HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 for Alpha and Integrity Servers

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HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 for Alpha and Integrity Servers SPD 82.35.11

(DES), which continues to function today, allowing

for the decryption of archived DES encrypted data.

The AES encryption functionality supports Electronic

Code Book (ECB) and Cipher Block Chaining (CBC)

block modes of encryption. The Cipher Feedback

(CFB) and Output Feedback (OFB) 8-bit character

stream modes are also supported from the command

line as well as by the programmatic APIs.

• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for OpenVMS Alpha

and Integrity server systems provides secure transfer

of sensitive information over the Internet

• Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) is con-

ﬁgured and initialized automatically during installa-

tion and upgrades and is required for Secure Deliv-

ery purposes and other security features. If you in-

stall a newer version of CDSA without upgrading the

base operating system, you must initalize the CDSA

software, using the following command. Enter the

command from an account that has both SYSPRV

and CMKRNL privileges (for example, the SYSTEM

account). $ @SYS$STARTUP:CDSA$UPGRADE

• Kerberos for OpenVMS

• Per-Thread Security Proﬁles

• External Authentication

Note: Users who are externally authenticated by their

LAN Manager need only remember a single user

name/password combination to gain access to their

OpenVMS and LAN Manager accounts.

Government Security Ratings

OpenVMS is committed to consistently delivering a se-

cure base operating system, and has been evaluated

and certiﬁed to be compliant with the DoD 5200.28-STD

Department of Defense Trusted Computer System Eval-

uation Criteria. Each release of OpenVMS sucessfully

completes the same test suite used to prove C2 compli-

ance to the National Computer Security Center before

it is released.

Note: Because no system can provide complete se-

curity, HP cannot guarantee complete system security.

However, HP continues to enhance the security capabil-

ities of its products. Customers are strongly advised to

follow all industry-recognized security practices. Open-

VMS recommended procedures are included in the HP

OpenVMS Guide to System Security.

Utility Pricing on OpenVMS for Integrity servers

With OpenVMS Version 8.3, Utility Pricing is introduced

on OpenVMS for Integrity servers. It enables customers

to pay for CPU resources when they need them, re-

sponding to planned or unplanned permanent load in-

creases and temporary spikes.

• Instant Capacity or iCAP is relevant for systems that

are purchased through capital expenditure

• Pay Per Use or PPU is valid only for systems that

are leased - exclusively through HP Finance

Instant Capacity (iCAP)

Instant Capacity provides reserve capacity that the cus-

tomer can put into production quickly without disrupting

operations.

Key features:

• Runs on all OpenVMS Integrity cell-based systems

(rx7620, rx7640, rx8620, rx8640, and Superdome)

• Provides a highly available pre-conﬁgured "ready-to-

run" solution

• Ability to activate reserve capacity when needed

• Encompasses Cell Boards and individual CPUs

• Defer/avoid purchase until used

• Full corporate implementation ensures OpenVMS

can share iCAP CPUs across hard partitions with

HP-UX on a common Integrity system

• Integrated with Global Workload Manager (gWLM)

that can automatically re-allocate active CPUs within

hard partitions in response to workload demands

Operational features:

• iCAP CPUs are purchased at a fraction of the price of

active CPUs and are denoted as Components With-

out Usage Rights (CWUR)

• Systems are conﬁgured in the factory before delivery

with a minimum of one active CPU and the required

number of iCAP CPUs

• Once iCAP CPUs are required to be activated, the

balance of the price is paid and an activation Rights

To Use (RTU) ’codeword’ is obtained from the HP

iCAP Web Portal. The iCAP CPU/memory is then

made active

• When a CPU or Cell board is permanently activated,

support of the CPU/Cell board is automatically added

to the overall support costs of the system

Note: Regard iCAP activation as permanently adding

a new CPU with all the attendant HP and 3rd Party

software licensing and support that this requires.

TiCAP (Temporary iCAP)

• Enables the customer to temporarily activate a pro-

cessor(s) for a set period of time, with a minimum 30

minute granularity per CPU

• No permanent activation fee is required - utilize an

existing CPU for as long as needed