Managing Software Changes (G06.25+, H06.03+, J06.03+)

Glossary
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Software Recall/Withdrawal message
Software Recall/Withdrawal message. A type of Hotstuff message that indicates that an
SPR has been recalled or withdrawn.
software release document (softdoc). A document that describes revision-dependent
information regarding a software or firmware SPR.
Software Revision Notification. A message announcing the availability of time-critical fix
SPRs, Hotstuff messages, and Support Notes and that provides enough information to
help you decide whether to research the SPRs further.
SPR. See software product revision (SPR).
SPR Introduction Document (SID). Summary information for determining whether an SPR
is appropriate for a specific computing environment. An SID includes information about
the release version updates (RVUs) with which the SPR is usable, the assessment of
benefits versus risks, and the installation impact of the SPR.
SPR Note. A collection of information about an SPR that contains the SPR Introduction
Document (SID), the software release document (softdoc) describing the product
revision, a list of the distribution subvolume (DSV) files.
successive PVU. Any product version update following the initial PVU within the same
product version.
superseded SPR. An SPR for the same product version as the superseding SPR, whose
features and fixes have been carried forward into a more recent SPR, except for fixes
or features that HP has explicitly and officially withdrawn.
Support Note. A message that contains technical information of a more routine nature than
that published in a Hotstuff message.
SUT. See site update tape (SUT).
unconditional requisite. A requisite that is needed if you use the requisite’s product and
your software configuration does not already contain the needed function.
unrestricted SPR. An SPR that is available to all customers to select and install
individually.
withdrawn SPR. An SPR that contains a defect that results in faulty behavior or introduces
an unannounced incompatibility that is considered less harmful than the effects of a
recalled SPR.