H06.16 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Table 6 Required Information Checklist, Before You Start (continued)
ValueType of Information
ServerNet Cluster firmware
• Cluster Switch
• Cluster Switch (logic board; router-2)
DSM/SCM product version (server and client)
Processor type
Record the information in Table 7 while you perform the upgrade.
Table 7 Information to Gather During the Upgrade (Checklist)
ValueType of Information
SYSnn created during this RVU Build/Apply
Volume where ZDSMSCM subvolume is located (by default,
$DSMSCM)
Volume where audit trails are located (by default, $AUDIT)
Name of saved configuration file
Upgrade Checklist
Go through this list in order and check off each task in the Done column after it is complete.
Table 8 Upgrade Checklist
Done?ReferenceTask Description
Chapter 5: “Preparing to Upgrade the Server Software
(Pre-installation Tasks)”
1. Perform all of the necessary
pre-installation tasks before updating
the system console and receiving the
SUT.
“Installing the SWID and DSM/SCM SPRs Using
NonStop Software Essentials” (page 149) or “Installing
2. Install DSM/SCM client and server
PVU, if necessary. Update DSM/SCM
EMS template files, if necessary. SWID, DSM/SCM PVU, and Planner Interface (PI) Client
Software ” (page 156)
3. Install required or recommended
SPRs and fallback SPRs, if necessary.
• “Using DSM/SCM and NonStop Software Essentials
to Install SPRs” (page 135) or “Using DSM/SCM and
Planner Interface to Install SPRs”
(page 142)(procedures)
• “Install Node Interoperability SPRs” (page 69) (list of
required SPRs)
• Table 9 (page 60)
“Updating System Consoles (Optional)” (page 16)4. Upgrade system console software.
“Verify System Processes” (page 63)5. Verify system operations.
Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Configuration and
Management Manual (installation procedures), CLuster
6. If needed, install CLIM software on
the NonStop System Console.
I/O Module (CLIM) Software Compatibility Reference
(CLIM software and firmware compatibility information)
“Receive New Software Into the Archive” (page 72)7. For those with NonStop Software
Essentials, receive the RVU SUT into
DSM/SCM software archive
58 Upgrade Checklist