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OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3--1 New Features and Documentation Overview
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Chapter 2
Compaq OpenVMS e-Business Features

This chapter provides information about the e-Business technologies that are included in the Compaq OpenVMS e-Business Infrastructure Package with OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3--1. This package provides key Internet and e-Business software technology that enhances the base OpenVMS Alpha operating system. These technologies are licensed with the OpenVMS Alpha operating system.

The Compaq OpenVMS e-Business Infrastructure Package contains the following software and accompanying documentation:

Refer to the Compaq OpenVMS e-Business Infrastructure Package CD-ROM Booklet and the Compaq OpenVMS e-Business Infrastructure Package Software Product Description, 80.58.xx included in the e-Business package for more detailed information.

For up-to-date information on OpenVMS e-Business technologies, refer to the following Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/ebusiness/

The following sections briefly describe the e-Business software and provide pointers and Web sites for further information. Refer to the Compaq OpenVMS e-Business Infrastructure Package SPD for technology descriptions, other software requirements, and licensing information. The technology on the e-Business CD-ROM has been tested and qualified with OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-2 and later.

2.1 Attunity Connect "On Platform" Package

Attunity Connect is object-oriented middleware that facilitates the development of applications that access, integrate, and update data from multiple, heterogeneous sources across a wide range of operating system platforms. With Attunity Connect, you can extend the life of your existing data and applications and preserve your significant IT investments.

The e-Business CD-ROM contains the Attunity Connect "On Platform" Package for OpenVMS Alpha. You can also download the Attunity Connect "On Platform" Package from the following OpenVMS Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/attunity/

2.2 Compaq BridgeWorks

Compaq BridgeWorks is an automated component creation tool that produces ready-to-build, distributable components from your existing OpenVMS applications. By creating standard reusable components, you extend the reach of your OpenVMS applications so that they can serve many of today's Web- and desktop-based clients.

Compaq BridgeWorks provides a quick and reliable way to integrate OpenVMS applications on Alpha or VAX systems with the world of components and distributed objects. Using Compaq BridgeWorks, you can readily reuse your applications with some of the latest technologies, making them accessible from the desktops and the Web browsers of users while maintaining the high availability of the OpenVMS operating system.

For more information about Compaq BridgeWorks, refer to the Compaq OpenVMS e-Business Infrastructure Package Software Product Description, or go to the Compaq BridgeWorks Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/commercial/bridgeworks/

2.3 COM Version 1.2 for OpenVMS

Component Object Model (COM) is a technology from Microsoft that allows developers to create distributed network objects. Digital Equipment Corporation and Microsoft jointly developed the COM specification. COM was first released as NetOLE (Network OLE), renamed DCOM (Distributed COM), and then renamed COM for OpenVMS.

OpenVMS Version 7.3--1 includes COM for OpenVMS Version 1.2. This version of COM has upgraded the source base to Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5. Previous versions of COM for OpenVMS were based on SP3.

COM Version 1.2 for OpenVMS has removed all C compiler requirements for building applications, and provides the ability to run components in DLL surrogate processes. COM Version 1.2 has also fixed several problems found in COM Version 1.1--B. For more detailed information, refer to the COM, Registry, and Events for OpenVMS Developer's Guide.

The Compaq COM for OpenVMS kit included on the e-Business CD-ROM provides all the code and documentation you need to install Compaq COM for OpenVMS on your system and to develop COM applications. This product is also available to download from the following Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/dcom/

2.4 Compaq Enterprise Directory for e-Business

Compaq OpenVMS Enterprise Directory for e-Business combines the best of both industry standard LDAPv3 and X.500 capabilities, and delivers robust and scalable directory services across intranets, extranets, and the Internet to customers, suppliers, and partners. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) support allows access by a myriad of LDAP-based clients, user agents, and applications. The X.500 support brings high performance, resilience, advanced access controls, and easy replication across the enterprise. This latest release includes support for SSL/TLS between clients and directory servers, Selective Shadowing of data to consumer directories, and a new Java based Management GUI.

