Compaq Software Product Description ___________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT NAME: Compaq Advanced Server V7.2A SPD 30.50.27 for OpenVMS and Compaq PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS INTRODUCTION This Software Product Description describes two separate products that provide similar PC server capabilities: o Compaq Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS[R] Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS requires OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha[R] V7.2 or V7.2-1. o Compaq PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) requires OpenVMS Oper- ating System for Alpha and VAX[R] V6.2, V7.1, or V7.2 or OpenVMS Op- erating System for Alpha V7.2-1. Both products are included in the CD-ROM media kit (QA-A93AA-H8) and are available on both the Operating System and Layered Products Con- solidated Software Distribution CD-ROM. This Software Product Description (SPD) has three sections: o Compaq Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS o Compaq PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) o Software Licensing and Ordering Information October 1999 AE-RD64D-TE ___________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT NAME: Compaq Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS DESCRIPTION Compaq[R] Advanced Server for OpenVMS is an OpenVMS layered applica- tion that provides networking functions that are compatible with the Windows NT[R] Server - with additional features. Advanced Server soft- ware is based on Windows NT Server source code from Microsoft[R] and AT&T[R]. Advanced Server software is based on PATHWORKS V6 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) software - with new capabilities to support the Windows NT in- tegration features introduced with OpenVMS Operating System for Al- pha V7.2. These capabilities provide a tighter integration with the OpenVMS Operating System V7.2 and include support for the ODS-5 based Enhanced File Specifications - including long names and deep direc- tories, support for the OpenVMS Registry (based on the Windows NT reg- istry), and COM capabilities that deliver enhanced integration of the Windows NT and OpenVMS environments. (The ODS-2 file system will con- tinue to be supported.) As a server for workstations on a network, the Advanced Server pro- vides file and print shares that enable a community of desktop users to share computing resources efficiently. Advanced Server can func- tion as a simple file and print server for a small, isolated commu- nity of users or as the foundation of a large network distributed over a wide geographical area. Advanced Server software lets DOS, Windows[R], Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, OS/2[R], and OpenVMS users share printers connected to Al- pha computers or OpenVMS cluster systems - as well as network-based printers such as LAT printers and PrintServers. 2 Advanced Server represents the Windows NT Server systems technology. It enhances the Windows NT Server functionality by incorporating Mi- crosoft technology to deliver powerful features for network adminis- tration and enhanced security. Advanced Server can operate indepen- dently or in cooperation with systems running Windows NT Server soft- ware. FEATURES Advanced Server adds an additional dimension to general purpose Open- VMS systems. In addition to providing traditional support for busi- ness, scientific, and engineering applications, Advanced Server al- lows an OpenVMS Operating System to appear to PC clients as a Windows NT Server. The major features of the Advanced Server are described in the fol- lowing sections. File Services Advanced Server provides clients with a remote file system that ap- pears as a transparent extension of the client system's local comput- ing environment. Advanced Server file shares are based on Microsoft's Advanced Server V3.0 SMB (Server Message Block) protocols. Each file stored in a file service is stored as an OpenVMS file in Record Management Services (RMS) format. Three types of RMS file or record formats are allowed and supported on each volume: o Sequential stream o Sequential fixed length record (512 bytes per record) o Sequential undefined Files stored in a file service are accessible to PC clients, to Open- VMS users, and to applications that can interpret the content and or- ganization of a file written by the client application. 3 Multiple clients can concurrently access files stored on the server's disk through the file access modes and byte-range locking support pro- vided by Advanced Server. Advanced Server lets users share OpenVMS files. You can use discre- tionary Windows NT access controls on each file and directory to spec- ify the groups and users that can access files, to define the levels of access that each group or user is permitted, and to control audit- ing supported by Windows NT-like security. Additional, optional se- curity is provided by OpenVMS file and directory protections. Print Shares Advanced Server software lets DOS, Windows[R], Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, OS/2[R], and OpenVMS users share printers connected to Al- pha computers or OpenVMS cluster systems - as well as network-based printers such as LAT printers and PrintServers. Print shares are sup- ported in local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) envi- ronments. PC clients can print files from the DOS, OS/2, Windows, Win- dows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT operating systems as well as from PC applications. Multiple print shares can be defined for a single printer. For exam- ple, separate services can be created for landscape-mode printing and portrait-mode printing. Similarly, separate services can be created for DIGITAL mode and IBM[R] ProPrinter[R] mode printing for a single LA75[TM] printer. Advanced Server supports the DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS (DCPS) product, which provides PostScript[R] and DEC ANSI printing to selected industry-standard PostScript printers. Sharing of Network Resources by Heterogeneous Users Services provided by Advanced Server are accessible to PATHWORKS clients as well as to Microsoft clients. All clients using the services of Ad- vanced Server must be properly licensed. (For more information, see the SOFTWARE LICENSING section.) 4 Files are stored on the server in native OpenVMS RMS format. This al- lows information stored by the PCs using Advanced Server to be shared with traditional OpenVMS users. In addition, this feature allows in- formation to be shared among all clients. Network Transport Support Advanced Server for OpenVMS supports DECnet (Phase IV) and DECnet-Plus (formerly known as DECnet/OSI) transport software as supported by the OpenVMS Operating System V7.2. Advanced Server also supports TCP/IP and NetBEUI network transport software. One or more transport stacks can work concurrently on the server. Both the TCP/IP and DECnet transports are sold as separate Compaq[R] products (require a separate license). The TCP/IP product must include a PATHWORKS IP driver (PWIP) to work with the Advanced Server. NetBEUI transport software is included with Advanced Server software. Using NetBEUI transport software, clients can access the server in the LAN for file and print shares. See the SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS section for information on supported network transport software. NetBIOS[TM] Interface Support Advanced Server supports the NetBIOS interface in DECnet, TCP/IP, and NetBEUI networks. Advanced Server uses NetBIOS naming services and data- gram services. However, a NetBIOS programming interface is not pro- vided. NetBIOS interface support includes the support of multiple trans- port stacks on a single or different network controllers. NetBIOS support under TCP/IP includes both a p-node and a b-node RFC 1001/1002 implementation. Therefore, the NetBIOS interface is supported under TCP/IP in both LAN and WAN environments. The Advanced Server Con- figuration Manager utility allows you to select one or both of the fol- lowing methods for NetBIOS name resolution for WAN support: o LMHosts file o Windows Internet Name Server (WINS) 5 Flexible Security Models As an option, the Advanced Server security model can implement the Win- dows NT security model with the OpenVMS security model. The server can be configured to use the security implementation best suited to the environment. 6 o In Advanced Server Only mode, only the Advanced Server security model is enforced. Advanced Server employs a user-level security model that provides pre- cise control over access to shared resources, including disk devices, directories, and printers. Control is based on a password assigned to each user account and the specific access permissions defined for the resources. Advanced Server incorporates enhanced features that provide a high level of control over user and resource permissions and auditing. These fea- tures include support of discretionary access control permissions on individual files, directories, and resources and complete auditing ca- pabilities. Like Windows NT Servers, Advanced Server does not support share-level security and operates in user-level security mode only. o In the Advanced Server and OpenVMS security model, both the Open- VMS and Advanced Server security models are enforced. Advanced Server for OpenVMS security is enhanced with OpenVMS security. Users who require this additional security support can continue to protect their resources based on OpenVMS security. Domain Support Advanced Server allows the network to be subdivided into domains (ad- ministrative groups of servers and clients). Advanced Server can be a member of a single domain. Advanced Server can be a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) or a Backup Domain Controller (BDC). Domains are a convenient mechanism for controlling user access to the network and for managing large networks. Advanced Server for UNIX[R], as well as any Windows NT compatible server, can be part of the same domain with Advanced Server for OpenVMS and can be designated as either the Primary Domain Controller or Backup Domain Controller. 