvolume is system-dependent and RVU-dependent software. nn is an octal number
in the range %00 through %77.