G06.26 Release Version Update Compendium Abstract This compendium provides a summary for the products that have major changes in the G06.26 release version update (RVU), including the products’ new features, migration issues, and fallback considerations. The compendium is written for system managers or anyone who needs to understand how migrating to G06.26 affects installation, configuration, operations, system management, maintenance, applications, networks, and databases. Product Version N.A.
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G06.26 Release Version Update Compendium Tables What’s New in This Manual iii Manual Information iii New and Changed Information About This Manual v Who Should Use This Guide? Organization v Related RVU Manuals v iii v 1. G06.26 Overview NonStop Servers Supported 1-1 Major New Features 1-1 Products Removed From the SUT 1-2 2. Operating System 3. Application Development Products 4. Database and Transaction Processing Products TMF 3.3 4-1 Fallback 4-2 TS/MP 2.
6. Manageability Products Contents 6. Manageability Products OSM 6-1 PSTATE 6-1 Safeguard OSS File Creation Check Migration 6-1 Fallback 6-1 WHOHAS 6-2 6-1 7. Hardware Products ESS XP12000 7-1 Migration 7-1 Fallback 7-2 NonStop S-Series CO Servers 7-2 8. Networking Products GDSX 8-1 Migration 8-1 A.
What’s New in This Manual Manual Information G06.26 Release Version Update Compendium Abstract This compendium provides a summary for the products that have major changes in the G06.26 release version update (RVU), including the products’ new features, migration issues, and fallback considerations. The compendium is written for system managers or anyone who needs to understand how migrating to G06.
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About This Manual This compendium provides categorized information for new features, migration issues, and fallback considerations for G06.26. It also includes references and sources for migration planning. Who Should Use This Guide? This compendium is written for system managers or anyone who needs to understand how migrating to G06.26 affects installation, configuration, operations, system management, maintenance, applications, networks, and databases. Organization Section Description Section 1, G06.
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1 G06.26 Overview This section lists the supported HP NonStop™ S-series servers and the major new features for the G06.26 RVU. NonStop Servers Supported NonStop S7000, NonStop S70000, NonStop S72000, NonStop S7400, NonStop S74000, NonStop S7600, NonStop S76000, NonStop S7800, NonStop S78000, NonStop S86000, and NonStop S88000 Major New Features Table 1-1. Summary of the G06.26 RVU Sections and Categories Major New Features Section 2, Operating System No new features.
G06.26 Overview Products Removed From the SUT For descriptions of new features, see the appropriate sections. Products Removed From the SUT No products are removed from the site update tape (SUT) at G06.26. For recent product removal information, see the Discontinuation Notices at http://h20223.www2.hp.com/NonStopComputing/cache/77208-0-0-225-121.aspx. G06.
2 Operating System The G06.26 RVU contains no HP NonStop operating system changes. G06.
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3 Application Development Products The G06.26 RVU contains no new features for application development products. G06.
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4 Database and Transaction Processing Products The G06.26 RVU contains new features for these database and transaction processing products: • • TMF 3.3 TS/MP 2.1 (Controlled Availability) TMF 3.3 The HP NonStop Transaction Management Facility (TMF) includes T2076, T2781, T8302, T8606, T8607, T8608, T8609, T8652, T8694, T8695, T8696, T8697, and T8698. For G06.26, TMF 3.
Database and Transaction Processing Products Fallback Information about attributes set by these options is also available through the INFO TMF and STATUS TMF commands. • • • • • Ability to use file-name patterns as input to the TMFCOM DUMP FILES, INFO DUMPS, and RECOVER FILES commands. This feature is provided by the specifier, which identifies an Edit-format or C-data file that contains the filename patterns.
Database and Transaction Processing Products Migration Migration In general, all TS/MP 2.0 applications that use Pathsend requesters and TS/MP 2.0 scripts (also called OBEY files) can run in a TS/MP 2.1 environment. However, you might need to modify the PATHMON process configuration to achieve optimum TS/MP 2.1 performance (due to a new algorithm for link management that may require more or fewer links to server processes). Fallback You must consult HP support if you have installed TS/MP 2.
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5 Installation and Configuration Products The G06.26 RVU contains new features for this installation and configuration product: • DSM/SCM DSM/SCM After ZPHIRNM runs successfully on a target, DSM/SCM sends a dial-out report to $DSMSCM.ZDSMSCM.SWCONFIG. The report contains the list of product revisions that have been activated on the target. DSM/SCM does not send the dial-out report when ZPHIRNM is run in preview mode. See the G06.
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6 Manageability Products The G06.26 RVU contains new features for these manageability products: • • • • OSM PSTATE Safeguard OSS File Creation Check WHOHAS OSM The HP NonStop Open System Management (OSM) Interface Service Connection Suite (T0682AAC) has been enhanced for G06.26 to provide: • • • • System-level actions to support automatic data collection for failed system resources. See the OSM User's Guide or online help for information on enabling and configuring automatic data collection.
WHOHAS Manageability Products removed during migration, you must reinstate them when falling back. To verify successful fallback, create OSS files. WHOHAS WHOHAS looks for openers of a specified object, such as a disc file, communications device, or process. WHOHAS reports the openers of the device. For disc files, WHOHAS also reports which users use the file as a swap file and which processes execute code from the file. G06.
7 Hardware Products The G06.26 RVU contains new features for these hardware products: • • ESS XP12000 NonStop S-Series CO Servers ESS XP12000 The XP12000 is the next generation of the Enterprise Storage System (ESS). All ESS models (including XP128, XP1024, and XP12000) are supported on the G06.24 and later RVUs.
Fallback Hardware Products You can perform the migration of existing data from a previous model ESS to an XP12000 online, provided that the capacity of the volume on the XP12000 is equal to or greater than the capacity of the previous model ESS. For instructions, see the Modular I/O Installation and Configuration Guide. Fallback No online fallback from 512-byte to 514-byte sectored disks is provided. Fallback requires reverse migration of data in an offline manner.
8 Networking Products The G06.26 RVU contains new features for this networking product: • GDSX GDSX • • • Extended General Device Support (GDSX) now supports format 2 files. GDSX supports the ability of a GDSX process to access a file of size greater than 4 GB by using pseudo procedure call ^FILE_OPEN/ ^XFILE_OPEN. A new element, elections, is added to the common template structure FCB^TEMPLATE. TS Fault Codes 21 to 26 are added.
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A Sources for Migration Assistance and Information This appendix describes the assistance HP provides when problems arise during the migration and testing process. Services are also available from HP that can help you develop a migration plan and implement migration tasks. Most migration and release documentation is available through the HP NonStop Technical Library (NTL).
Sources for Migration Assistance and Information Information on the Site Update Tape (SUT) Information on the Site Update Tape (SUT) These documents are available on the Y9230Gnn release subvolume located on the SUT for each G-series RVU: • Content file Contains a list of the product versions and software product revisions (SPRs) that are included on the site update tape (SUT). • README This file contains information that was not yet available when the manuals or softdocs were published.
Sources for Migration Assistance and Information NonStop Technical Library (NTL) S-series server; product installation and configuration; product availability in a particular RVU; and performance information for a specific RVU. • G06.26 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide Provides procedures for upgrading to the G06.26 RVU. Instructions include installing the G06.26 SUT and other related installation tasks.
Sources for Migration Assistance and Information NonStop Technical Library (NTL) and stopping the system, monitoring the system, operating disk and tape subsystems, performing routine hardware maintenance, and performing recovery operations.
