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          Read Before Installing HP Availability Manager, Version 3.1

          Thank you for your interest in the Availability Manager product.
          what follows is information about the Availability Manager.

          Note:  The beta test consists of the Data Analyzer/Data Server kits.
                 Please use the AVAIL_MAN_BASE kit that is provided in the
                 OpenVMS installation for the Data Collector files on your 
                 OpenVMS V8.4 beta test systems.

          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

          The Data Analyzer and Data Server run on OpenVMS I64 and Alpha
          platforms, and on Windows 2000 and XP platforms.  The installation
          kits for the Data Analyzer and Data Server, as well as the
          documentation are available from the HP Availability Manager 
          home page at the following URL:

              http://www.hp.com/products/openvms/availabilitymanager

          Installation Information

          Installation information is contained in the HP Availability
          Manager Installation Instructions.  These instructions contain
          installation information for all the Availability Manager kits,
          and are available (Sue - at this site?) and on the Availability
          Manager web site.

	  VAX Support

	  This Version of Availability Manager (i.e. V3.1) does not have 
	  any support for the OpenVMS VAX compatible Systems.Hence it
	  will not install and run in the System running OpenVMS VAX as 
	  the Operating System.

	  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
          (Sue - at this site?) and on the Availability Manager web site.

          License Management Facility Information

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

              EOE PAK
              MCOE PAK
              AVAIL-MAN PAK

          Your Feedback is Appreciated

          HP 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:

             openvmsdoc@hp.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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