G06.25 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

G06.25 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide—529430-001
Glossary-1
Glossary
A0CINFO file. A distribution subvolume (DSV) file that contains information about a product
and each of its files, including product and file dependencies, how the files are used
and where they are placed, and on which type of processor the product runs. Every
product and SPR to be managed by the Distributed Systems Management/Software
Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM) is distributed in a subvolume, and that subvolume
must contain the product’s A0CINFO file.
A1CINFO file. A DSV file distributed with an SRL product that contains information about a
product and each of its files, including product and file dependencies, how the files are
used and where they are placed, and which type of processor the product runs on.
Every SRL product and SPR to be managed by DSM/SCM is distributed in a
subvolume, and that subvolume must contain the product's A1CINFO file. A1CINFO
files can only be received using a D30 or later product version of DSM/SCM.
A7CINFO file. A configuration file distributed with OSS products that contains information
about the contents of all pax (archive) files of an OSS DSV.
ALLPROCESSORS paragraph. A required paragraph in the CONFTEXT configuration file
that contains attributes defining the HP NonStop operating system image for all system
processors. The ALLPROCESSORS paragraph follows the optional DEFINES
paragraph.
Apply. The Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
action of executing the instructions contained in an activation package, such as placing
new software on the target system and taking a snapshot of the new target system.
Archive. A set of unstructured files used to collect the software received onto the host
system. Files received as input are placed in the Archive, and attributes of the files are
stored in the host database. The planner specifies the Archive location in the
Configuration Manager profile, using the Archive and Database Maintenance Interface.
Archive and Database Maintenance Interface. A block-mode interface run by a database
or system administrator at both the host system and target systems to perform
Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
maintenance functions.
Build. The Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
action of constructing the activation package, including the running of SYSGEN if
necessary. The inputs to the build are a software revision list of product versions, the
configuration file (CONFTEXT), the latest snapshot of the target system, and the
applicable DSM/SCM profiles.
CIIN. A command file in the SYSnn subvolume that is read and executed by the startup HP
Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL) process after system load if the CIIN
file is specified in the CONFTEXT file and enabled in the TSM client software.