1.1 Acronyms and Terminology
Listed below is an alphabetized list of acronyms and terminologies used in the document:
Table 1- Acronyms
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| CLI | Command Line Interface |
| CSV | Comma-separated Values |
| DP | Database Processor |
| DR | Disaster Recovery |
| GA | General Availability |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HA | High Availability |
| IMI | Internal Management Interface |
| IPM | Initial Product Manufacture |
| ISO | ISO 9660 file system |
| LA | Limited Availability |
| MOP | Method of Procedure |
| MP | Message Processing or Message Processor |
| NE | Network Element |
| NOAM | Network OAM |
| OAM&P | Operations, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning |
| SDS | Subscriber Database Server |
| SOAM | System OAM |
| TPD | Tekelec Platform Distribution |
| UI | User Interface |
| VIP | Virtual IP |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| XMI | External Management Interface |
| XSI | External Signaling Interface |
| DIU | Dual Image Upgrade |
Table 1- Terminology
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Upgrade | The process of converting an application from its current release on a system to a newer release. |
| Major upgrade | An upgrade from a current major release to a newer major release. An example of a major upgrade is SDS 8.6 to SDS 9.0.x |
| Incremental upgrade | An upgrade from a current build to a newer build within the same major release. An example of an incremental upgrade is SDS 9.x to 9.x |
| Software only upgrade | An upgrade that does not require a database schema change; only the software is changed. |
| Single server upgrade | The process of converting an SDS server from its current release on a single server to a newer release. |
| Back out | The process of reverting a single SDS server to a prior version. This could be performed due to failure in single server upgrade. |
| Rollback | Automatic recovery procedure that puts a server into its pre-upgrade status. This procedure occurs automatically during upgrade if there is a failure. |
| Source release | Software release to upgrade from. |
| Target release | Software release to upgrade to. |
| Upgrade ready | State that allows for graceful upgrade of a server without degradation of service. It is a state that a server is required to be in before it can be upgraded. The state is defined by the following attributes:
|