H06.19 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Table 7 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 8 while you perform the upgrade.
Table 8 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 9 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 173) 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 179)
3. Install required or recommended
SPRs and fallback SPRs, if necessary.
• Appendix A: “Using DSM/SCM and NonStop
Software Essentials to Install SPRs” or Appendix B:
“Using DSM/SCM and Planner Interface to Install
SPRs” (procedures)
• “DSM/SCM Upgrade Issues/Interoperability SPR
Requirements” (page 60)
• “Install Node Interoperability SPRs” (page 73) (list of
required SPRs)
• Table 10: “Recommended Fallback SPRs”
“Updating System Consoles (Optional)” (page 17)4. Upgrade system console software.
“Verify System Processes” (page 67)5. Verify system operations.
Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Configuration and
Management Manual (installation procedures), CLuster
6. Install CLIM software on the
NonStop System Console.
I/O Module (CLIM) Software Compatibility Reference
(CLIM software and firmware compatibility information)
62 Upgrade Checklist