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| Title: | dec_mls_plus |
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| Moderator: | SMURF::BAT |
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| Created: | Mon Nov 29 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 534 |
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462.0. "MLS+ V4.0A SPD" by SMURF::BAT (Segui la tua beatitudine) Fri Mar 21 1997 13:22
DIGITAL
Software
Product
Description
___________________________________________________________________
PRODUCT NAME: DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System, Version 4.0A
SPD 46.21.03
DESCRIPTION
DIGITAL MLS+ Version 4.0A is Digital Equipment Corporation's security-
enhanced implementation of DIGITAL UNIX[R] Version 4.0A software for
Alpha systems.
The DIGITAL MLS+ operating system is designed to meet the B1/CMW level
of security specified in the following documents:
o Department of Defense, National Computer Security Center. Trusted
Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC), DoD 5200.28-STD.
December 1985.
o Security Requirements for System High and Compartmented Mode Work-
stations, DDS-2600-5502-87. November 1987.
o Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria (ITSEC).
June 1991.
The DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System is a trusted version of a 64-bit ad-
vanced kernel architecture based on Carnegie-Mellon University's Mach
V2.5 kernel design with components from Berkeley Software Distribu-
tion (BSD) 4.3 and 4.4, UNIX[R] System V, and other sources. DIGITAL
MLS+ is Digital Equipment Corporation's security-enhanced implemen-
tation of the Open Software Foundation[TM] (OSF[R]) OSF/1 R1.0, R1.1,
and R1.2 technology, and the Motif[R] graphical user interface and pro-
gramming environment.
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DIGITAL MLS+ provides symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) and numerous fea-
tures to assist application programmers in developing applications that
use shared libraries, multithread support, and memory mapped files.
The DIGITAL MLS+ trusted implementation of the X Window System[TM] is
based on Version 11, Release 6 (X11R6) from the X Consortium Inc.
To ensure a high level of compatibility with DIGITAL's ULTRIX
Operating System, the DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System is compatible
with Berkeley 4.3 and System V programming interfaces.
The DIGITAL MLS+ system is binary compatible with DIGITAL UNIX soft-
ware unless restricted by the security policy. Well-behaved commer-
cial applications should run without modifications on DIGITAL MLS+.
DIGITAL MLS+ V4.0A is based on DIGITAL UNIX V4.0A and includes many
extensions and security enhancements. For licensing purposes, the
DIGITAL MLS+ system is treated as though it were a Layered Product for
DIGITAL UNIX.
SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY
The DIGITAL MLS+ system provides protected processing of sensitive in-
formation. The heart of the system is the Trusted Computing Base (TCB),
a set of protection mechanisms that enforce the system's security pol-
icy. Security features are transparent to applications, with the ex-
ception of security policy violations.
Console Password
The DIGITAL MLS+ system provides a command line interface (cpasswd(8))
to set, clear or query the console password used by the firmware Pass-
word Security Feature on the DEC 2000 and DEC 3000 platforms.
This allows the System Administrator to change the console password
on these platforms without shutting down the Operating System.
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Access Policies
The DIGITAL MLS+ system security policy includes the following access
policies:
o Discretionary Access Control (DAC) - provides both the traditional
UNIX mechanism of "owner, group, and other" access permissions and
a more granular access control list (ACL) mechanism, controlled by
the object's owner (POSIX 1006.3 Draft 11 ACLs).
o Mandatory Access Control (MAC) - provides a mechanism for the se-
curity officer to define sensitivity labels that can be applied to
all processes and security-related objects (such as files, sock-
ets, and windows) in the system.
o Information Labels (ILs) - provides a mechanism for the user to more
finely reflect the sensitivity of the actual contents of informa-
tion in a system object. When information is added to a file (ob-
ject) or process (subject), the system automatically adjusts the
information label as necessary.
Auditing
A tool is provided to monitor normal, as well as unauthorized usage
of a system with a choice of a GUI or command line interface.
Identification and Authentication
DIGITAL MLS+ provides an enhanced Identification and Authentication
subsystem which provides extensive login controls.
