Preparing the HP Integrity NonStop Server environment

Before installation, the environment must be prepared depending on whether the installation is to be verified immediately or not.

For the installation, you require the following items:

  • A user ID that meets the requirements. For details about user ID requirements, see Set up the user and group on HP Integrity NonStop Server .
  • Verified locations in the OSS and Guardian file systems that can be for the installation files.
  • An operational OSS shell and OSS file system. We can verify the file system by doing the following tasks:

    • Log on to the OSS environment (shell). Ensure that we have write access to the OSS installation root directory you intend to use.
    • Log on to the TACL environment using the user ID in the MQM group. Verify that the volume you intend to use meets the requirements and is accessible to you, and that the subvolume does not exist.

    We can login to both OSS or TACL using either an alias, if we have one, or your full principal.

If you intend to proceed immediately to verify that the installation is usable, you might also need the following optional items:

  • An operational and accessible Local Sockets subsystem in the OSS environment.
  • An operational TCP/IP subsystem.
If you intend to use TMF coordinated global units of work, you will need the following items:

  • An operational TMF subsystem.
  • An operational Pathway (TS/MP) subsystem.

Work with your systems administrator if you are in any doubt about the status of these critical subsystems.