Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to DSM/SCM
- Module 1 provides an overview of the DSM/SCM product. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the primary purpose of DSM/SCM
- State the names and functions of the five user interfaces
- State the names and functions of the two GUI interfaces
- Describe the primary resources in a DSM/SCM environment
Module 2: DSM/SCM Process Flow
- Module 2 discusses a typical DSM/SCM process flow of receiving software inputs into an archive, planning, building, and applying a new software revision on a target system, creating and inputting a snapshot of the target database into the host database, and activating the new software revision. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the DSM/SCM process flow
- List the resources needed to perform the activities involved in a typical DSM/SCM process flow
Module 3: The NonStop Software Essentials Interface (NSE)
- Module 3 discusses and describes how the NonStop Software Essential can manage software on distributed target systems from the Interface on a central host system. Upon completion of this module and its lab exercise, students will be able to:
- Define the NonStop Software Essentials
- Describe the activities of:
- Entering NSE
- Receiving software inputs into the archive
- Viewing documents
- Managing software revision
- Building and applying a new software revision
- Receiving a snapshot
- Creating and reviewing a discrepancy report
- Adding and maintaining target systems
- Viewing and creating reports
- Organizing software into groups
- Making DSM/SCM requests
- Monitoring requests
- Enabling a DSM/SCM trace
Module 4: The CNFGINFO Tool
- Module 4 describes how CNFGINFO is used to build or modify file and product attributes for software managed by DSM/SCM. Upon completion of this module and its lab exercise, students will be able to:
- Define the CNFGINFO tool
- Explain the activities of:
- Entering the CNFGINFO tool
- Specifying product information
- Specifying product dependencies
- Specifying file information
- Specifying file function and destination
- Specifying file attributes
- A0CINFO, A1CINFO, and A7CINFO files
Module 5: The Archive and Database Maintenance Interfaces (MI)
- Module 5 describes how to perform activities associated with maintaining and managing the DSM/SCM archive and databases using the Archive and Database Maintenance Interface (MI).
- Upon completion of this module and its lab exercise, students will be able to:
- Define the maintenance interface
- Explain the activities of:
- Entering the host or target MI
- Managing and maintaining systems and volumes
- Managing user security
- Managing the configuration manager profile
- Performing checkout cancellation
- Deleting DSM/SCM requests
- Moving host and target databases
- Moving and maintaining the DSM/SCM archive
- Registering (adding) a new target system
- Enabling a DSM/SCM trace
Module 6: The Target Interface (TI)
- Module 6 discusses and describes how to perform target activities using the Target Interface. Upon completion of this module and its lab exercise, students will be able to:
- Define the Target Interface
- Explain the activities of:
- Entering/exiting the TI
- Applying software to the target
- Backing out a software revision
- Auditing a target system
- Verifying the target database
- Creating an independent snapshot
- Creating a system report
- Enabling a DSM/SCM trace
Module 7: Activating New Software on the Target System
- Module 7 discusses and describes the activities you must perform on the target system to activate new software. Upon completion of this module and its lab exercise, students will be able to:
- Define activation of the new software
- Explain the activities of using/running the ZPHIRNM program
- Explain how and why DSM/SCM uses fabricated name, as well as all standard operator instructions
Module 8: Installing DSM/SCM
- Module 8 discusses and describes the procedures for the initial installation and setup of DSM/SCM and its supporting products on the host and target systems and on your PC.
- Upon completion of this module and its lab exercise, students will be able to:
- Explain the DSM/SCM installation activities:
- Preparing for installation • Defining your DSM/SCM environment
- Installing DSM/SCM using Install • Running INITENV
- Initializing the DSM/SCM databases using the MIs
- Setting up the PC environment (PI)
- Using the PI to define initial configurations
- Starting and stopping DSM/SCM
Module 9: DSM/SCM Management Considerations
- Module 9 presents DSM/SCM management issues and considerations as they relate to the installation and use of DSM/SCM on an S-Series server, and refers the student to the appropriate procedures when necessary. It is intended as a high-level discussion of the issues mentioned below. upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Define DSM/SCM management issues of HPE NonStop servers
- Define DSM/SCM series NonStop server configuration change management issues
- Changing pre-configured DSM/SCM attributes
- Changing the NonStop S-series server system name and/or number
- Changing the NonStop S-series server system name in the DSM/SCM client
- Reinitializing the host as a target
- Adding disks
- Moving the archive
- Understanding Sysgen considerations
- SIT tapes • OSS considerations
Module 10: Helpful Tools and Cloning
- Module 10 describes the use of ZPHIUTL as a diagnostic and information gathering tool. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the use of the ZPHIUTL utility
- Describe procedures for validating correct SYSnn
- Describe procedures for displaying contents of ZPHIRNM work files
- Describe procedures for displaying contents of the A0CINFO file
- Describe the use of the CLEANOSS tool
- Describe the use of the SPRCHECK tool
- Describe the use how to simplify Installation and Management of multiple identical NonStop Servers
[Module 11: DSM/SCM Best Practices and Operational Considerations
- Module 11 discusses and describes some best practices and operational considerations learned from early internal and external customers of the DSM/SCM product. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Explain the DSM/SCM best practices/operational considerations of:
- What not to forget
- Volume name considerations
- Multiple logical target considerations
- Disk space considerations
- Disk cleanup considerations
- Database move considerations
- Backout considerations
- SYSnn considerations
- Installing IPMs outside DSM/SCM
- Forced SYSGENs
- Network security considerations
- Running IPM6031
- Archive Cleanup Onsite Delivery Equipment Requirements
- HPE NonStop server with DSM/SCM host system with Pathway, TMF, and SQL installed and DSM/SCM host system software capable of supporting target system
- Planner Interface and CNFGINFO PC installed and connected to the host via Winsock
- HPE NonStop S-series or Integrity NS-series target system that is expand-connected to the host system and can be initialized in lab environment
- Projecting equipment, computer to display MS PowerPoint slides, and access to a TACL process
- Student computers with access to a TACL process