The System Administrator can assign extended attributes on a per-user
basis, including:
o Command authorizations, privileges, and clearance
o Audit mask
o Maximum unsuccessful login tries allowed
o Account expiration time
o Minimum time between password changes
o Minimum and maximum length of password
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o Password expiration time
o Password lifetime
o Password history limit
o Automatic password generation controls
o Password trivialty checks
o Site password policy checks
Other extended attributes are tracked by the system on a per user-basis
including:
o Time of last successful and unsuccessful password change
o Last user to change user's password
o Time of last successful and unsuccessful login
o Terminal associated with last successful and unsuccessful login
o Number of consecutive unsuccessful logins
o Password usage history
The System Administrator can also assign extended attributes on a
per-terminal basis, including:
o Maximum unsuccessful login attempts allowed
o Delay between login tries
Other extended attributes are tracked by the system on a per-terminal
basis including:
o User id and time of last successful/unsuccessful login
o User id and time of last logout
o Number of consecutive unsuccessful logins
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Trusted Printer Subsystem
The trusted printer subsystem provides correctly marked header and
trailer pages, and top and bottom page labeling for directly connected
and networked printers. Printers may be connected through a local
serial port, a LAT server or through a TCP/IP network. The subsystem
also allows print jobs to be sent to remote systems using the BSD
printer protocol. In that case, the remote system is responsible for
providing correctly marked header and trailer pages.
Trusted X Window System
The MLS+ trusted implementation of the X Window System has the fol-
lowing features: traditional UNIX discretionary access control, manda-
tory access control (MAC), information labels (ILs), auditing, object
reuse and trusted path. All windows and icons are properly labeled by
a trusted implementation of Motif Window Manager. Interwindow data
moves (cut and paste) are monitored by the Trusted Selection Handler.
The trusted path region is controlled by the Trusted Path Handler. All
trusted clients are monitored for proper operation by a Trusted Client
Handler.
The MLS+ Security Policy, implemented at the protocol level of X11,
allows well-behaved, ICCCM-compliant X clients to run off-the-shelf
on an MLS+ system. The Trusted X Window System is based on Version 11
Release 6 (X11R6) of X Windows and OSF/Motif Version 1.2.5.
The X server's default visual is dynamic (PseudoColor).
Trusted MultiSIX Networking
DIGITAL MLS+ has a number of trusted network facilities. DIGITAL Mul-
tiSIX is the name of the comprehensive trusted network strategy im-
plemented by MLS+.
The Trusted Network (TNET) architecture supports the BSD 4.3 and 4.4
socket mechanism and the Internet Protocol Suite. TNET lets an MLS+
host establish TCP/IP connections to both labeled and unlabeled hosts,
using extensions to the socket mechanism to pass security attributes
(such as sensitivity labels) between MLS+ hosts.
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The TSIX 1.1 (RE) Security Attribute Modulation Protocol (SAMP) trans-
ports security attributes between endpoints of a network connection.
More information on this is given below.
Trusted networking facilities include :
o Trusted File Transfer Program (FTP) - Provides most of the stan-
dard FTP server capabilities while preserving the MLS+ mandatory
and discretionary access policies. An FTP connection is established
using the MLS+ client's sensitivity label as the connection sen-
sitivity label. Files that are transferred during this session con-
tain the sensitivity label. The file information label is propa-
gated to the file using the normal information label float rules.
o Trusted rlogin, rsh, rcp Commands - Enforce MLS+ security policies.
Unprivileged users can use these commands to connect to remote MLS+
systems on a network.
o Trusted Network File System (TNFS) - Provides the ability to mount
labeled (trusted) file systems. For a labeled file system mounted
between MLS+ hosts, Trusted NFS maintains the correct security at-
tributes for each remote-mounted file.
o Trusted TELNET - Supports a trusted TELNET server, which provides
the TELNET server capabilities while preserving the MLS+ mandatory
and discretionary access policies. A TELNET connection is estab-
lished using the MLS+ client sensitivity label as the connection
sensitivity label.
o Trusted Network Information Services (NIS) - NIS can be used to dis-
tribute MLS+ security databases including :
o Protected passwords - Security-related information contained in
users' protected password database entries (last successful lo-
gin, number of unsuccessful logins, etc.) are kept up to date
with each login attempt. Users can also update their NIS pass-
words from a DIGITAL MLS+ NIS client.
o System defaults
o Command authorization definitions
o User command authorizations
o Trusted network remote hosts
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o Interoperability - For MLS+ systems to interoperate with systems
that do not have MultiSIX support (unmodified hosts), MLS+ provides
the ability to define security attributes for non-MLS+ systems. MLS+
can interoperate with any system that supports the standard TCP/IP
and TCP/UDP protocol family. The unmodified host is treated as a
single-level host. Unmodified host support also allows an MLS+ host
to act as the gateway between a single-level LAN and a multilevel
LAN.
