HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 20)

Description Feature
from one sofware configuration to another, perform a system load from alternate
system disks.
A planner can easily select specific products from software stored in the software
archive to create a new software configuration based on a previous Flexibility in planning new software
configurations
configuration, in which changed products are replaced by the new product
versions
You can schedule software management activities, such as receiving software,
generating reports, and building configurations, to run as batch processes at
a specified time, such as after normal working hours. Batch scheduling
NonStop Software Essentials allows you to produce preformatted SQLCI reports
providing detailed information about the software configurations. Reporting
Provided with every software configuration placed on target systems, the planner
edits these instructions with site-specific information. Predefined operator instructions
Profiles provide defaults for options and information required by software
management tasks. These defaults greatly reduce the amount of information
you must supply when performing these tasks. System profiles
The NonStop Software Management Environment
You can use NonStop Software Essentials in conjunction with DSM/SCM software from a central
host system to manage software on distributed target systems. You access the NonStop Software
Essentials interface either directly from a Central Management Server (CMS) on which HP SIM
and the NonStop Software Essentials client are installed (identified as “HP SIM CMS” in
Figure 1-1
(page 20) ) or by connecting remotely to that CMS from another PC or console. This section describes
concepts you need to understand before you set up the NonStop software management environment.
Figure 1-1 Typical NonStop Software Management Environment
For guidelines on defining hosts and targets, and for establishing their means of communication,
see
“Task 1: Planning the NonStop Software Management Environment” (page 41) .
For more information on NonStop software management architecture – illustrations of what goes
on behind the scenes during normal DSM/SCM processing – see
Appendix A: NonStop Software
Management Architecture and Environment .
20 Introduction to the Role of NonStop Software Essentials in NonStop Software Management