HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 84)

Planning the DSM/SCM System Environment and
User Security
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Planner Tasks
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Determines the dependency relationships in planned changes. For example, the
planner would determine that the product T9545AAA requires including the
products T6556AAI and T9544G01 in the new software revision.
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Builds a configuration revision containing new software for a target system.
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Resolves discrepancies between target and host file information.
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Initiates and monitors the applying of configuration revisions on target systems if
the host and target systems are connected using Expand.
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Investigates and resolves DSM/SCM processing errors.
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Receives a snapshot from a target system onto the host system if the host and
target systems are not network connected.
Other planner tasks can include:
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Initiating a backout on a target system to the previously applied software revision
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Initiating an audit function to start the Inventory Collector, thus updating the target
database with the fingerprints of files in a specified target subvolume list
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Using CNFGINFO to prepare customer or third-party software for use in the
DSM/SCM environment
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Performing any other tasks the planner assumes that are usually associated with
the operator or database administrator
You can give permission to a planner to perform these functions:
Activity Definition
Build Build an activation package.
Build/Apply Build and apply an activation package. (The planner must have
Build permission in order to have Build/Apply permission.)
Maintain Reports Add or change SQL reports.
Enable/Disable Tool
Assign Enable assigns for tools used by DSM/SCM and a system
generation program. Perform Tool Assign only at the direction of
HP support personnel to help troubleshoot certain situations. It
is not required in normal procedures.
Prepare Reports Prepare SQL reports.
Enable Trace Enable a DSM/SCM trace.
Prepare Release
Documents Prepare the release documents that are on the SUT.
Create New Software
Revision Create a new software revision for a target system.
Prepare Softdocs Prepare softdocs.
Maintain Targets Maintain logical target profiles.
Receive Snapshot Receive a snapshot.