G06.29 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Overview of Installing G06.29

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Spooler

If your current product version of spooler is T9101D41^ADM or later, you do not need

to restore copies of both the control file and the collector data files if you must back out

of the new RVU. All versions of T9101D41, starting with T9101D41^ADM, contain

Version 5 of the spooler control file and are compatible with the T9101D46 and D48

product versions of spooler. However, it is always recommended that you back up both

the spooler control file and collector data files before migrating or changing the

configuration.

Checking Current Version

To determine which version of the spooler you are currently running, enter a VPROC

command for $SYSTEM.SYSTEM.SPOOLCOM. This example shows that a D48

product version of the spooler is running:

$USER0 PRS 5> vproc $system.system.spoolcom

VPROC - T9617G03 - (30 AUG 2002) SYSTEM \IGATE Date 08 JUL 2003, 21:16:17

$SYSTEM.SYSTEM.SPOOLCOM

Binder timestamp: 08JUN2003 21:24:34

Version procedure: T9101D48^08AUG2003^IPM^T9101AEZ

Target CPU: UNSPECIFIED

Backing Up the Spooler Environment

Before backing up the spooler environment, use the SPOOLCOM;SPOOLER,DRAIN

command to perform an orderly shutdown of the spooler. This strategy ensures that all

spooler control files and collector data files are closed. Failure to drain the spooler

before backing up the control file and collection files could cause problems while

attempting to recover the spooler environment.

Before executing the SPOOLCOM;SPOOLER,DRAIN command:

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Use the SPOOLCOM;COLLECT $collector-process, LISTOPENS command

to identify processes that currently have jobs open.

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Use the SPOOLCOM;JOB (STATE PRINT) command to determine which jobs are

currently printing.

Verify that these jobs either terminate when finished or are stopped.

Before entering the DRAIN command, you should always back up the spooler control

files:

BACKUP/OUTSPLBKUP/$TAPE,($SYSTEM.SPOOLER.*,$DATA01.SPOOLER.DATA),LISTALL

Caution. To maintain the integrity of the spooler environment, wait until the spooler has

finished draining rather than stop spooler processes by using the TACL STOP command. The

control file can be corrupted during the next warm start or rebuild.