For further information, refer to the Compaq OpenVMS Enterprise Directory for e-Business Software Product Description (SPD 81.03.01) included on the e-Business CD-ROM in the Enterprise Directory Services documentation directory. This product is also available to download from the following Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/commercial/edir/

2.5 NetBeans for OpenVMS

NetBeans provides an open-source, modular, and integrated development environment (IDE) for Java and JavaBeans development implemented in pure Javatm. The popularity of NetBeans is a result of its versatility, extensible architecture, and relative ease of use. NetBeans for OpenVMS is included on the e-Business CD-ROM. This product is also available to download from the following Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/netbeans/

2.6 Reliable Transaction Router (RTR)

Reliable Transaction Router (RTR) is fault tolerant transactional messaging middleware used to implement large, distributed applications using client/server technology. Reliable Transaction Router enables computing enterprises to deploy distributed applications on OpenVMS Alpha and VAX systems.

Refer to the Reliable Transaction Router for OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD 51.04.xx) included on the e-Business CD-ROM for additional information; or you can access the RTR Web site at: 


http://www.compaq.com/rtr/

2.7 Compaq Secure Web Browser for OpenVMS Alpha (based on Mozilla)

Compaq Secure Web Browser (CSWB) is the officially supported Web browser for OpenVMS Alpha, based on the Mozilla Milestone 1.0 Release Candidate 2. The Mozilla open-source project ( http://mozilla.org/ ) was started in 1998 by Netscape Communications Corporation. The Mozilla Web Browser is designed for standards compliance, performance and portability. Mozilla uses the same code base as Netscape 6.x.

CSWB includes support for the following features:

For more information about CSWB, refer to the Compaq Secure Web Browser for OpenVMS Alpha Installation Guide and Release Notes. This product is also available to download from the CSWB Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/cswb/cswb.html

2.8 Compaq Secure Web Server for OpenVMS Alpha (based on Apache)

Compaq Secure Web Server for OpenVMS Alpha (CSWS) is based on the popular Apache Web Server from the Apache Software Foundation. Building on the source code from the Apache Software Foundation ( http://www.apache.org ), Compaq OpenVMS engineering has incorporated and fully integrated OpenSSL with mod_ssl, the most popular open-source implementations of SSL.

Compaq Secure Web Server for OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.2 is supplied by Compaq Computer Corporation under the terms of the open source license from the Apache Software Foundation, and is based on the Version 1.3.20 release from the Apache Software Foundation. New features in Version 1.2 include two new modules, mod_proxy and mod_rewrite, and support for clusterwide shared memory on OpenVMS Galaxy system clusters. Version 1.2 also includes a new optional kit, CSWS_PHP.

For more detailed information, refer to the Compaq Secure Web Server Installation and Configuration Guide and Release Notes and see the CSWS Web site at: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/apache/csws.html

From the CSWS home page, you can download the following optional CSWS kits:

CSWS_JAVA
CSWS_PERL
CSWS_PHP

2.9 Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Toolkit

SOAP provides a simple, lightweight mechanism for exchanging structured and typed information between peers in a decentralized, distributed environment. SOAP is an XML-based protocol that consists of three parts: an envelope that defines a framework for describing the contents of a message and how to process it, a set of encoding rules for expressing application-defined datatypes, and a convention for representing remote procedure calls and responses. SOAP defines a simple mechanism for expressing application semantics that allows SOAP to be used in a wide variety of systems. SOAP is included on the e-Business CD-ROM.

This product is also available to download from the following Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/soap/

2.10 Compaq Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Javatm Platform

The Compaq SDK provides an environment in which to develop and deploy Java applications on OpenVMS Alpha. Java applications can be written once and run on any operating system that implements the Java run-time environment, which consists primarily of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

The Compaq SDK now includes the Compaq Fast VM, a new Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler technology designed to provide optimal Java run-time performance on OpenVMS Alpha systems. Fast VM offers significant performance advantages over the Classic JIT provided with the Compaq Software Development Kit (SDK).