o Trusted Sockets - The DIGITAL MLS+ system provides socket modifi-
cations that support the passing of security attributes across AF_
UNIX and AF_INET connections. AF_UNIX sockets are local and have
access to the full set of security attributes available to the lo-
cal system. AF_INET sockets pass the security attributes associ-
ated with the process at either end, but must rely on the TNET
databases for information about the security attributes of a remote
host. Sockets support the following security attributes: sensitivity
labels, information labels, privilege set, login user ID (LUID),
effective user ID (EUID), effective group ID (EGID), supplementary
groups, and process ID.
DIGITAL MLS+ implements the following security-specific networking
standards :
o TSIX(RE) 1.1 Trusted Networking
The DIGITAL MLS+ system offers secure networking based on the secu-
rity protocols from the Trusted System Interoperability Group (TSIG).
DIGITAL MLS+ conforms to TSIX(RE) 1.1, supports TSIX(RE) 1.0 and sup-
ports the TSIG TSIX API, a vendor-neutral, TSIG-approved set of ap-
plication programming interfaces for setting, sending, receiving, and
retrieving security attributes across a network. Security attributes
are passed as tokens between hosts using the TSIG protocols Security
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Attribute Modulation Protocol (SAMP) and the Security Attribute To-
ken Mapping Protocol (SATMP). MLS+ also supports the Common IP Secu-
rity Options (CIPSO) as specified by the IETF CIPSO working Group of
TSIG.
o RFC 1108
MLS+ has the ability to generate IP Security Options according to In-
ternet RFC 1108. This allows mandatory access controls to be used at
the network level.
Trusted Multilevel Mail (MLS+ Mail)
MLS+ Mail is an easy-to-use Motif windows interface to multilevel se-
cure messaging. Messages can also be exchanged with non-secure UNIX
systems in a single-level mode.
Trusted Multilevel Mail provides each user with a multilevel mailbox
that can accept messages at any security level, up to the user's clear-
ance and allows users to read all of their messages from trusted dx-
mail, even if every message has a different security level. Users can
send mail with any specified security label (up to their clearance level).
Multilevel Security Directories
Multilevel Security (MLS) directories provide a solution to the prob-
lem of managing files and directories at different sensitivity labels.
This allows unprivileged users to place files at different sensitiv-
ity levels in the same directory.
The MLS directories are the default directories (the ones made by mkdir).
MLS directories provide the following :
o Both files and filenames have sensitivity labels (SLs) and infor-
mation labels (ILs). A directory has a sensitivity label but no dis-
crete information label. The information label of a process that
is reading directory entries floats to the high-water mark of the
information labels for the directory entries being read.
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o A directory can contain files at different sensitivity levels. Each
directory has a minimum SL. The sensitivity of both the filename
and the file must dominate the sensitivity label of the directory.
A directory can contain filenames whose SLs range from the direc-
tory's minimum SL up to System High.
o Processes with different sensitivity labels can create temporary
files the same way they would in a nonsecure UNIX implementation,
as a unique name with a common pathname prefix (/tmp or /usr/tmp).
An unprivileged process sees only filenames whose sensitivity la-
bels are dominated by the sensitivity label of the process.
Hidden Directories
For compatibility purposes, the MLS+ system supports the "hidden" di-
rectories used by some vendors of compartmented mode workstations.
Separate Administrative Roles
The system provides for three separate administrative roles as an al-
ternative to the traditional "root" account. DIGITAL MLS+ provides a
simple-to-use interface for these three functions:
o Information System Security Officer (ISSO) - Responsible for se-
curity aspects of system management:
o Assigns privileges and authorizations to users, programs, and
processes, thus controlling the ability of any user to perform
a specific action.
o Maintains and assigns proper information and sensitivity labels.
o Sets up the audit subsystem.
o Collects and reviews audit data.
o Assures that system objects are properly protected.
o System Administrator - Responsible for general system management
and account creation. The system administrator is also responsi-
ble for granting authorizations to the ISSO.
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o Network Information System Security Officer (Net ISSO) - Respon-
sible for adding and removing hosts and maintaining their security
attributes.
