Managing Software Changes (G06.24+)

Contents
Managing Software Changes—427169-003
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3. Evaluating Software Changes
Scout for NonStop Servers 2-2
Support Web Site 2-3
Total Information Manager (TIM) 2-3
Software Management and Installation Products 2-4
Software Release Management Documentation 2-5
Release and Migration Information Manuals 2-5
Site Update Tape (SUT) Documentation 2-5
Content File 2-6
README File 2-6
Software Product Maintenance List (SPML) Document 2-6
Change Management Documentation 2-6
Hotstuff Messages 2-6
SPRs for Special Consideration List 2-7
Software Revision Notifications 2-11
SPRNOTEs 2-11
Software Release Documents (Softdocs) 2-12
Support Notes 2-12
Release Documentation Distribution Matrix 2-13
3. Evaluating Software Changes
Determining Which SPRs to Install 3-1
Information Sources When Installing a New System or Software Upgrade 3-2
Information Sources for Managing SPRs Between Software RVUs 3-2
Evaluating Outage Prevention Notifications 3-3
Outage Prevention Notification 3-3
What Information Is in an OPN 3-3
Evaluating SPR Introduction Documents (SIDs) 3-5
SPR Introduction Document 3-5
How to Read an SID 3-5
How to Use an SID to Evaluate an SPR 3-6
SID Evaluation Examples 3-7
Evaluating SPRs for Special Consideration 3-9
SPRs for Special Consideration 3-9
How SPRs for Special Consideration Are Categorized 3-10
Where to Find the SPRs for Special Consideration List 3-11
How to Evaluate the SPRs for Special Consideration List 3-11
Evaluating Requisite SPRs 3-12
Reviewing Requisites 3-12
Researching Conditional Requisites 3-13