7 Advanced Server for OpenVMS provides support for wide area networks using one or both of the following methods: o LMHosts file The presence of the LMHosts file on Advanced Server allows NetLogon services and security database replication over wide area TCP/IP con- figurations. This file contains a list of nodes from geographically dispersed sites synchronized by the Primary Domain Controller and ac- cessible to clients in the server's domain. However, use of the LMHosts file for replication over extreme distances or in networks with slow transmission speeds is not recommended. o WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) Support for WINS allows Advanced Server to act as a WINS client; that is, to use the name registration and resolution facilities available from a Microsoft WINS across routed wide area TCP/IP networks, thus enabling WAN support from WINS for domain functions, NetLogon services, and security database replication. Trust Relationships Advanced Server supports trusts. Trust relationships can allow users from other domains to access resources in the local domain and/or lo- cal domain users to access resources in other domains. NetLogon Services A single domain-wide logon lets a user access resources on any server in a domain or on servers in other domains that trust the domain. The domain capabilities of Advanced Server make it possible for a user to issue a single logon request to authenticate the user for access to multiple servers in a network. The NetLogon service forces the val- idation of users' logon requests. The logon server that processes a request checks its copy of the domain-wide user accounts database for the username and password supplied in the logon request. Network Browser Services Advanced Server can act as a Master Browser in a Windows NT network. 8 TimeSource Services DOS, Windows, and OS/2 clients can request date and time information from Advanced Server and set the local workstation date and time to coincide with it. User Environment Management Logon scripts can be used to configure MS-DOS[R] and Windows worksta- tion user environments by making network connections and starting ap- plications. User profiles can make workstations easier to use, as well as controlling workstation access to network resources. Server Management and Control Advanced Server can be managed from either the OpenVMS server or a client workstation, using one of the following server management interfaces: o The Advanced Server ADMINISTER command line interface, which can be accessed from a terminal or terminal emulator. It conforms to standard DCL command syntax. o Windows NT Server administration tools, which are included in the Advanced Server software kit to be installed on Windows NT work- stations, Windows 95 workstations, Windows 98 workstations, and Win- dows for Workgroups workstations. These tools, including Server Man- ager, User Manager for Domains, and Event Viewer, allow you to ad- minister Advanced Server and Windows NT Server computers from net- work clients. o Windows NT Server tools, which are available as part of the Win- dows NT Server. Server management interfaces can be used to: o Manage file and printer shares, user accounts, and groups o Display and control server resources currently in use, such as ac- tive sessions, connections, and services. o View context-sensitive online help that provides command syntax, options, and qualifiers for each menu item and command 9 Advanced Server can be remotely administered from PATHWORKS and Mi- crosoft Windows client workstations. Advanced Server can also be man- aged remotely from Windows NT Server, Advanced Server, and PATHWORKS Advanced Server systems. Other Advanced Server tools are provided for management of other as- pects of the file server. These tools are to be used for local server management only and include: o The Advanced Server Configuration Manager utility (a character cell interface) to manage the local Advanced Server configuration. o The License Manager (a character cell interface) to manage the Li- cense Server. o The Advanced Server Parameter Management utility (PWRK$REGUTL) to manage server configuration parameters. Advanced Server Configuration Manager Utility The Advanced Server Configuration Manager utility is a character cell user interface that allows the user to set up and modify the server's configuration. For example, the user can configure the data cache size, the security model, the number of supported clients, the types of trans- ports, the type of WAN capabilities, and more. Any adjustments that need to be made to the OpenVMS SYSGEN parameters to support the run- ning of the server are automatically performed by the Configuration Manager utility. Integrating with OpenVMS Advanced Server encompasses many features of the OpenVMS Operating Sys- tem, including OpenVMS clusters and symmetric multiprocessing. Open- VMS cluster configurations provide failover availability and exten- sive resource capacities by integrating multiple OpenVMS systems that can be accessed using a single cluster name. Advanced Server includes support for a transport-independent cluster alias NetBIOS name that allows multiple cluster members to appear as a single server to the connecting clients. This support provides higher availability. The cluster alias name has a load-balancing feature that 10 connects clients to the cluster member that is the least loaded at the time the session is established. Advanced Server includes a high per- formance, cluster-wide distributed data cache that provides scalabil- ity in a clustered environment. Advanced Server can run on OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha V7.2 mem- bers of homogeneous or mixed architecture OpenVMS clusters. Advanced Server supports the use of ODS-2 disk volumes and ODS-5 disk volumes, a feature of OpenVMS V7.2, for share and file access by clients. The new ODS-5 based Enhanced File Specifications provide support for long names. Integrating with External Authentication External authentication is an optional feature that allows users to log on to the OpenVMS Operating System using their PATHWORKS Advanced Server usernames and passwords. This feature is useful to OpenVMS sys- tem managers who want to provide users with a single username and pass word combination for both OpenVMS login and PATHWORKS Advanced Server network logon. For more information about external authentication for OpenVMS, re- fer to the Software Product Description for OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX (SPD 25.01.xx). Integrating with OpenVMS Security Advanced Server provides an extension to the Windows NT security model by supporting OpenVMS security enforcement as an optional enhancement. Integrating with OpenVMS Registry Advanced Server provides network users with access to the OpenVMS Reg- istry. Advanced Server also stores its own configuration data in the OpenVMS Registry. The server configuration parameters are automati- cally migrated from the LANMAN.INI file to the OpenVMS Registry, when a PATHWORKS Advanced Server is upgraded to Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS. Advanced Server provides the PWRK$REGUTL utility for manag- ing server configuration parameters in the OpenVMS Registry. The server 11 parameters in the OpenVMS Registry can also be viewed and managed from a Windows NT based registry editor. Alerter Service Advanced Server includes an Alerter Service that sends automatic alert messages to clients and users as specified in the Advanced Server Alert- Names parameter setting in the OpenVMS Registry. Event Log Service Event logs provide valuable information about server activities. The administrator can select from several event types and can select, for each, whether successful or unsuccessful attempts at specific oper- ations are to generate event messages. Security event messages are gen- erated based on the audit policy specified for Advanced Server and for files and directories. Replicator Service Windows NT Servers provide user data replication across domain con- trollers using the Replicator service. The Replicator service is not provided by Advanced Servers. Therefore, automatic replication of user files and directories on Advanced Servers is not supported. Installation Utilities Advanced Server is installed on the OpenVMS Operating System using the standard VMSINSTAL procedure. An Installation Verification Procedure (IVP) is also included, which can be used to confirm that the server software has been installed properly. The installation procedure allows you to install Advanced Server with the integrated license server or just the standalone license server or the external authentication images. PATHWORKS NetWare Server The PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) server software has been retired. This product is no longer supported, and licenses to use this prod- uct are no longer sold. 12 If you are running the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) server on the same system with Advanced Server, you must remove the NetWare server software from the system before you install Advanced Server. YEAR 2000 Ready This product is Year 2000 Ready. Any code or bug fixes checked into patch kits for PATHWORKS LAN Manager V5.0F1, PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0A and V6.0B, Advanced Server V7.2 and later versions of Advanced Server are also reviewed and certified for Year 2000 readiness. Year 2000 Ready is defined: "Year 2000 Ready" products are defined