Owner's manual

Introduction to DSM/SCM
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Major DSM/SCM Features
Major DSM/SCM Features
DSM/SCM offers many features that enable you to better manage software
configuration on your systems, including:
Feature Description
Centralized control A planner at a central site (host system) can manage software on
multiple remo
te target systems.
Graphical user
interface
To access DSM/SCM, you primarily use the Planner Interface, a
g
raphical user
interface that runs on any PC running Microsoft
Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows Version 3.11,
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows - 7 (32 Bit).
Softdoc and release
document brow
sing
The planner can find dependencies for a given software product
revision (SPR) or scan any release document on the site update
tape (SUT).
Minimal downtime Wherever possible, new software configurations can be activated
with minimal interruption
of running applications.
Management of all
sof
tw
are
DSM/SCM manages customer and third-party software and updates
in addition to RVUs and updates (SPRs) from HP.
Multiple logical
targets
Def
ining multiple logical targets lets you run multiple software
configurations on a single system. This is useful for sites that run
development (test) software configurations separate from production
configurations. To switch the system from one sofware configuration
to another, perform a system load from alternate system disks.
Flexibility in planning
new software
config
urations
The planner can easily select specific products from software stored
in the DSM/SCM archive to create a new software configuration
based on a previous configuration, in which changed products are
replaced by the new product versions.
Batch scheduling You can schedule DSM/SCM activities, such as receiving software,
generating re
ports, and building configurations, to run as batch
processes at a specified time, such as after normal working hours.
Extensive reporting DSM/SCM can produce preformatted SQLCI reports providing
deta
iled information about the software configurations in the
DSM/SCM environment. You can modify these reports and create
new reports tailored to your site specifications.
Predefined operator
instructi
ons
Provided with every software configuration placed on target systems,
the planner edits these instructions with site-specific information.
System profiles Profiles provide defaults for options and information required by
DSM/SCM tasks. These d
efaults greatly reduce the amount of
information you must supply when using DSM/SCM.