HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Preface, About this document, Intended Audience, When to Use This Manual

Preface

About this document

This document explains how to install, or upgrade to, Version 8.3-1H1 of the OpenVMS for Integrity servers (OpenVMS I64) operating system. Also included are the prerequisites for installing and upgrading your software and the required and optional tasks you can perform after you complete the software installation or upgrade.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for anyone responsible for installing or upgrading the OpenVMS I64 operating system, and for the startup, shutdown, and backup operations required on Integrity servers running this software.

When to Use This Manual

Use this manual if you need to install or upgrade the OpenVMS operating system software yourself or if you need to perform certain startup, shutdown, or backup operations. If you received factory-installed software (FIS) with your Integrity server, see the release notes provided with the software, and use this manual for any information not covered in those release notes.

New and Changed Information in this Edition

The following information is new or revised for OpenVMS Version 8.3–1H1:

•Support for the latest HP Integrity servers supporting Intel® Itanium® Dual-Core processors, including the HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade

Some of these servers do not include a built-in CD/DVD drive. You can use an external USB CD/DVD drive (you must supply this drive and the required cable; they are not included with the Integrity servers). However, OpenVMS Version 8.3–1H1 supports provisioning and virtual media (vMedia) devices to allow you to boot, install, or upgrade OpenVMS over the network. For an up-to-date list of servers supported by this release of OpenVMS, see the HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.3 and HP OpenVMS I64 Version 8.3-1H1 Software Product Description (SPD 82.35.xx).

•Management support, including provisioning, providers, and WBEM infrastructure

OpenVMS on HP Integrity rx3600 and rx6600 servers and on HP Integrity BL860c Server Blades can be managed from HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) Version 5.2 or later. HP SIM (an HP implementation of WBEM) provides simplified, centralized management of multiple servers and platforms through a web-based, unified interface. HP SIM is

supported on OpenVMS from Microsoft Windows® ProLiant servers. The Windows server requires an OpenVMS plug-in for HP SIM (the plug-in is available from the web; for more information, see Section C.1.5.1 (page 214)). To be managed by HP SIM, your Integrity server requires HP WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) Services for OpenVMS and the HP WBEM Providers for OpenVMS. These WBEM products are installed automatically with OpenVMS but you must configure them manually. (Configuration instructions for these products are provided in Section 7.8.5 (page 127) and Section 7.8.6 (page 131), respectively.) The WBEM products enable HP SIM to retrieve information about the OpenVMS operating system on your Integrity server and to manage the operating system. For network functionality, the WBEM products also require HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS and HP SSL.

With provisioning support, you can use HP SIM to install or upgrade OpenVMS quickly and easily on one or more servers in the network, much in the same way as HP-UX supports

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