NonStop Software Essentials User's Guide

• Adding users to NonStop Software Essentials and establishing what tasks they can perform
• Resolving problems with the software database
These tasks include database maintenance tasks using the Maintenance Interfaces. NonStop
Software Essentials and DSM/SCM are usually configured by the initial database administrator.
By default, each database administrator has full permission to access the ZPHIHMI. You can apply
restrictions by setting the appropriate flags on the Database Administrator Security screen. You
can give permission to a database administrator to perform these functions:
DefinitionActivity
Perform system profile maintenance.Maintenance for Systems
Specify how NonStop Software Essentials is to use volumes
on the system.
Maintenance for Volumes
Make changes to configuration manager profiles.Maintenance for CM Profile
Cancel database check-outs related to:Check-out Cancellation of:
Systems (target systems managed by NonStop Software
Essentials)
Systems
Configuration revisionsConfigs
Configuration Manager profileCM Profile
“Inputs” are called software packages in NonStop
Software Essentials
Software inputs or packages
Set security for:Security Maintenance for:
Planners on the host systemPlanners
The operator on a target systemOperators
Other database administrators on either the host or the
target system
DB Admins
Delete a configuration or a software package from the
database and archive; back up and restore an archived
software package.
Archive Maintenance
Delete requests that are stopped in a nonrestartable state
and cannot be canceled.
Request Deletion
Register a target system on the host system.Register System
Move archive subvolumes from one volume to another.Archive Relocation
Move the host database from one volume to another.Database Relocation
Trace the execution of the Maintenance Interface on the
system.
Enable Trace
Planner Tasks
The planner has primary responsibility for installing software, but might also oversee the NonStop
software management responsibilities assigned to others. The planner must thoroughly know and
understand installation procedures and NonStop Software Essentials operations, as most
planner-specific tasks are performed using the NonStop Software Essentials interface. The planner
also has permission to use all DSM/SCM interfaces. You can establish planners without any
permissions, giving them read-only access to a subset of software management functions. These
planners can view items such as software configurations and packages but cannot make changes.
Guidelines for Assigning Security Settings 47