Getting Started
HP OpenVMS
Layered Products Library, Operating Environment Update, and
Online Documentation Libraries
for
HP OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
Welcome to the Layered Products Library, Operating Environment Update, and
Online Documentation Libraries for OpenVMS on Integrity Servers. The
following consolidated software is included with the HP OpenVMS Operating
Environment media:
* Layered Products Library
o Contains the latest revision of all software products included on the
Layered Products Library media.
* Operating Environment Update
o Contains the latest revision of the Operating Environment software
products that have revised since the last Operating System version
release.
* Online Documentation Libraries
o Contains the latest revision of online documentation for all software
products included in the Operating Environment and Layered Products
Library media.
For new customers, these DVD and CD-ROMs are included with the Operating
Environment Media.
A Master Index, listing the contents of each DVD/CD-ROM, as well as
identifying those products that are new, updating, or removed, can be
found in the [README] directory on the media. The Master Indexes are also
posted at the following website: http://www.hp.com/software/SPL.
Software Updates Service
For OpenVMS on Integrity, SW Updates Service is purchased for the
Operating Environment media, and for each individual layered product media.
All updates are delivered on the consolidated software distribution media
mentioned above.
Software Updates Service for license products provides the License to Use
new revisions of the software released during the Support Agreement period.
Licensing Information
Customers must be licensed to use all new revisions of software products
released on the consolidated software distribution for OpenVMS on Integrity
servers. If a customer does not have a Support Agreement that includes
Software Updates Service, the purchase of a new product license is required.
Additional licensing information is available here:
http://licensing.hp.com/swl/view.slm?page=index
HP OpenVMS Layered Products Library and Operating Environment Update
This section provides getting started instructions for the Layered
Products Library and the Operating Environment Update.
1. Mounting the media for the Layered Products Library or Operating
Environment Update.
Mount the DVD/CD-ROM by entering the MOUNT command in the
following format:
$ MOUNT/SYSTEM device volumelabel Where device is the name of
the media device, volume
label is the 12-character
volume label located on
the face of the disc.
Example:
$ MOUNT/SYSTEM DQA400: I64BINMAR101
2. Accessing a Software DVD/CD-ROM
Products on the Layered Products Library and Operating Environment
Update DVD/CD-ROM contain directories for each product. These
directories contain save sets of the binary images included in the
software product and product installation documentation in ASCII text
and PostScript formats. Each product directory begins with a name
unique for that product.
Table 2-1 shows the structure of the Layered Products Library and
Operating Environment Update DVD/CD-ROM.
The [README] directory, located on the first CD-ROM or DVD, contains
the documents you should read first.
For each product, the name of the root directory usually corresponds
to the name of the product save set. The product save sets are
located in the KIT subdirectory. Documentation is located in the
DOCUMENTATION subdirectory.
Table 2-1 Layered Products Library and Operating Environment Update
Media Directory Structure
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Directory File Contents
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[README] Documentation you should
read first.
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CDMASTER_INDEX.TXT Lists all products in
this release, including
which DVD/CD-ROM contains
each product and the
directory name for each
product.
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GETTING_STARTED.TXT Includes instructions to
mount media, accessing
software and documents,
print documents, and
install layered products.
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SW_COMPAT_MATRIX.TXT Indicates operating
system versions that
support each layered
product. (This is for
future OS releases.)
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[product] Top level product
directory, as shown in
the OpenVMS for
Integrity Server Layered
Products Library and OE
Update for OpenVMS I64
Master Indexes.
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[product.KIT] Product subdirectory
containing save sets
and/or PCSI files.
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[product.DOCUMENTATION] Product subdirectory
containing documentation
in .PS and .TXT formats.
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product_COVER.TXT Cover letters.
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product_IGUIDE.TXT Installation guides.
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product_SPD.TXT Software Product
Descriptions.
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3. Release Notes and Other Documentation
Release notes for layered products are included in the kits and may be
retrieved by entering the appropriate command in the VMSINSTAL utility
or the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility.
Other product documentation, not listed in Table 2-1, is available in
two ways:
· On the HP OpenVMS Online Documentation Libraries for Layered
Products on HP Integrity Servers and for Operating Environments on
HP Integrity/Alpha Servers and Microsoft™ Windows™ Platforms CD-
ROMs, in an electronically viewable format,
· As individual product documentation sets in hardcopy format.
