DYNIX/ptx V4.4.x ->
V4.4.8 Release Notes, 12/01

DYNIX/ptx® V4.4.8 and Layered Products Software Installation Release Notes

Document Version

Chapter 1: New System and Upgrade Installations

ptx/INSTALL

New Systems

Upgrades to Existing NUMA-Q and Symmetry 5000 Systems

  Rolling Upgrades of Clustered Systems

  Upgrade Checklist for a Single Node

    Part 1: Prepare for the Installation

    Part 2: Install Software with ptx/INSTALL

    Part 3: Complete the Installation

  Install Device Naming Patch on NUMA-Q Systems

  Installation Materials

  Obtain System Information

  Upgrade Notes

    Upgrades from V4.4.7

    Upgrades from V4.4.6

    Upgrades from V4.4.5

    Upgrades from V4.4.4

    Upgrades from V4.4.2

    Upgrades from DYNIX/ptx V4.2.3/V4.2.4

    Symmetry 2000 Systems

Software Dependencies

Chapter 2: Before the Installation

System Requirements

  Disk Space Requirements

Operational Restrictions

Requirements for EMC Disk Subsystems

Back Up System Files and Configuration Information

  System Files

  ptx/SVM Database

  ptx/X.25 Configuration

Software Licensing

Deinstall Unsupported Software

Product-Specific Pre-Installation Information

  Apache Web Server

  Backup Toolkit

  CommandPoint Products

  CSM and SSM

  DYNIX/ptx

  Encryption

  Fibre Channel Software

  Micro Focus COBOL

  MQSeries for DYNIX/ptx

  Online Diagnostics

  ptx/BaseComms

  ptx/Channel Attach

  ptx/CLUSTERS

    Upgrade From ptx/CLUSTERS V1.1 or V1.3

    Install ptx/CLUSTERS From Scratch

  ptx/ESBM and ptx/OSBM

  ptx/JSE

  ptx/LICENSE

  ptx/RAID

  ptx/SNA

  ptx/SPDRIVERS

  ptx/SVM

  ptx/SYNC

  ptx/TCP/IP

  ptx/WINDOWS

  ptx/XWM

    ptx/XWM Upgrade Issues

  ptx/X.25

  Public Software

  SequentLINK

Chapter 3: Select an Installation Type and an Alternate Disk Partition

Update and Scratch Installations

Installation Types

  ALT DISK DELTA Installation Type

  INIT ALT DISK DELTA Installation Type

  ROOT Installation Type

  SCRATCH Installation Type

Select an Installation Type

  Change Filesystem Type

  Installation-Type Summary

Requirements for an Alternate Disk Partition

  Requirements for NUMA-Q 1000 Systems

  Requirements for NUMA-Q 2000 Systems

  Requirements for CSM- and SSM-Based Systems

Chapter 4: Upgrade NUMA-Q Systems Running ptx/SVM V2.x

Prepare for the Installation

Install Software With the ALT DISK DELTA Procedure

Prepare to Reboot the System

  Removing the CD-ROM

  Set FC Topology Parameter on Systems With FC-AL Hub

Mirror the Original Root Partition to the Upgraded Root Volume

Break the Mirror If Desired

Chapter 5: Upgrade Symmetry 5000 Systems Running ptx/SVM V2.x

Prepare for the Installation

Install Software With the ALT DISK DELTA Procedure

Prepare to Reboot the System

  Removing the CD-ROM

Mirror the Original Root Partition to the Upgraded Root Volume

Break the Mirror If Desired

CSM/SSM Installation Problem

Chapter 6: Upgrade NUMA-Q Systems Not Running ptx/SVM

INIT ALT DISK DELTA Installation

  Install Software With the INIT ALT DISK DELTA Procedure

  Removing the CD-ROM

  Set FC Topology Parameter on Systems With FC-AL Hub

ALT DISK DELTA Installation

  Boot From the Distribution CD-ROM

  Create Filesystem Images on the Alternate Disk

    Create an Image With the Same Filesystem Type

    Create an Image With a Different Filesystem Type

  Install Software With the ALT DISK DELTA Procedure

  Removing the CD-ROM

  Set FC Topology Parameter on Systems With FC-AL Hub

Chapter 7: Upgrade Symmetry Systems Not Running ptx/SVM

INIT ALT DISK DELTA Installation

  Install Software With the INIT ALT DISK DELTA Procedure

    CSM/SSM Installation Problem

  Removing the CD-ROM

ALT DISK DELTA Installation

  Boot From the Distribution CD-ROM

  Load ptx/INSTALL

  Create Filesystem Images on the Alternate Disk

    Create an Image With the Same Filesystem Type

    Create an Image With a Different Filesystem Type

  Install Software With the ALT DISK DELTA Procedure