by Compaq as products capable of accurately processing, providing, and /or receiving date data from, into, and between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries and the years 1999 and 2000, including leap year calculations, when used in accordance with the associated product doc- umentation and provided that all hardware, firmware, and software used in combination with such products properly exchange accurate date data with the products. For additional information, visit the Brand area on the Compaq Year 2000 Ready web site located at http://www.compaq.com/year2000/warranties.html. To ensure that this product is Year 2000 Ready, the following test- ing process/methods were used: An investigation team performed a re- view of all source code for modules containing time-related and date- related data fields. These modules were identified and reviewed for Year 2000 readiness. Testing was performed on any functionality that had date and time dependencies during the following Year 2000 tran- sitions: o December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000 o February 28, 2000 to February 29, 2000 o February 29, 2000 to March 1, 2000 The following functionality was tested to verify reliability and to correct results during the transitions mentioned previously: o Process and service startup 13 o Domain controller synchronization and user validation o User account management o Timesource services o File and print o Event and log file creation and access o License management To ensure that this product interoperates properly with other hard- ware and software, the following testing process/methods were used: During the File and Print testing, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Mi- crosoft Windows 95 clients were used to test interoperability during the transitions. Microsoft DOS clients were used to verify the Time- source services. License Management Advanced Server offers license management for Client Access licenses, which can be used in either client-based or server-based mode. (See SOFTWARE LICENSING for details.) The license deliverables for Advanced Server are Product Authoriza- tion Keys (PAKs) that are then used with the OpenVMS License Manage- ment Facility (LMF). These PAKs must be loaded into an LMF database, using standard LMF procedures, on an OpenVMS Operating System that is hosting Advanced Server or an Advanced Server license server. The two types of license management are: o Client-based license management. Advanced Server provides a facil- ity called Advanced Server license server that acts as a proxy for client systems that require license keys stored in the LMF database on an OpenVMS Operating System. A single copy of the license server software provides and verifies Client Access licenses being used in client-based mode. 14 The Advanced Server License Manager, which must be run on the same node as the license server, provides a user interface that allows the ad- ministrator to monitor client-based license usage, to manage license groups, to set alert levels, to set logging levels for licensing events, to enable or disable the license server, and to revoke assigned li- censes. The Advanced Server License Manager is also used to preallo- cate licenses to specific "groups" (including the special, predefined server-based group described later). Each LAN needs only one active Advanced Server license server. (The license server provided with Advanced Server supports Client Access licenses for all supported clients.) The Advanced Server License Registrar, which must be run on the same system as the file server, verifies the licenses for clients request- ing access to the server functions. Clients that can produce a valid Client Access license are allowed access to the services offered by Advanced Server. o Server-based license management. Advanced Server also allows client access based on the availability of Client Access licenses in the local LMF database being used in server-based mode. If a client re- questing access to the server fails to produce a valid client-based license, the Advanced Server License Registrar software checks for the availability of a valid Client Access license being used in server- based mode. If one is available, the client is allowed access. Client Access licenses can be put into server-based mode in one of two ways: - If the Advanced Server license server was not configured for the system where Advanced Server is executing, then all Client Ac- cess licenses loaded into the local LMF database on that sys- tem will be used in server-based mode. - If the Advanced Server license server was configured for the sys- tem where Advanced Server is executing, then all Client Access licenses loaded into the local LMF database will, by default, be used in client-based mode. 15 To allow some or all of these licenses to be used in server-based mode, use the Advanced Server License Manager to allocate a portion of those licenses to the special, predefined "server-based group". Licenses avail- able in the server-based group will then be available for use in server- based mode. Note: Advanced Server allows you to simultaneously use Client Access licenses in both client-based and server-based mode. However, because clients using Client Access licenses in client-based mode are already licensed to use the server software, they never consume additional Client Access licenses allocated for use in server-based mode. Compatibility Advanced Server maintains compatibility with LAN Manager client and server software. Advanced Server also maintains compatibility with PATH- WORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server). A PATHWORKS V5.x for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) server: o Can be upgraded to Advanced Server.[1] o Can continue running PATHWORKS LAN Manager and act as a Backup Do- main Controller, member server, or standalone server in a domain where the Primary Domain Controller is an Advanced Server or a Win- dows NT Server computer. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS The following systems, components, and peripherals are supported ex- cept as noted. Processors Supported All Alpha processors supported by the OpenVMS Operating System V7.2 are also supported by Advanced Server for OpenVMS. ____________________ You can upgrade PATHWORKS V5 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) to PATHWORKS V6 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server), then upgrade PATHWORKS V6 for Open- VMS (Advanced Server) to Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS. 16 Memory Requirements Advanced Server requires a minimum of physical memory for proper in- stallation, configuration, and execution of the software, depending on the processor type: o On Alpha systems, a minimum of 64 MB Note: These memory requirements are a minimum requirement only. Mem- ory requirements can vary widely according to the server CPU, the num- ber of clients using the server and their activities, and the number and speed of the server's disks and the other applications running on the server. For example, a typical configuration supporting a light workload (word processing or spreadsheet applications) for 50 PC users requires an Alpha system with approximately 64 MB of memory. This means that 80% of the system memory and CPU time are dedicated to the Advanced Server, even though some work might use less. OPTIONAL HARDWARE PostScript Printers Advanced Server supports all PostScript printers supported by DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS (DCPS) V1.7. Refer to SPD 44.15.xx for a com- plete list of the DIGITAL PostScript printers and other PostScript print- ers supported by DCPS. DIGITAL PostScript printers connected by serial lines or DECservers and printers attached directly to the Ethernet are supported. Network Interface Controllers Advanced Server supports the following Ethernet, FDDI, and Token Ring network hardware devices: o For the TCP/IP transport, Advanced Server supports the network hard- ware devices supported by the specific TCP/IP product. Refer to the Software Product Description for DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for Open- VMS, (SPD 46.46.xx). 17 For other TCP/IP products, contact the vendor. o For the DECnet transport using Ethernet, FDDI, or Token Ring, see the SPD for the following product: - Compaq DECnet-Plus V7.2 for OpenVMS Alpha, SPD 50.45.xx o For the NetBEUI transport, Advanced Server provides the same level of support for Ethernet and FDDI as the OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX. For more information, see SPD 25.01.xx. Note: Advanced Server does not support the DEFZA FDDI controller. CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT Advanced Server runs on members of OpenVMS clusters. OpenVMS cluster configurations are fully described in the Software Product Descrip- tion for OpenVMS Cluster Software (SPD 29.78.xx) Advanced Server supports up to 31 server nodes in a cluster. In other words, no more than 31 nodes in a cluster can run Advanced Server con- currently. In a typical scenario, the server is run on only a few cen- tral nodes - to exploit the cluster's shared disks and high-speed in- terconnect environment. In a cluster, Advanced Server supports simultaneous file access by all nodes running the server. A central event log, central Advanced Server accounts, and share databases are maintained in a cluster. In an Ad- vanced Server domain, the OpenVMS cluster represents a single domain member, whether it is acting as the Primary Domain Controller or as a Backup Domain Controller. