HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Release Notes

HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Release Notes

Order Number: Z7550-96157


April 2015

This manual describes changes to the software; installation, upgrade, and compatibility information; new and existing software problems and restrictions; and software and documentation corrections.

Revision/Update Information: This is a new manual.

Software Version: OpenVMS Version 8.4 for Integrity servers OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4




Hewlett-Packard Company Palo Alto, California


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Contents Index


Preface

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for all users of the HP OpenVMS for Integrity servers or HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4 operating system. Read this manual before you install, upgrade, or use OpenVMS Version 8.4.

Document Structure

This manual contains the following chapters and appendix:

Notes are organized by facility or product name when applicable.

This manual contains release notes introduced in the current release and notes from previous versions that still apply to the new release. A subheading for each release note indicates either the version of origin (for example, V8.3) or the version when an old note was last updated (for example, a note from Version 8.3 that was revised for Version 8.4 will be labeled with V8.4).

Notes from previous releases are published when:

Related Documents

For a list of additional documents that are available in support of this version of the OpenVMS operating system, see the HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 New Features and Documentation Overview manual.

For additional information about HP OpenVMS products and services, see:


http://www.hp.com/go/openvms 

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In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as brackets, rather than a box.

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A vertical ellipsis indicates the omission of items from a code example or command format; the items are omitted because they are not important to the topic being discussed.
( ) In command format descriptions, parentheses indicate that you must enclose choices in parentheses if you specify more than one.
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