DIGITAL AV-R3XSC-TE October, 1997 Dear Customer: To continue our tradition of providing enhanced Storage Management software capability to our customers, DIGITAL offers a maintenance release of Archive/Backup System for OpenVMS[TM], Version 2.1B (ABS). This release is packaged with Storage Library System for OpenVMS[TM], Version 2.9 software. The SLS package is labelled Ver- sion 2.9A. Note that the "A" for SLS is for packaging purposes only. The SLS software has not been changed. Archive/Backup System, Version 2.1B has been designed to run on OpenVMS, Version 6.1 through 7.1 on both Al- pha and VAX systems. Storage Library System (SLS) for OpenVMS, Version 2.9 software runs on OpenVMS, Versions 5.5-2 through 6.2, and 7.1 on the VAX[TM] system, and on OpenVMS, Version 6.1, 6.2, and 7.1 on the Alpha[TM] system. You can use ABS, Version 2.1B or SLS, Version 2.9 in a mixed-architecture OpenVMS VAX and Alpha environment. ABS and SLS allow for "rolling" upgrades. This means that you can install ABS or SLS on your server, and in- crementally update your Remote Clients. Your SLS Remote Clients must be running SLS, Version 2.6 or above. ABS, Version 2.1B is a maintenance release containing fixes for problems reported on ABS, Version 2.1A and earlier. See the Release Notes for details. This is the last release to ship SLS and ABS together. The next release will introduce a unique license for ABS. Contents of this Kit The enclosed kit contains the following: o Storage Library System for OpenVMS, Version 2.9 soft- ware for VAX and Alpha systems Page 2 o Storage Library System for OpenVMS, Version 2.9 docu- mentation o Storage Library System, for OpenVMS Release Notes (online only) o Storage Library System, for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration Guide o Storage Library System, for OpenVMS Guide to Backup and Restore Operations o Storage Library System, for OpenVMS Command Refer- ence Guide o Storage Library System, for OpenVMS Software Prod- uct Description (SPD) number 29.67 o Archive/Backup System for Version 2.1B software for VAX and Alpha systems o Archive/Backup System for Version 2.1B documentation o Archive/Backup System, Version 2.1B for OpenVMS SPD 48.16 o Archive/Backup System, Version 2.1B for OpenVMS Release Notes (online only) o Archive/Backup System, Version 2.1B for OpenVMS Installation Guide o Archive/Backup System, Version 2.1B for OpenVMS Guide to Operations o Archive/Backup System, Version 2.1B for OpenVMS Command Reference Guide o Media and Device Management Services, Version 2.9 software for VAX and Alpha systems Prerequisite Software The following software is required for Archive/Backup System for OpenVMS, Version 2.1B: o OpenVMS, Versions 6.1 through 7.1 for VAX systems o OpenVMS, Versions 6.1 through 7.1 for Alpha systems o Motif, Version 1.1 or 1.2 o Scheduler, Version 2.1B, (provided in this kit) o DECnet-Plus or DECnet Phase IV Page 3 o DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS is required for communication between the OpenVMS server and NT and UNIX clients Note that Oracle Rdb is no longer a prerequisite for ABS. However, Oracle Rdb databases can still be backed up using ABS. The following software is required for Storage Library System for OpenVMS, Version 2.9: o OpenVMS VAX, Versions 5.5-2 through 6.2, and 7.1 o OpenVMS Alpha, Versions 6.1 through 6.2, and 7.1 o DECnet-Plus or DECnet Phase IV is required for commu- nications between the OpenVMS server and SLS clients Installation Options For users of ABS who want to run only ABS on their sys- tem (not with SLS): o Install the Media and Device Management Services (MDMS), Version 2.9 (included in this kit) per in- stallation instructions prior to installing ABS o Install Scheduler (included in the ABS kit) per in- stallation instructions prior to installing ABS o Install ABS, Version 2.1B per installation instruc- tions For current users of SLS, Version 2.5B and above who want to upgrade to SLS, Version 2.9 only: o Install SLS, Version 2.9 as a normal upgrade per installation instructions For new users of SLS: o Install SLS, Version 2.9 per installation instruc- tions For customers who want to run SLS and ABS on the same system: o Install SLS, Version 2.9 per previous instructions (This automatically installs MDMS.) o Configure SLS and MDMS according to the instructions in SLS documentation o Install ABS, Version 2.1B per installation instruc- tions. Do not install MDMS. Page 4 For additional information, please refer to the product documentation. If you need additional assistance, please call the DIGITAL Customer Support Center. Sincerely, Judy Cross SMS Product Manager (719) 548-2830 crossju@mail.dec.com ©Digital Equipment Corporation. 1997 All Rights Reserved.