Getting Started
HPE OpenVMS Layered Products Library, Operating Environment Update and
Online Documentation Libraries For HPE OpenVMS on HPE 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 HPE 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.hpe.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://enterpriselicense.hpe.com/
HPE 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 volume label Where device is the
name of the media
device, volume label
is the 12-character
volume label located
on the face of the
disc.
For example: $ MOUNT/SYSTEM DQA400: I64BINMAR161
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 HPE OpenVMS Online Documentation Libraries for Layered
Products on HPE Integrity Servers and for Operating Environments
on HPE 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 Hewlett Packard
Enterprise 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.
HPE OpenVMS Online Documentation Libraries (ODL)
for Layered Products on HPE 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.
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,
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10.
· Web Browser
· Adobe Acrobat Reader
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.
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 support team.
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