G06.27 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Overview of Installing G06.27
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SP Firmware (G06.08 through G06.27)
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The CT9841FC-x tape drive (introduced in G06.24), which is a replacement for
CT9840FC-x tape products.
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New fibre-channel disks available starting in G06.27.
SP Firmware (G06.08 through G06.27)
Before you update SP firmware, HP recommends that you download the SP firmware
file to your system console. (See Download the SP Firmware File to the System
Console (Optional) on page 7-6). You can use either OSM or TSM, depending on
which application you are currently using.
Normally, you use the TSM Service Application to update SP firmware because it takes
much longer to update SP firmware using the TSM Low-Level Link Application
(approximately 30 minutes for each SP). However, you can use the TSM Low-Level
Link Application (which is the OSM Low-Level Link in G06.27) to update and reset SP
firmware if you are unable to perform a G06.27 system load.
If you already have OSM installed and configured, use the OSM Low-Level Link in the
same way if you cannot perform a G06.27 system load and need to update the
firmware.
Also, before migrating to the new RVU, always check your current SP firmware and
make sure it is at the right revision level.
SCF for Data Alignment (G06.17)
Starting with the G06.17 RVU, three attributes are added to the ALTER SUBSYS
command of the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF). These attributes are intended to
help application programmers find and correct misaligned data in their programs.
These data alignment errors might lead to incorrect or unpredictable results. The new
SCF attributes provide for the detection and reporting of data alignment errors, using a
new tracing facility, and for the control of program behavior when a misalignment is
detected. The new attributes are:
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MISALIGNLOG
Enables logging of data alignment errors
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NATIVEATOMICMISALIGN
Controls the behavior of TNS/R native programs when a data alignment error
occurs
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TNSMISALIGN
Controls the behavior of TNS programs when a data alignment error occurs
Note. SP firmware T1089ABP or later is required for attaching a NonStop S-series I/O
enclosure to the HP Integrity NonStop NS-series system. See Scout for the most recent T1089
SPR.To connect an IOAM enclosure to a NonStop S-series system in a group other than group
01, you must ensure that T1089ABR or later is installed.