OpenVMS Software Installation and Upgrade Release Notes
1.3 Obtaining Remedial Kits
1.3 Obtaining Remedial Kits
Remedial kits for OpenVMS field test Version 8.4 will be made available in the
field test website.
1.4 Networking Options
V8.4
OpenVMS provides customers with the flexibility to choose the network protocol
of their choice. Whether you require DECnet or TCP/IP, OpenVMS allows you to
choose the protocol or combination of protocols that works best for your network.
OpenVMS can operate with both HP and third-party networking products.
During the main installation procedure for OpenVMS Version 8.4, you have the
option of installing the following supported HP networking software:
• Either HP DECnet-Plus Version 8.4 for OpenVMS or HP DECnet Phase
IV Version 8.4 for OpenVMS. (Note that both DECnet products cannot run
concurrently on your system.)
DECnet-Plus contains all the functionality of the DECnet Phase IV product,
and the ability to run DECnet over TCP/IP or OSI protocols.
For information about how to configure and manage your HP networking software
after installation, refer to the TCP/IP, DECnet-Plus, or DECnet documentation.
The manuals are available in online format on the OpenVMS Documentation
website. You must use HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.7 after
upgrading to OpenVMS Version 8.4.
1.5 Disk Incompatibility with Older Versions of OpenVMS
V8.3
The OpenVMS Version 8.4 installation procedure initializes the target disk with
volume expansion (INITIALIZE/LIMIT). This renders the disk incompatible
with versions of OpenVMS prior to Version 7.2. In most cases, this does not
present a problem. However, if you intend to mount this new disk on a version of
OpenVMS prior to Version 7.2, you must ensure that the disk is compatible for
that operating system version. For detailed instructions, see the HP OpenVMS
Version 8.3 Upgrade and Installation Manual.
Note that by taking these steps, your new system disk might include a relatively
large minimum allocation size (as defined by /CLUSTER_SIZE). As a result, small
files will use more space than necessary. Therefore, perform these steps only for
system disks that must be mounted on versions of OpenVMS prior to Version 7.2.
Note
ODS-5 disks are also incompatible with versions of OpenVMS prior to
Version 7.2.
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