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          Read Before Installing VSI Availability Manager, Version 3.2

          Thank you for your interest in the Availability Manager product.
          VMS Software, Inc. (VSI) is excited to provide the first release
          of the Availability Manager to OpenVMS customers.

          Kit and documentation information

          The Availability Manager product consists of three parts:

          o Data Collector   - Software that collects data on an OpenVMS
                               system
          o Data Analyzer    - Software that displays the data
          o Data Server      - Software that enables data collection 
                               over a wide area network

          Each of these kits now has VSI as the producer.  If you have installed
          previous kits from Hewlett-Packard (HP), the correct way to upgrade
          the Availability Manager is to upgrade OpenVMS from V8.n to OpenVMS
          V8.4-1H1 first, then upgrade the Availability Manager.  The OpenVMS
          upgrade takes care of reconciling the producer change.

          Installation Information

          Installation information is contained in the VSI Availability
          Manager Installation Instructions.  These instructions contain
          installation information for all the Availability Manager kits.
          The installation instructions are being revised for the VSI
          Availability Manager.  Included on the DVD is the version for
          HP Availability Manager version 3.1.  The OpenVMS installation
          instructions have not changed except for the version, and that
          the kits only install on OpenVMS V8.4-1H1.  The revised
          instructions will be available on the Availability Manager page
          of the VSI web site.

          These 

          Release Notes Information

          The release notes for the Availability Manager contain a summary of
          new features, known problems, restrictions, incompatibilities,
          and installation-related instructions.  This document is available
          on the Availability Manager page of the VSI web site.

          License Management Facility Information

          Before you can collect data using the Availability Manager Data
          Collector on I64 platforms, you must register one of the following
          combination of PAKs:

              BOE and AVAIL-MAN PAKs -or-
              HAOE PAK

          Your Feedback is Appreciated

          VSI appreciates your comments about DECforms and its documen-
          tation. If you find errors or want to make comments about a
          manual, please send Internet mail containing the manual's title,
          part number, and a description of the documentation error to:

             info@vmssoftware.com

          Please do not use this electronic mail account for reporting
          problems with the Availability Manager software. Instead, use
          the appropriate channels to report such problems.




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