XCOM migration from HP NonStop Itanium (IA64) to Xeon (x86) and required installation software version
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XCOM migration from HP NonStop Itanium (IA64) to Xeon (x86) and required installation software version

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Article ID: 205025

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XCOM Data Transport

Issue/Introduction

Upgrading HP NonStop NB56000C servers from Itanium (IA86) to Xeon (x86) and need to know which version to install.
Also are existing XCOM licenses valid to run over x86 servers?

Environment

Release : 11.1
Component : XCOM Data Transport for Hp NonStop

Resolution

The latest XCOM version 11.1 for HP NonStop supports all architectures MIPS, IA64 and Xeon (x86).

1. See XCOM Distributed Platform Compatibilities page for supported OS versions.
For "HP Nonstop XEON" Solution RI97062 shows 11.1 support:
https://support.broadcom.com/download-center/solution-detail.html?aparNo=RI97062&os=HP

2a. The Broadcom Support Portal XCOM Product Download section is here:
https://support.broadcom.com/download-center/product-download.html?subfamily=XCOM
On that page using the Search box and searching for "nonstop" there will be 2 results.
The link for "XCOM Data Transport for HP NonStop UNIX V -GENERIC" with its Release drop-down set to 11.1 is the correct link to use which loads this page showing the DVD06153549E.iso file for download:
https://support.broadcom.com/download-center/product-files.html?sku_code=XCOM..13900&release=11.1&gen_level=0000
b. The install steps for "DVD06153549E.iso" can be found on the documentation page XCOM DATA TRANSPORT FOR HP NONSTOP 11.1 > Installing and Upgrading

3. The Broadcom Support Portal XCOM Solution Download section with the latest patches can be found here:
https://support.broadcom.com/download-center/solution-download.html?subfamily=XCOM
On that page using the Search box and searching for "nonstop" there will be 2 results.
The link for "XCOM Data Transport for HP NonStop NONSTOP KERNEL" for Release 11.1 is the correct link to use which loads this page:
https://support.broadcom.com/download-center/solution-details-new.html?sku_code=XCOM..13900&release=11.1

4. An existing XCOM license for NonStop will carry over to the x86 server.
NOTE: There is no actual license key/file required by XCOM for NonStop.

Additional Information

NOTE:
The Product Download page named "XCOM Data Transport for HP NonStop UNIX V -GENERIC" refers to the HP NonStop Tandem platform.
The Product Download pages "XCOM Data Transport for HP/UX UNIX V -GENERIC" and "XCOM Data Transport for HP-UX IA64 HP-UX (ITANIUM ARCHITECTURE)" refer to the HP-UX platforms.