J06.17 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

NonStop Software Essentials 2.1.0........................................................................................39
Safeguard.........................................................................................................................40
SQL/MX Release 3.2.1.......................................................................................................40
J06.16...................................................................................................................................40
Capacity Planning.............................................................................................................40
Carrier Grade Gen8 CLIMs.................................................................................................40
CLIM Authlog....................................................................................................................40
HP c7000 Enclosure Updates..............................................................................................41
HP Integrity NonStop BladeSystems NB56000c and NB56000c-cg..........................................41
HP-UX ODBC/MX Client Driver............................................................................................41
NonStop SOAP 4.2...........................................................................................................41
OSM Enhancements...........................................................................................................41
Open System Services (OSS) Enhancements..........................................................................41
Safeguard V5R2 Enhancements...........................................................................................41
Spooler FASTP Network Print Process....................................................................................42
SSL Encryption Support.......................................................................................................42
Unicode Applications Support.............................................................................................42
XYGATE Merged Audit.......................................................................................................42
XYGATE Use Authentication.................................................................................................42
J06.17...................................................................................................................................42
Expand Priority L4RTT FindBestLine.......................................................................................42
HP Integrity NonStop NS2400 Series and NS2300 Systems....................................................42
NonStop iTP WebServer 7.5................................................................................................42
Safeguard V5R3 Enhancements...........................................................................................43
4 Upgrade Checklist....................................................................................44
Required Information Checklists................................................................................................44
Upgrade Checklist..................................................................................................................45
5 Preparing to Upgrade the Server Software (Preinstallation Tasks).....................49
Back Up Important Files...........................................................................................................49
Back Up NonStop SQL/MP.................................................................................................49
Back Up NonStop SQL/MX files..........................................................................................49
Back Up Spooler Control files..............................................................................................49
Back Up TMF Files.............................................................................................................49
Back Up CLIM Configuration Files........................................................................................49
Record the Current SYSnn........................................................................................................50
Save the Current Configuration File (CONFxxyy)........................................................................50
Verify System Processes...........................................................................................................51
Check Processor Status.......................................................................................................51
Check System Components .................................................................................................51
Verify the State of the Internal ServerNet Fabric......................................................................53
Verify Firmware.................................................................................................................53
Verify Critical System Processes............................................................................................53
Verify Disk Drives...............................................................................................................55
Verify Tape Drives (If Necessary)..........................................................................................55
Verify That the CLIMs Are in the Started State........................................................................56
Verify That the CIP Providers Are in the Started State...............................................................56
Check the Status of the Spooler Collector..............................................................................56
Check for Sufficient Swap File Space....................................................................................56
Install Node Interoperability SPRs..............................................................................................57
Back Up System Information.....................................................................................................59
For NonStop BladeSystems NB54000c, NB54000c-cg, NB56000c, and NB56000c-cg, Ensure the
Core License File is Ready for Migration....................................................................................59
If Necessary, Manually Install the NonStop Software Essentials Server Product................................60
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