H06.12 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

About This Document
This guide describes:
• Upgrading the initial H06.12 RVU through the use of site update tape (SUT) refreshes, if
necessary.
• Falling back to a previous SYSnn.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
This manual supports the H06.12.00 RVU and all subsequent H06.12.nn RVURs unless otherwise
noted. Exceptions are called out in the text.
Intended Audience
This guide is written for operations staff and support personnel and requires a working knowledge
of Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003 Server, HP NonStop Open System Management
(OSM) Interface client and server components, system console software, the Distributed Systems
Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM) Planner Interface, Target Interface
(ZPHITI), and ZPHIRNM applications.
New and Changed Information in This Edition
• A statement is added noting that the NonStop NS16200 server is supported only in the
H06.11.02 RVU and in the H06.12 or later RVUs; it is not supported in the H06.11.03 RVU.
• Corrections are made to Table 1-3 and Table 1-4.
• Corrections are made to the section “Reverting to Previous NonStop Blade Complex
Firmware”
.
What This Guide Does Not Cover
• System migration planning. System-wide issues involved in migrating to the latest H-series
RVU are covered in:
— The H06.12 Release Version Update Compendium
— The Interactive Upgrade Guide 2 (IUG2)
• Installing an H-series RVU from a host system to a remote or separate network-connected
target system using an Expand connection or tape. See the DSM/SCM User’s Guide for
information on setting up target systems.
• Installing and configuring HP NonStop Open System Services (OSS).
• Upgrading HP NonStop system console workstation applications. To install or upgrade HP
and third-party system console client software, such as OSM client-based components, see
the NonStop System Console Installer Guide.
• Installing and configuring OSM server components. To install and configure OSM server
components, and start using client-based components, see the OSM Migration and
Configuration Guide.
• Installing, configuring, and migrating to HP NonStop SQL/MX. The SQL/MX Installation
and Management Guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring
NonStop SQL/MX. For information about migrating a NonStop SQL/MX or NonStop SQL/MP
database to an H-series RVU and falling the database back to G-series RVUs, see the SQL
Supplement for H-Series RVUs.
• Installing and configuring the I/O adapter module (IOAM) enclosure and its components.
See your HP service provider.
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