J06.08 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide
Table Of Contents
- J06.08 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Contents
- About This Document
- 1 Overview of Installing This RVU
- SUT on DVD
- CLIM Software for This RVU
- Disk Space Requirements
- Operational Differences Between This RVU and H-series RVUs
- Investigating a J-Series RVU
- System Console Requirements
- Using OSM With This RVU
- Using DSM/SCM and NonStop Software Essentials With This RVU
- NonStop Software Essentials and This RVU
- DSM/SCM and This RVU
- DSM/SCM and Public DLLs
- DSM/SCM and OSS
- Upgrading the NonStop Software Essentials Client
- Upgrading the DSM/SCM Client (Planner Interface) and the T6031H02 PVU
- Summary of Software Installation Tasks
- Check or Alter the CONFTEXT File Before Installing This RVU SUT
- Installing CLIM Software
- Backing Out the DSM/SCM Revision
- Managing Microcode and Firmware
- Installation, Migration, and Fallback
- 2 Managing Microcode and Firmware
- Managing ME Firmware and ME FPGA Firmware
- Managing OA Firmware for the c7000 Enclosure
- Managing Server Blade Firmware
- Managing ServerNet Adapter Firmware
- Managing SWAN and SWAN 2 Concentrator Firmware
- Managing NonStop Cluster Switch Firmware
- Managing CLIM Firmware
- Managing S-Series Interoperability Firmware
- 3 Installation, Migration, and Fallback Considerations for This RVU
- 4 Upgrade Checklist
- 5 Preparing to Upgrade the Server Software (Preinstallation Tasks)
- Back Up Important Files
- Record the Current SYSnn
- Save the Current Configuration File (CONFxxyy)
- Verify System Processes
- Check Processor Status
- Check System Components
- Verify the State of the Internal ServerNet Fabric
- Verify Firmware
- Verify Critical System Processes
- Verify Disk Drives
- Verify Tape Drives (If Necessary)
- Verify That the CLIMs Are in the Started State
- Verify That the CIP Providers Are in the Started State
- Check the Status of the Spooler Collector
- Check for Sufficient Swap File Space
- Install Node Interoperability SPRs
- Back Up System Information
- Manually Install the NonStop Software Essentials Server Product
- 6 Installing a SUT for This RVU Using NonStop Software Essentials
- 7 Installing a SUT for This RVU Using the Planner Interface
- 8 Running ZPHIRNM
- 9 Loading This RVU
- 10 Resuming Normal Operations
- Revive the Down Half of the Mirrored Disk
- Validate Your Core License
- Start System Applications
- Run merge_whatis
- Configure Specific Products (Post-System Load)
- 11 Backing Out the DSM/SCM Revision
- 12 Running ZPHIRNM to Reactivate the Previous Software Revision
- 13 Falling Back on the CLIMs, Loading the Previous RVU, and Resuming Normal Operations
- Fallback Considerations for the Power Regulator
- Alerts
- Task Overview
- Before Halting the Processors
- Halt the Processors
- While the Processors are Halted
- Prepare the CLIMs
- Load the System
- Complete CLIM Setup
- Revert Firmware (If Necessary)
- Install Specific OSS Files (If Necessary)
- Verify That the System Is Started
- A Using DSM/SCM and NonStop Software Essentials to Install SPRs
- B Using DSM/SCM and Planner Interface to Install SPRs
- C Installing SWID and DSM/SCM PVU Using NonStop Software Essentials Client Software
- Alerts
- Copy (RESTORE) the H02 DSM/SCM Product Version to Disk (If Necessary)
- Receive the H02 SWID and DSM/SCM SPRs
- Create a New Software Revision for H02 DSM/SCM and SWID SPRs
- Build and Apply the DSM/SCM H02 Software Product Revision
- Run the INSTALL^TEMPLATES Macro
- Restart Applications
- Recovery for Problems While Installing the H02 Version of DSM/SCM
- Install the NonStop Software Essentials Client
- Install the NonStop Essentials Client From the HP Insight Control for NonStop DVD
- D Installing SWID, DSM/SCM PVU, and Planner Interface (PI) Client Software
- Alerts
- Copy (RESTORE) the H02 DSM/SCM Product Version to Disk (If Necessary)
- Receive the H02 SWID and DSM/SCM SPRs
- Create a New Software Revision for H02 DSM/SCM and SWID SPRs
- Build and Apply the DSM/SCM H02 Software Product Revision
- Rename the Applied DSM/SCM H02 Files By Running ZPHIRNM
- Run the INSTALL^TEMPLATES Macro
- Restart Applications
- Recovery for Problems While Installing the H02 Version of DSM/SCM
- Install the DSM/SCM Client From ZDSMSCM
- E Updating SWAN Concentrator CLIP Firmware
- Acronyms
- Index
A Using DSM/SCM and NonStop Software Essentials to
Install SPRs
NOTE: Before performing the steps in this appendix install NonStop Software Essentials by using
the procedures in the NonStop Software Essentials Installation and Quick Start Guide.
SPRs provide new features between RVUs or correct software problems from a previous RVU. This
appendix describes tools available for investigating SPRs and instructions on how to install SPRs.
CAUTION: Do not apply any SPR to an RVU without first verifying (by using Scout for NonStop
Servers, for example) that the SPR can be installed on that specific J-series RVU.
See the J06.nn Release Version Update Compendium for this RVU and the Interactive Upgrade
Guide 2 (IUG2) for information on SPRs that you might need to apply to your current RVU before
upgrading to this RVU and connecting to a G-series or H-series system.
Tools for Managing SPRs
Always keep an SPR log file that lists which SPRs have been reviewed, selected, and installed on
your system:
• Update the SPR log regularly to maintain accurate and current information about the SPRs
installed on your system.
• Document the reasons for a decision not to install SPRs that have been issued for products you
run on your system.
Scout for NonStop Servers
Using Scout for NonStop Servers, you can display detailed information about RVUs, SPRs, and
prerequisites for SPRs. You can also access:
• Outage Prevention Notifications (OPNs)
• Hotstuff messages
• Support Notes
• RVU (softdocs) and softdoc addendums
After researching available SPRs, you can download those you consider appropriate for your
system directly to your workstation and then use FTP to transfer downloaded SPRs to your server,
or you can request tape delivery.
DSM/SCM
DSM/SCM has automatic features that can help you keep records of SPRs. You can use the NonStop
Software Essentials to generate prepackaged reports, including reports that list:
• The products on a system and the SPRs applied to those products
• The SPRs that have been replaced by a specific SPR
• The requisite SPRs for a selected SPR
You can also use the DSM/SCM Archive to export SPRs to different volumes.
See the User’s Guide for more information.
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