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

Table 17 SPRs for Software Migration and Software Management Operations Between G-Series,
H-Series and J-Series RVU-Based Systems (continued)
Introduced in this RVUDescriptionProduct NameMinimum SPR
G06.27Required to recognize OCA regionPDTSHARET9674D30^AAM
G06.27Required to recognize OCA regionAxcelT9276D30^AAW
G06.27Required to prepare TNS code files to run
accelerated on a NonStop NS-series
platform
OCAT0448G06^AAA
Released post G06.26
and is backwards
Required to enable receiving H-series SUTs
and installing and managing software on
DSM/SCMT6031G01^ABP
compatible to G06.21.a NonStop NS-series target system from a
Also, the G02 SPRNonStop S-series host (available to be
(installed with G06.27applied to the G06.26 RVU and
and later) meets the
requirements.
compatible to G06.21). The functions in
T6031ABP and T9298AAM are included
in the G02 DSM/SCM and SWID product
version updates released in G06.27 and
later G-series RVUs.
Back Up System Information
To ensure you always have a backup of your system information, run your system with a mirror of
$SYSTEM. When you are loading a new RVU, you can assure a backup of your system by shutting
down half of $SYSTEM and other important disks, loading the RVU on the other $SYSTEM, verifying
the RVU and then reviving the other $SYSTEM. Alternatively, or in addition to running your system
with a mirror of $SYSTEM and loading the RVU as described, create a disk image of $SYSTEM
and store it in a safe place so you can physically install and boot the backup disk if needed.
Manually Install the NonStop Software Essentials Server Product
HP recommends use of NonStop Software Essentials instead of the Planner Interface for upgrading
your RVU. In addition to NonStop Software Essentials being the go-forward strategy, the Planner
Interface is not supported on 64-bit NonStop consoles.
If you do not have NonStop Software Essentials, see the NonStop Software Essentials Installation
and Quick Start Guide for installation procedures.
50 Preparing to Upgrade the Server Software (Preinstallation Tasks)