COMPATIBILITY WITH ULTRIX MLS+
The majority of the Application Programming Interface (API) is iden-
tical to previous versions of MLS+ that ran under ULTRIX on VAX and
MIPS hardware. Specifics are contained in the DIGITAL MLS+ Program-
ming Guide, which is packaged with the DIGITAL MLS+ Administrator/Programmer
Kit as well as with the DIGITAL MLS+ Full Documentation Kit.
STANDARDS
DIGITAL MLS+ is based on the DIGITAL UNIX operating system. DIGITAL
UNIX, in turn, complies with numerous standards and industry speci-
fications which are listed below. DIGITAL MLS+ conforms with these stan-
dards and specifications to the extent that they are consistent with
the DIGITAL MLS+ security policies. Where there is direct conflict be-
tween an industry standard or specification and security policies, DIG-
ITAL MLS+ remains consistent with the security policies. For more in-
formation on the following standards and specifications, please re-
fer to the DIGITAL UNIX Software Product Description (SPD 41.61.xx).
o XPG4 UNIX (also known as the Single UNIX Specification, previously
known as Spec1170)
o Motif (DIGITAL MLS+ supports same version as DIGITAL UNIX but it
is NOT based on CDE 1.0)
o POSIX.1 and FIPS151-2
o IEEE Std 1003.1b-1993 (Realtime Extension)
o DIGITAL MLS+ does NOT support the optionally enabled fully pre-
emptive kernel.
o IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995 (Threads Extension)
o IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (Shells and Utilities)
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o System V Release 3.2 (SVR3) - SVID Issue 2
o System V Release 4.0 (SVR4) - SVID Issue 3
SHARED LIBRARIES
DIGITAL MLS+ provides a full complement of dynamic shared libraries,
based on System V semantics, which increase system performance, re-
duce minimum hardware requirements, and ease system management.
INSTALLATION
Systems with graphic adapters are presented a Motif compliant graph-
ical interface for installation. Other system configurations are pre-
sented with a simple text based interface.
DIGITAL MLS+ is customer-installable. Installation Services are avail-
able for those customers who would like an experienced DIGITAL Soft-
ware Specialist to install the software.
Full Installation
A full installation procedure installs DIGITAL MLS+ onto the system.
Full installations may repartition the system drives removing all ex-
isting information. Two options are available with a full installa-
tion:
o The default installation process configures the disk with the UFS
file system, and loads the mandatory DIGITAL MLS+ software subsets.
o The custom installation provides the ability to customize file sys-
tem layout and select optional software for installation. Manda-
tory and dependent subsets are automatically loaded.
License Management Facility (LMF)
DIGITAL's License Management Facility (LMF) provides on-line check-
ing of software licenses and enables easier software management. LMF
incorporates support for two types of licenses, availability and ac-
tivity. LMF is limited to single node capability.
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USER INTERFACES
Internet Interface
DIGITAL MLS+ includes the Netscape Navigator Gold V3.0[R] Internet Client
World-Wide-Web browser. The software license for this bundled version
of the Netscape Navigator Internet client is included with the DIG-
ITAL UNIX base license.
User Environment
The user interface environment for DIGITAL MLS+ is DECwindows Motif,
which is based on the X Window System, Version 11, Release 6 (X11R6),
and Motif R1.2.5.
This environment consists of:
Window manager: The Trusted Motif Window Manager (mwm) provides
user control for managing windows.
Login manager: The Trusted XDM login manager manages logins on
the X server.
Session man- The session manager provides for application
ager: launching and customization of the X session.
Terminal emula- XTerm and Trusted DXTerm provide users with tra-
tion: ditional character cell interfaces.
Additional Calculator, Calendar, Cardfiler, Clock, Mail.
applications:
Mail User Agents
In addition to the Trusted Multilevel Mail support described previ-
ously, MLS+ includes the standard DIGITAL UNIX mail agents including
binmail, and MH.
DIGITAL MLS+ also supplies mail and mailx for character cell systems.
The mailx/Mail system is compatible with SVID 2, XPG4, and the Berke-
ley Enhanced mailer (/usr/bin/ucbmail).
Motif
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DIGITAL MLS+ includes the Trusted DECwindows Motif graphical user in-
terface as previously described.
