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2 NonStop Software Management Interfaces and Tools

This chapter describes at a high level the various interfaces and tools used for NonStop software
management, including information on basic use, logging on and exiting, and using the menu
functions (if any) available at startup. The software management interfaces and tools include:

“NonStop Software Essentials Interface” (page 26)

“DSM/SCM Maintenance Interfaces” (page 28)

“DSM/SCM Target Interface” (page 32)

“Other Tools for NonStop Software Management” (page 35)

This chapter also points to

Requirements and Installation information

, provides tips for

accessing

online help

, and describes how to

start DSC/SCM

, which must be running to use these interfaces

and tools. The software management interfaces and tools include:

NonStop Software Essentials Interface

NonStop Software Essentials replaces the DSM/SCM Planner Interface as well as certain Host
Maintenance Interface and Target Interface functions. You can perform most NonStop software
management activities, including:

Receive software into the archive

Create a software revision

Build and apply a configuration revision

Receive a target snapshot into the host database

Set up target systems, including creating profiles for each target

Produce detailed reports about defined configurations

Organize related software into groups for easier management

Maintain host system and volumes

Maintain profile information for host and target systems

Monitor submitted requests that initiate NonStop software management activities

For information on installing and configuring NonStop Software Essentials, see the NonStop
Software Essentials Installation and Quick Start Guide
.

Accessing the NonStop Software Essentials Interface

To log on to NonStop Software Essentials for a host system, that system must first be discovered
in HP SIM. For more information, see the online help for the version of HP SIM you are using. After
the system has been discovered in HP SIM:

1.

Within HP SIM, navigate to the home page for that NonStop server.

2.

Select the Tools & Links tab and click the Manage NonStop Software link, located under the
“NonStop Server Tools” heading (as pictured in

Figure 2-1 (page 27)

).

3.

In the NonStop Software Essentials log on window, enter your user name and password, then
click Logon.

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NonStop Software Management Interfaces and Tools

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