HP ACMS for OpenVMS, Version 5.1B (SPD 82.40.04)

HP ACMS for OpenVMS, SPD 82.40.04
Version 5.1B
ACMS can improve the performance of a database man-
agement system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment
by allowing the use of the client/server model to run
database servers on a single processor.
Documentation
ACMS includes a complete and comprehensive docu-
mentation set:
• An introductory manual explains ACMS concepts and
components to new users.
• Advanced manuals describe, in a task-oriented style,
how to design, build, and manage ACMS applica-
tions.
• Complete reference information is provided.
The ACMS Development System documentation set
consists of the following manuals:
• Getting Started
— Provides an introduction to the basic elements of
the ACMS transaction processing system.
— Provides a step-by-step tutorial for developing a
simple ACMS application.
— Provides an overview of the AVERTZ sample ap-
plication.
— Provides a glossary of ACMS terms.
• Concepts and Design Guidelines
— Describes how to design an ACMS application.
• Writing Applications
— Describes how to write task, task group, applica-
tion, and menu definitions using the Application
Definition Utility (ADU).
— Describes the input/output options and restrictions
in a distributed environment.
— Describes how to write and migrate ACMS appli-
cations to OpenVMS Alpha systems.
• Writing Server Procedures
— Describes how to write programs for use with
tasks and how to debug tasks and programs,
including how to write procedures that access
databases.
— Describes how ACMS works with the APPC/LU6.2
programming interface to communicate with IBM
CICS applications.
• Systems Interface Programming
— Describes how to use Systems Interface (SI) Ser-
vices to submit tasks to an ACMS system.
• Managing Applications
— Describes how to authorize, install, run, and man-
age ACMS applications, and how to control the
ACMS system.
• Remote Systems Management Guide
— Describes the features of the Remote Manager
for managing ACMS systems, how to use the fea-
tures, and how to manage the Remote Manager.
• ADU Reference Manual
— Provides reference information about the ADU
commands, phrases, and clauses.
• ACMS Version 5.0A Installation Guide
— Describes installation requirements, step-by-step
installation instructions, and required post-installation
tasks.
• Quick Reference Guide
— Provides a complete list of ACMS syntax with brief
descriptions.
• Release Notes
— Provides late-breaking and other notable online
information about the latest release of the soft-
ware.
• Online Help
— Provides online help about ACMS and its utilities.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Hardware Configurations
ACMS Version 5.1B is supported on all hardware config-
urations referenced in the OpenVMS Operating System
for Alpha, Version 8.2 or later, Software Product De-
scription (SPD 82.35.xx) and OpenVMS Operating Sys-
tem for Integrity servers, Version 8.2-1 or later, Software
Product Description (SPD 82.35.xx)
Disk Space Requirements (Block Cluster Size = 1)
The approximate amount of space required on the sys-
tem disk to support the ACMS for OpenVMS software is
as follows. Actual sizes may vary depending on the sys-
tem environment, configuration, and software options.
ACMS Kit Alpha
Integrity
servers
Development Installation 70,000 blocks 83,000 blocks
35.0 Mbytes 41.0 Mbytes
Development Permanent 42,000 blocks 50,000 blocks
21.0 Mbytes 25.0 Mbytes
Run-Time Installation 38,000 blocks 74,000 blocks
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