NonStop Software Essentials User's Guide

Table of Contents
About This Guide........................................................................................12
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)................................................................................12
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................12
New and Changed Information in This Edition............................................................................12
Document Organization..........................................................................................................12
Notation Conventions..............................................................................................................14
General Syntax Notation....................................................................................................14
Notation for Messages.......................................................................................................16
Related Information.................................................................................................................17
Publishing History...................................................................................................................17
HP Encourages Your Comments................................................................................................17
1 Introduction to the Role of NonStop Software Essentials in NonStop Software
Management .............................................................................................19
Major NonStop Software Management Features.........................................................................19
The NonStop Software Management Environment.......................................................................20
Host System......................................................................................................................21
Target System....................................................................................................................21
Host and Target System Communication................................................................................21
Physical Target..................................................................................................................21
Logical Target....................................................................................................................21
The Software Archive..........................................................................................................21
Host and Target Database..................................................................................................22
Host Database..............................................................................................................22
Target Database...........................................................................................................22
Configuring the NonStop Software Management Environment......................................................22
NonStop Software Management Security...................................................................................22
Installing and Configuring Software..........................................................................................23
Managing the SYSnn Subvolumes............................................................................................24
File Types Supported...............................................................................................................24
Guardian File Types Supported............................................................................................24
OSS File Types Supported...................................................................................................24
Comparing DSM/SCM to COPYOSS/PINSTALL/PCleanup...........................................................25
2 NonStop Software Management Interfaces and Tools....................................26
NonStop Software Essentials Interface.......................................................................................26
Accessing the NonStop Software Essentials Interface..............................................................26
Navigating the NonStop Software Essentials Interface............................................................27
Exiting the NonStop Software Essentials Interface...................................................................28
DSM/SCM Maintenance Interfaces...........................................................................................28
Entering the Maintenance Interface......................................................................................29
Navigating the Maintenance Interface..................................................................................31
Exiting the Maintenance Interface........................................................................................32
DSM/SCM Target Interface......................................................................................................32
Entering the ZPHITI.............................................................................................................33
Navigating the ZPHITI........................................................................................................34
Exiting the ZPHITI...............................................................................................................35
Other Tools for NonStop Software Management.........................................................................35
ZPHIRNM Tool..................................................................................................................35
INITENV Tool....................................................................................................................36
Starting INITENV..........................................................................................................36
Configuration Verification...............................................................................................36
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