Updated VMS Information

Dear Newsgroup,

This will be the list VMS update for 2006, sorry about the size. Thank
you for all your support and I look forward to working with you in
2007.

Warm Regards,
Sue



Index

1.0 Sues Fav's
2.0 Time Sensitive
2.1 HP Offices closed next week
2.2 Announcing the 2007 Integrity Server Users Conference
3.0 Announcements from VMS Engineering
3.1 field test of DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) V2.6
3.2 Distributed NetBeans 5.0 Field Test 2
4.0 Announcements from our Partners
4.1 Raxco Software Inc - seeking beta testers to run PerfectDisk
and/or PerfectCache on Integrity servers
4.2 CA Unicenter Licensing Issue that could come into play on Jan 3rd
(OpenVMS VAX and Alpha)
Oracle 10gR2 is now certified on OpenVMS V8.3 on Montecito Systems 5.0
In the Press 6.0 New Golden Eggs



1.0 Sue's Fav's

What else - the VMS Audio Cast

http://www.openvms.org/stories.php?story=06/12/09/2471408

2.0 Time Sensitive

2.1 Please be aware that the HP offices will be closed next week


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2.2 Announcing the 2007 Integrity Server Users Conference

Special invitation for OpenVMS customers!
HP and the OpenVMS Systems Division invite you to attend the 2007
Integrity Server Users Conference being held in Richardson Texas on
February 21st and 22nd.

What is the Integrity Server Users Conference?
The Integrity Server Users Conference is an opportunity for you, our
customers, to meet with HP R&D and get creative technical solutions for
challenges you are facing today and in the future. Interact with your
peers, share experiences, and exchange problem solutions. HP R&D will
provide in-depth technical information covering HP's entire line of
Integrity server products and operating systems. You will have an
opportunity to speak with the product teams as you provide HP with
valuable feedback, get your questions answered, and learn about the
future of computing at HP.

When?
February 21-22, 2007

Where?
Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel, Richardson, TX

Who should attend?
Existing and potential HP customers of HP Integrity Servers like
Superdome, rx86xx, rx76xx, rx4640, rx2620, rx1620, Integrity blades,
rx3600, rx6600, and Integrity Non-Stop, as well as those who currently
have AlphaServer systems and VAX servers deployed.


-IT managers responsible for planning HP server environments
-System managers responsible for operational aspects of HP servers
-System administrators
-Sales reps and channel partners (only if you host a customer)

How to register:
Go to the following registration web site and sign up.
www.hp.com/go/integrityusersconference

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3.0 Announcments from VMS Engineering

OpenVMS Engineering is pleased to announce that a field test of
DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) V2.6, called DCPS F2.6, is now available.

Besides bug fixes, this release adds support for the following
printers:

HP Color LaserJet 2605, CP3505, CP4005
HP Color LaserJet CM1015, CM1017 MFP
HP LaserJet 3052, 3055, 3390, 3392, P2015, P3004, P3005
HP LaserJet M3027, M3035, M4345, M5025, M5035 MFP
Ricoh Aficio 3035, 3045, 3235C, AP400N, AP410N, AP4510, CL4000DN,
CL7000, CL7100, CL7200, CL7300, SP C410DN, C411DN
Xerox Phaser 5500 Xerox WorkCentre Pro C2128, C2636, C3545 This is
a short field test and comments must be received by January 4. Internal
users interested in being field test sites should contact Paul
Anderson in ZKO External customers can obtain the kit by sending mail
to me to paul.anderson at his hp email.

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Distributed NetBeans 5.0 Field Test 2 for OpenVMS AlphaServer systems
and Integrity servers is now available.
Distributed NetBeans for OpenVMS allows you to run the NetBeans IDE on
your desktop system and develop applications on a remote OpenVMS Alpha
or Integrity server system.

New Features in Version 5.0 FT2

NetBeans 5.5 is now supported (and is the recommended version).
Sun's C/C++ module can now be used with Distributed NetBeans.
Individual file remote compilation is missing, but all other remote
file options are available.
3GL and remote Ant compilation settings have been expanded to include
"per project" settings. See the Distributed NetBeans JavaHelp for more
information.
The latest OpenVMS Java 1.5 kits are now supported.
Improvements have been made to the Distributed menu items on the
Project right-mouse click menu.
The Distributed NetBeans plug-in now works with Mac OS.
Problem with the Distributed NetBeans plug-in on Linux have been fixed.

Extra source directories in a project are now supported during initial
remote project conversion.
Distributed NetBeans 5.0 FT2 for OpenVMS is the last release in which
NetBeans 5.0 is supported. Customers are strongly encouraged to upgrade
to NetBeans 5.5.
Visit the Distributed NetBeans for OpenVMS web page for more
information and to download the kit.




