Introduction to NonStop Operations Management

Operations Management Tools
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Distributed Systems Management/Software
Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
Distributed Systems Management/Software
Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
DSM/SCM is a tool for the centralized planning, management, and installation of
software on distributed (target) Tandem NonStop systems. DSM/SCM running on a
Tandem central (host) system receives, archives, configures, and packages software for
target sites. DSM/SCM running on each target system loads the software received from
the central site. Major features and capabilities of DSM/SCM include:
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Centralized control. You can manage software on multiple remote target systems
from a central site.
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Graphical user interface. You access the functions of DSM/SCM through a PC
running a Microsoft Windows graphical user interface.
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Multiple logical targets on a single physical target system. The ability to define
multiple logical targets allows a site to run multiple software configurations on a
single system; for example, a production configuration and a test configuration. The
system can be switched from one configuration to another by performing a system
load from alternate system disks.
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Management of customer and Alliance partner software and updates, in addition to
Tandem software releases and updates (IPMs).
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Flexibility in planning new software configurations. You can easily select specific
products from software inputs to create a new software configuration based on a
previous configuration, in which changed products are replaced by the new versions.
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A batch scheduling mechanism that enables you to schedule DSM/SCM events such
as receiving software, generating reports, and building configurations to run as batch
processes at a specified time.
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Extensive reporting. DSM/SCM produces a variety of preformatted and user-
specified SQLCI reports that provide detailed information about the software
configurations in the DSM/SCM environment.
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Predefined operator instructions. DSM/SCM provides default operator instructions
with every software configuration placed on target systems. You can edit these
instructions with site-specific information.
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Softdoc and release document browsing. The graphical user interface enables you to
scan through softdocs. For example, you can find the dependencies for a given IPM.
You can also scan release documents to view new product highlights and installation
information.
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Minimal down time. Wherever possible, new software configurations can be
activated with minimal interruption of running applications.
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System profiles, which provide defaults for options and information required by
DSM/SCM tasks. These defaults greatly reduce the amount of information you must
supply when performing tasks through DSM/SCM.