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6.2 Compaq Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS (Alpha)

The Compaq Advanced Server Version 7.3 for OpenVMS is supported on Alpha

systems only, and is the only version of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS

supported on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3. New features include the following:

• Member server role (allowing the server to participate in Windows 2000

native-mode domains)

• Greater compatibility with a wide variety of clients and legacy applications,

with support of:

– Extended character sets, in addition to Extended File Speciﬁcations

– 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

Earlier versions of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS (Versions 7.2 and 7.2A)

must be upgraded to Version 7.3 to run on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3. Both the

current and earlier versions of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS also run on

OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1.

For information about installing Advanced Server for OpenVMS, refer to the

Compaq 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 Compaq Advanced Server

for OpenVMS Guide to Managing Advanced Server Licenses.

For information about the latest release of the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS

(Advanced Server) product, supported on both OpenVMS Alpha and VAX Version

7.3 systems, see Section 6.9.

6.3 Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS

The Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS (DECwindows Motif), Version

1.2-6 kit for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha is now available. DECwindows

Motif, Version 1.2-6 is a maintenance release that delivers a full range of changes

and enhancements to your desktop. From faster batch scrolling to support for the

Common Desktop Environment (CDE) screen saver and lock extensions, these

changes are intended to provide you with a more efﬁcient, ﬂexible DECwindows

Motif environment that is more in line with the OSF/Motif, MIT X11 Release 5

(X11 R5), and Common Desktop Environment (CDE) standards. For a full list

of speciﬁc changes, enhancements, and corrections implemented in this release,

refer to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Release Notes.

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