H06.24 Release Version Update Compendium

NOTE: HP recommends that you use DSM/SCM or NonStop Software Essentials to manage your
Open System Services files. The default for the Manage OSS Files option in the DSM/SCM planner
interface and NonStop Software Essentials is selected for H-series Release Version Updates (RVUs).
If you use DSM/SCM or NonStop Software Essentials with the Manage OSS Files option selected,
you do not need to perform any additional steps when upgrading to a new RVU or when falling
back to a previous RVU.
However, if you clear the Manage OSS Files option in the DSM/SCM planner interface or NonStop
Software Essentials, and you do not follow the additional steps described in the Open System
Services Management and Operations Guide when falling back to an RVU earlier than H06.24,
Open System Services utilities and objects may fail in unpredictable ways.
New ls Utility Flag Displays Additional Information About Guardian Disk
Files
The Open System Services ls utility includes a new flag, –W gfinfo, that displays additional
information about Guardian disk files. When you use the ls –W gfinfo command and specify a
Guardian disk file, the file type, file code, last open time, modification time, create time, permission,
format, primary extents, secondary extents, and Safeguard status attributes are displayed. If you
specify a Guardian subvolume, this information is displayed for all disk files in the subvolume.
For more information about the ls utility, see the ls(1) reference page, either online or in the Open
System Services Shell and Utilities Reference Manual.
Migration Considerations
None.
Fallback Considerations
None.
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