Specifications

OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX (Versions 7.1, 7.1–1H1, 7.1–1H2, and 7.1–2) SPD 41.87.06
• POSIX 1003.1, 1990: System application program-
ming interface
• POSIX 1003.1b, Real Time Programming
• POSIX 1003.2, Shell and Utilities
Note: Information regarding interchangeability of
ANSI and FED standards with FIPS is contained
in ‘‘ADP Telecommunications Standards Index,’’ July
1988, published and maintained by the General Ser-
vices Administration.
• ISO 646: ISO 7-bit Coded Character Set for Infor-
mation Exchange
• ISO 1001: File Structure and Labeling of Magnetic
Tapes for Information Interchange
• ISO 1863: Information Processing — 9-track, 12, 7
mm (0.5 in) wide magnetic tape for information inter-
change recorded at 32 rpmm (800 rpi)
• ISO 1864: Information Processing — Unrecorded 12,
7 mm (0.5 in) wide magnetic tape for information in-
terchange — 35 ftpmm (800 ftpi) NRZI, 126 ftpmm
(3 200) ftpi phase encoded and 356 ftmm (9 042 ftpi),
NRZI
• ISO 2022: Code Extension Techniques for Use with
ISO 646
• ISO 3307: Representations of Time of the Day
• ISO 3788: Information Processing — 9-track, 12, 7
mm (0.5 in) wide magnetic tape for information in-
terchange recorded at 63 rpmm (1 600 rpt), phase
encoded
• ISO 4873: 8-Bit Code for Information Interchange —
Structure and Rules for Implementation
• ISO 5652: Recorded Magtape (6250)
• ISO 6429: Control Functions for Coded Character
Sets
• ISO 9316: 1989 (SCSI-1) Small Computer System
Interface
• ISO 9660: Information Processing — Volume and file
structure of CD–ROM for information exchange
• ISO 10288: 1994 (SCSI-2) Small Computer System
Interface
INSTALLATION
OpenVMS Alpha is distributed as a binary kit on CD–
ROM. Procedures for setting up the system disk from
media and for preparing the system for day-to-day
operations are provided. The procedures use the
POLYCENTER Software Installation utility to configure
and install the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1 operat-
ing system. These procedures are described in the
OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1 Upgrade and Installation
Manual.
OpenVMS VAX is distributed as binary kits on CD–ROM
and tape. Procedures for setting up the system disk
from a kit and for preparing the system for day-to-day
operations are provided. The procedures are described
in the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 Upgrade and Installa-
tion Manual. Computer-specific information is contained
in the upgrade and installation supplements for each
family of VAX computers.
POLYCENTER Software Installation
The POLYCENTER Software Installation utility simplifies
the installation and management of OpenVMS products.
It is used to install, configure, reconfigure, and dein-
stall software products that have been prepared with the
utility. In addition, the POLYCENTER utility provides a
database to track the installation, reconfiguration, and
deinstallation of software. For products installed with
other installation technologies, the POLYCENTER util-
ity provides a mechanism for adding information about
them into the product database. The POLYCENTER
utility also provides the ability to manage dependencies
between products during the installation process.
For software providers, the POLYCENTER Software In-
stallation utility simplifies the task of packaging software
by providing a simple, declarative language for describ-
ing material for the installation kit and defining how it is
installed. The POLYCENTER utility handles the func-
tions, while the developer instructs the utility what to
do. This significantly reduces the complexity and time
to develop installation procedures. The language allows
the developer to easily specify dependencies on other
software, manage objects in the execution environment
(such as files and directories), and anticipate and re-
solve conflict before it occurs. The POLYCENTER util-
ity also significantly simplifies the packaging of multiple
software products into one logical product suite.
For OpenVMS Alpha, you use the POLYCENTER Soft-
ware Installation utility to install the operating system
and to install layered products that are compliant with
the POLYCENTER utility.
For OpenVMS VAX, you use the POLYCENTER Soft-
ware Installation utility to install layered products that
are compliant with the POLYCENTER utility.
VMSINSTAL
OpenVMS includes the VMSINSTAL facility to handle
the installation of optional Compaq supplied software
products that have not been converted to use the POLY-
CENTER Software Installation utility. OpenVMS VAX
also includes the VMSINSTAL facility to automate oper-
ating system software updates.
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