J06.17 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Changes to SSOCLIM Privilege Requirement
The privilege for running SSOCLIM, which was SUPER.SUPER for J06.09 and J06.10, has been
changed to any SUPER group user. SSOCLIM is run after a fallback. For details, see Complete
CLIM Set Up in Chapter 13: “Falling Back on the CLIMs, Loading the Previous RVU, and Resuming
Normal Operations ” (page 122).
J06.12
This section provides information only for new features and changes that affect the software
installation and upgrade steps for J06.12. See the J06.12 Release Version Update Compendium
for a list of new features and associated migration and fallback alerts.
HP SUM
The introduction of HP SUM affects upgrade steps for servers. See Chapter 4: “Upgrade Checklist”
(page 44) and “Perform Updates” (page 96).
Considerations for Fallback to J06.11
Fallback considerations exist for systems falling back to J06.11. See support note S11046.
J06.13
This section provides information only for new features and changes that affect the software
installation and upgrade steps for J06.13. See the J06.13 Release Version Update Compendium
for a list of new features and associated migration and fallback alerts.
Safeguard
Fallback and migration considerations exist for the new Safeguard features. See the J06.13 Release
Version Update Compendium for more information.
Considerations for Fallback to J06.11
Fallback considerations exist for systems falling back to J06.11. See support note S11046.
Performance Tuning Requirements
Steps to tune performance exist on certain combinations of NonStop servers and J-series RVUs.
See Support Note S11044 for more information.
Migrating a NonStop BladeSystem NB50000c to an NB54000c or NB50000c-cg
to an NB54000c-cg
The core license file requires the CLICVAL tool, which affects preparation steps. For more information,
see “Upgrade Checklist” (page 44), “Preparing to Upgrade the Server Software (Preinstallation
Tasks)” (page 49), and the NonStop BladeSystem Planning Guide.
Upgrading a NonStop BladeSystem NB54000c or NB54000c-cg to J06.13 or Later
RVUs
Before upgrading to the J06.13 RVU or a later RVU, you must obtain the Core License Validation
tool (CLICVAL). For more information, refer to the NonStop BladeSystem Planning Guide. Before
upgrading to J06.13 or a later J-series RVU, use the CLICVAL tool to verify that the core license
file is valid. After upgrading to J06.13 or later J-series RVU, HP recommends that you use the OSM
action, Read Core License to verify that the core license is valid. See the upgrade checklist in
“Upgrade Checklist” (page 44).
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