H06.05 Release Version Update Compendium

Hardware Products

H06.05 Release Version Update Compendium—541761-001

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Migration

To upgrade from an Integrity NonStop NS14000 server to an Integrity NonStop

NS16000 server, replace the NS14000 system with a new NS16000 system.

LTO Fibre Channel Tape Drive

Starting with H06.05, the Integrity NonStop NS-series system supports the HP Ultrium

Linear Tape open (LTO) Fibre Channel tape drive (M8505). For details, see the M8505

Tabletop Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide.

ServerNet Cluster

The HP NonStop ServerNet Switch (model 6780) supports the long-distance option in

a three-zone configuration of the layered topology. Before this RVU, the long-distance

option was restricted to a two-zone configuration. In addition, this new feature allows

you to select whether a zone-to-zone connection is configured for long-distance or not.

As a result, a layered topology can have both short and long distances between zones.

For Installation and configuration procedures, see the ServerNet Cluster 6780 Planning

and Installation Guide.

Migration

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To use the new ServerNet cluster long-distance option in a three-zone

configuration, you must install the H06.05 RVU or the T0502H01^AAP SPR.

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HP recommends upgrading the Integrity NonStop NS-series servers to the H06.05

RVU if the servers will be connected to a long-distance ServerNet cluster. If the

long-distance cluster also contains NonStop S-series servers, HP recommends

upgrading those servers to the G06.28 RVU or later. H06.05 contains

T9050H02^AQD, and G06.28 contains T9050G09^AQB. These two T9050 SPRs

correct a performance defect that affects interprocessor communication (IPC) long-

distance cluster transfers to and from Integrity NonStop NS-Series servers. For

details, see the T9050H02^AQD and the T9050G09^AQB softdocs.

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Other than the T0502H01^AAP SPR, a three-zone long-distance configuration

requires the same SPRs as a two-zone long-distance configuration.