Specifications

HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 for Integrity and Alpha servers SPD 82.35.19
required for upgrading to a new version of the Open-
VMS Alpha or OpenVMS for Integrity servers operating
systems.
MEMORY SPACE REQUIREMENTS
OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS for Integrity servers
Memory Space Requirements
OpenVMS for Integrity servers is supported by the mini-
mal memory requirements of the specific Integrity server
platform. See the supported platform list located at:
http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/integrity/index.html
The minimum amount of memory required to install,
boot, and log in to an OpenVMS Alpha system is 64
MB. Additional memory may be required to ensure sat-
isfactory performance for either of the following:
• Particular applications or number of users
• Particular hardware configurations
See the specific layered product documentation for their
memory requirements.
DISTRIBUTION MEDIA
OpenVMS for Integrity servers
OpenVMS for Integrity servers is available on DVD. The
OpenVMS for Integrity servers binary DVD contains the
operating system and layered product binaries for all
layered products included with the Operating Environ-
ments.
Other items in the OpenVMS for Integrity Servers kit are
delivered on CD or DVD. A single media kit contains
the operating system, Operating Environment compo-
nent products, layered products, freeware, online docu-
mentation, and several hardcopy manuals.
OpenVMS Version 8.4 now supports HP OpenVMS
Enablement Kit for Integrity Server (BL8x0c i2 server
blades and rx2800 i2 servers). For BL8x0c i2 server
blades, install the update VMS84I_UPDATE-V0200 kit
or later. For rx2800 i2 servers, install the update
VMS84I_UPDATE-V0500 kit.
Some Integrity servers do not include a built-in CD/DVD
drive. You can use an external USB CD/DVD drive (you
must supply this drive and the required cable; they are
not included with the Integrity servers). You can use
InfoServer network booting to boot from a virtual DVD
drive on the network. In addition, beginning with Open-
VMS Version 8.4, you can use HP SIM provisioning for
similar purposes, in which case you can install or up-
grade OpenVMS on multiple servers (up to 8) in the
network simultaneously. You can also use virtual me-
dia (vMedia) devices to allow you to boot, install, or up-
grade OpenVMS from over the network, as described in
the HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Upgrade and Installation
Manual.
Note: The Integrity quarterly Layered Products Library
DVD will supersede layered products media upon each
quarterly release. Quarterly updates for layered product
components included on the OpenVMS OE media are
delivered on an additional OpenVMS OE Update DVD
to maintain the integrity of the original OpenVMS for
Integrity servers binary distribution.
OpenVMS Alpha
OpenVMS Alpha is available on CD only. The Open-
VMS Alpha CDs contain the operating system binaries,
layered product binaries, freeware, online documenta-
tion, and several hardcopy manuals.
DOCUMENTATION
For OpenVMS Version 8.4, documentation is available
in the following formats:
Printed Books
For OpenVMS Version 8.4, the following three new hard-
copy books supplement the books in the OpenVMS Ver-
sion 8.4 documentation set. These new books are also
available on the OpenVMS documentation website, or
in .TXT formats on the OpenVMS OE DVD:
• HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 for New Features and
Documentation
• HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Release Notes
• HP OpenVMS Version License Management Utility
Manual
• HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Upgrade and Installation
Manual
For OpenVMS Alpha, printed documentation is available
in two sets: the OpenVMS Full Documentation Set and
the OpenVMS Base Documentation Set. For OpenVMS
for Integrity server customers, a third set is available:
the OpenVMS OE Extension Manuals.
The Full Documentation Set is for users who need
extensive explanatory information on all major Open-
VMS resources, complete reference information on sys-
tem routines and utilities, detailed examples, OpenVMS
Cluster guidelines, programming concepts, and informa-
tion on the Help Message utility. This set meets the
needs of system managers and of system and applica-
tion programmers. It includes the Base Documentation
Set.
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