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
Index
Symbols
$SYSTEM.ZTCPIP, 95
$SYSTEM.ZTCPIP subvolume, 79
$ZCDB, 21
$ZPLS, 32
A
AUDITTRAILBUFFER parameter, DP2 and RDF performance,
98
B
Back up files
backing up important files before upgrading, 40
ZTCPIP subvolume, 79
Build process, DSM/SCM, 57, 70
Build/Apply request, defined, 20
C
CBEXE product
determining version on host system, 147, 154
verifying version, 153, 160
CIIN file, 87–88, 128
disabled, 88, 128
CLCI sessions, 90
CLIM
compatibility with host RVUs, 31, 33
fallback procedure, 108
firmware, 29
installing CLIM software, 22
CNSL session, 90
Commands
RELOAD, 91, 128
STATUS TAPE, 46
CONFIG file
saving, 41, 134, 141
use in loading the previous RVU, 128
use in loading the system, 88
D
DSM/SCM
build process, 57, 70
prepackaged reports, 133, 140
Target Interface, 22
E
EasySetup, 51, 63
F
Fabricated file names, 21
Fallback
summary of major tasks, 22
ZPHIRNM, 106
Fibre Channel ServerNet Adapter (FCSA) , 27
Firmware
managing, 23
G
Gigabit 4-port ServerNet Adapter (G4SA), 28
I
inetd process, 97
INITSTAT, 97
INSTALL^TEMPLATES
instructions, 137, 144
using with DSM/SCM, 151, 159
Installing the DSM/SCM client from ZDSMSCM, 153, 161
Interoperability
audit format issues, 48
SPRs for NonStop BladeSystems and NonStop Systems,
48
iTP WebServer considerations, 98
K
Kernel-managed swap files, 47
L
Loading the J-series RVU, 84
Loading the system, 88, 127, 139, 146
M
merge_whatis, 94
Migration issues, 31
MR-Win6530 terminal emulator
startup windows on, 90
N
New software revision, DSM/SCM, 67
New software revision, NonStop Software Essentials, 54
NonStop Cluster switch firmware, 29
NonStop SOAP 4 considerations, 99
NonStop Software Essentials, changing profile information,
55
NonStop TCP/IP configuration files, 95
NonStop TCP/IPv6 files, 80
NSKCOM, 47
O
OSS
EasySetup , 98
Root Name Server $ZPNS, 54, 67
P
Pcleanup utility, 94
Planner Interface, changing profile information, 68
PORTCONF file, 96
Post-installation
configuring OSS, 97
configuring RDF, 98
configuring SMF, 98
updating TCP/IP configuration files, 95
PREVIEW mode, 82
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