H06.03 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Preparing to Upgrade the Server Software

(Preinstallation Tasks)

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Back Up Spooler Control files

Before 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.

An example of backing up the spooler control files:

BACKUP/OUTSPLBKUP/$TAPE,($SYSTEM.SPOOLER.*,$DATA01.SPOOLER.DATA),LISTALL

Back Up TMF Files

Use the OBEYFORM option available in TMFCOM INFO commands to save current

configuration information in command files.

Record the Current SYSnn

Identify and record the current SYSnn subvolume on your system. You will have to

specify this SYSnn subvolume if you need to fall back from the G06.24 RVU.

At a TACL prompt, issue the status command to determine the current SYSnn

subvolume. For example:

3> status 0,0

System \ELI

Process Pri PFR %WT Userid Program file Hometerm

0,0 201 P R 000 255,255 $SYSTEM.SYS01.OSIMAGE $YMIOP.#CLCI

Swap File Name: $SYSTEM.#0

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.