Specifications

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RS3: Software Release Notes for P1 R4.2
Software and Hardware Requirements
Unsupported Software
P1 R4.x software does not support the following node types:
D MiniConsoles
D Command Consoles, Basic and Enhanced
D 68000 MTCC consoles; see Upgrade Scenarios for Existing
Consoles later in this section
D 68020 MTCC consoles; see Upgrade Scenarios for Existing
Consoles later in this section
D Consoles that share hard drives and tape drives (only single tube
MTCCs are supported); see Upgrade Scenarios for Existing
Consoles later in this section
D Floppy drives on any console
D System Resource Units (SRUs). Previously with P1 software
Releases, SRU’s were not supported. However, with Software
Release P1 R3.4 and above, SRU hardware is now supported
(with trending functionality only) as a TRU (Trend Resource Unit).
D MPC(I) Controllers running MPC(I) images with CPIV. However,
the MPC(I) can be upgraded to an MPCII.
D CPII running batch
D CPI Coordinator Processors
D Diogenes Interface (DIO)
Contact your Emerson Process Management sales or service
representative for the available upgrade options.
Collecting Information for Upgrading Your System
The following describes how to collect information needed to upgrade a
system to P1 R4.x.
General System Information
The following general information is useful in understanding the layout
of an RS3 system. This information should be collected on all RS3
systems:
D A screen print of the Plant Status (PS) screen (or screens if the
system is large). This will list all nodes on the RS3 PeerWay.