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HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 for Integrity and Alpha servers SPD 82.35.19

For both OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.3 and Integrity

servers Version 8.3 installations and upgrades, you can

boot from a virtual DVD/CD drive on the LAN using

the OpenVMS InfoServer software application. You can

use the OpenVMS InfoServer software application on

all OpenVMS Integrity server systems running Version

8.3 or higher as well as on any Alpha systems running

OpenVMS Version 8.3 that support a DVD drive. This

support provides the additional advantage of allowing

a network administrator to boot multiple OpenVMS sys-

tems on the network from a single copy of the OpenVMS

distribution CD or DVD.

Using the InfoServer software application on Integrity

servers for network booting requires several one-time-

only conﬁguration steps unique to OpenVMS Integrity

servers. Likewise, using the InfoServer software ap-

plication on OpenVMS Alpha servers requires an addi-

tional, one-time-only software conﬁguration step. Any

conﬁguration procedures that might have been per-

formed for network booting using an InfoServer hard-

ware system (traditionally used by Alpha systems) are

not valid for the OpenVMS Integrity servers or Open-

VMS Alpha InfoServer application. Booting from the In-

foServer software application for OpenVMS on Integrity

servers differs signiﬁcantly from booting from the InfoS-

erver hardware system traditionally used by OpenVMS

Alpha systems or from the InfoServer software applica-

tion on OpenVMS Alpha systems.

To install or upgrade the operating system over the net-

work, OpenVMS Integrity server systems must use the

InfoServer software application that is integrated with

the OpenVMS operating system. The InfoServer hard-

ware traditionally used by OpenVMS Alpha systems is

not equipped to handle DVD drives required for the

OpenVMS Integrity server distribution media. Open-

VMS Alpha systems can use the OpenVMS InfoServer

software application or the traditional InfoServer hard-

ware system that is independent of OpenVMS. Open-

VMS Alpha systems can boot from the distribution CD

on DVD drives (DVD drives support both DVDs and

CDs).

For additional information, see the HP OpenVMS Ver-

sion 8.4 Upgrade and Installation Manual.

Virtual Connect

Virtual Connect is a set of interconnect modules and

embedded software for HP BladeSystem c-Class en-

closures; it simpliﬁes the setup and administration of

server connections. HP Virtual Connect includes the

HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class

BladeSystem, the HP 4Gb Fibre Channel module, and

the HP Virtual Connect Manager.

Virtual Media (vMedia)

Virtual Media (vMedia) is the overall name for a num-

ber of different devices that can exist on a PC. These

devices appear as local USB disk devices to the host

system. vMedia is part of the iLO2-enhanced feature

set. On some systems, the iLO2 license is bundled with

the hardware, while with others a separate iLO2 license

must be purchased to enable the virtual media device.

You can also use vMedia devices to boot, install, or up-

grade OpenVMS from over the network, as described in

the HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Upgrade and Installation

Manual.

OpenVMS supports vMedia in the following Integrity

server systems: BL860c, rx2660, rx3600, rx6600,

rx7640, rx8640, and Superdomes with the sx2000

chipset.

Note: The rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome cell-based

Integrity servers require an AD307A card to be installed

in order for vMedia to function.

POLYCENTER Software Installation

The PCSI utility simpliﬁes the installation and manage-

ment of OpenVMS products. It is used to install, update,

and uninstall software products that have been prepared

with the utility. In addition, the utility provides a database

to track the installation, reconﬁguration, and uninstal-

lation of software. For products installed with other

installation technologies, the utility provides a mecha-

nism for adding information about them into the product

database. The utility also provides the ability to manage

dependencies between products during the installation

process.

For software providers, the PCSI utility simpliﬁes the

task of packaging software by providing a simple,

declarative language for describing material for the in-

stallation kit and deﬁning how it is installed. The utility

handles the functions, while the developer instructs the

utility what to do. This signiﬁcantly reduces the com-

plexity and time to develop installation procedures. The

language allows the developer to easily specify depen-

dencies on other software, manage objects in the exe-

cution environment (such as ﬁles and directories), and

anticipate and resolve conﬂict before it occurs. The util-

ity also signiﬁcantly simpliﬁes the packaging of multiple

software products into one logical product suite.

For OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS for Integrity

servers, you use the PCSI utility to install the operating

system and to install layered products that are compliant

with the POLYCENTER utility.

Most of the software product kits included on the Open-

VMS Version 8.4 distribution media are signed using Se-

cure Delivery. A notable exception is the OpenVMS Op-