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

HP Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS

The Advanced Server for OpenVMS supports all PostScript printers supported by OpenVMS.

Selected PostScript printers may need the DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS (DCPS) software

to provide access through the OpenVMS queuing system over TCP/IP or DECnet. The

DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS (DCPS) product provides PostScript and DEC ANSI printing

to selected industry-standard PostScript printers.

By default, you manage shared printers using the Advanced Server for OpenVMS ADMINISTER

command-line interface. However, the Advanced Server for OpenVMS gives you the option

of conﬁguring the server to support management of shared printers from Windows NT, using

the Windows NT print services. Whichever style of management you choose, you have full

functionality only from the style chosen — you cannot have full management functionality with

both. Advantages of the Windows NT style of management include:

• Simple management of Advanced Server shared printers by using the Windows NT print

services dialog boxes.

• When adding a printer to the Advanced Server, the Windows NT Add Printer Wizard

installs the required drivers for the printer on the server; these drivers are provided by the

administrator (such as from the Windows NT installation CD-ROM). When a client is set

up to use the printer, these drivers are available for downloading. When new drivers are

distributed, administrators have to update a single location only.

• Use of Windows NT access permissions for Advanced Server shared printers.

Before considering whether to take advantage of this feature, consult the latest Advanced

Server for OpenVMS Release Notes.

Sharing of Network Resources by Heterogeneous Users

Services provided by Advanced Server are accessible to PATHWORKS clients as well as to

Microsoft clients. All clients using the services of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS must be

properly licensed. (For more information, see the section SOFTWARE LICENSING.)

Files are stored on the server in native OpenVMS RMS format. This allows information stored

by the PCs using Advanced Server to be shared with traditional OpenVMS users. In addition,

this feature allows information to be shared among all clients.

Network Transports

Advanced Server for OpenVMS supports DECnet (Phase IV) and DECnet-Plus (formerly known

as DECnet/OSI) transport software as supported by OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-2, 8.2 and

8.3. The server also supports TCP/IP and NetBEUI network transport software. One or more

transport stacks can work concurrently on the server.

Both the TCP/IP and DECnet transports are sold as separate HP products and require separate

licenses.

NetBEUI transport software is included with the Advanced Server software. Using NetBEUI

transport software, clients can access the server in the LAN for ﬁle and print shares. NetBEUI

is recommended for use in small LAN-only environments of 50 nodes or less.