K-Series to S-Series Differences

The Distributed Systems
Management/Software Configuration Manager
(DSM/SCM)
Map: K-Series to S-Series Differences.
The Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
provides tools for centralized planning, management, and installation of software on
distributed (target) systems.
Caution: DSM/SCM is preconfigured. Exercise care when changing $AUDIT and
$DSMSCM disk names to prevent DSM/SCM from becoming unusable.
In your configuration process, you use DSM/SCM to plan new software configurations.
Using its graphical user interface, you can select specific products from software inputs
to create a new software configuration, based on a previous configuration, in which
changed products are replaced by the new versions.
DSM/SCM runs on a central (host) system and performs the tasks of receiving,
archiving, configuring, and packaging software for target sites. It also runs on each
target system, where its primary function is to apply the software received from the
central site. DSM/SCM:
Activates new software configurations with minimal interruption of running
applications.
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Provides default operator instructions with every software configuration placed on
target systems. You can edit these instructions with site-specific information.
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Produces SQLCI reports that provide detailed information about the software
configurations in the DSM/SCM environment. You can modify these reports and
create new reports tailored to site specifications.
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Allows a site to run up to six software configurations on a single system, such as
a production configuration and a test configuration.
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Manages software on multiple remote target systems.●
Enables you to scan through or print a report of softdocs to find dependencies for
SPRs.
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For further information on how to install and use DSM/SCM, see the DSM/SCM User's
Guide.