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Operating System o OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha V7.2 or V7.2-1 18 For minimum hardware requirements of the operating system, refer to the Software Product Description for OpenVMS Operating System for Al- pha and VAX, SPD 25.01.xx. Network Transport Software Advanced Server includes NetBEUI network transport software. DECnet or TCP/IP network transport software might also be required by Advanced Server, depending on the transport used by clients requiring connec- tions to the server, or for use of some features. The following DECnet-Plus product is supported by Advanced Server: o Compaq DECnet-Plus V7.2 or V7.2-1 for OpenVMS Alpha When Advanced Server is to be used in a TCP/IP environment, OpenVMS based TCP/IP software is required. This software must be purchased sep- arately. The following TCP/IP transports support Advanced Server: o DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS V5.0 or V5.0A o Process Software Corporation[TM] MultiNet[R] for OpenVMS o Process Software Corporation TCPWARE[R] for OpenVMS PATHWORKS Software Advanced Server for OpenVMS cannot run on the same system as other PATH- WORKS server products; specifically, this includes: o PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager). Advanced Server cannot be upgraded from the PATHWORKS LAN Manager V5.0 server. Running Ad- vanced Server on a system also running the PATHWORKS LAN Manager V5.0 server is not possible or supported. You cannot continue to run the PATHWORKS LAN Manager software, once the PATHWORKS Advanced Server software has been installed. Advanced Server cannot coex- ist on the same OpenVMS cluster with the PATHWORKS LAN Manager V5.0 server. 19 o PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server). Advanced Server can be upgraded from PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0, V6.0A, V6.0B, or V6.0C. Running PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0, V6.0A, V6.0B, or V6.0C on a system also running Advanced Server is not possible or sup- ported. You cannot continue to run PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0, V6.0A, V6.0B, or V6.0C, once the Advanced Server V7.2A software has been installed. Advanced Server cannot coexist on the same Open- VMS cluster with PATHWORKS V6.0, V6.0A, V6.0B, or V6.0C for Open- VMS (Advanced Server). Advanced Server maintains down-level compatibility with LAN Manager client and server software. LAN Manager users can add an Advanced Server to an existing network and migrate to the new technology at their own pace. A PATHWORKS LAN Manager server can be upgraded to act as a Backup Domain Controller, member server, or stand-alone server in a network in which the Primary Domain Controller is an Advanced Server or a Win- dows NT Server computer. The Advanced Server can be deployed as a Primary Domain Controller in a network comprising other Advanced Server servers, Windows NT Servers, PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) servers, PATHWORKS for Open- VMS (LAN Manager) servers, or LAN Manager for OS/2 Servers. It can also act as a Backup Domain Controller for other Advanced Server, PATHWORKS Advanced Server, or Windows NT Server computers. Client Software The following versions of client software are supported for use with PATHWORKS Advanced Server: o Microsoft Windows NT workstation software V3.5 or V4.0 o Microsoft Windows 95 o Microsoft Windows 98 o Microsoft Windows for Workgroups V3.11 o DIGITAL PATHWORKS 32 V7.1A, SPD 56.33.xx o PATHWORKS V6.0A for DOS and Windows, SPD 55.07.xx 20 GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS The minimum hardware and software requirements for any future version of this product may be different from the requirements for the cur- rent version. 21 ___________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT NAME: Compaq PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) DESCRIPTION Compaq[TM] PATHWORKS[R] for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) is an OpenVMS layered application that provides networking functions that are com- patible with the Windows NT Server - with additional features. PATH- WORKS Advanced Server is based on Windows NT Server source code from Microsoft and AT&T[R]. As a server for workstations on a network, PATHWORKS Advanced Server provides file and print shares that enable a community of desktop users to share computing resources efficiently. PATHWORKS Advanced Server can function as a simple file and print server for a small, isolated community of users or as the foundation of a large network distributed over a wide geographical area. PATHWORKS Advanced Server software lets DOS, Windows[R], Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, OS/2[R], and OpenVMS users share printers con- nected to VAX computers, Alpha computers, or OpenVMS cluster systems, as well as network-based printers such as LAT printers and PrintServers. PATHWORKS Advanced Server represents LAN Manager systems technology. It enhances the LAN Manager functionality by incorporating Microsoft technology to deliver powerful features for network administration and enhanced security. PATHWORKS Advanced Server can operate independently or in cooperation with systems running Windows NT Server software. FEATURES PATHWORKS Advanced Server adds an additional dimension to general pur- pose OpenVMS systems. In addition to providing traditional support for business, scientific, and engineering applications, PATHWORKS Advanced Server allows an OpenVMS system to appear to LAN Manager clients as a Windows NT Server. 22 The major features of PATHWORKS Advanced Server are described in the following sections. File Services PATHWORKS Advanced Server provides LAN Manager-based clients with a remote file system that appears as a transparent extension of the client system's local computing environment. PATHWORKS Advanced Server file shares are based on Microsoft's Advanced Server V3.0 SMB (Server Message Block) protocols. Each file stored in a file service is stored as an OpenVMS file in Record Management Services (RMS) format. Three types of RMS file or record formats are allowed and supported on each volume: o Sequential stream o Sequential fixed length record (512 bytes per record) o Sequential undefined Files stored in a file service are accessible to PC clients, to Open- VMS users, and to applications that can interpret the content and or- ganization of a file written by the client application. Multiple LAN Manager clients can concurrently access files stored on the server's disk through the file access modes and byte-range lock- ing support provided by PATHWORKS Advanced Server. PATHWORKS Advanced Server lets users share OpenVMS files. You can use discretionary access Windows NT controls on each file and directory to specify the groups and users that can access files, to define the levels of access that each group or user is permitted, and to control auditing supported by Windows NT-like security. Additional, optional security is provided by OpenVMS file and directory protections. Print Shares PATHWORKS Advanced Server software lets DOS, Windows[R], Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, OS/2[R], and OpenVMS users share printers con- nected to VAX computers, Alpha computers, or OpenVMS cluster systems, 23 as well as network-based printers such as LAT printers and PrintServers. Print shares are supported in local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) environments. PC clients can print files from the DOS, OS/2, Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT operating sys- tems as well as from PC applications. Multiple print shares can be defined for a single printer. For exam- ple, separate services can be created for landscape-mode printing and portrait-mode printing. Similarly, separate services can be created for DIGITAL mode and IBM[R] ProPrinter[R] mode printing for a single LA75[TM] printer. PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports the DECprint Supervisor for Open- VMS (DCPS) product, which provides PostScript[R] and DEC ANSI print- ing to selected industry-standard PostScript printers. Sharing of Network Resources by Heterogeneous Users Services provided by PATHWORKS Advanced Server are accessible to PATH- WORKS clients as well as to Microsoft clients. All clients using the services of a PATHWORKS Advanced Server must be properly licensed. (For more information, see the SOFTWARE LICENSING section.) Files are stored on the server in native OpenVMS RMS format. This al- lows information stored by the PCs using PATHWORKS Advanced Server to be shared with traditional OpenVMS users. In addition, this feature allows information to be shared among all clients. Network Transport Support PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports DECnet (Phase IV), DECnet-Plus (for- merly known as DECnet/OSI), TCP/IP, and NetBEUI network transport soft- ware. One or more transport stacks can work concurrently on the server. Both the TCP/IP and DECnet network transports are sold as separate Com- paq products (require a separate license). The TCP/IP product must in- clude a PATHWORKS IP (PWIP) driver in order to work with the Advanced Server. 