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

Resources for Managing RVUs and SPRs

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Software Release Management Documentation

The following manuals and documents are available to help you evaluate new software

release version updates and the impact of upgrading from one RVU to another.

Release and Migration Manuals

The manuals in the NTL Release and Migration library provide an overview of each

RVU and describe the installation activities and changes for the RVU.

Interactive Upgrade Guides

The Interactive Upgrade Guide and Interactive Upgrade Guide 2 simplify the planning

of software and hardware upgrades. The Interactive Upgrade Guide covers D-series

through G06.24 information, while the Interactive Upgrade Guide 2 supports G06.16

and later and H-series RVUs.

Select the products and RVUs you use, and the Interactive Upgrade Guide displays:

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Upgrade and migration highlights that are tailored to your particular migration path

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New products and new features available in a particular RVU

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Changes to operating system, applications, hardware, data files, operational

procedures, or configurations that are required to move to a new RVU

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Products and features that are no longer available starting at a particular RVU

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Fallback information that is tailored to your particular migration path, including the

tasks to perform before upgrading if you want to be able to fall back to your current

RVU

Release Version Update Compendium

The compendium for an RVU provides categorized information about new features,

migration issues, and fallback considerations for that RVU. It describes how upgrading

to the RVU affects installation, configuration, operations, system management,

maintenance, applications, networks, and databases. It also includes references and

sources for detailed upgrade planning.

Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

The Software Installation and Upgrade Guide for a particular RVU gives instructions for

upgrading to the RVU and for recommended or required software configuration

changes.