Updated: 11 December 1998

Overview of OpenVMS Documentation

The covers of OpenVMS manuals are color coded to help specific audiences quickly find the documents that meet their needs. The color coding is reinforced with a letter designator on the spines of the documents. Refer to Table 2-3 for manual type, cover color, and letter designator.

Table 2-3 Color Coding of Manual Covers

Manual Type	Cover Color	Letter Designator
General user	Blue	G
System management	Purple	S
Programming	Green	P

Some documents in the documentation set help meet the needs of several audiences. Keep this in mind when searching for information on specific topics.

2.2 Online Documentation

Beginning with OpenVMS Version 7.2, OpenVMS documentation is provided on a dual-file system CD-ROM. This CD-ROM can be viewed on OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha systems and on Windows 95, Windows NT, and Macintosh systems.

For detailed information about the Documentation CD-ROM, see Section 1.1.2 in this manual or refer to the Guide to OpenVMS Version 7.2 CD--ROMs.

Use the following part number to order the OpenVMS Version 7.2 Documentation CD-ROM: QA--MT3AE--G8.

2.3 System Integrated Products

The following System Integrated Products (SIPs) are included in the OpenVMS software. You must purchase separate licenses to enable them.

• Compaq Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS Alpha
• OpenVMS Clusters
• RMS Journaling for OpenVMS
• Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS

The OpenVMS Galaxy documentation is included in the OpenVMS Full Documentation Set. It is also available separately in the OpenVMS Galaxy documentation kit (Order number: QL--66XAA--G8). In addition to the OpenVMS Alpha Galaxy Guide, the kit contains an OpenVMS Galaxy demonstration CD-ROM and several articles about the Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS. For more information about OpenVMS Galaxy licensing requirements, see the Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS Alpha Software Product Description (SPD 70.44.xx).

The OpenVMS Cluster and Volume Shadowing documentation is included in the OpenVMS Full Documentation Set.

RMS Journaling documentation must be purchased separately. Use the following part number to order the RMS Journaling for OpenVMS Manual: AA--JG41C--TE.

2.4 Online Help

The OpenVMS operating system provides online help for the commands, utilities, and system routines documented in the Full Documentation Set.

2.4.1 Help Message Facility

You can use the Help Message facility to quickly access online descriptions of system messages. In addition, you can add your own source files, such as messages documentation that you have written to the Help Message database. The OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users manual explains how to use the Help Message facility. You can also access DCL Help for Help Message by entering:

$ HELP HELP/MESSAGE

OpenVMS continuously updates, revises, and enhances the OpenVMS operating system information set. Table 3-1 lists the manuals that have been archived since OpenVMS Version 6.2. Table 3-3 lists where information was relocated in previous releases.

3.1 Archived Manuals

Table 3-1 lists the OpenVMS manuals that have been archived. Please note the following:

• Archived manuals can be ordered separately in printed format from Compaq. To order archived books, call 800-344-4825 with the book title and part number.
• Archived manuals are available in PostScript and Bookreader formats on the Documentation CD-ROM.
• Most information from the archived manuals has been incorporated in another document or online help.