Either may be ordered separately by contacting your HP account
representative.
Order numbers for software kits, printed manuals, and software service
are included in product cover letters or are listed on the SPDs.
4. Printing the Documents
You can print the documentation for the Layered Products Library or
Operating Environment Update by entering an operating system
command. You do not need a product license to print these documents.
See the Layered Products Library or the Operating Environment Update
Master Index for pointers to product directory specifications.
To print a document in Table 2-1 with text output, send the file to an
ASCII printer by entering a command in one of the following formats:
$ PRINT/QUEUE=queue_ANSI device:[README]file-name.TXT
$ PRINT/QUEUE=queue_ANSI device:[product.DOCUMENTATION]file-name.TXT
To print a document from the [product.DOCUMENTATION] directory with
PostScript output, send the file to a PostScript printer by entering the
command in the following format:
$ PRINT/QUEUE=queue_POST device:[product.DOCUMENTATION]file-name.PS
In the preceding examples, device represents the name of the drive on
which you have placed your Layered Products Library or Operating
Environment Update DVD/CD-ROM.
5. Installing Layered Products
This section describes how to install layered products on an OpenVMS
on Integrity Servers system.
5.1 Location of Product Save Sets and Installation Instructions
The Layered Products Library or the Operating Environment Update
Master Index gives the directory locations of the products on the
software binaries DVD or CD-ROM. This information is also available
in the CDMASTER_INDEX.TXT files in the [README] directory on the
first disc.
Installation information for each product, in ASCII text and PostScript
formats, is located in the [product.DOCUMENTATION] directories, where
product is the product directory name as given in the Layered Products
Library or Operating Environment Update Master Index.
5.2 Installation Methods
Install layered products using one of the following methods:
· Using the VMSINSTAL utility.
· Using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility.
5.2.1 Using VMSINSTAL
Individual layered product kits are located in their own directory
hierarchies. For this reason, when you install a layered product, you
must use a VMSINSTAL command line that is slightly different from the
one given in the product's installation guide.
When you enter the VMSINSTAL command line, specify the disc drive and
the directory by entering a command in the following format:
@SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL product drive:[directory.KIT]
For example:
$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL DECFMS024 DQA400:[DECFMS024.KIT]
Additionally, certain system privileges must be enabled before you
run VMSINSTAL. You must be logged in to a privileged account
(such as the system manager's account, SYSTEM) that has the
SETPRV privilege or at least the following privileges enabled:
· CMKRNL
· SYSPRV
· WORLD
To check whether your process has SETPRV or other privileges
enabled, enter the following command:
$ SHOW PROCESS/PRIVILEGES
5.2.2 Using the POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
Beginning with OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.1, some products can be
installed using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility. Not
all products are available with this installation technology.
Use a command in the following format to install one or more
software products that support installations by means of
POLYCENTER Software Installation utility:
$ PRODUCT INSTALL product/VERSION=number /SOURCE=disc-
drive:[directory.KIT]
For example:
$ PRODUCT INSTALL DQS/VERSION=1.3 /SOURCE=DQA400:[DQS013.KIT]
Additionally, certain system privileges must be enabled before you
install products. You must be logged in to a privileged account
(such as the system manager's account, SYSTEM) that has at least
the following privileges enabled:
· CMKRNL
· SYSLCK
· SYSPRV
To check whether your process has these privileges enabled, enter
the following command:
$ SHOW PROCESS/PRIVILEGES
To see whether a previous version of a product is installed, use the
PRODUCT SHOW PRODUCT command. For example:
$ PRODUCT SHOW PRODUCT FORTRAN
Refer to the product's installation guide for more information on
installing products using the POLYCENTER Software Installation
utility.
To use other features of the POLYCENTER Software Installation
utility, see the POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility User's
Guide.
HP OpenVMS Online Documentation Libraries (ODL) for Layered Products
on HP Integrity Servers and Operating Environments
on Integrity/Alpha Servers
This section provides introductory information about the Online Documentation
Libraries CD-ROM collection. It provides general and platform-specific
installation and user information for the ODL.
