Specifications

HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 for Integrity and Alpha servers SPD 82.35.19
Process Dumps
When an application fails, a copy of its registers and
memory can be written to a data file, which can be
examined using the ANALYZE PROCESS utility. This
utility uses the same interface and commands as the
OpenVMS Debugger to allow registers and memory to
be examined. On Alpha or Integrity servers, another
process can initiate the writing of the memory dump.
RMS File Utilities
Record Management Services (RMS) file utilities allow
users to analyze the internal structure of an RMS file and
tune the I/O, memory, space and performance parame-
ters of the file. The RMS file utilities can also be used
to create, load, and reclaim space in an RMS file. For
more information about RMS, see the Operating System
Environment section of this SPD.
File Differences Utility
This utility compares the contents of two files and lists
those records that do not match.
Translated Image Environment (TIE) (Alpha)
OpenVMS Alpha provides an array of services that
allow the operation of programs which have under-
gone binary translation from OpenVMS VAX images.
These programs perform virtually all user-mode func-
tions on OpenVMS Alpha and operate in combination
with other programs (images) that have been translated
from OpenVMS VAX or have been built using native
compilers on OpenVMS Alpha. Without requiring spe-
cial source code, the TIE resolves differences between
the VAX and Alpha architectures, including floating-
point registers, condition codes, exception handling, and
ASTs. The TIE included with OpenVMS Alpha can run
images that have been translated elsewhere.
For additional information, see the following website:
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/commercial/cace.html (un-
der the Tools section)
Translated Image Environment (TIE)
(Integrity servers)
OpenVMS for Integrity servers provides an array of
services that allow the operation of programs which
have undergone binary translation from OpenVMS Al-
pha images or VESTed OpenVMS VAX images. These
programs perform virtually all user-mode functions on
OpenVMS for Integrity servers and operate in combi-
nation with other programs (images) that have been
translated from OpenVMS Alpha or VAX, or have been
built using native compilers on OpenVMS for Integrity
servers. Without requiring special source code, the TIE
resolves differences between the Alpha and Integrity ar-
chitectures, including floating-point.
For additional information, see the following website:
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/commercial/cace.html (un-
der the Tools section)
VIRTUALIZATION ON OPENVMS
OpenVMS for Integrity servers Version 8.4 is supported
as a guest operating system on HP Integrity Virtual Ma-
chines (Integrity VM). Integrity VM is a soft partition-
ing and virtualization technology within the HP Virtual
Server Environment, which enables you to create mul-
tiple virtual servers or machines with shared resourcing
within a single HP Integrity server or nPartition.
OpenVMS as a guest operating system supports Accel-
erated Virtual IO (AVIO) LAN and SCSI drivers.
ID–VSE for OpenVMS
The HP Insight Dynamics—Virtual Server Environment
(ID–VSE) is an integrated suite of multiplatform prod-
ucts that helps you to continuously analyze, and opti-
mize physical and virtual server resources. It helps you
to reduce the cost associated with capacity and energy
planning, provisioning, upgrades, and making changes
in your data center. ID–VSE integrates with HP Sys-
tems Insight Manager (HP SIM) running on a central
management station (CMS), and manages one or more
managed nodes in your network. The following suite of
ID–VSE products are supported on OpenVMS Version
8.4:
HP Virtualization Manager
The Virtualization Manager software provides a frame-
work for visualizing your virtual server environment
(VSE) at different levels of detail.
HP Capacity Advisor
The Capacity Advisor software provides capacity analy-
sis and planning to help optimize the workloads across
VSE for the highest utilization of server resources.
HP Global Workload Manager
HP Global Workload Manager (gWLM) is a multisystem,
multi-OS workload manager that serves as an intelligent
policy engine in the VSE software.
For additional information, see the OpenVMS Version
8.4 New Features and Documentation Overview guide.
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT
OpenVMS provides a set of tools and utilities that aid
the system manager in configuring and maintaining an
optimal system as follows:
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