COMPAQ
                                                         AV-R3XSE-TE

                                                       January, 1999


 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 2.2A.
 Storage Library System (SLS) licenses continue to be honored by
 ABS Version 2.2A to allow for easy conversion.

 ABS Version 2.2A has been designed to run on OpenVMS, Version
 6.2 or 7.1 on both Alpha and VAX systems. You can use ABS Version
 2.2A in a mixed-architecture, OpenVMS VAX and Alpha systems en-
 vironment. ABS allows for "rolling" upgrades. This means that you
 can install ABS on your server and incrementally update your ABS
 clients.

 ABS Version 2.2A is a maintenance release containing bug fixes
 since ABS Version 2.2 and the Y2K complaint NT client.

 See the ABS Version 2.2A Release Notes for details.

 Contents of this Kit

 The enclosed kit contains the following items:

 o  Archive/Backup System Version 2.2A software for VAX and Alpha
    systems

 o  Archive/Backup System Version 2.2A documentation:

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 2.2A for OpenVMS SPD 48.16.11

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 2.2A for OpenVMS Release Notes
       (online only)

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 2.2 for OpenVMS Installation
       and Configuration Guide

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 2.2 for OpenVMS Guide to Oper-
       ations

    -  Archive/Backup System Version 2.2 for OpenVMS Command Refer-
       ence Guide

 o  Media and Device Management Services Version 2.9B software for
    VAX and Alpha systems and online Release Notes

 

 Prerequisite Software

 The following software is required for Archive/Backup System Ver-
 sion 2.2A for OpenVMS:

 o  OpenVMS Versions 6.2 or 7.1 for VAX and Alpha systems

 o  Motif[R] Version 1.1 and above

 o  POLYCENTER Scheduler Version 2.1B (provided in this kit)

 o  DECnet-Plus or DECnet Phase IV

 o  DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (required for communication
    between the OpenVMS server and NT and UNIX clients)

 Note that Oracle Rdb is no longer a prerequisite for ABS. However,
 certain versions of Oracle Rdb databases can still be backed up
 using ABS.

 Installation Requirements

 To use ABS Version 2.2A, you must meet the the following require-
 ments:

 1. Install the Media and Device Management Services (MDMS) Version
    2.9B (included in this kit) per installation instructions prior
    to installing ABS.

 2. Install POLYCENTER Scheduler (included in the ABS kit) per
    installation instructions prior to installing ABS.

 3. Install ABS Version 2.2A per installation instructions.

 For_customers_who_want_to_run_SLS_and_ABS_on_the_same_system:

 1. Install SLS Version 2.9B per instructions provided in the Stor-
    age Library System Version 2.9B Installation Guide. (The SLS
    installation procedure automatically installs the media man-
    ager.)

 2. Configure SLS and MDMS according to the instructions in SLS
    documentation.

 3. Install ABS Version 2.2A per installation instructions.

 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

 SMS Product Manager
 (719) 548-2845
 bryan.cox@compaq.com
 ©Compaq Computer Corporation. 1999 All Rights Reserved.

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