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   Software Updates Service and Download Information for:
   OpenVMS Integrity, Alpha, VAX and Tru64 UNIX

Quarterly Distributions for OpenVMS Integrity and OpenVMS Alpha
For the latest software and documentation updates for OpenVMS Integrity and OpenVMS Alpha,
please visit the My HPE Software Center Portal.
In order to obtain the latest OpenVMS Alpha SPL credentials please visit review the Cover Letter.
The Cover Letter is in the My HPE Software Center Portal on the "Get Documentation" tab
for any Alpha product with a Support Contract.


    
                                        Q2/Q3FY11 As of Q2/Q3FY11, OpenVMS Integrity and Alpha customers will no longer be sent automatic
software updates on media unless requested: Significant Shift to Electronic Delivery notice.
New My HPE Software Center Portal notice.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software Update Alerts subscribers will receive electronic notification when software updates are available.  At the My HPE Software Center Portal, the Cover Letter can be found in every Alpha SPL product under contract at the "Get Documentation" link. For customers who have chosen the hard media option, the Cover Letter will remain part of the SPL Kit. Additionally, a file version is on disc 1 of the Layered Products CD set, in the README directory.

 
Software Updates Services:

 Software Downloads:
  - OpenVMS Alpha and VAX and Tru64 UNIX layered product downloads are available on
     this website for SPL Software Updates Service customers, see Download entitlement
  -  For downloading requirements, see the Download Details and Requirements page: more info .
     OpenVMS VAX and Tru64 UNIX are no longer updating. See Final Release for OpenVMSVAX
     &  Final Release for Tru64 UNIX .  
  -  For OpenVMS Integrity, software downloads are only available through the
      My HPE Software Center Portal.


 Software Updates Service for OpenVMS Alpha and VAX and Tru64 UNIX:

     Each product has its own license number and all software
     update distributions are available
    through one of the consolidated distribution Software Products Library (SPL) media numbers. 
 
     -   Software Updates Service is required for each of the license numbers on a Service Agreement
          to provide "License to Use" new revisions, plus an SPL number must be on one of your
          Service Agreements to receive the quarterly update media.


 Software Updates Service for OpenVMS Integrity Operating Environments:
     Each Operating Environment has its own license number and its own media number. 

    - Software Updates Service is required for the Operating
      Environment license number on a Service Agreement to provide
     "License to Use" new revisions, plus the corresponding Operating
       Environment media number must be on one Service Agreement to
       receive the quarterly Operating Environment  electronic
       notification that a new release is available,
        thus allowing a download of the updated software or a
        request for physical media. Note: An Operating Environment
        distribution will only be available if updates are released
        for that quarter.
Example: Software Updates Service for the Enterprise Operating Environment (Max 2 sockets with system) will need the license number (BA451AC) for the quantity of active processor cores running on a system and the EOE Update media number (BA323AA) on the Product Order/Service Agreement.

 Software Updates Service for OpenVMS Integrity Layered Products:

     Each product has a license number and a media number. 
     A license is not required for the consolidated distribution
     Layered Products Library product.
  
    -  Software Updates Service is required for each layered product license number on a Service
        Agreement to provide "License to Use" new revisions, plus the corresponding media
       number for each of the layered products must be on one 
        Service Agreement to receive electronic notification
        that a new release is available, thus allowing a download of the updated software or a request
        for physical media. Note: A Layered Products Library distribution, will only be available if
       updates are released for that quarter.
 
                          Example: Software Updates Service for HP C will need the license number
                          (BA348AC) and the media number (BA348AA) on the Product Order/Service
                          Agreement.


 If you are not an OpenVMS Integrity service customer
and want to obtain the latest revision of
 software, please contact your Hewlett Packard Enterprise Account Representative or distributor.  
 Note:  Update licenses are not available for OpenVMS products on Integrity. 
 If you are not a service customer, a new product license must be purchased
 to provide the "License to Use" each new revision of a product that is made available.