4.0 Announcments from our Partners

4.1 Raxco Software, Inc., a longtime provider of system management
software for OpenVMS, is pleased to announce it has ported its
PerfectDisk and PerfectCache software to the Integrity platform.

Raxco is currently seeking beta testers to run PerfectDisk and/or
PerfectCache on Integrity servers. We are prepared to offer beta
testers one (1) free product license and a 50% discount on additional
licenses for their participation in the test program. Raxco will
provide the beta test requirements.

PerfectDisk differs from the OVMS defragmenter in several key ways.
While it defragments files it also consolidates the free space on the
disk. This provide maximum disk space utilization and improves both
disk read and write speeds. The free space consolidation also slows
re-fragmentation of the disk.

PerfectDisk also arranges files by their access patterns grouping
rarely accessed files together. As long as these files remain in this
category they do not need to be moved on subsequent defrags. This
reduces defrag time and saves resources. Conversely, recently accessed
files are located adjacent to the consolidated free space which makes
it easier for them to grow with minimal fragmentation. All of this is
done in comparable time and with less CPU usage than the OVMS
defragmenter.

PerfectCache accelerates disk I/O several fold and reduces the time it
takes applications to complete a task. In our preliminary testing
PerfectCache was up to 20% faster than the OVMS cache technology.
PerfectCache on Vista uses a unique file allocation algorithm that
ensures maximum caching and accelerates file access for optimal
performance.

You can enroll in the PerfectDisk and/or PerfectCache beta test program
by sending us an email OVMSBeta@xxxxxxxxx . A Raxco technical
representative will contact you with details.
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4.2 notice about Unicenter Licensing Issue that could come into play on
Jan 3rd. It will effect OpenVMS clients who are not at the latest
service pack levels on VAX and ALPHA of my product line. OpenVMS I64
products will be fine.



Here is a pointer to the Corp Announcement

http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/lic_expire.asp

VMS Specific Announcement:

Licensing considerations for Unicenter for OpenVMS and Enterprise
Edition Products running on OpenVMS VAX and Alpha
Note: This document does not apply to systems running OpenVMS I64.

Unicenter for OpenVMS and Enterprise Edition products that are running
with a version of CA Licensing older than V1.57 may start displaying
out-of-compliance messages after January 3rd, 2007,however the product
will continue to run.

The CA Enterprise Edition V2.4 products known as AdviseIT,WatchIT,
ScheduleIT and CommandIT are affected only if they are not properly
licensed. If you have any of these products installed on your systems,
you should examine the contents of the following file to verify the
existence of valid license keys for any V2.4 Enterprise Edition
products installed on the system:

SYS$SPECIFIC:[CA_LIC]CA.OLF

It should be noted that the end-of-support date for V2.4 of the
Enterprise Edition products has passed and that systems running these
versions should be upgraded to the current, supported version.

How to determine if your systems are affected:

To determine if any of your systems are affected and if the licensing
update should be installed, perform the following:

$ ANALYZE/IMAGE/INTERACTIVE SYS$SHARE:CALIC$SHR.EXE

Press Return until the section titled "Image Identification

Information" is displayed. Examine the field labeled "Image File
Identification:". If this field has a value that includes the string
"V2.0" or is of the form "162-yyyymmdd-xx", then no further action is
necessary.

Solution:

Elimination of the out-of-compliance messages requires that the latest
version of CA Licensing for OpenVMS be downloaded from:

http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/reglic/downloads/licensepatch.asp#alp


Click the OpenVMS link to access the page from where the licensing

update kit may be downloaded.

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5.0 In the Press

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,36052.shtml
- Attunity Extends Its Support to the OpenVMS Community and HP
Integrity Servers


http://itsolutions.forbes.com/search/index/forbes/prov_summary/51588 -
Archive Backup Client - Open VMS Client for Tivoli Storage Manager
(TSM) by STORServer, Inc.

http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs121206-story07.html - Attachmate to
Support Windows Vista with Reflection 2007

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6.0 New Golden Eggs

HP Intel Montecito servers have arrived in the Visual Configuration
Golden Eggs basket: Integrity rx2620, rx3600, rx4640, rx6600, rx7640
and rx8640 have now the Montecito hart in place.

http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/geggs/GErx8640x.pdf

http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/geggs/GErx7640x.pdf

http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/geggs/GErx6600x.pdf

http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/geggs/GErx4640x.pdf

http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/geggs/GErx3600x.pdf
http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/geggs/GErx2620x.pdf

Mr Golden Eggs
Matti Pätäri
Mobile: +358-40-740-7983 ,Finland
Email: Matti.Patari@xxxxxxxxxxx

Self service Golden Eggs:
http://goldeneggs.spyderbyte.com/

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