Table 3-1 Archived OpenVMS Manuals

Manual	Order Number
A Comparison of System Management on OpenVMS AXP and OpenVMS VAX	AA--PV71B--TE
Building Dependable Systems: The OpenVMS Approach	AA--PV5YB--TE
Creating an OpenVMS Alpha Device Driver from an OpenVMS VAX Device Driver	AA--R0Y8A--TE
Creating an OpenVMS AXP Step 2 Device Driver from a Step 1 Device Driver	AA--Q28TA--TE
Creating an OpenVMS AXP Step 2 Device Driver from an OpenVMS VAX Device Driver	AA--Q28UA--TE
Guide to OpenVMS AXP Performance Management	AA--Q28WA--TE
Guide to OpenVMS Performance Management	AA--PV5XA--TE
Migrating an Environment from OpenVMS VAX to OpenVMS Alpha	AA--QSBLA--TE
Migrating to an OpenVMS AXP System: Planning for Migration	AA--PV62A--TE
Migrating to an OpenVMS AXP System: Recompiling and Relinking Applications	AA--PV63A--TE
OpenVMS Alpha System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual	AA--PV6UC--TE
OpenVMS AXP Device Support: Developer's Guide	AA--Q28SA--TE
OpenVMS AXP Device Support: Reference	AA--Q28PA--TE
OpenVMS Bad Block Locator Utility Manual	AA--PS69A--TE
OpenVMS Compatibility Between VAX and Alpha	AA--PYQ4C--TE
OpenVMS Developer's Guide to VMSINSTAL	AA--PWBXA--TE
OpenVMS DIGITAL Standard Runoff Reference Manual	AA--PS6HA--TE
OpenVMS EDT Reference Manual	AA--PS6KA--TE
OpenVMS Exchange Utility Manual	AA--PS6AA--TE
OpenVMS Glossary	AA--PV5UA--TK
OpenVMS National Character Set Utility Manual	AA--PS6FA--TE
OpenVMS Obsolete Features Manual	AA--PS6JA--TE
OpenVMS Programming Environment Manual	AA--PV66B--TK
OpenVMS RTL DECtalk (DTK$) Manual	AA--PS6CA--TE
OpenVMS RTL Parallel Processing (PPL$) Manual	AA--PV6JA--TK
OpenVMS Software Overview	AA--PVXHB--TE
OpenVMS SUMSLP Utility Manual	AA--PS6EA--TE
OpenVMS System Messages and Recovery Procedures Reference Manual: A--L	AA--PVXKA--TE
OpenVMS System Messages and Recovery Procedures Reference Manual: M--Z	AA--PVXLA--TE
OpenVMS Terminal Fallback Utility Manual	AA--PS6BA--TE
OpenVMS VAX Card Reader, Line Printer, and LPA11--K I/O User's Reference Manual	AA--PVXGA--TE
OpenVMS VAX Device Support Manual	AA--PWC8A--TE
OpenVMS VAX Device Support Reference Manual	AA--PWC9A--TE
OpenVMS VAX Patch Utility Manual	AA--PS6DA--TE
OpenVMS Wide Area Network I/O User's Reference Manual	AA--PWC7A--TE
PDP-11 TECO User's Guide 1	AA--K420B--TC
POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility User's Guide	AA--Q28NA--TK

Table 3-2 lists installation supplements that have been archived and are no longer available on the OpenVMS kit. However, they can be ordered from Compaq using the order numbers shown in Table 3-2. These supplements are also available on the Documentation CD-ROM in printable PostScript format. For information about how to print these supplements from the Documentation CD-ROM, see Guide to OpenVMS Version 7.2 CD--ROMs.

Table 3-2 Archived Installation Supplements

Manual	Order Number
OpenVMS VAX Upgrade and Installation Supplement: VAX 8820, 8830, 8840	AA--PS6MA--TE
OpenVMS VAX Upgrade and Installation Supplement: VAX 8200, 8250, 8300, 8350	AA--PS6PA--TE
OpenVMS VAX Upgrade and Installation Supplement: VAX 8530, 8550, 8810 (8700), and 8820--N (8800)	AA--PS6QA--TE
OpenVMS VAX Upgrade and Installation Supplement: VAX 8600, 8650	AA--PS6UA--TE
VMS Upgrade and Installation Supplement: VAX-11/780, 785	AA--LB29B--TE
VMS Upgrade and Installation Supplement: VAX-11/750	AA--LB30B--TE

3.2 Restructured Documentation

Many of the most commonly used manuals (for example, the DCL Dictionary) continue to be published and revised under the same or very similar titles. Other manuals have been discontinued and their information was moved into other manuals or to online help. Table 3-3 shows where information from those discontinued manuals can be found in OpenVMS documentation.

