Installation and Upgrade Guide

Overview of Installing G06.24

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Spooler (G06.00 through G06.19)

If your current product version of spooler is T9101D41 ADM or later, you do not need

to restore copies of both the control file and the collector data files if you must back out

of the new RVU. All versions of T9101D41, starting with T9101D41 ADM, contain

Version 5 of the spooler control file and are compatible with the T9101D46 and D48

product versions of spooler. However, it is always recommended that the spooler

control file and collector data files be backed up prior to any migration or change in

configuration.

Checking Current Version

To find out which version of the spooler you are currently running, enter a VPROC

command for $SYSTEM.SYSTEM.SPOOLCOM. The following example shows that a

D48 product version of the spooler is running:

$USER0 PRS 5> vproc $system.system.spoolcom

VPROC - T9617G03 - (30 AUG 2002) SYSTEM \IGATE Date 08 JUL 2003,

21:16:17 Copyright Compaq Computer Corporation 1986 - 2002

$SYSTEM.SYSTEM.SPOOLCOM

Binder timestamp: 08JUN2003 21:24:34

Version procedure: T9101D48^08AUG2003^IPM^T9101AEZ

Target CPU: UNSPECIFIED

Backing Up the Spooler Environment

Prior to backing up the spooler environment, use the SPOOLCOM;SPOOLER,DRAIN

command to perform an orderly shutdown of the spooler. This strategy ensures that all

spooler control files and collector data files are closed. Failure to drain the spooler prior

to backing up the control file and collection files could cause problems while attempting

to recover the spooler environment.

Prior to executing the SPOOLCOM;SPOOLER,DRAIN command:

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Use the SPOOLCOM;COLLECT $collector-process, LISTOPENS command

to identify processes that currently have jobs open.

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Use the SPOOLCOM;JOB (STATE PRINT) command to determine which jobs are

currently printing.

Take the appropriate action to ensure that these jobs either terminate when finished or

are stopped.

Caution. To maintain the integrity of the spooler environment, wait until the spooler has

finished draining rather than stop any spooler processes by using the TACL STOP command.

The control file can be corrupted during the next warm start or rebuild.