24 NetBEUI transport software is included with PATHWORKS Advanced Server software. Using NetBEUI transport software, LAN Manager clients can access the server in the LAN for file and print shares. See the SOFT- WARE REQUIREMENTS section for information on supported network trans- port software. NetBIOS[TM] Interface Support PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports the NetBIOS interface in DECnet, TCP/IP, and NetBEUI networks. PATHWORKS Advanced Server uses NetBIOS naming services and datagram services. However, a NetBIOS programming interface is not provided. NetBIOS interface support includes the sup- port of multiple transport stacks on a single or different network con- trollers. NetBIOS support under TCP/IP includes both a p-node and a b-node RFC 1001/1002 implementation. Therefore, the NetBIOS interface is supported under TCP/IP in both LAN and WAN environments. The PATHWORKS Advanced Server Configuration Manager utility allows you to select one or both of the following methods for NetBIOS name resolution for WAN support: o LMHosts file o Windows Internet Name Server (WINS) Flexible Security Models As an option, the PATHWORKS Advanced Server security model can imple- ment the Windows NT security model with the OpenVMS security model. The server can be configured to use the security implementation best suited to the environment. o In Advanced Server Only mode, only the Advanced Server security model is enforced. PATHWORKS Advanced Server employs a user-level security model that pro- vides precise control over access to shared resources, including disk devices, directories, and printers. Control is based on a password as- signed to each user account and the specific access permissions de- fined for the resources. 25 PATHWORKS Advanced Server incorporates enhanced features that provide a high level of control over user and resource permissions and audit- ing. These features include support of discretionary access control permissions on individual files, directories, and resources and com- plete auditing capabilities. Like Windows NT Servers, PATHWORKS Advanced Server does not support share-level security and operates in user-level security mode only. o In the PATHWORKS Advanced Server and OpenVMS security model, both the OpenVMS and PATHWORKS Advanced Server security models are en- forced. PATHWORKS Advanced Server security is enhanced with Open- VMS security. Users who require this additional security support can continue to protect their resources based on OpenVMS security. Domain Support PATHWORKS Advanced Server allows the network to be subdivided into do- mains (administrative groups of servers and clients). Each PATHWORKS Advanced Server can be a member of a single domain. A PATHWORKS Ad- vanced Server can be a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) or a Backup Do- main Controller (BDC). Domains are a convenient mechanism for control- ling user access to the network and for managing large networks. Advanced Server for UNIX, as well as any Windows NT compatible server, can be part of the same domain with PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) and can be designated as either the Primary Domain Controller or Backup Domain Controller. PATHWORKS Advanced Server provides support for wide area domains us- ing one or both of the following methods: o LMHosts file The presence of the LMHosts file on the PATHWORKS Advanced Server al- lows NetLogon services and security database replication over wide area TCP/IP configurations. This file contains a list of nodes from geo- graphically dispersed sites synchronized by the Primary Domain Con- troller and accessible to clients in the server's domain. However, use of the LMHosts file for replication over extreme distances or in net- works with slow transmission speeds is not recommended. 26 o Windows Internet Naming Services (WINS) Server Support for WINS Servers allows PATHWORKS Advanced Server to act as a WINS client; that is, to use the name registration and resolution facilities available from a Microsoft WINS Server across routed wide area TCP/IP networks, thus enabling WAN support from WINS for domain functions, NetLogon services, and security database replication. Trust Relationships PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports trusts. Trust relationships can al- low users from other domains to access resources in the local domain and/or local domain users to access resources in other domains. NetLogon Services A single domain-wide logon lets a user access resources on any server in a domain or on servers in other domains that trust the domain. The domain capabilities of PATHWORKS Advanced Server make it possi- ble for a user to issue a single logon request to authenticate the user for access to multiple servers in a network. The NetLogon service forces the validation of users' logon requests. The logon server that pro- cesses a request checks its copy of the domain-wide user accounts database for the username and password supplied in the logon request. Network Browser Services PATHWORKS Advanced Server can act as a Master Browser in a Windows NT network. TimeSource Services DOS, Windows, and OS/2 clients can request date and time information from the PATHWORKS Advanced Server and set the local workstation date and time to coincide with it. 27 User Environment Management Logon scripts can be used to configure MS-DOS[R] and Windows worksta- tion user environments by making network connections and starting ap- plications. User profiles can make workstations easier to use, as well as controlling workstation access to network resources. Server Management and Control PATHWORKS Advanced Server can be managed from either the OpenVMS server or a client workstation, using one of the following server management interfaces: o PATHWORKS Advanced Server ADMINISTER command line interface, which can be accessed from a terminal or terminal emulator. It conforms to standard DCL command syntax. o Windows NT Server administration tools, which are included in the PATHWORKS Advanced Server software kit to be installed on Windows NT workstations, Windows 95 workstations, Windows 98 workstations, and Windows for Workgroups workstations. These tools, including Server Manager, User Manager for Domains, and Event Viewer, allow you to administer PATHWORKS Advanced Server and Windows NT Server comput- ers from network clients. o Windows NT Server tools, which are available as part of the Win- dows NT Server. Server management interfaces can be used to: o Manage file and printer shares, user accounts, and groups o Display and control server resources currently in use, such as ac- tive sessions, connections, and services. o View context-sensitive online help that provides command syntax, options, and qualifiers for each menu item and command PATHWORKS Advanced Server can be remotely administered from PATHWORKS and Microsoft Windows client workstations. PATHWORKS Advanced Server can also be managed remotely from Windows NT Servers and PATHWORKS Ad- vanced Server systems. 28 Other PATHWORKS Advanced Server tools are provided for management of other aspects of the file server. These tools are to be used for lo- cal server management only and include: o PATHWORKS Advanced Server Configuration Manager utility (a char- acter cell interface) to manage the local PATHWORKS Advanced Server configuration. o PATHWORKS License Manager (a character cell interface) to manage the PATHWORKS license server. PATHWORKS Advanced Server Configuration Manager Utility The PATHWORKS Advanced Server Configuration Manager utility is a char- acter cell interface that allows the user to set up and modify the server's configuration. For example, the user can configure the data cache size, the security model, the number of supported clients, the types of trans- ports, the type of WAN capabilities, and more. Any adjustments that need to be made to the OpenVMS SYSGEN parameters to support the run- ning of the server are automatically performed by the Configuration Manager utility. Integrating with OpenVMS PATHWORKS Advanced Server encompasses many features of the OpenVMS Op- erating System, including OpenVMS clusters and symmetric multiprocess- ing. OpenVMS cluster configurations provide failover availability and extensive resource capacities by integrating multiple OpenVMS systems that can be accessed using a single cluster name. PATHWORKS Advanced Server includes support for a transport-independent PATHWORKS cluster alias NetBIOS name that allows multiple cluster mem- bers to appear as a single server to the connecting clients. This sup- port provides higher availability. The PATHWORKS cluster alias name has a load-balancing feature that connects clients to the cluster mem- ber that is the least loaded at the time the session is established. PATHWORKS Advanced Server includes a high performance, cluster-wide distributed data cache that provides scalability in a clustered en- vironment. 29 PATHWORKS Advanced Server can run on both VAX and Alpha members of ho- mogeneous or mixed architecture OpenVMS clusters. PATHWORKS Advanced Server on Alpha systems supports the use of ODS-2 disk volumes and ODS- 5 disk volumes, a feature of OpenVMS V7.2, for share and file access by clients. However, PATHWORKS V6.0C Advanced Server for OpenVMS does not support the features of ODS-5 devices; instead, it treats the ODS- 5 device as an ODS-2 device. Integrating with External Authentication External authentication is an optional feature that allows users to log on to an OpenVMS system using their PATHWORKS Advanced Server user- names and passwords. This feature is useful to OpenVMS system managers who want to provide users with a single username and pass word com- bination for both OpenVMS login and PATHWORKS Advanced Server network logon. Note that external authentication is supported on OpenVMS V7.1 or later. If external authentication is being used in an OpenVMS Cluster, all cluster members should be configured to process OpenVMS logon requests for network users. If one or more members do not support external au- thentication, user logins might result in unpredictable behavior. To ensure that external authentication works properly on the cluster, each node in the cluster should be at OpenVMS V7.1 or later. For more information about external authentication for OpenVMS, re- fer to the Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx). Integrating with OpenVMS Security PATHWORKS Advanced Server provides an extension to the Windows NT se- curity model by supporting OpenVMS security enforcement as an optional enhancement. Alerter Service PATHWORKS Advanced Server includes an Alerter Service that sends au- tomatic alert messages