  CSM/SSM Installation Problem

  Removing the CD-ROM

Chapter 8: ROOT Installation for NUMA-Q and Symmetry Systems

Install Software With the ROOT Procedure

CSM/SSM Installation Problem

Removing the Distribution CD-ROM

Chapter 9: SCRATCH Installation for NUMA-Q Systems

Device Name Assignments

Installation Checklist

Boot From the Distribution CD-ROM

Install Software With the SCRATCH Procedure

Set FC Topology Parameter on Systems With FC-AL Hub

Removing the CD-ROM

Problems on the Initial Boot

  Not Enough Swap Space

  ptx/SVM Configuration Error

  Automatic Reboot Fails Because the Root Filesystem Is Mounted

  Device Names

Chapter 10: SCRATCH Installation for Symmetry 5000 Systems

Device Name Assignments

Installation Checklist

Boot From the Distribution CD-ROM

Install Software With the SCRATCH Procedure

Removing the CD-ROM

Problems on the Initial Boot

  Not Enough Swap Space

  ptx/SVM Configuration Error

  Automatic Reboot Fails Because the Root Filesystem Is Mounted

  Device Names

Chapter 11: Rolling Upgrade for Symmetry 5000 Clusters

Getting Ready

  Key-Component Release-Level Checks

  Pre-Installation Tasks

  Naming Databases

  Clusters Check

Upgrade Node 1

Upgrade Node 2

Reestablish the Root and Swap Mirrors

Chapter 12: Build a Custom Kernel

Products Requiring a Kernel Compile

Configure and Compile the Kernel

Chapter 13: After the Installation

Remove Unneeded Installation Directories

Sync Files Between the Original Root Disk and the Alternate Disk

Create a Custom Miniroot

Product-Specific Tasks

  DYNIX/ptx

    Verify the /etc/dumplist File

    Verify That /etc/passwd Includes a devalloc Account

  ptx/CLUSTERS

  ptx/CTC

  ptx/NFS

  ptx/RAID

  ptx/SNA

  ptx/SPDRIVERS

    Associate Tape Drives With Media Changers By Using the mcbuild Utility

    Verify Hardware Detection

  ptx/SVM

  ptx/SYNC

  ptx/TCP/IP

  ptx/X.25

  ptx/XWM

    Restart xdm

    Customize .Xresources

    Use the Font Server

    Link X11R5 Libraries Dynamically

  Public Software

    Create an Executable Version of emacs

    Install less

  QCIC

Appendix A: Boot the Operating System and Specify Devices

Requirements for Booting

Physical Path Specifiers

  Physical Path Specifiers for NUMA-Q Systems

  Physical Path Specifiers for Symmetry Systems

Boot-Time Configuration File

Specify Devices From the CSM or SSM Monitor

  CSM-Based Systems

    SCSI Disk Device (qd)

    CD-ROM Device (qc)

  SSM-Based Systems

    SCSI Disk Device (wd)

    SCSI Disk Device (qd)

    CD-ROM Device (dc)

Appendix B: Resolve File Conflicts

File Conflicts in DYNIX/ptx V4.4.8

  Conflicts That Must Be Merged

    /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow

    Other Files

  Conflicts That Can Be Skipped

  EMC Devices and mpt_space.c

  Conflicts With ptx/9GB_DISK

  User Access to crontab Files and the at and batch Commands

File Conflicts in ptx/TCP/IP V4.5.3

File Conflicts in ptx/RAID V2.0.5

Preview Log Format

View or Edit the Preview Log

Preview Log Entries

  NEW Entries

  DELETE Entries

  REPLACE Entries

  SKIP Entries

  CONFLICT Entries

    CONFLICT-New Entries

    CONFLICT-DELETE Entries

    CONFLICT-SKIP Entries

    CONFLICT-REPLACE Entries

Appendix C: Upgrade SSM-Based Systems to V4.4.8

Requirements for SSM-Based Systems

  Hardware Requirements

  Software Restrictions

  Additional Restrictions for S2000/7x0 Systems

Upgrade From DYNIX/ptx V4.4.x to V4.4.8

  Systems Not Running ptx/SVM

  Systems Running ptx/SVM V2.x

    Prepare for the Installation

    Install Software

    Prepare to Reboot the System

    Mirror the Original Root Partition to the Upgraded Root Volume

    Break the Mirror If Desired

Upgrade from DYNIX/ptx V4.2 to V4.4.8

Modify the hp97560.scan VTOC

  Systems With More Than 256 MB of Physical Memory

V4.4.8 Installation Problems

  Automatic Bootflag Generation Fails

  ptx/SLPT Is Not Completely Deinstalled