Owner's manual

DSM/SCM User’s Guide — 529846-014
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1 Introduction to DSM/SCM
The Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
provides centralized planning, management, and installation of software on distributed
(target) NonStop systems. This section introduces the basic concepts of DSM/SCM
and indicates where they are addressed in detail later in this guide:
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Major DSM/SCM Features on page 1-2
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Configuring DSM/SCM on page 1-3
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DSM/SCM Environment on page 1-3
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DSM/SCM Security on page 1-6
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Installing and Configuring Software on page 1-7
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Managing the SYSnn Subvolumes on page 1-9
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File Types Supported on page 1-9
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Comparing DSM/SCM to COPYOSS/PINSTALL/PCleanup on page 1-10