The Compaq Software Development Kit (SDK) for the OpenVMS System, for the Javatm Platform is included on the e-Business CD-ROM, or you can download this kit from the Compaq Java home page at the following Web address: 


http://www.compaq.com/java/download/index.html

2.11 Compaq XML Technology

The following components are provided on the e-Business CD-ROM using open source software from the Apache Software Foundation:

This technology provides applications the ability to parse, generate, manipulate, validate, and transform Extensible Markup Language (XML) documents and data. This product is also available to download from the following Web site: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/xml/

Chapter 3
General User Features

This chapter provides information about new features for all users of the Compaq OpenVMS operating system.

3.1 Documentation Updates on the World Wide Web

In an effort to provide timely updates for our customers, OpenVMS Documentation will post new, supplemental, and updated information to all OpenVMS product documentation sets on the World Wide Web. We encourage customers to check the OpenVMS Documentation web site for changes to the OpenVMS and layered product manuals, as well as pertinent papers and other documents of interest to our customers. Documents posted on the site will be clearly marked and will include the revision date.

Our Web site is located at the following URL: 


http://www.openvms.compaq.com/doc

3.2 New and Archived Manuals

The following new manuals are now included in the OpenVMS documentation set:

The following manuals have been archived:

The information contained in OpenVMS Guide to Extended File Specifications has been distributed to the following manuals in the OpenVMS documentation set:

Refer to Part 2 for more information.

3.3 3Dlabs Oxygen VX1-AGP4X 2D Graphics Support

OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3--1 incorporates 2D support for the 3Dlabs Oxygen VX1-AGP4X graphics module. This module can be plugged into an AGP slot on a supported platform (for example, the AlphaServer ES45 Model 1B). To learn which platforms offer AGP device support, ask a Compaq customer service representative or refer to the following Web site: 


http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/technology/index.html.

2D support of the 3Dlabs Oxygen VX1-PCI graphics module, introduced with OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3, continues to be supported in OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3--1. AlphaServer ES45 users with multihead configurations now have the choice of using only VX1-PCI modules or of using one or more VX1-PCI modules in combination with a VX1-AGP module.

For details about using the 3Dlabs Oxygen VX1-AGP4X graphics module, refer to the 3Dlabs OXYGEN VX1 PCI and AGP Graphics Controller Installation Guide, order number EK-VX1GC-IG.

3.4 DCL Commands and Lexical Functions

This section describes new and changed DCL commands, qualifiers, and lexical functions for OpenVMS Version 7.3--1. The following tables summarize these changes.

For more information, refer to the OpenVMS DCL Dictionary.
DCL Command Documentation Update
ANALYZE/PROCESS A restriction note has been added to the /IMAGE_PATH qualifier.
COPY/FTP A new qualifier, /PASSIVE, has been added.
CREATE/DIRECTORY The /ALLOCATE qualifier has been updated to include ODS-5 files.
DELETE A new qualifier, /IGNORE=INTERLOCK, has been added.
INITIALIZE The following tape-density keywords have been added to the /DENSITY qualifier: AIT2, AIT3, AIT4, DLT8000, 89000, SDLT, and SDLT320.
INITIALIZE/QUEUE A new qualifier, /RAD, has been added, along with an example.
MOUNT The following tape-density keywords have been added to the /DENSITY qualifier: AIT2, AIT3, AIT4, DLT8000, 89000, SDLT, and SDLT320.
PURGE A new qualifier, /IGNORE=INTERLOCK, has been added.
READ The Description section has been updated with new information about network block count.
RECALL/ALL A new parameter has been added, along with a new example.
SET AUDIT The /ENABLE qualifier text has been updated, and DECnet-Plus has been added to the CONNECTION keyword list.
SET COMMAND A note has been added to the /OBJECT qualifier to describe the use of the CDU$TABLE_SPACE logical name that lets you increase the value of virtual memory.
SET CPU The following new qualifiers have been added:

