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OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes
3.2 Compaq Advanced Server Version 7.3 for OpenVMS (Alpha Only)
– Alias file names, created for shared files whose names do not comply with
the more restricted file-naming conventions of legacy applications, such as
MS-DOS
• Remote Windows NT printer management (SpoolSS) for printers shared on
the Advanced Server for OpenVMS
• DNS for resolving NetBIOS names
• Cluster load balancing using DNS to resolve the server cluster alias name
• PCSI for installing the server
• Windows 2000 client and domain support
The Compaq Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS is the only version of the
Advanced Server for OpenVMS supported on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3. You
must upgrade previous versions of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS (versions
7.2 and 7.2A) to V7.3.
Note
Because of changes to the OpenVMS Registry protocol, you cannot run
Advanced Server for OpenVMS software on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3
systems and non-Version 7.3 systems in the same cluster.
For more information about the OpenVMS Registry protocol change, see
Section 6.19. For more information, see Section 2.1.5.
Both the current and preceding versions of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS
(Versions 7.3, 7.2A, and 7.2) also run on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1.
For information about upgrading from Compaq PATHWORKS for OpenVMS to
the Advanced Server for OpenVMS, see Section 2.1.4. For more information on
upgrading PATHWORKS for OpenVMS and about installing Advanced Server for
OpenVMS, refer to the Advanced Server for OpenVMS Server Installation and
Configuration Guide provided with the kit documentation.
To access Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS on OpenVMS Alpha Version
7.3, clients must be licensed using the new Advanced Server V7.3 license PAK:
PWLMXXXCA07.03. For more information, refer to the Advanced Server for
OpenVMS Guide to Managing Advanced Server Licenses.
3.3 PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Alpha and VAX)
This section contains release notes pertaining to Compaq PATHWORKS for
OpenVMS.
3.3.1 PATHWORKS for OpenVMS Support
V7.3
PATHWORKS V6.0D for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) is the only PATHWORKS
for OpenVMS server supported on OpenVMS Version 7.3. (As noted in
Section 3.2, Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS is also supported on OpenVMS
Version 7.3.) Earlier versions of PATHWORKS for OpenVMS servers must be
upgraded. For more information, see Section 2.1.4.
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