Before installing, upgrading, or using the OpenVMS operating
system on your computer, be sure you have access to the following
documents:
All cover letters included
with the kit.
HP OpenVMS Version 8.2 Release Notes
, which
provides important supplementary information about the OpenVMS Alpha
and OpenVMS I64 operating systems.
HP OpenVMS Version 8.2 New Features and
Documentation Overview
, which describes enhancements and
new features included in this release of the OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS
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 HP DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Installation Guide and Managing DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Systems (if
you plan to install and customize DECwindows MotifTM 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 3: Kerberos, which provides
information about Kerberos software.
Installing Availability
Manager on OpenVMS Alpha Systems and Running DECamds and the Availability
Manager Concurrently
, which provides information about
Availability Manager software and is available at the following
Web site: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/availman/docs.html
For documentation related
to the Performance Data Collector (TDC), refer to the following Web
site: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/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
HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration
Documentation for the networking products listed above is
included on the OpenVMS Online Documentation CD. Hardcopy documentation
must be purchased separately.
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 might need to 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 POLYCENTER Software Installation 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.
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,
refer to the following World Wide Web address:
HP OpenVMS Version 8.2 Upgrade and Installation... 
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