DSM/SCM Operations and Management for HPE NonStop Systems

This course provides the student with the foundation and basic skills necessary to install and configure both host and target DSM/SCM systems. Additionally, they will learn the basic skills necessary to use the five DSM/SCM block mode interfaces, and two GUI interfaces. This four-day course is  50 percent lecture and 50 percent hands-on labs using the DSM/SCM environment.

After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:

• Install and configure DSM/SCM on both host and target systems, and install and configure the Planner Interface on a PC workstation
• Correctly use the Planner Interface to perform all activities related to managing software configuration on multiple target systems
• Correctly use the Target Interface to manage DSM/SCM activities on a target system
• Correctly use the Archive and Database Maintenance Interface to manage and maintain both the archive and databases associated with a host and target environment
• Correctly use the CNFGINFO tool to build or modify file and product attributes for software managed by DSM/SCM
• Correctly perform the activities required on the target system to activate the new software
• Correctly perform the activities required to back out to the previous revision
• Correctly use the ZPHIUTL diagnostic utility 

• NonStop System Managers
• Technical Support
• Senior Operation Personnel 

• NonStop S-series Server Administration I (U5448S) and NonStop S-series Server Administration II (U5449S) or
• NonStop NS-series Server Administration I (U8528S) and NonStop NS-series Server Administration II (U8638S) or
• Equivalent system management experience and
• Experience with general software installation procedures
• Although not absolutely necessary, experience with Pathway, HPE NonStop TMF, HPE NonStop SQL/MP, and RSC and/or Winsock products would be beneficial
• Know how to use NonStop Essentials with HPE Systems Insight Manager 

Introduction to DSM/SCM

• 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

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

The NonStop Software Essentials Interface (NSE) 

• 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 

The CNFGINFO Tool

• 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 

The Archive and Database Maintenance Interfaces (MI) 

• 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 

The Target Interface (TI)

• 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

Activating New Software on the Target System 

• 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 

Installing DSM/SCM

• 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 

DSM/SCM Management Considerations

• 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 

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 Server

DSM/SCM Best Practices and Operational Considerations  

• 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