DSM/SCM User's Guide

Building and Applying a New Configuration
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Task 8: Apply Software to the Target System
d. At the S/W Apply - Get Operator Instructions screen:
1. Enter the location of the activation package:
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If the activation package is on tape, mount the tape if it isn’t mounted
already, enter the tape drive name in the From field, and press F1.
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If the activation package is on disk, enter the system, volume, and
subvolume location in the From field and press F1. (The planner put
this location in the operator instructions.)
2. Press F1 to submit the request.
6. Check the status of the request.
DSM/SCM retrieves the operator instructions from the activation package and
displays the S/W Apply - Getting Instructions screen which shows status messages
for the request.
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DSM/SCM updates the screen with current status information approximately
every 15 seconds.
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To check current EMS messages related to the request while waiting for it to
finish, press F4.
7. When the request finishes, DSM/SCM displays Get Preview Completed.
DSM/SCM then processes for a minute, then displays the S/W Apply - Submit
Apply screen, which contains a description of the Apply request and the
instructions to activate the software after the Apply finishes.
Check that all data fields on the S/W Apply - Submit Apply screen are correct. If
necessary, change their values. The data fields have these values:
8. Monitor the status of the Apply in the S/W Apply - Processing Apply screen:

DSM/SCM updates the screen with current status information approximately
every 15 seconds.
Data Field Value
Apply S/W location SYSnn where sof
tware is to be applied. (Use an octal number
for the SYSnn subvolume name.) If the Apply requires a system
load, you must select a SYSnn other than the one that is
running. The initial value is the one chosen by the planner.
Snapshot location \system.$volume or \system.$tape
Prin
t operator
instructions on
\system.$volume.subvolume.filename
or
\system.$s.#printer.extension