H06.23 Release Version Update Compendium HP Part Number: 655235-002 Published: August 2011 Edition: H06.
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Contents About This Document.....................................................................................5 Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)..................................................................................5 Intended Audience....................................................................................................................5 New and Changed Information in this Edition (Part Number 655235–002)......................................
A Sources for Migration Assistance and Information.........................................18 ExpressNotice........................................................................................................................18 Information on the Site Update Tape (SUT).................................................................................18 Scout for NonStop Servers.......................................................................................................
About This Document This compendium provides categorized information about new features, migration issues, and fallback considerations for H06.23. It also includes references and sources for migration planning. Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs) This manual supports the H06.23 RVU only. Intended Audience This compendium is written for system managers or anyone who needs to understand how migrating to H06.
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1 H06.23 Overview This chapter provides an overview of the H06.23 RVU. Major New Features Table 1 summarizes the main changes in H06.23. For descriptions of new features, see the appropriate chapters. Table 1 Summary of the H06.
Table 1 Summary of the H06.23 RVU (continued) Sections and Categories Major New Features Migration Alerts Fallback Alerts X X Chapter 6: Manageability • “Measure” (page 14) Products Measure now handles records from various releases (even future releases) by adjusting the format of the records to match the template version used by the requesting application.
For recent product removal information, see the Discontinuation Notices at http:// h20223.www2.hp.com/NonStopComputing/cache/77208-0-0-225-121.aspx. Preparation, Planning, and Migration • If you are migrating from a G-series to an H-series RVU, before you begin migrating applications, contact your HP representative to analyze your applications and identify specific modules and program components that require changes for migration to an H-series RVU.
2 Operating System Open System Services Shared Memory Segments Beginning with the H06.23 RVU: • Guardian processes can access shared memory segments using Open System Services functions such as shmat(), shmget(), shmdt(), and shmctl(). When a Guardian process uses one of these functions, the Guardian PIN is used in place of the Open System Services pid. • The size and number of these shared memory segments are restricted by available system resources only.
3 Application Development Products No new features in the H06.23 RVU.
4 Database and Transaction Processing Products No new features in the H06.23 RVU.
5 Installation and Configuration Products No new features in the H06.23 RVU.
6 Manageability Products Measure Measure now handles records from various releases (even future releases) by adjusting the format of the records to match the template version used by the requesting application. This template-version functionality allows Measure to place records from datafiles captured from multiple systems with different releases and/or Measure versions in a single set of ZMS structured files with a common record format.
Migration Considerations If the original SSHCFG file is used for SSH2 processes configured for non-maintenance LANs, this file will be overwritten with the installation of H06.23. A backup should be kept for fallback purposes. Fallback Considerations After a fallback to a pre-H06.22 RVU, $ZSSP0 and $ZSSP1 processes will not start because their startup parameter definition points to configuration file SSHMCFG, which does not exist in pre-H06.22 RVUs.
7 Hardware Products Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Partitioning Disk partitioning is now supported on (HDDs) that connect to DL380 G6 Storage CLIMs. HDD partitioning is enabled on a per-HDD basis. Disk partitioning requires the H06.23 or later H-series RVU. For more information, refer to the planning guide for your system and the SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem. Migration Considerations None.
8 Networking Products BladeCluster Solution Supports Additional Long Distance Options The BladeCluster Solution has been enhanced to support inter-zone distances up to 65 km in a BladeCluster multi-zone topology. When BladeCluster inter-zone distances are greater than 25 km, all the NonStop NS16000 series systems that are connected to this topology must be running H06.23 and later RVUs.
A Sources for Migration Assistance and Information This appendix describes the assistance HP provides when problems arise during the migration and testing process. HP also provides services that can help you develop a migration plan and implement migration tasks. Most migration and release documentation is available through the HP NonStop Technical Library (NTL).
By providing access to a data warehouse with SPR information for many different RVUs, Scout makes SPR analysis fast, easy, and accurate.
