HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 for Alpha and Integrity Servers

HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 for Alpha and Integrity Servers SPD 82.35.11
required for upgrading to a new version of the Open-
VMS Alpha or OpenVMS for Integrity servers operating
systems.
MEMORY SPACE REQUIREMENTS
OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS for Integrity servers
Memory Space Requirements
OpenVMS for Integrity servers is supported by the mini-
mal memory requirements of the specific Integrity server
platform. Please refer to the supported platform list lo-
cated at:
http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/integrity/index.html
The minimum amount of memory required to install,
boot, and log in to an OpenVMS Alpha system is 64
MB. Additional memory may be required to ensure sat-
isfactory performance for either of the following:
• Particular applications or number of users
• Particular hardware configurations
Refer to specific layered product documentation for their
memory requirements.
DISTRIBUTION MEDIA
OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS for Integrity servers
OpenVMS for Integrity servers is available on DVD. The
OpenVMS for Integrity servers Version 8.3 binary DVD
contains the operating system and layered product bina-
ries for all layered products included with the Operating
Environments.
Other items in the kit are delivered on CD or DVD. A
single media kit contains the operating system, Operat-
ing Environment component products, layered products,
freeware, online documentation, and several hardcopy
manuals.
Note: The quarterly Layered Products Library DVD will
supersede layered products media upon each quarterly
release. Quarterly updates for layered product compo-
nents included on the OpenVMS OE media are deliv-
ered on an additional OpenVMS OE Update DVD to
maintain the integrity of the original OpenVMS for In-
tegrity servers Version 8.3 binary distribution.
OpenVMS Alpha is available on CD only. The Open-
VMS Alpha Version 8.3 CDs contain the operating sys-
tem binaries, layered product binaries, freeware, online
documentation, and several hardcopy manuals.
DOCUMENTATION
For OpenVMS Version 8.3, documentation is available
in the following formats:
Printed Books
For OpenVMS Version 8.3, the following three new hard-
copy books supplement the books in the OpenVMS
Version 8.2-1 documentation set. These new books
are also available on the OpenVMS documentation web
site, or in .PS and .TXT formats on the OpenVMS OE
DVD:
• HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 New Features and Docu-
mentation Overview
• HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 Release Notes
• HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 Upgrade and Installation
Manual
For OpenVMS Alpha, printed documentation is available
in two sets: the OpenVMS Full Documentation Set and
the OpenVMS Base Documentation Set. For OpenVMS
for Integrity server customers, a third set is available:
the OpenVMS OE Extension Manuals.
The Full Documentation Set is for users who need
extensive explanatory information on all major Open-
VMS resources, complete reference information on sys-
tem routines and utilities, detailed examples, OpenVMS
Cluster guidelines, programming concepts, and informa-
tion on the Help Message utility. This set meets the
needs of system managers and of system and applica-
tion programmers. It includes the Base Documentation
Set.
The Base Set includes the most commonly used Open-
VMS manuals, addressing the needs of general users
and system managers of small, standalone systems.
Manuals such as the Release Notes, New Features, and
the DCL Dictionary are included in the Base Set.
The OpenVMS OE Extension Manuals contain docu-
mentation for the following products that are licensed
with the OpenVMS for Integrity servers Operating En-
vironments: DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS, DECprint Su-
pervisor, DECwindows Motif, DCE, and TCP/IP Services
for OpenVMS.
Online Books
The OpenVMS Version 8.3 for Integrity servers media
kit contains the latest online documentation CDs for the
Operating Environments and the Layered Products.
Upon each subsequent quarterly release, these CDs will
be replaced by the Online Documentation Library media
for the Operating Environments and Layered Products.
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