G06.28 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Installing the Latest DSM/SCM SPRs and Client
Software
G06.28 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide—541688-001
B-4
Before You Begin Installing the Software
Identification (SWID) and DSM/SCM SPRs
Before You Begin Installing the Software
Identification (SWID) and DSM/SCM SPRs
Besides upgrading the T6031 client and server SPRs for DSM/SCM, you must also
upgrade the Software Identification (SWID) (T9298G02) product at the same time to
avoid a problem with mismatched files. (SWID is a utility used by DSM/SCM to
determine if a file has changed by a method called fingerprinting.) If an existing file has
a different fingerprint from a newer file, the existing file is replaced with the newer
version.
Alerts
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You must install the most recent SWID SPR (T9298G02) when you install the
DSM/SCM T6031ABR SPR. You must install the SWID product at the same time to
avert a problem of mismatched fingerprinted files.
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Before installing the newer versions of SWID and DSM/SCM, check for any
products that might experience regressions as a result of the install. See Check
Products With Possible Regressions on page 4-16.
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Determine the Product Version of DSM/SCM on the Host System and Determine
the Product Version of DSM/SCM on the Client.
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Save the current configuration database (see Save the Current Configuration File
(CONFxxyy) on page 4-1).
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Keep the startup TACL windows, the EMS Event Stream window, and the
DSM/SCM client interface windows open whenever you are performing a
Build/Apply. Otherwise, Build/Apply errors result.
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If you receive an error indication in the Request Status window, you might have to
reinitiate the Build/Apply. To learn the nature and severity of the problem, see the
DSM/SCM Messages Manual.
Determine the Product Version of DSM/SCM on the Host System
To determine which product version of DSM/SCM is currently installed on your system,
enter the VPROC command to determine the product version of TAEXE (Apply product
of DSM/SCM) and CBEXE (Build product of DSM/SCM).
At a TACL prompt, enter:
> volume $dsmscm_vol.ZDSMSCM
> vproc taexe
> vproc cbexe
If VPROC commands do not display the VPROC versions shown next, install the latest
DSM/SCM product version, as described in Copy (RESTORE) the T6031ABR
DSM/SCM Product Version and SWID to Disk on page B-6.