Specifications

RN: 2-1
RS3: Software Release Notes for P1 R4.2
Software and Hardware Requirements
Section 2:
P1 Software and Hardware Requirements
This section specifies the software and hardware requirements for RS3
P1 R4.x and provides information about the coexistence of RS3
software images to facilitate plant upgrades.
Definition of RS3 Software Terms
The followi ng are definitions of RS3 software terms used in this document.
Software Image
A software image is an individual file that is loaded into one component of
RS3 hardware. The image is the operating program for that component of
hardware. Each image has a release designation that will appear on the
appropriate status screen. Examples are P1.10 and 18.04 which refer to
Performance Series Version 1 release or P1 release, and version 18 or
V18 respectively. In these example, P1.10 would be referred to as a P1
image and 18.04 would be referred to as a V18 image.
Software Release
A software release is a collection of images that are provided together
on a streaming tape.
A system is considered to be running a release of RS3 software if all
images loaded into the RS3 system components are:
D contained in the release.
D combinations that have been tested together and work together
as a set. The image combinations for a PeerWay or within a node
have to be a supported combination for that release.
NOTE: T he release designation of each individual image on a
streaming tape does not always relate to the particular software release
designation. For example, some of the images on a P1 R4.x software
release tape have P1 in the image number. Others may have a V18
image number.