H06.27 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

the PROVIDER attribute. For details, see the Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Configuration and
Management Manual.
B. When Upgrading From an H06.15 or Earlier RVU: Modify OSSINFIL
When upgrading from an H06.15 or earlier RVU, before halting the processors, you must remove
the SERVER #ZPLS entry from the OSS subsystem maintenance file OSSINFIL on all systems with
OSS installed. The simplest way to do this is to use the TEDIT utility to change the SERVER #ZPLS
entry to a comment, as follows:
TEDIT $SYSTEM.ZOSSINS.OSSINFIL
Then change
SERVER #ZPLS
to
* SERVER #ZPLS
Failure to do this can result in an error during startup of OSS. This error occurs on systems with
pre-T0585H01.
C. When Upgrading From the H06.03 or H06.04 RVU
If you are upgrading from the H06.03 or H06.04 RVU, then before halting the processors, update
the shadow firmware on each NonStop Blade Element, as described in step 6a under “NonStop
Blade Complex Firmware Update for Migrations From H06.03 or H06.04 to This RVU” (page 30).
D. When Upgrading From the H06.16 RVU
CLIMs configured with the CLIM software released with H06.16 are not compatible with H06.17
and later RVUs. Performing the CLIM upgrade when the processors are halted, as shown in this
procedure, ensures the CLIM and host system will be compatible when you restart the system. For
migrations from H06.16, do not perform an online upgrade to the CLIMs before the RVU upgrade.
Preliminary online CLIM upgrades are only supported for H06.17 and later H-series RVUs.
2. Halt the Processors
1. Log on to the OSM Low-Level Link.
2. On the toolbar, click Processor Status to display the Processor Status dialog box.
3. Under Processor Status, select all processors.
4. From the Processor Actions list, select Halt.
5. Click Perform action.
6. Click OK when asked “Are you sure you want to do Halts?”
7. When the Action Status box confirms that all processors have halted, close the Processor Status
dialog box.
3. Power Cycle the Processors if Necessary
If you are upgrading from the H06.03 or H06.04 RVU, while the processors are halted, power
cycle the processors as described in step 6b under “NonStop Blade Complex Firmware Update
for Migrations From H06.03 or H06.04 to This RVU” (page 30).
4. (Required for Upgrade to H06.25 or Later) Perform a Hard Reset
If you did not already perform a hard reset in “3. Power Cycle the Processors if Necessary”
(page 118), you should now perform a hard reset on all processor blades, but only if you are
migrating from H06.24 or an earlier H-series RVU to H06.25 or a later H-series RVU.
NOTE: You do not need to perform this operation again during subsequent system loads, provided
the previously executing RVU was at least H06.25.
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