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
DISTRIBUTION AND BACKUP MEDIA
OpenVMS Alpha
OpenVMS Alpha is available on CD–ROM only. The
OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1–2 Binary CD–ROM con-
tains the operating system binaries and selected docu-
mentation in text and Postscript format. The OpenVMS
Version 7.1 Online Documentation CD–ROM contains
all OpenVMS Documentation in Bookreader format and
selected documentation in HTML format. An InfoServer
or local drive is needed for upgrades and system disk
backups.
OpenVMS VAX
OpenVMS VAX is available on CD–ROM, TK50, or mag-
netic tape distribution media. The magnetic tape media
is available only through the OpenVMS VAX media and
hardcopy documentation update service.
The OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 Binary CD–ROM con-
tains the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 save sets, Open-
VMS VAX Version 7.1 standalone BACKUP, and se-
lected OpenVMS documentation in text and PostScript
format. The OpenVMS Version 7.1 Online Documen-
tation CD–ROM contains all OpenVMS Documentation
in Bookreader format and selected documentation in
HTML format.
The TK50 streaming tape contains the OpenVMS VAX
Version 7.1 save sets and OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1
standalone BACKUP.
The 9-track 1600 BPI magnetic tape contains the Open-
VMS VAX Version 7.1 save sets.
The OpenVMS VAX operating system is also available
as part of the OpenVMS VAX Consolidated Software
Distribution (ConDIST) on CD–ROM.
GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS
The minimum hardware and software requirements for
any future version of this product may be different from
the requirements for the current version.
DOCUMENTATION
For OpenVMS Version 7.1, documentation is available
in the following of formats:
Printed Books
OpenVMS printed documentation is available in two
sets: the OpenVMS Full Documentation Set and the
OpenVMS Base Documentation Set.
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, a master in-
dex, and information on the Help Message utility. This
set meets the needs of system managers and of sys-
tem and application programmers. It includes the Base
Documentation Set.
The Base Set includes the most commonly used Open-
VMS manuals, addressing the needs of general users
and system managers of small standalone systems.
Manuals, such as the Release Notes, New Features,
and the DCL Dictionary are included in the Base Set.
Each book in these sets is also separately orderable. A
complete listing of all hardcopy manuals and their part
numbers is in the Overview of OpenVMS Documenta-
tion.
Online Books
For Version 7.1, online documentation is distributed
on the OpenVMS Documentation CD–ROM. Customers
will receive the entire documentation set in Bookreader
format and selected OpenVMS books in HTML format.
In addition, selected OpenVMS books, archived books,
and selected manuals from affiliated products are avail-
able in PostScript and text formats.
Selected DECnet-Plus documentation is included with
OpenVMS Version 7.1 documentation. DECnet-Plus
has replaced DECnet for OpenVMS (Phase IV) in the
main operating installation menu. To assist customers
choosing to move from DECnet Phase IV to DECnet-
Plus, OpenVMS is delivering a one-time complimen-
tary offering that includes DECnet-Plus binaries and a
DECnet-Plus Documentation Starter Kit.
The DECnet-Plus Documentation Starter Kit for Open-
VMS Version 7.1 includes information to help the
DECnet-Plus user install, plan, and manage their net-
work.
DECnet Phase IV books are no longer part of the
OpenVMS documentation set and can be ordered sep-
arately.
SOURCE LISTINGS
OpenVMS Operating System Source Listings are avail-
able on CD–ROM. These discs contain source listings
files and the Alpha specific debug symbol files that make
up the OpenVMS operating system. Compaq provides
source listings for key modules of the OpenVMS oper-
ating system that are appropriate for end users or ap-
plication developers. The debug symbol files (DSF) on
the OpenVMS Alpha Source Listings CD–ROM contain
information used by the OpenVMS Alpha System-Code
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