DIGITAL
                                                         AV-R3XSG-TE

                                                       January, 2000


 Dear Customer:

 To continue our tradition of providing enhanced Storage Management
 software capability to our customers, COMPAQ offers this release
 of Archive/Backup System (ABS) for OpenVMS[TM], Version 3.0A.
 Storage Library System (SLS) licenses continue to be honored by
 ABS Version 3.0A to allow for easy conversion.

 ABS Version 3.0A has been designed to run on OpenVMS VAX, versions
 6.2, 7.1, and 7.2 and OpenVMS Alpha versions 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, and
 7.2-1. You can use ABS in a mixed-architecture, OpenVMS VAX and
 Alpha systems environment. ABS allows for "rolling" upgrades. This
 means that you can install ABS on your server and incrementally
 update your ABS clients.

 ABS Version 3.0A is a bug fix release and also contains a new ver-
 sion of Archive/Backup System for OpenVMS Management Tools (ABS
 OMT). ABS OMT is a license for ABS which limits the functional-
 ity of ABS. ABS OMT is distributed with the OpenVMS Enterprise
 Integration package (EIP) or sold as a separate license.

 Refer to the Software Product Description or the ABS documentation
 for more information on ABS or ABS OMT.

 Refer to the release notes for details on the bugs fixed with ABS
 Version 3.0A.

 ABS Version 3.0 was a major release which contains a completely
 rewritten media manager, MDMS. We also introduced multiple options
 for scheduling purposes. The options are:

 -  VMS batch queues

 -  POLYCENTER Scheduler V2.1B

 -  External command procedure to schedule batch queues

 -  External command procedure to schedule an external scheduler
    with a DCL interface.

 -  NONE (no scheduling done)

 ABS will discontinue support of POLYCENTER Scheduler V2.1B with
 a future release. POLYCENTER Scheduler V2.1B is not included with
 the ABS V3.0A kit.

 

 Contents of this Kit

 The enclosed kit contains the following items:

 o  Archive/Backup System Version 3.0A software for VAX and Alpha
    systems

 o  Archive/Backup System Version 3.0A documentation:

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 3.0A for OpenVMS SPD 48.16.13

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 3.0A for OpenVMS Release Notes
       (online only)

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 3.0A for OpenVMS Installation
       Guide

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 3.0A for OpenVMS Guide to
       Operations

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 3.0A for OpenVMS Command Ref-
       erence Guide

 o  Media and Device Management Services Version 3.0A software for
    VAX and Alpha systems and online Release Notes

 Refer to the SPD for any prerequisite software. Refer to the ABS
 V3.0A Installation guide for installation prerequisites.

 ABS V3.0A requires MDMS V3.0A. ABS V3.0A is also compatible with
 MDMS V2.9C, but not MDMS V3.0.

 For additional information, please refer to the product documen-
 tation. If you need additional assistance, please call the COMPAQ
 Customer Support Center.

 Sincerely,

 Bryan Cox
 Product Manager, Archive/Backup System
 bryan.cox@compaq.com
 ©Compaq Computer Corporation. 2000 All Rights Reserved.













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