HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 19)

1 Introduction to the Role of NonStop Software Essentials
in NonStop Software Management
The HP NonStop Software Essentials product is a software installation and management tool for
all NonStop servers running J-series, H-series, and G-series software. NonStop Software Essentials
uses DSM/SCM server software and provides a replacement for DSM/SCM Planner Interface
functions as well as certain Host Maintenance Interface functions that is more secure, easier to use,
and overcomes other shortcomings of DSM/SCM. It coexists with DSM/SCM; you can use either
NonStop Software Essentials or the DSM/SCM Planner Interface for tasks in which there is
overlapping functionality.
The NonStop Software Essentials user interface is a plug-in to HP SIM (Systems Insight Manager),
which is the common manageability tool for all HP platforms and operating systems. HP SIM is a
heterogeneous multi-OS server and storage management solution that enables the user to monitor
and control HP servers and storage. Support for NonStop servers in HP SIM is rapidly expanding,
with more core HP SIM functionality for NonStop, such as HP Insight Remote Support Advanced
(for remote support services), NonStop-specific plug-ins (including NonStop Cluster Essentials and
NonStop I/O Essentials), and support for NonStop in other HP Essentials products.
This section introduces the basic concepts of NonStop software management and indicates where
they are addressed in detail later in this guide:
• “Major NonStop Software Management Features” (page 19)
• “The NonStop Software Management Environment” (page 20)
• “Configuring the NonStop Software Management Environment” (page 22)
• “NonStop Software Management Security” (page 22)
• “Installing and Configuring Software” (page 23)
• “Managing the SYSnn Subvolumes” (page 24)
• “File Types Supported” (page 24)
• “Comparing DSM/SCM to COPYOSS/PINSTALL/PCleanup” (page 25)
Major NonStop Software Management Features
The use of NonStop Software Essentials in conjunction with DSM/SCM offers many features that
enable you to better manage software configuration on your systems, including:
Description Feature
A planner at a central site (host system) can manage software on multiple remote
target systems. Centralized control
NonStop Software Essentials components are installed on both a NonStop
system and a supported Central Management Server (CMS). As an HP SIM Graphical user interface
(Systems Insight Manager) plug-in, the NonStop Software Essentials user
interface is accessed through HP SIM on the CMS. It can also be accessed
through a web browser on another PC through remote connection to the CMS
that is running HP SIM.
The NonStop Software Essentials user interface provides a more user-friendly
replacement for the DSM/SCM Planner Interface.
Wherever possible, new software configurations can be activated with minimal
interruption of running applications. Minimal downtime
NonStop Software Essentials allows you to manage customer and third-party
software and updates in addition to RVUs and updates (SPRs) from HP. Management of all software
Defining multiple logical targets lets you run multiple software configurations
on a single system. This is useful for sites that run development (test) software Multiple logical targets
configurations separate from production configurations. To switch the system
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