H06.03 Release Version Update Compendium

Installation and Configuration Products
H06.03 Release Version Update Compendium—540008-002
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Standard Millicode
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On Integrity NonStop NS-series servers, you can specify RIDETHRUONLY instead
of specifying a specific value. Specifying RIDETHRUONLY causes the operating
system to wait indefinitely.
For more details, see the SCF Reference Manual for the Kernel Subsystem.
For information on the SCSI-FC protocol supported over Fibre Channel by the FCSA,
see Open SCSI for Fibre Channel Controller Integrator's Manual for NonStop
NS-Series Servers.
Standard Millicode
Standard Millicode (T0288) for Integrity NonStop NS-series servers is the layer of
software between the NonStop system and the hardware. Standard Millicode includes
exception and interrupt handling, support for scheduling, synchronization, process
ownership, environmental sense and control (ESC) support, privilege transitions, some
TNS emulation routines, and various NonStop system callable procedures for
manipulating processor-specific hardware.
System Startup
The system startup process on H-series is similar to the process on G-series, except
that you can load Integrity NonStop NS-series server from alternative system disks if
configured. In OSM, the name of the dialog box has changed from System Startup
dialog box to System Load dialog box. For more information about loading the system,
see the NonStop NS-Series Operations Guide.
By default, one $SYSTEM is already configured, but you can configure up to four
additional system disks. $SYSTEM must be the primary name for all system disks. You
cannot create a system disk for an Integrity NonStop NS-series server on a NonStop
S-series server. You must use a unique alternate name for each system disk. The
system disks that you are not currently running on are displayed in SCF and OSM
under their alternate names. After you load from a system disk, that disk becomes
$SYSTEM. For more information about creating an alternate system disk, see the
NonStop NS-Series Hardware Installation Guide and DSM/SCM User's Guide.
After you create an alternate system disk, you must save it as an alternate system load
configuration in the OSM Service Connection before you can load from it. You can use
the Save as System Load Configuration action on either SCSI or Fibre Channel disks.
The alternative system disks are displayed in the Attributes tab under the System
object in the OSM Service Connection and are also displayed in the OSM Low-Level
Link System Load dialog box in the Configuration drop-down menu. For more
information, see OSM online help.