Managing Software Changes (G06.24+)

Evaluating Software Changes

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Evaluating SPRs for Special Consideration

SPRs for Special Consideration

As part of your planning for the installation of a new system or an upgrade to a different

RVU, you should evaluate additional individual SPRs that are usable with that RVU.

You might decide to install SPRs that fix problems that you determine present a

significant risk in your computing environment.

Normally, many potentially relevant SPRs are issued because of the large number of

products in an RVU. SPRs for Special Consideration lists are a set of SPRs that you

should evaluate first. HP believes that most customers should evaluate these SPRs for

their relevancy, either to prevent potential outages or to provide significant operational

benefits.

An SPRs for Special Consideration list is meant to be used when upgrading to a new

RVU, not during ongoing SPR maintenance. After you have evaluated and installed

any of these SPRs for a specific RVU, you do not have to review the same revision of

the list again. Unrestricted SPRs in the list will be included or incorporated in a future

RVU, as will any restricted SPR upgraded to unrestricted or superseded by an

unrestricted SPR.

Evaluate each Special Consideration SPR on a case-by-case basis. The risk of

encountering problems depends on various conditions present in your specific system

and application environment. In general, HP believes the risk is very low that these

SPRs introduce problems more serious than the ones they prevent. Therefore, if you

have not already installed these SPRs, or superseding ones, HP recommends you

consider doing so if, after evaluating them for your computing environment, you

conclude that they offer sufficient benefit. When evaluating Special Consideration

SPRs, be aware that they are not integration tested with the RVU.

You do not need to (and normally should not) install every SPR that appears in the

Special Consideration list. If the defects corrected or the features provided are of little

concern to you, you can ignore the SPR. If you are in doubt about whether to install a

Special Consideration SPR, call your local Global Customer Support Center (GCSC).

After evaluating the SPRs for Special Consideration for your RVU, you should also

evaluate other SPRs that are usable with it, as time and resources allow. In particular,

evaluate those SPRs that fix defects that could result in an outage or other significant

problem (see Evaluating Outage Prevention Notifications on page 3-3 and Evaluating

SPR Introduction Documents (SIDs) on page 3-5).