J06.09 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Contents
About This Document...................................................................................10
Supported RVUs.....................................................................................................................10
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................10
New and Changed Information in This Edition............................................................................10
New and Changed Information in Previous Editions....................................................................10
What This Guide Does Not Cover............................................................................................11
Notation Conventions..............................................................................................................12
General Syntax Notation....................................................................................................12
Related Information.................................................................................................................13
Publishing History...................................................................................................................13
HP Encourages Your Comments................................................................................................13
1 Overview of Installing This RVU..................................................................14
SUT on DVD..........................................................................................................................14
CLIM Software for This RVU.....................................................................................................14
Disk Space Requirements.........................................................................................................14
Operational Differences Between This RVU and H-series RVUs......................................................14
Investigating a J-Series RVU......................................................................................................14
System Console Requirements...................................................................................................15
Updating System Consoles (Optional)...................................................................................15
Using OSM With This RVU......................................................................................................15
OSM Server-Based Components..........................................................................................15
OSM Client-Based Components...........................................................................................16
Using DSM/SCM and NonStop Software Essentials With This RVU...............................................17
NonStop Software Essentials and This RVU............................................................................17
DSM/SCM and This RVU....................................................................................................17
OSBUILD SPR...............................................................................................................18
DSM/SCM and Public DLLs.................................................................................................18
DSM/SCM and OSS..........................................................................................................18
Upgrading the NonStop Software Essentials Client.................................................................18
Upgrading the DSM/SCM Client (Planner Interface) and the T6031H02 PVU............................19
Summary of Software Installation Tasks.................................................................................19
Check or Alter the CONFTEXT File Before Installing This RVU SUT ...........................................20
Installing CLIM Software..........................................................................................................21
Backing Out the DSM/SCM Revision .......................................................................................21
Managing Microcode and Firmware.........................................................................................21
Installation, Migration, and Fallback..........................................................................................21
2 Managing Microcode and Firmware...........................................................22
Managing BladeCluster Software and Firmware Requirements......................................................22
Managing ME Firmware and ME FPGA Firmware.......................................................................22
Updating ME Firmware.......................................................................................................22
Updating ME FPGA...........................................................................................................24
Managing OA Firmware for the c7000 Enclosure.......................................................................24
Managing Server Blade Firmware.............................................................................................24
Managing ServerNet Adapter Firmware....................................................................................25
Managing SWAN and SWAN 2 Concentrator Firmware.............................................................28
Managing NonStop Cluster Switch Firmware .............................................................................28
Managing CLIM Firmware.......................................................................................................28
Managing S-Series Interoperability Firmware..............................................................................29
3 Installation, Migration, and Fallback Considerations for This RVU....................30
J06.04..................................................................................................................................30
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