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OpenVMS Printed and Online Documentation

This chapter outlines the following OpenVMS documentation components:

• Printed documentation (Section 8.1)

• Online documentation on CD-ROM (Section 8.2)

• Online documentation on the OpenVMS web site (Section 8.3)

• Online Help (Section 8.4)

8.1 Printed Documentation

This section describes the OpenVMS printed documentation offerings:

• Upgrade and installation documentation that is included with your OpenVMS

software media kit (Section 8.1.1)

• The OpenVMS Full and Base Documentation sets (Section 8.1.2)

• Documentation for System Integrated Products (SIPs) (Section 8.1.3)

• Archived manuals (Section 8.1.4)

8.1.1 OpenVMS Media Kit Documentation

Upgrade and installation manuals and the OpenVMS License Management Utility

Manual are included in your OpenVMS media kit.

OpenVMS Alpha customers receive the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 Upgrade and

Installation Manual. This manual contains step-by-step upgrade and installation

information as well as device-naming and booting information.

OpenVMS VAX customers receive the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3 Upgrade and

Installation Manual, the primary source for step-by-step upgrade and installation

procedures using the VMSINSTAL utility.

Table 8–1 lists the installation manuals included in the OpenVMS media kit. You

can also order the manuals individually. Note that the manuals in the media kit

are not part of the OpenVMS Full Documentation set.

Table 8–1 OpenVMS Media Kit Manuals

Manual Order Number

Upgrade and Installation Manuals

OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 Upgrade and Installation Manual AA-QSE8D-TE

OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3 Upgrade and Installation Manual AA-QSBQD-TE

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