HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 158)

NOTE: When it receives a snapshot from a target system, DSM/SCM creates a configuration
report that lists each logical target, its products, and SPRs applied to the products on the target.
DSM/SCM then notifies OSM, which in turn creates a Software Configuration Incident report and
delivers it to the GNSC.
If you submit a Build/Apply request, a snapshot is automatically created, transferred to the host
system, and received into the host database. The planner might request an independent snapshot
for one of these reasons:
• Software on the target system has changed outside of a Build/Apply.
• The host snapshot is lost or corrupted.
• The host and target databases are not synchronized because of a recent DSM/SCM process;
for example, after an audit or database verification was performed on the target system.
To create an independent snapshot of a target system:
1. At the ZPHITI main menu, enter 2 (Perform system snapshot) in the Selection number field and
press F1. DSM/SCM displays the Create Snapshot - Submit Request screen, showing the
snapshot default location – the last snapshot location used for that system. There is no
configurable default snapshot location.
2. If necessary, change the location where the snapshot is to be placed. You can specify either
a tape drive or disk location (node and volume). If you specify disk, DSM/SCM places the
file on the ZPHISNAP subvolume and supplies the file name.
3. Press F1 to submit the request. DSM/SCM creates the snapshot. While the request is processing,
DSM/SCM displays the Create Snapshot - Taking Snapshot screen, which shows the request
status and the snapshot file location.
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The screen is updated with the current status approximately every 15 seconds.
• While the request runs, to view current EMS messages related to the request, press F4.
4. After submitting the request, you can return to the main menu (F16) or leave the ZPHITI
(Shift-F16). You can leave the ZPHITI while the request is running and return while it is still
running or after it has completed. When you reenter the ZPHITI, the current request appears.
When the request is finished, DSM/SCM displays a completion message.
5. Send the current independent snapshot of the target database to the host system.
The Snapshot might be automatically transferred to the Host system after the Snapshot is
successfully created. Transfer depends on the value of the "Use Network Connection" flag set
using the ZPHITMI:
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If this flag is set to Y and the Host and Target are Expand connected, the Snapshot is
automatically updated into the Host database as part of the Independent Snapshot request.
• If the flag is set to Y and the Host and Target are not Expand connected, the attempt to
send the Snapshot to the Host system fails.
• If the Host and Target are not Expand connected or if the "Use Network Connection"
flag is set to N on the target, immediately transfer the snapshot to the host system on tape
or, if you stored the snapshot on disk, use a file-transfer process. On the host system,
receive the snapshot into the host database.
6. Receive the snapshot of the target database into the host database to update it. See “Receive
the Snapshot Manually From Disk or Tape” (page 131) .
Managing the NonSoftware Management Archive
The three areas of managing the archive and its contents are:
• “Managing Software Packages and Files in the Archive” (page 159)
• “Exporting Files from the Archive” (page 161)
158 Managing the NonStop Software Management Environment