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 an
earlier OpenVMS version documentation set. They have not been revised,
they remain valid for OpenVMS Version 8.4.
Cover Letter
for HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 and any other cover letters
included with your kit.
HP OpenVMS
Version 8.4 New Features and Documentation Overview, which
describes enhancements and new features included in this release of
the OpenVMS Integrity servers operating system and provides an overview
of the documentation that supports OpenVMS.
HP OpenVMS
License Management Utility Manual, which explains how
to use the License Management Facility (LMF), the license management
tool for the OpenVMS operating system. The manual describes licensing
requirements and the tasks required to manage licenses.
HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Release Notes, which
provides important supplementary information about the OpenVMS 8.4
release.
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
website:
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 Configuration
Documentation for these networking products is
included on the OpenVMS Version 8.4 Online Documentation CD. Hardcopy
documentation must be purchased separately.
For documentation related
to Instant Capacity (iCAP), Temporary Instant Capacity (TiCAP), , see the HP Instant
Capacity User’s Guide on the following website:
HP gWLM documentation
is available in the Information Library on the following website (select
the Information Library link and then the Manuals, Release Notes,
Manpages link and see the Version A.40 manuals):
Information about gWLM and documentation for installing
the gWLM agent on OpenVMS Integrity server systems, including release
notes, is available at the following website:
The hardware manuals that
are supplied with your Alpha or Integrity servers 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 website:
For information about managing nPartitions on
midrange or Superdome servers, see the nPartition Administrator's
Guide (previously titled HP System Partitions
Guide: Administration for nPartitions).
For the latest hardware documentation for HP Integrity
servers, see the following website:
