J06.08 Release Version Update Compendium HP Part Number: 584176-002 Published: August 2009 Edition: J06.
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Table of Contents About This Document.........................................................................................................7 Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)..........................................................................................7 Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................7 New and Changed Information in This Edition (Part Number 584176-002)....................
7 Hardware Products......................................................................................................23 8 Networking Products...................................................................................................25 BladeCluster Solution...........................................................................................................................25 Migration Considerations..............................................................................................
List of Tables 1-1 Summary of the J06.08 RVU............................................................................................................
About This Document This compendium provides categorized information about new features, migration issues, and fallback considerations for J06.08. It also includes references and sources for migration planning. Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs) This manual supports the J06.08 RVU only. Intended Audience This compendium is written for system managers or anyone who needs to understand how migrating to J06.
The guide provides information for migrating from a previous G-series, H-series, or J-series RVU to the current RVU. HP Encourages Your Comments HP encourages your comments concerning this document. We are committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. Send any errors found, suggestions for improvement, or compliments to docsfeedback@hp.com. Include the document title, part number, and any comment, error found, or suggestion for improvement you have concerning this document.
1 J06.08 Overview This chapter provides an overview of the J06.08 RVU. Major New Features Table 1-1 summarizes the main changes in J06.08. For descriptions of new features, see the appropriate chapters. Table 1-1 Summary of the J06.08 RVU Sections and Categories Major New Features Chapter 2: Operating System No new features in the J06.
Table 1-1 Summary of the J06.
• • • • • • • • • specific modules and program components that require changes for migration to a J-series RVU. If you are migrating from an H-series to a J-series RVU, modules and program components require no changes. For the physical, electrical, and environmental specifications used by HP professional service providers for site preparation, see the NonStop BladeSystem Planning Guide. This manual can be found in the HP NonStop Technical Library (NTL).
2 Operating System The J06.08 RVU contains no new features for operating system products.
3 Application Development Products Visual Inspect Visual Inspect now allows encrypting the username and password using 3DES-based encryption or decryption. Migration Considerations None. Fallback Considerations None.
4 Database and Transaction Processing Products NonStop SOAP 3.0 NonStop SOAP now supports context-free SOAP messages of up to 2 MB in size. Migration Considerations None. Fallback Considerations None. SQL/MX 2.3.3 The NonStop SQL/MX 2.3.3 release includes the following new features: • Large block support: This feature enables you to create objects of block size 32768 bytes (32 KB).
Migration Considerations The J06.08 RVU introduces the large block support feature (32 KB blocks) for NonStop SQL/MX tables. This feature requires a new revision of the HP NonStop Remote Database Facility (RDF, T0346). For systems running J06.08, the RDF version is compatible only with T0346H09^ACC and later SPRs of RDF. For more information, see the T0346 softdoc. For the J06.
5 Installation and Configuration Products The J06.08 RVU contains no new features for installation and configuration products.
6 Manageability Products Safeguard Enhancements Safeguard supports the following enhancements for the J06.08 RVU: • The Guardian File System Error Record is a new secondary audit record, generated by the Safeguard audit client, called the Guardian File System. This record is generated when diskfile operations, such as CREATE, OPEN, READ, PURGE, WRITE, and RENAME, return an error value greater than 0. The secondary text area type associated with this record is FSERROR.
procedure within the OSM Service Connection. The OSM Service Connection also provides new actions on the System object to Configure BladeCluster and Clear External Cluster Configuration. Migration Considerations None. Fallback Considerations None. New Remote Support Solution for NonStop Systems HP Insight Remote Support Advanced (Insight RSA) is now qualified for NonStop BladeSystems and NonStop NS-Series servers.
7 Hardware Products The J06.08 RVU contains no new features for hardware products.
8 Networking Products BladeCluster Solution The BladeCluster Solution has been enhanced for RVU J06.08 and now supports: • • • NonStop NS16000 series systems as well as NonStop NB50000c and NB50000c-cg BladeSystems in a BladeCluster. Clustering with 6770/6780 NonStop ServerNet clusters. Clustering with NonStop S-Series servers and NonStop NS14000 series servers through 6770/6780 NonStop ServerNet clusters. For more information, refer to the BladeCluster Solution Release 1.1 Manual.
Migration Considerations None. Fallback Considerations None.
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).
• Outage Prevention Notifications, Hotstuff messages, and Support Notes • Prerequisites for an SPR • Available SUTs and Independent Products After researching available SPRs, you can download those you consider appropriate for your systems directly to your workstation, or you can request tape delivery.
