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Compaq is pleased to introduce the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1 operating system.
OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1 is a follow-on release to OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2
and replaces the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2 release.
OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1 includes all the capabilities of OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2,
plus provides the following new support:
- COM (Component Object Model) Version 1.1 for OpenVMS (with NT authentication)
- Compaq AlphaServers GS140, GS60, GS60E, ES40, DS20, and DS10
- Compaq Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS AlphaServers GS140 and
GS60/GS60E
- Compaq AlphaStation XP900 workstation
- New Fibre Channel storage interconnect support on AlphaServer 800, 1000A, 1200,
4000, 4100, 8200, 8400, GS60, GS60E and GS140 systems
- Gigabit Ethernet, a new high bandwidth standard in Ethernet technology.
- Memory Channel Version 2.0.
- Multipath failover with shadowing support for parallel SCSI and Fibre Channel
configurations
- Intel Fast Ethernet (10/100)
- Multiple tape density fixes
- Remedial kit fixes from December 1998 to May 1999
The following layered products have been updated and are included in the OpenVMS
Version 7.2-1 kit:
- Advanced Server Version 7.2A for OpenVMS Alpha
- DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.0A
- Availability Manager Version 1.2
- DECnet-Plus Version 7.2-1
- Netscape FastTrack Server Version 3.01A
OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1 is the newest release of OpenVMS, which provides the
highest level of interoperability between OpenVMS and Windows NT. It also offers a new
computing environment which was introduced with OpenVMS Version 7.2, Galaxy Software
Architecture on OpenVMS Alpha, that delivers even greater levels of performance,
scalability, availability and extremely flexible operational capabilities.
With these latest additions, you can gain increased performance by running OpenVMS Alpha
Version 7.2-1 on the newest Alpha systems. Plus, OpenVMS Cluster customers have even
more options now with the addition of Fibre Channel as a new ANSI standard shared storage
interconnect, with Gigabit Ethernet as a cluster interconnect, and with support for faster
Memory Channel Version 2.0 hardware.
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Gigabit Ethernet utilizes a new technology that transfers data at a rate of one gigabit per
second, which is ten times the rate of a Fast Ethernet adapter. Gigabit Ethernet addresses
congestion experienced at the backbone and server levels of today’s networks and will
greatly enhance the performance of network applications.
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COM (Component Object Model) is a technology that allows developers to create distributed
network objects. COM for OpenVMS is an implementation of the Microsoft code that
supports the COM draft standards. For OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1, Compaq has added
the following functionality to COM for OpenVMS Version 1.1:
- Extended OpenVMS security to enable secure connections between Windows NT and
OpenVMS
- New IMPORT and EXPORT commands added to the OpenVMS registry
- Windows NT style event logging to COM for OpenVMS
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Advanced Server Version 7.2A for OpenVMS Alpha provides networking functionally
equivalent to that of the Windows NT Server - with additional features to support new
features in OpenVMS V7.2. This software runs only on OpenVMS V7.2 and OpenVMS
V7.2-1 Alpha systems. You can upgrade from Advanced Server V7.2 to Advanced Server
V7.2A before you upgrade your Operating System to OpenVMS V7.2-1. Or, you can stay on
OpenVMS V7.2. Upgrading to Advanced Server V7.2A will give you the most recent
maintenance updates. Note: This product is only available on Alpha systems, so if you are a
VAX system user, you must use PATHWORKS V6.0B for OpenVMS. If you are using
COM V1.1, you must run Advanced Server V7.2A on OpenVMS V7.2-1 Alpha systems.
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You can configure AlphaServer GS140, GS60, and GS60E systems as OpenVMS Galaxy
systems to run three instances of OpenVMS on AlphaServer GS140 systems or two instances
on AlphaServer GS60 and GS60E systems. To create an OpenVMS Galaxy environment on
AlphaServer GS140, GS60 and GS60E systems, you will need the latest version of the V5.4-xx
console firmware which can be obtained form the following location:
» http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/firmware/.
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Multipath failover support is for failover between multiple paths that might exist between an
OpenVMS system and certain types of disk devices. Multipath failover increases
availability. If the current path to a mounted disk fails, the system automatically fails over to
the alternate path.
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Support for Compaq's Fast Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs) based on Intel's i8255x
Ethernet controllers has been added to the OpenVMS Version 7.2-1 release. These NICs
replace the end-of-life DE500 family of adapters.
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Compaq Availability Manager V1.2 now uses a Java® graphical user interface (GUI) to
display information about OpenVMS nodes on a Windows NT system. Because the new
GUI is Java based, Availability Manager V1.2 can be run on OpenVMS or Windows NT.
Compaq Availability Manager is a system management tool integrated with OpenVMS and
used to improve OpenVMS system and OpenVMS Cluster availability. It enables monitoring
of one or more OpenVMS nodes on an extended local area network (LAN) from a Windows
NT node. While the software collects system and process data from multiple OpenVMS
nodes, it analyzes the data and displays the output via a graphical user interface.
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Compaq OpenVMS Version 7.2-1 is now available and is being delivered to all appropriate
Service update customers.
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