to clients and users as specified in the LAN- MAN.INI file. 30 Event Log Service Event logs provide valuable information about server activities. The administrator can select from several event types and can select, for each, whether successful or unsuccessful attempts at specific oper- ations are to generate event messages. Security event messages are gen- erated based on the audit policy specified for the PATHWORKS Advanced Server and for files and directories. Replicator Service Windows NT Servers provide user data replication across domain con- trollers using the Replicator service. The Replicator service is not provided on PATHWORKS Advanced Servers. Therefore, automatic repli- cation of user files and directories on PATHWORKS Advanced Servers is not supported. Installation Utilities PATHWORKS Advanced Server is installed on OpenVMS systems using the standard VMSINSTAL procedure. An Installation Verification Procedure (IVP) is also included, which can be used to confirm that the server software has been installed properly. The installation procedure allows you to install PATHWORKS Advanced Server with the integrated license server or just the standalone li- cense server, the external authentication images, or the Upgrade util- ity. PATHWORKS NetWare Server The PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) server software has been retired. This product is no longer supported, and licenses to use this prod- uct are no longer sold. If you are running the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) server on the same system with PATHWORKS Advanced Server, you must remove the Net- Ware server software from the system before you install PATHWORKS Ad- vanced Server. 31 YEAR 2000 Readiness This product is Year 2000 Ready. Any code or bug fixes checked into patch kits for PATHWORKS LAN Manager V5.0F1, PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0A, and later versions of Advanced Server are also reviewed and cer- tified for Year 2000 readiness. Year 2000 Ready is defined: "Year 2000 Ready" products are defined by Compaq as products capable of accurately processing, providing, and /or receiving date data from, into, and between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries and the years 1999 and 2000, including leap year calculations, when used in accordance with the associated product doc- umentation and provided that all hardware, firmware, and software used in combination with such products properly exchange accurate date data with the products. For additional information, visit the Brand area on the Compaq Year 2000 Ready web site located at http://www.compaq.com/year2000/warranties.html. To ensure that this product is Year 2000 Ready, the following test- ing process/methods were used: An investigation team performed a re- view of all source code for modules containing time-related and date- related data fields. These modules were identified and reviewed for Year 2000 readiness. Testing was performed on any functionality that had date and time dependencies during the following Year 2000 tran- sitions: o December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000 o February 28, 2000 to February 29, 2000 o February 29, 2000 to March 1, 2000 The following functionality was tested to verify reliability and to correct results during the transitions mentioned previously: o Process and service startup o Domain controller synchronization and user validation o User account management o Timesource services 32 o File and print o Event and log file creation and access o License management To ensure that this product interoperates properly with other hard- ware and software, the following testing process/methods were used: During the File and Print testing, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Mi- crosoft Windows 95 clients were used to test interoperability during the transitions. Microsoft DOS clients were used to verify the Time- source services. License Management PATHWORKS Advanced Server offers license management for Client Access licenses, which can be used in either client-based or server-based mode. (See the SOFTWARE LICENSING section for details.) The license deliverables for PATHWORKS products are Product Authoriza- tion Keys (PAKs) that are then used with the OpenVMS License Manage- ment Facility (LMF). These PAKs must be loaded into an LMF database, using standard LMF procedures, on an OpenVMS system that is hosting a PATHWORKS Advanced Server or a PATHWORKS license server. The two types of license management are: o Client-based license management. PATHWORKS Advanced Server provides a facility called PATHWORKS License Server that acts as a proxy for client systems that require license keys stored in the LMF database on an OpenVMS system. A single copy of the PATHWORKS license server software provides and verifies Client Access licenses being used in client-based mode by clients running LAN Manager protocols. The PATHWORKS License Manager, which must be run on the same node as the license server, provides a user interface that allows the admin- istrator to monitor client-based license usage, to manage license groups, to set alert levels, to set logging levels for licensing events, to enable or disable the license server, and to revoke assigned licenses. The PATHWORKS License Manager is also used to preallocate licenses to 33 specific "groups" (including the special, predefined server-based group described later). Each LAN needs only one active PATHWORKS license server. (The License Server provided with PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports Client Access licenses for all supported clients.) The PATHWORKS License Registrar, which must be run on the same sys- tem as the file server, verifies the licenses for clients requesting access to the server functions. Clients that can produce a valid Client Access license are allowed access to the services offered by the PATH- WORKS Advanced Server. o Server-based license management. PATHWORKS Advanced Server also al- lows client access based on the availability of Client Access li- censes in the local LMF database being used in server-based mode. If a client requesting access to the server fails to produce a valid client-based license, the PATHWORKS License Registrar software checks for the availability of a valid Client Access license being used in server-based mode. If one is available, the client is allowed access. Client Access licenses can be put into server-based mode in one of two ways: - If the PATHWORKS license server was not configured for the sys- tem where PATHWORKS Advanced Server is executing, then all Client Access licenses loaded into the local LMF database on that sys- tem will be used in server-based mode. - If the PATHWORKS license server was configured for the system where PATHWORKS Advanced Server is executing, then all Client Access licenses loaded into the local LMF database will, by de- fault, be used in client-based mode. To allow some or all of these licenses to be used in server-based mode, use the PATHWORKS License Manager to allocate a portion of those li- censes to the special, predefined "server-based" group. Licenses avail- able in the server-based group will then be available for use in server- based mode. 34 Note: PATHWORKS Advanced Server allows you to simultaneously use Client Access licenses in both client-based and server-based mode. However, because clients using Client Access licenses in client-based mode are already licensed to use the server software, they never consume ad- ditional Client Access licenses allocated for use in server-based mode. Accommodation of Retired Features The following features of PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) are not provided in PATHWORKS V6.0x for OpenVMS (Advanced Server): o Standalone and member server roles. PATHWORKS Advanced Server can be configured as a Primary or Backup Domain Controller. o FAT volumes. To continue to provide FAT volume access to clients, you must maintain the PATHWORKS LAN Manager server on a separate system. Files held within shares on a FAT volume must be migrated to PATHWORKS LAN Manager shares before you upgrade to PATHWORKS Ad- vanced Server. o Backward compatibility mode. This mode is used to ease the migra- tion from PATHWORKS V4.x to PATHWORKS LAN Manager. Make sure all clients making use of this connection format are upgraded before the installation of PATHWORKS Advanced Server. o Remote Boot service. If clients depend on remote booting, you must maintain the PATHWORKS LAN Manager server on a separate system. Trans- fer this function to another server that supports Remote Boot ser- vice before the upgrade. o Share-level security. PATHWORKS Advanced Server manages access to all resources through user-level security. o LAN Manager and creator security mode. The server can be config- ured for PATHWORKS Advanced Server Only security model or for PATH- WORKS Advanced Server and OpenVMS security model. o PATHWORKS LAN Manager Net command line interface and ADMINISTER/PATHWORKS character cell interface. These features were replaced by the PATH- WORKS Advanced Server ADMINISTER command line interface. The AD- MINISTER command line interface provides automatic translation of a subset of Net commands that have ADMINISTER command equivalents. 35 Compatibility PATHWORKS Advanced Server maintains compatibility with LAN Manager client and server software. A PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) server: o Can be upgraded to a PATHWORKS Advanced Server o Can continue running PATHWORKS LAN Manager and act as a Backup Do- main Controller, member server, or standalone server in a domain where the Primary Domain Controller is a PATHWORKS Advanced Server or a Windows NT Server computer. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS The following systems, components, and peripherals are supported ex- cept as noted. Processors Supported All VAX and Alpha processors supported by OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX V6.2, V7.1, and V7.2 are also supported by PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server), except for the following: GPX II MicroVAX: MicroVAX I, MicroVAX II, MicroVAX 2000, MicroVAX 3100 Model 40 and lower VAX: VAX-11/725, VAX-11/730, VAX 11/750, VAX 11/780, VAX 11/782, VAX 11/785 VAXstation: VAXstation I, VAXstation II, VAXstation 2000, VAXsta- tion 4000 VLC, VAXstation 8000 Memory Requirements PATHWORKS Advanced Server requires a minimum of physical memory for proper installation, configuration, and execution of the software, de- pending on the processor type: o On Alpha systems, a minimum of 64 MB 36 o On VAX systems, a minimum of 64 MB Note: These memory requirements are a minimum requirement only. Mem- ory requirements can vary widely according to the server CPU, the num- ber of clients using the server and their activities, and the number and speed of the server's disks and the other applications running on the server. For example, a typical configuration supporting a light workload (word processing or spreadsheet applications) for 50 PC users requires an Alpha system with approximately 64 MB of memory. This means that 80% of the system memory and CPU time are dedicated to PATHWORKS Advanced Server, even though some work might use less. OPTIONAL HARDWARE PostScript Printers PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports all PostScript printers supported by DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS (DCPS) V1.7. Refer to SPD 44.15.xx for a complete list of the DIGITAL and other PostScript printers sup- ported by DCPS. DIGITAL PostScript printers connected by serial lines or DECservers and printers attached directly to the Ethernet are supported. Non-PostScript Printers PATHWORKS Advanced Server also supports the following non-PostScript printers: DIGITAL LA75 Companion EPSON[R] FX850 Printer DIGITAL LA210 EPSON FX1050 DIGITAL LA324[TM] IBM ProPrinter DIGITAL LJ250 Companion NEC SilentWriter[R] II Model 290 Color Printer DIGITAL LN03[TM] PLUS 37 Network Interface Controllers PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports the following Ethernet, FDDI, and Token Ring network hardware devices: o For the TCP/IP transport, PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports the network hardware devices supported by the specific TCP/IP product. Refer to the Software Product Description for DIGITAL TCP/IP Ser- vices for OpenVMS (SPD 46.46.xx). For other TCP/IP products, contact the vendor. o For the DECnet transport using Ethernet, FDDI, or Token Ring, see the SPDs for the following products: - Compaq DECnet-Plus V7.2 or V7.2-1 for OpenVMS Alpha, SPD 50.45.xx - Compaq DECnet-Plus V7.2 or V7.2-1 for OpenVMS VAX, SPD 25.03.xx - Compaq DECnet for OpenVMS VAX and Alpha V7.2 or V7.2-1, SPD 48.48.xx o For the NetBEUI transport, PATHWORKS Advanced Server provides the same level of support for Ethernet and FDDI as the OpenVMS Oper- ating System. For more information, see SPD 25.01.xx. Note: PATHWORKS Advanced Server does not support the DEFZA FDDI con- troller. CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT PATHWORKS Advanced Server runs on members of OpenVMS clusters. Open- VMS cluster configurations are fully described in the Software Prod- uct Description for OpenVMS Cluster Software (SPD 29.78.xx) PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports up to 31 server nodes in a clus- ter. In other words, no more than 31 nodes in a cluster can run PATH- WORKS Advanced Server concurrently. In a typical scenario, the server is run on only a few central nodes - to exploit the cluster's shared disks and high-speed interconnect environment. 38 In a cluster, PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports simultaneous file ac- cess by all nodes running the server. A central event log, central Ad- vanced Server accounts, and share databases are maintained in a clus- ter. In a PATHWORKS Advanced Server domain, the OpenVMS cluster rep- resents a single domain member, whether it is acting as the Primary Domain Controller or as a Backup Domain Controller. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Operating System o OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha V6.2, V7.1, V7.2, and V7.2-1 o OpenVMS Operating System for VAX V6.2, V7.1, and V7.2 For minimum hardware requirements of the operating system, refer to the Software Product Description for OpenVMS Operating System for Al- pha and VAX (SPD 25.01.xx). Network Transport Software PATHWORKS Advanced Server includes NetBEUI network transport software. DECnet or TCP/IP network transport software might also be required by PATHWORKS Advanced Server, depending on the transport used by clients requiring connections to the server, or for use of some features. The following DECnet and DECnet-Plus products are supported by PATH- WORKS Advanced Server: o Compaq DECnet-Plus V7.1, V7.2, and V7.2-1 for OpenVMS Alpha o Compaq DECnet-Plus V7.1, V7.2, and V7.2-1 for OpenVMS VAX o DECnet for OpenVMS VAX and Alpha V7.1 or V7.2 When PATHWORKS Advanced Server is to be used in a TCP/IP environment, OpenVMS based TCP/IP software is required. This software must be pur- chased separately. The following TCP/IP transports support PATHWORKS Advanced Server: o DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS V4.2 for OpenVMS Operating Sys- tem V6.2 39 o DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS V5.0 for OpenVMS Operating Sys- tem V7.1 o DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS V5.0 and V5.0A for OpenVMS Op- erating System V7.1, V7.2, and V7.2-1. o Process Software Corporation[TM] MultiNet[R] for OpenVMS o Process Software Corporation TCPWARE[R] for OpenVMS Other PATHWORKS Server Software The following PATHWORKS server products cannot run on the same sys- tem as PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server): o PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager). PATHWORKS V6.0C for Open- VMS (Advanced Server) can be upgraded from the PATHWORKS LAN Man- ager V5.0 server. Running the PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0C server on a system also running the PATHWORKS LAN Manager V5.0 server is not possible or supported. You cannot continue to run the PATHWORKS LAN Manager software, once the PATHWORKS Advanced Server software has been installed. PATHWORKS Advanced Server cannot coexist on the same OpenVMS cluster with PATHWORKS LAN Manager V5.0 server. o PATHWORKS V6.0B for OpenVMS (Advanced Server). PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0C can be upgraded from the V6.0, V6.0A, or V6.0B server. Running the V6.0, V6.0A, or V6.0B server on a system also running the V6.0C server is not possible or supported. You cannot continue to run the PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0, V6.0A, or V6.0B soft- ware, once the PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0C software has been installed. PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0C cannot coexist on the same OpenVMS cluster with the PATHWORKS Advanced Server V6.0, V6.0A, or V6.0B. PATHWORKS Advanced Server maintains down-level compatibility with LAN Manager client and server software. LAN Manager users can add PATH- WORKS Advanced Server to an existing network and migrate to the new technology at their own pace. A PATHWORKS LAN Manager server can be upgraded to PATHWORKS Advanced Server technology or act as a Backup Domain Controller, member server, or stand-alone server in a network in which the Primary Domain Controller is a PATHWORKS Advanced Server 40 or a Windows NT Server computer. PATHWORKS Advanced Server can be de- ployed as a Primary Domain Controller in a network comprising other PATHWORKS Advanced Servers, Windows NT Servers, PATHWORKS for Open- VMS (LAN Manager) servers, or LAN Manager for OS/2 Servers. It can also act as a Backup Domain Controller for other PATHWORKS Advanced Server or Windows NT Server computers. Client Software The following versions of client software are supported for use with PATHWORKS Advanced Server: o Microsoft Windows NT workstation software V3.5 or V4.0 o Microsoft Windows 95 o Microsoft Windows 98 o Microsoft Windows for Workgroups V3.11 o DIGITAL PATHWORKS 32 V7.1A, SPD 56.33.xx o PATHWORKS V6.0A for DOS and Windows, SPD 55.07.xx GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS The minimum hardware and software requirements for any future version of this product may be different from the requirements for the cur- rent version. 41 ___________________________________________________________________ Licensing and Ordering Information: Advanced Server V7.2A for Open- VMS and PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) SOFTWARE LICENSING Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS[2] is purchased by licensing the clients or applications that use the services provided by the product. There is no additional fee. The license required for clients to use Advanced Server file and print services[3] is referred to as a Client Access license (PAK Product Name: PWLMXXXCA06.00 for V6.0C or PWLMXXXCA07.02 for either V6.0C or V7.2A). Though there is only one license sold for any client using this Ad- vanced Server, this license can be used in one of two ways: o Client-based mode (also known as per-seat mode) o Server-based mode (also known as per-server or concurrent use mode) These two different licensing modes are described in the following text. o Client-Based Licensing Mode. When a license for Advanced Server is used in client-based licensing mode, the right to use the server is assigned electronically to a particular client or seat. Once the ____________________ PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) is licensed for use in exactly the same way as Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS (Advanced Server). Though previously purchased licenses continue to be valid for use with pre-V6 servers, only the new Client Access licenses can be purchased when adding new clients to existing systems. In particular, all the licenses listed in Table 2, Previous Version Licenses Qualifying for Upgrade Licenses, are no longer sold but con- tinue to be valid and grant the right to use the PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) software. COM for OpenVMS users will not require a license to use the Advanced Server. Only clients using the file and print servers will require a license. 