NonStop Operations Guide for H-Series and J-Series RVUs

Contents
About This Document...................................................................................13
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)................................................................................13
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................13
New and Changed Information in 529869-023 Edition...............................................................13
New and Changed Information in 529869-022 Edition...............................................................13
New and Changed Information in 529869–021 Edition...............................................................14
New and Changed Information in 529869–020 Edition..............................................................15
New and Changed Information in 529869–019 Edition...............................................................15
New and Changed Information in 529869–018 Edition...............................................................18
New and Changed Information in 529869–017 Edition...............................................................18
New and Changed Information in 529869–016 Edition...............................................................19
New and Changed Information in 529869–015 Edition...............................................................20
Document Organization..........................................................................................................20
Notation Conventions..............................................................................................................21
General Syntax Notation....................................................................................................21
Related Information.................................................................................................................23
Publishing History...................................................................................................................24
HP Encourages Your Comments................................................................................................24
1 Introduction to NonStop Operations............................................................26
When to Use This Chapter.......................................................................................................26
Understanding the Operational Environment..............................................................................26
What Are the Operator Tasks?.................................................................................................26
Starting the NonStop System and Loading the NonStop Operating System................................27
Updating Firmware............................................................................................................27
Configuring and Controlling System Components...................................................................27
Monitoring System Hardware and Performance Subsystems and Performing Recovery Operations
.......................................................................................................................................27
Preparing for and Recovering from Power Failures..................................................................28
Stopping and Powering Off the System.................................................................................28
Powering On and Starting the System...................................................................................28
Creating Startup and Shutdown Files....................................................................................28
Performing Preventive Maintenance......................................................................................28
Operating Disk Drives and Tape Drives.................................................................................28
Responding to Spooler Problems..........................................................................................28
Logging On to a NonStop System.............................................................................................28
System Consoles................................................................................................................28
Opening a TACL Window...................................................................................................29
Opening a TACL Window Directly From MR-Win6530 ......................................................29
Opening a TACL Window From the OSM Low-Level Link ....................................................29
Overview of OSM Applications...........................................................................................29
Launching OSM Applications..............................................................................................30
Service Procedures..................................................................................................................31
Support and Service Collection............................................................................................31
2 Determining Your System Configuration.......................................................32
When to Use This Chapter.......................................................................................................32
NonStop BladeSystems............................................................................................................32
NonStop BladeSystems NB50000c, NB50000c-cg, NB54000c, NB54000c-cg, NB56000c,
and NB56000c-cg Modular Hardware Components..............................................................32
NonStop BladeSystem Options............................................................................................33
Differences Between NonStop BladeSystems..........................................................................34
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