These OpenVMS CD-ROMs are ISO 9660 Level 2 (ODL-ISO) compliant CD-ROMs
that can be run from Microsoft™ Windows™ and OpenVMS platforms.
These discs contain documentation in HTML and PDF format, and use HTML
pages as the navigation mechanism to browse to and display documents. A
search engine is also included for full text searching (Windows platforms
only).
The Operating Environment ODL CD-ROM supports both the OpenVMS Integrity
Servers and OpenVMS Alpha platforms and contains documentation common
to both platforms. Operating System and key layered products have been
selected for inclusion. For OpenVMS Integrity Servers, most of the
Operating Environment components are included. Platform-specific products
are identified as “I64” or “Alpha”.
Layered Products not included on the Operating Environments ODL CD-ROM are
delivered on the Layered Products ODL CD-ROM that is specific to the
Integrity (I64) platform.
System Requirements
* OpenVMS on Integrity, Version 8.2 or later
* Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista,
or Windows 7
* Web Browser
* Adobe Acrobat Reader
* Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE), 1.3 or later (Windows platforms)
Mounting an ODL-ISO CD-ROM:
Windows Platforms:
* Insert the ODL-ISO disc into your CD-ROM drive
OpenVMS Platforms:
* $ MOUNT/OVER=ID/MEDIA_FORMAT=CDROM/UNDEFINED_FAT=(STREAM:2048) DEVICE:
Browsing an ODL-ISO
To begin browsing an ODL-ISO CD-ROM, open index.htm from the root of the
CD-ROM in your web browser.
For a listing of products available on this CD-ROM, open PRODLIST.HTM from
the /ODLDOC folder on the CD-ROM or click on the link from CONTENTS.HTM.
Searching ODL-ISO (Windows platforms only)
The main ODL page should display and the ASTAware SearchDisc search engine
should launch when the disc is inserted into the drive. If it does not, run
the SDWinjava.bat file from the root of the CD-ROM. The ASTAware SearchDisc
icon should appear in your taskbar when the search engine is running.
You can enter a search query in the search box from any ODL navigation page
on the CD-ROM.
**IMPORTANT** You must shut down the search engine by clicking the
SearchDisc icon in your taskbar, before you eject the CD-ROM from your drive.
This should also be done before putting in another CD-ROM to search.
Configuring ODL-ISO Search for a Hard Drive (Windows Platforms Only)
If you choose to copy the ODL-ISO CD-ROM content to a hard drive on a
Windows platform, you will need to reconfigure the search engine to retrieve
search results from the new location.
* Copy the entire CD-ROM to an area on a hard drive. For example, C:\ODL
* Run MediaSwitcher.exe from the area you copied the CD-ROM to. This will
reconfigure the search engine to search and retrieve search results from
the new ODL-ISO location. This executable is located at the root of the
CD-ROM.
Note: Be sure that the search engine is shut down before proceeding. To
shut the search engine down, click on the SearchDisc icon in your
taskbar, and click yes when asked if you would like to shut down
the search engine.
* Enter the path where you copied your ODL CD-ROM to in the "Select the
SearchDisc Installation Folder" box. For example, if you copied the CD-ROM
to your C: drive in a folder named ODL, enter C:\ODL here. Click Next.
* Enter the path again where you copied your ODL CD-ROM to in the "Select the
Search Documents Folder" box. Click Install.
* Restart the search engine by starting autolaunch.exe from the new location.
Known Issue: The installer used for the Media Switch Utility, described
above, is not currently supported for all language settings.
If your language is not supported, you will receive an error
stating, “Installer User Interface Mode Not Supported,” when
attempting to run MediaSwitcher.exe from the root of the ODL
collection on your hard drive.
You can use either of the following workarounds to address this:
Create a network drive of the directory where the ODL CD-ROM was copied to,
making it appear as a virtual drive. From there, open autolaunch.exe.
Temporarily change your regional settings on your computer to US English,
run the MediaSwitcher.exe, then change the settings back to your original
settings.
Your Feedback Is Appreciated
If you have questions or concerns regarding the Layered Products Library,
the Operating Environment Update, or the Online Documentation Library,
please contact us at:
SPLsupport@astadia.com
Please note, questions regarding individual product performance should
continue to be worked through your local support team.
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