HP Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS and HP PATHWORKS V6.1 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server)

HP Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS
• Windows 2003 domain controllers in a Windows 2003 interim domain, when the Advanced
Server is a backup domain controller or member server; Windows 2003 domain controllers
in a pure Windows 2003 domain, when the Advanced Server is a member server.
Integrating with Microsoft Environments
The Advanced Server for OpenVMS provides numerous Windows NT integration features,
including those provided on OpenVMS Alpha systems. These features include:
• Extended File Specifications, based on ODS-5, with support of long names and deep
directories
• Unicode characters and extended character sets
• Alias file names, generated automatically to provide compatibility with legacy applications
that only support file names that comply with the more limited MS-DOS name conventions
• Remote management from:
– Network clients, using Windows NT server administration tools that are provided for
installation on the clients
– Windows NT Servers, using tools available on the Windows NT Server
• Windows NT management of shared printers
• Windows NT security model
• PDC, BDC, or member server participation in domains
• Master Browser or Backup Browser participation in domains
• Windows NT-compatible Server Message Block (SMB) file and print protocols
• Connections from a wide variety of Windows clients
Integrating with OpenVMS
Advanced Server encompasses many features of the OpenVMS operating system, including
OpenVMS Clusters and symmetric multiprocessing. OpenVMS Cluster configurations provide
load-balancing failover availability and extensive resource capacities by integrating multiple
OpenVMS systems that can be accessed using a single cluster name.
The Advanced Server includes support for a transport-independent cluster alias NetBIOS name
that allows multiple cluster members to appear as a single server to the connecting clients. This
provides higher availability. The cluster alias name has a load-balancing feature that connects
clients to the cluster member that is the least loaded at the time the session is established. The
Advanced Server includes a high-performance, clusterwide distributed data cache that provides
scalability in a clustered environment.
The Advanced Server supports the use of ODS-2 disk volumes and ODS-5 disk volumes, a
feature of OpenVMS V7.2 and later, for share and file access by clients. The new ODS-5 based
Enhanced File Specifications provide support for long names.
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