42 right is assigned, the client system can access all systems run- ning Advanced Server as well as all systems running any previous version of the file and print server. [4] This mode of licensing Advanced Server is normally used when a cus- tomer has more than one server and where clients normally access more than one server at the same time. Because only one license per client is required regardless of how many servers are being accessed, the client- based licensing mode can be more economical in these situations when compared to server-based mode (described later). Because a client with a client-based license cannot be refused access to a server due to license limits, this mode of licensing is also use- ful when you need to guarantee that a particular system will always have access to one or more servers. Note: To use this licensing mode, a small licensing agent must be loaded and enabled on each licensed client. The code for this licensing agent is distributed with the Advanced Server, is available free on the Web, and is also available on CD-ROM at a nominal fee. o Server-based licensing mode. When a license for Advanced Server [5] is used in server-based licensing mode, any client can then access the server and make as many connections to file services and print shares as needed. ____________________ The PAK associated with the Client Access license will work, in client- based mode, only with PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) servers that have been upgraded to a minimum of V5.0F. Prior revisions of this product will not recognize or use this PAK. The PAK associated with the Client Access license will work, in server- based mode, only with PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) servers that have been upgraded to a minimum of V5.0F. Prior revisions of this product will not recognize or use this PAK in this mode. 43 The Advanced Server will allow up to "n" clients to access its ser- vices concurrently, where "n" is the total number of licenses being used in server-based licensing mode. The server will not allow the "n+1st" client to access its services, until one of the first "n" clients has disconnected from the server. Note: Though a server can have only "n" licenses available, any num- ber of clients can potentially access that server. The restriction is based only on the total number of clients that might connect to the server at one time. For example, if you have 100 licenses assigned to an Advanced Server in server-based licensing mode, then any 100 clients can make use of all services offered by the Advanced Server at one time. However, if an additional client (the 101st) attempts to connect to the server, the client will be denied access until one of the connected clients disconnects from all services. Server-based licensing works best in situations where all clients use or access only one server and there are enough licenses available on each system for all clients to access their assigned server. A "sys- tem" is defined as either a standalone system or a cluster.[6] Note: Customers can choose which mode to use or to use a combination of both modes. They can change the licensing mode, as their situation dictates, without contacting or notifying Compaq. ____________________ When using server-based licenses for access to file and print ser- vices in an OpenVMS cluster environment, clients should connect to the cluster using the Advanced Server cluster alias, if this option is available. Clients connecting using the alias consume one server- based license. Clients connecting directly to specific cluster mem- bers consume one server-based license for each connection to a dif- ferent cluster member. A client can map multiple drives and printers from a single server while consuming a single server-based license. 44 Note also that any portion of multiple licenses delivered in a sin- gle PAK can be used in server-based mode, while the remainder can be used in client-based mode. Because a PAK can be legally loaded on only one system, it is only the system where the PAK is loaded that can use the licenses in server-based mode.[7] For complete terms and conditions related to Client Access licenses, refer to the back of your PAK for these licenses, or consult the Soft- ware Licensing Web site at: http://www.digital.com/info/software-licensing ORDERING INFORMATION General Information Unless otherwise noted, licenses related to each part number will be delivered in a single PAK. Because each PAK can be loaded on only one system, it is important to order your licenses in a manner that best fits your needs. New or Additional Licenses For new or additional users of Advanced Server software, use the part numbers in Table 1 to purchase the number of Client Access licenses required. When ordering, note that licenses related to each part num- ber will be delivered in a single PAK and any one PAK can be loaded on only one system ____________________ PAKs must be loaded into a cluster-wide, available LMF database. 45 ___________________________________________________________________ Table_1:_New_License_Part_Numbers__________________________________ Part_Number___________Number_of_Licenses_per_PAK___________________ QM-5SUAA-AB 1 QM-5SUAA-AC 10 QM-5SUAA-AD 25 QM-5SUAA-AE 50 QM-5SUAA-AF 100 QM-5SUAA-AG 250 QM-5SUAA-AH 500 QM-5SUAA-AJ___________1000_________________________________________ Upgrade Licenses Customers with licenses for previous versions of the file and print server supporting the LAN Manager protocol are eligible to purchase Upgrade licenses to Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS. Combined with your original license, the Advanced Server Upgrade license provides the right to use Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS and PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server). To be eligible to purchase an Upgrade license, you must have proof-of-license for any version of one of the licenses shown in Table 2. Table 3 lists the part numbers for these Upgrade licenses. 46 ___________________________________________________________________ Table_2:_Previous_Version_Licenses_Qualifying_for_Upgrade_Licenses_ License_Name__________________________________________Part_Numbers_ PATHWORKS V5.x for DOS and Windows (LAN Manager) QM-0TLAA- CCS A[*] PATHWORKS V5.x for OS/2 (LAN Manager) CCS QM-YFWAA- A[*] PATHWORKS V5.0 (LAN Manager) FPA QM-2CLAA- A[*] PATHWORKS V5.0 (LAN Manager) Designated Access QM-2CLAA- A[*] PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) FPS QM-A93AA- A[*] PATHWORKS V5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) PC Con- QM-A93AA- current A[*] PATHWORKS V6.0 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) QM-A93AA- Client Access A[*] ___________________________________________________________________ [*]Variable field ___________________________________________________________________ 47 ___________________________________________________________________ Table_3:_Upgrade_License_Part_Numbers______________________________ Number of Li- Part_Number_________censes______________Number_of_Licenses_per_PAK_ QM-5SUAA-CA 1 Variable[1] QM-5SUAA-CB 1 1 QM-5SUAA-CC 10 10 QM-5SUAA-CD 25 25 QM-5SUAA-CE 50 50 QM-5SUAA-CF 100 100 QM-5SUAA-CG 250 250 QM-5SUAA-CH 500 500 QM-5SUAA-CJ 1000 1000 ___________________________________________________________________ [1]Equals total quantity ordered as a single line item ___________________________________________________________________ Software Media and Documentation Software media and documentation are available in the following formats: QA-A93AA-H8, CD-ROM media QA-A93AA-GZ, Documentation kit In addition, Advanced Server V7.2A for OpenVMS and PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) software and documentation are in- cluded in the following: QA-03XAA-H8, OpenVMS Alpha Software Layered Products Library Package PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) software and docu- mentation are included in the following: QA-5G88A-H8, OpenVMS VAX Software Layered Products Library Package 48 This information is valid at time of release. Please contact your local Compaq office for the most up-to-date information. SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES A variety of service options are available from Compaq. For more information, contact your local Compaq office. SOFTWARE WARRANTY This software is provided by Compaq with a 90-day conformance warranty in accordance with the Compaq warranty terms applicable to the license purchase. [R] Compaq, the Compaq logo, DIGITAL, OpenVMS, PATHWORKS, and VAX are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. [R] Macintosh is a registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. [R] AT&T is a registered trademark of American Telephone and Telegraph Company. [R] EPSON is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. [R] IBM, OS/2, and ProPrinter are registered trademarks of Inter- national Business Machines Corporation. [R] Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [R] PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incor- porated. 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