Table 3-3 Where to Find Information

Discontinued Manual	New Location of Information
General User
VMS General User Master Index	Discontinued
Introduction to VMS Guide to Using VMS VMS DCL Concepts Manual Guide to Using VMS Command Procedures	OpenVMS User's Manual
VMS Mail Utility Manual VMS Sort/Merge Utility Manual VMS Phone Utility Manual	OpenVMS User's Manual Online Help
Guide to VMS Text Processing	OpenVMS User's Manual Extensible Versatile Editor Reference Manual OpenVMS DIGITAL Standard Runoff Reference Manual OpenVMS EDT Reference Manual Online Help
Guide to VMS Files and Devices	OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
System Management
POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility User's Guide	OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
VMS System Management Master Index	Discontinued
Introduction to VMS System Management Guide to Setting Up a VMS System Guide to Maintaining a VMS System Using VMS BACKUP	OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
VMS SYSMAN Utility Manual VMS Install Utility Manual VMS LAT Control Program (LATCP) Manual VMS System Generation Utility Manual VMS Analyze/Disk_Structure Utility Manual VMS Backup Utility Manual VMS Error Log Utility Manual VMS Mount Utility Manual VMS Access Control List Editor Manual VMS Authorize Utility Manual VMS Audit Analysis Utility Manual VMS Accounting Utility Manual VMS Monitor Utility Manual VMS Show Cluster Utility Manual	OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual Online Help
VMS Exchange Utility Manual VMS Terminal Fallback Utility Manual VMS Bad Block Locator Utility Manual	OpenVMS System Manager's Manual Online Help
Guide to DECnet--VAX Networking	DECnet for OpenVMS Guide to Networking
VMS Networking Manual	DECnet for OpenVMS Networking Manual
VMS DECnet Test Sender/DECnet Test Receiver Utility Manual VMS Network Control Language Reference Manual	DECnet for OpenVMS Network Management Utilities Online Help
VMS LAD Control Program (LADCP) Manual	OpenVMS System Manager's Manual InfoServer System Operations Guide InfoServer Client for OpenVMS LASTCP and LADCP Utilities Online Help
Programming
Guide to OpenVMS Performance Management	OpenVMS Performance Management
Guide to OpenVMS AXP Performance Management	OpenVMS Performance Management
Guide to VMS Programming Resources	OpenVMS Programming Environment Manual OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual
VMS Command Definition Utility Manual VMS Librarian Utility Manual VMS Message Utility Manual	OpenVMS Command Definition, Librarian, and Message Utilities Manual Online Help
VMS Analyze/RMS_File Utility Manual VMS Convert and Convert/Reclaim Utility Manual VMS File Definition Language Facility Manual	OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual Online Help
Introduction to VMS System Routines	OpenVMS Programming Interfaces: Calling a System Routine OpenVMS Calling Standard
Introduction to the VMS Run-Time Library	OpenVMS Programming Interfaces: Calling a System Routine
Introduction to VMS System Services	OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual OpenVMS Programming Interfaces: Calling a System Routine
Migrating to an OpenVMS AXP System: Planning for Migration	Migrating an Application from OpenVMS VAX to OpenVMS Alpha
Migrating to an OpenVMS AXP System: Recompiling and Relinking Applications	Migrating an Application from OpenVMS VAX to OpenVMS Alpha
OpenVMS Compatibility Between VAX and Alpha	Migrating an Environment from OpenVMS VAX to OpenVMS Alpha
A Comparison of System Management on OpenVMS AXP and OpenVMS VAX	Migrating an Environment from OpenVMS VAX to OpenVMS Alpha
VAX Text Processing Utility Manual	DEC Text Processing Utility Reference Manual Online Help
VMS I/O User's Reference Manual: Part I	OpenVMS I/O User's Reference Manual, except Chapters 2, 4, and 5, which are in the OpenVMS VAX Card Reader, Line Printer, and LPA11--K I/O User's Reference Manual
VMS I/O User's Reference Manual: Part II	Chapters 1 through 5: OpenVMS Wide Area Network I/O User's Reference Manual Chapter 6, Ethernet/802 Device Drivers: OpenVMS I/O User's Reference Manual
Device Support Manuals
Creating an OpenVMS Alpha Device Driver from an OpenVMS VAX Device Driver	Discontinued
Creating an OpenVMS AXP Step 2 Device Driver from a Step 1 Device Driver	Discontinued
Creating an OpenVMS AXP Step 2 Device Driver from an OpenVMS VAX Device Driver	Creating an OpenVMS Alpha Device Driver from an OpenVMS VAX Device Driver
OpenVMS Alpha Device Support: Developer's Guide	Writing OpenVMS Alpha Device Drivers in C This manual is available from Digital Press. For more information, see http://www.bh.com/digitalpress.
OpenVMS Alpha Device Support: Reference	C reference information is available in Writing OpenVMS Alpha Device Drivers in C. MACRO-32 reference information is included in the Creating an OpenVMS Alpha Device Driver from an OpenVMS VAX Device Driver book.
OpenVMS VAX Device Support Manual	Discontinued
OpenVMS VAX Device Support Reference Manual	Discontinued

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