/AUTO_START, /FAILOVER, /MIGRATE, /OVERRIDE_CHECKS, /POWER, /REFRESH, /START

SET ENTRY A new qualifier, /RAD, has been added, along with an example.
SET MAGTAPE The following tape-density keywords have been added to the /DENSITY qualifier: AIT2, AIT3, AIT4, DLT8000, 89000, SDLT, and SDLT320.
SET QUEUE A new qualifier, /RAD, has been added, along with an example.
SET SERVER Support for ACME, including new qualifiers, has been added.
SET VOLUME The ODS-5 system disk restriction has been removed.
SHOW/CPU The following new qualifiers have been added:

/CONFIGURE_SET, /POTENTIAL_SET, /STANDBY_SET, /SYSTEM

SHOW DEVICES A new qualifier, /SIZE, has been added to display free space in bytes, along with an example.
SHOW ENTRY This command has been enhanced to display RAD information.
SHOW NETWORK New examples have been added.
SHOW QUEUE/FULL This command has been enhanced to display RAD information.
SHOW SERVER Support for ACME, including new qualifiers and examples, has been added.
SPAWN A note has been added to the /PROCESS qualifier regarding the use of the DCL_CTLFLAGS system parameter.
START/CPU A new qualifier, /POWER, has been added.
START/QUEUE A new qualifier, /RAD, has been added, along with an example.
STOP Two new qualifiers, /EXIT and /IMAGE, have been added.
STOP/CPU Two new qualifiers, /MIGRATE and /POWER, have been added.
SUBMIT A new qualifier, /RAD, has been added, along with an example.
DCL Lexical Documentation Update
F$CVTIME The following keywords have been added, along with an example:

DAYOFYEAR, HOUROFYEAR, MINUTEOFYEAR, SECONDOFYEAR

F$GETDVI Two new item codes, MPDEV_CURRENT_PATH and MULTIPATH, have been added.
F$GETJPI The following items have been added:

CLASSIFICATION, CURRENT_CAP_MASK, IMAGE_AUTHPRIV, IMAGE_PERMPRIV, IMAGE_WORKPRIV, INSTALL_RIGHTS, INSTALL_RIGHTS_SIZE, PERMANENT_CAP_MASK, PERSONA_AUTHPRIV, PERSONA_ID, PERSONA_PERMPRIV, PERSONA_RIGHTS, PERSONA_RIGHTS_SIZE, PERSONA_WORKPRIV, SCHED_CLASS_NAME, SUBSYSTEM_RIGHTS, SUBSYSTEM_RIGHTS_SIZE, SYSTEM_RIGHTS_SIZE

F$GETQUI A new example for deleting retained entries from queues has been added.

A restriction has been added to the Description section regarding the use of wildcards and DCL queue-related commands.

F$GETSYI The following items have been added:

ACTIVE_CPU_MASK, AVAIL_CPU_MASK, COMMUNITY_ID, CPU_AUTOSTART, CPU_FAILOVER, CPUCAP_MASK, GALAXY_ID, GALAXY_MEMBER, GALAXY_PLATFORM, GALAXY_SHMEMSIZE, GLX_FORMATION, GLX_MAX_MEMBERS, GLX_MBR_MEMBER, GLX_MBR_NAME, GLX_TERMINATION, HP_ACTIVE_CPU_CNT, HP_ACTIVE_SP_CNT, HP_CONFIG_SBB_CNT, HP_CONFIG_SP_CNT, MAX_CPUS, PARTITION_ID, POTENTIAL_CPU_MASK, POTENTIALCPU_CNT, POWERED_CPU_MASK, POWEREDCPU_CNT, PRESENT_CPU_MASK, PRESENTCPU_CNT, PRIMARY_CPUID, SCSNODE

For information on the DCL commands and lexicals related to case sensitivity, hard links, and access dates, see Section 4.10.

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