Before installing, upgrading, or using the OpenVMS operating
system on your computer, be sure you have access to the following
documents. Some of the documents listed here are from the OpenVMS
Version 8.2 documentation set; although they have not been revised,
they remain valid for OpenVMS Version 8.3.
Cover Letter for HP OpenVMS
Version 8.3 and any other cover letters included with
your kit.
HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 New Features and Documentation Overview, which describes
enhancements and new features included in this release of the OpenVMS
Alpha and I64 operating systems and includes an overview of the
documentation that supports OpenVMS.
HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 Release Notes,
which provides important supplementary information about the OpenVMS
Alpha and I64 operating systems.
HP OpenVMS Cluster Systems and Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations,
if you plan to install your system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment.
The most recent version of the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Installation Guide and Managing DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Systems (if
you plan to install and customize DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS software).
HP Open Source Security for OpenVMS, Volume 1: Common Data Security Architecture,
which provides information about CDSA software.
HP Open Source Security for OpenVMS, Volume 2: HP SSL for OpenVMS,
which provides information about HP SSL software.
HP Open Source Security for OpenVMS, Volume 3: Kerberos,
which provides information about Kerberos software.
HP Availability
Manager Installation Instructions, which provides information
about Availability Manager software and is available at the following
Web site:
http://www.hp.com/products/openvms/availabilitymanager
For documentation related
to the Performance Data Collector (TDC), see the following Web site:
http://www.hp.com/products/openvms/tdc/
The following networking software documents (if
you plan to install and configure DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS, DECnet
Phase IV for OpenVMS, or TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS software):
HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration
DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Installation and Basic Configuration
Documentation for the networking products listed above is
included on the OpenVMS Online Documentation CD. Hardcopy documentation
must be purchased separately.
For documentation related to Instant Capacity (iCAP)
and Pay per use (PPU), see the HP Instant Capacity User’s
Guide and HP Pay per use User’s
Guide on the following Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/en/hplex.html#Utility%20Pricing
The hardware manuals that are supplied with your
Alpha or Integrity server computer. These manuals provide detailed
information about your system hardware, including the operation
of the system unit, the drives, and the monitor.
During the course of installing, upgrading, or using the OpenVMS
operating system on your computer, you could refer to the following
documents as well:
HP OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual,
which contains detailed information about registering your software
licenses.
HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual and the HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual,
which contain information about system management operations and
utilities that you might need to use when you install, upgrade,
customize, and maintain your OpenVMS system. The HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual: M--Z provides
complete information about using the PCSI utility PRODUCT command
to add or remove files, install other software, and related operations.
HP Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS, which you might
need if you are installing or upgrading the OpenVMS operating system
on a shadowed system disk.
HP OpenVMS Management Station Installation Guide, which provides
information about getting started, setting up, and using OpenVMS
Management Station.
For additional information about HP OpenVMS products and services,
see the following Web site:
http://www.hp.com/go/openvms
For information about managing nPartitions on midrange or
Superdome servers, see the HP System Partitions Guide:
Administration for nPartitions.
For the latest hardware documentation for HP Integrity servers,
see the following Web site:
http://docs.hp.com/en/hw.html
For the latest hardware documentation for Alpha computers,
see the following Web site:
http://www.hp.com/go/alphadocs