hp AV-R3XSS-TE January 2004 Dear Customer In an effort to provide enhanced storage management software ca- pability to our customers, hp offers this release of hp Archive Backup System (ABS) for OpenVMS Version 4.2. Thank you for your recent purchase of this product. If you are a current hp ABS user running ABS 3.0X or older, and you have not upgraded to the ABS V4.0 stream you will need to perform a conversion of your existing ABS policy database when you upgrade to version 4.2. Many of the changes in V4.0X stream are a redesign of the software to make it more reliable and more maintainable for future enhancements. hp Archive Backup System is an application that will perform auto- mated backup of your data, and provide a secure copy in the event of unforeseen disasters due to nature or simple operator errors. ABS earns its keep whenever you need to restore a file, directory, or an entire disk (physical or virtual) due to the loss of the original data. The backups are performed automatically on a sched- uled basis, but the restores are corrective actions initiated by you whenever needed. Just as the prior versions of ABS, version 4.2: o Honors either an ABS or Storage Library System (SLS) license PAK. o Runs under a wide range of OpenVMS operating system versions: - Alpha versions 6.2, 7.1-2, 7.2-2, 7.3, 7.3-1 and 7.3-2. - VAX versions 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3. - If you need to run under an earlier version than those listed, you will need to purchase a "prior version support contract" with the OpenVMS organization, and ABS will have to be qualified for that specific version of OpenVMS. o Is qualified on Fibre Channel connected tape storage for Open- VMS V7.2-2 and later versions. The Software Product Description lists the tape libraries and the Modular Data Router (MDR) and the Network Storage Router (NSR) that serves a bridge between the FC and the SCSI interface of the tape drive. Expanded features for Version 4.2: o ABS will now use native VMS backup when shelving support is enabled on VMS 7.3-2. In earlier versions of VMS, ABS was using ABS$BACKUP when shelving support is enabled. o System Backup to Tape (SBT) support for Oracle 9i release 2 (9.2.0.2). o System backup to tape support for Oracle RDB database. o Fast Skip support with devices served using RDF. o Support for gtar 1.13. o Support for 1024 characters in MDMS command from DCL. o Support for RDF 4.3H. The JAVA Runtime Environment (JRE), as used by the GUI, is not included in the ABS installation kit because the JRE changes inde- pendently of ABS. Therefore, you will need to download the current JRE from the web, as described in the Guide to Operations Manual. ABS V4.2 allows "rolling" upgrades from ABS V4.X only and not from ABS V3.X versions. ABS V4.0 has moved the policy database, cataloging and networks within the MDMS server. The server and clients will all need to be updated at the same time to maintain communications. Engineering recommends that the customer prepare for this upgrade by becoming familiar with the Installation guide and Release notes for both ABS and MDMS. The additional documents are contained in PDF format in ABS041.b saveset. Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) V4.2 has been qualified with the MDMS V4.2 and found to be compatible. ABS engineering encourages customers to move to the V4.2 version as the customer can benefit from new features and bugfixes found in earlier versions of the product. The V4.X stream has made dra- matic changes to the ABS product and will continue to evolve into a more intuitive automatic backup product. For those customers who have not done the conversion from a V3.2A to the V4.X stream, engineering understands that customers need to plan for this upgrade and it may not have been possible, ABS engineering will support the V3.2A for the remainder of Calendar Year 2003, but engineering will not continue to fix problems re- ported in V3.2A in V3.2A. Fixes will be rolled into V4.1X. V3.2A customers will be asked to upgrade. Changes to the scope of Support for ABS V4.2: ABS Version 4.2 is only compatible to ABS NT client for Windows NT Intel. Windows NT Alpha operating system is now end of life. The ABS UNIX client will only utilize Tru64 UNIX. The ABS UNIX client may still function with other brands of UNIX, but no support will be provided for non-Tru64 UNIX. POLYCENTER Scheduler V2.1B can be used only as scheduler_type, SCHEDULER with an existing license. ABS engineering would encour- age customers to use the INTERNAL option as increased flexibility should serve your needs. 2 ABS V4.2 only supports the use of MDMS V4.2 for its media manager. All ABS users should be updating to this current version of the product. If you need assistance in updating your environment, please contact the customer support center or your designated field representative. Please refer to the release notes for what bugfixes are contained in V4.2 since V4.1. The following documentation is available for ABS. The PDF ver- sions are included in the kit. All the documents are included on the OpenVMS Consolidated Documentation CD. The ABS kits are also available from the web. Refer to http://www.openvms.compaq.com /openvms/storage/abspage.html o Archive Backup System Version V4.2 software for VAX and Alpha systems o Archive Backup System Version V4.2 for OpenVMS documentation: - SPD 48.16.23 - ABS Release Notes(online only) - Installation Guide - Guide to Operations - ABS for OpenVMS MDMS reference manual - Media, Device and Management Services Version 4.2 OpenVMS Release Notes Refer to the SPD for any prerequisite software. Refer to the ABS V4.2 Installation guide for installation prerequisites. Java (JRE) Versions Java (JRE) Versions JRE-1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 are qualified. See ABS release notes for more information. Oracle RDB Versions Oracle Rdb versions V7.0-6, V7.0-6.1, V7.0-9 and V7.1.0.4 are qualified. Oracle RMAN Versions Oracle RMAN versions V8.1.7.3.0, V8.1.7.4.0, V9.0.1.0.0 and V9.2.0.2.0 are qualified. For additional information, please refer to the product docu- mentation. If you need additional assistance, please call the hp Customer Support Center. NOTE The Storage Management Software organization makes every effort to be as current and correct in our listing of compat- ible versions for Operating Systems, hardware and third party 3 software products. Ultimately, your existing contract with any of these entities will take precedent. Sincerely, OpenVMS Product Management SMSASSIST@hp.com ©2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 4