H06.24 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.
“Copying the DSM/SCM, NonStop Software Essentials,
and SWID SPRs from the SUT Using NonStop Software
2. Before you receive and install the
SUT, first copy the DSM/SCM server
Essentials” (page 167) or “Installing SWID, DSM/SCMand client product SPR and SWID SPR
from the SUT to your host system. PVU, and Planner Interface (PI) Client Software ”
(page 176)
3. Install required or recommended
SPRs and fallback SPRs, if necessary.
• “Using DSM/SCM With NonStop Software Essentials
to Install SPRs” (page 153) or “Using DSM/SCM With
the Planner Interface to Install SPRs”
(page 160)(procedures)
• “DSM/SCM Upgrade Issues/Interoperability SPR
Requirements” (page 58)
• “Install Node Interoperability SPRs” (page 74) (list of
required SPRs)
• Table 10 (page 65)
“Updating NonStop System Console Software
(Optional)” (page 16)
4. Upgrade system console software.
“Verify System Processes” (page 68)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)
Upgrade Checklist 63