H06.27 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

• Compaq TSM is not supported in H-series RVUs. You must use OSM. For many update tasks,
you can still use the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF).
• The OSM Low-Level Link features a new System Load Configuration dialog specifically for
H-series RVUs. This system load and save configuration feature is much more flexible than
previous save configuration options used in G-series RVUs. The mirrored system disk can have
an independent adapter and location from the primary system disk. $SYSTEM is the default
in the OSM Low-Level Link Configuration shortcut menu.
• On H-series systems, the OSM Low-Level Link physical view displays a tabular or inventory
view of all the components with their attributes in the system.
• Because of the different system architectures, updating processor boot code and other server
firmware files on systems running H-series RVUs is completely different from updating server
firmware on NonStop S-series servers.
• The RCVDUMP program has two new parameters for H-series systems only, SLICE sliceId
and PARALLEL. See the TACL Reference Manual for more information on syntax and usage.
Beginning with the H06.14 RVU, RCVDUMP creates a smaller extracted dump file in addition
to the full dump. This smaller dump requires less time to transfer to analysts. You can suppress
generation of the extracted dump file by specifying a new option, FULL. A new utility,
POSTDUMP, is provided to explicitly extract a smaller dump file from the full dump produced
by RCVDUMP.
• For H-series systems only, RELOAD has a new option OMITSLICE. The RELOAD command
also includes the option NOPRIME, which is supported on both G-series and H-series systems.
For error messages for RCVDUMP and RELOAD see the TACL Reference Manual.
Investigating an H-Series RVU
Several resources are available to help you plan for installing an H-series RVU:
• Product softdocs and the README file.
• The H06.nn Release Version Update Compendium provides highlights of the new products
and features for each H-series RVU. It also discusses the effect these changes have on installation
and configuration, operations and management, data files, applications, and networks.
• The Interactive Upgrade Guide 2 (IUG2) simplifies the planning of software and hardware
for RVUs. Select the products and RVUs you use, and the IUG2 automatically displays
customized migration instructions and lists new features.
• The Managing Software Changes manual explains TRM2000 and provides information about
system migration and installation processes, software product revision (SPR) analysis, and
resources for investigating new RVUs and SPRs.
• Scout for NonStop Servers is a Web-based SPR analysis and delivery tool. You can access
Scout through HP NonStop eServices Portal at:
https://onepoint.nonstop.compaq.com/buildpage.asp.
Online help for using Scout is available on the Scout Web site.
• Scout or the DSM/SCM Planner Interface can be used to view and print softdocs and release
documents on the SUT after you receive new software into the archive. For more information,
see the DSM/SCM User's Guide or Scout.
System Console Requirements
A NonStop system console (NSC) is an HP-supplied personal computer used to run OSM and other
maintenance and diagnostic software for NonStop servers. For information on currently supported
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