The Motif programming environment provides an extensive set of Win-
dow System libraries and tools for use by developers of new applica-
tions. Provided in both shareable and static versions, these libraries
include:
o Motif Toolkit (Xm)
o Motif Resource Manager (Mrm)
o DIGITAL extensions to the OSF/Motif Toolkit (DXm)
o User Interface Language (UIL)
o User Interface Language Compiler (UIL)
o Widget Meta-Language Compiler (wml) and description files
o X Toolkit Intrinsics Library (Xt)
o X Library (Xlib)
In addition, DIGITAL MLS+ provides the OSF/Motif and X11 programming
examples, which are intended as illustrations of various Motif and X11
programming techniques. Note that many of the examples are not fully
implemented by the Open Software Foundation but do provide valuable
programming information. A README file is included with each example
and outlines the features and limitations of the particular applica-
tion.
X Window System
X11R6
The X Window System, Version 11, Release 6 (X11R6) is supported in DIG-
ITAL MLS+.
The following are new X Consortium standards in Release 6. DIGITAL MLS+
provides support for all of these to the extent that they are consis-
tent with the DIGITAL MLS+ security policies:
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o X Image Extensions (V5) - This is a complete implementation of full
XIE 5.0 protocol, except for the following techniques that are ex-
cluded from the SI: ColorAlloc: Match, Requantize Convolve: Repli-
cate Decode: JPEG lossless Encode: JPEG lossless Geometry:AntialiasByArea,
AntialiasByLowpass.
o Inter-Client Communications Conventions Manual Update: - DIGITAL
MLS+ supports version 2.0 of the ICCCM.
o Inter-Client Exchange Protocol and Library
o X Session Management Protocol and Library
o Input Method Protocol
o X Logical Font Descriptions (update)
o SYNC extension
o XTEST extension
o BIG-REQUESTS extension
o XC-MISC extension
X11R6.1
In addition, DIGITAL MLS+ supports selected Release 6.1 (X11R6.1) fea-
tures, including the X Keyboard extension (XKB) (version 0.65) and the
double buffering extension (DBE).
Adobe Display Postscript System
In addition, DIGITAL MLS+ supports the Adobe Display PostScript Sys-
tem X server extension and client library.
o Display PostScript X server extension
o Display PostScript client library
The license to use the Adobe Display PostScript X server extension and
client library is included with DIGITAL UNIX.
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The Licensee agrees to only execute Display PostScript on those DIG-
ITAL computer systems listed in Tables 1 and 2 in this Software Prod-
uct Description (SPD), and that in any event licensee agrees not to
make use of the Display PostScript software, directly or indirectly,
to print bitmap images with print resolutions greater than 150 dots
/per/inch (DPI), or to generate fonts or typefaces for use other than
with the DIGITAL computer systems identified in this SPD. However, the
foregoing limitation shall not be deemed to prohibit the printing of
images of greater than 150 DPI resolution when such images are used
solely for incidental or illustrative purposes.
FILE SYSTEMS
The DIGITAL MLS+ file system architecture is based on OSF/1 Virtual
File System (VFS) which is based on the Berkeley 4.3 Reno Virtual File
System. VFS provides an abstract layer interface into files regard-
less of the file systems in which the file resides.
DIGITAL MLS+ supports the following file system types as multi-level
filesystems :
o UNIX File System (UFS) - based on the Berkeley Fast File system
o Network File System (NFS) - using Trusted NFS protocol
o Memory File System (MFS)
o File-on-File Mounting File System (FFM)
DIGITAL MLS+ supports the following file system types as single-level
filesystems :
o UNIX File System (UFS) - based on the Berkeley Fast File system
o POLYCENTER Advanced File System (AdvFS)
o Network File System (NFS) - using NFS V2 or NFS V3 protocols
o ISO 9660 Compact Disk File System (CDFS)
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DIGITAL MLS+ supports the following file system types as unlabelled
filesystems with all access protected by privilege :
o /proc File System
File system limits are documented in the DIGITAL UNIX Release Notes.
POLYCENTER Advanced File System (AdvFS)
The POLYCENTER Advanced File System (AdvFS) is a journaled, local file
system that provides higher availability and greater flexibility than
traditional UNIX file systems. Using transaction journaling, AdvFS re-
covers file domains in seconds rather than hours after an unexpected
restart such as a power failure. AdvFS journaling also provides in-
creased file system integrity. AdvFS provides greater flexibility by
allowing filesets (file systems) to share a single storage pool, and
enabling hard and soft fileset quotas in addition to user and group
quotas.
The right to use the POLYCENTER Advanced File System is granted by the
DIGITAL UNIX Operating System license. In addition, a separately li-
censed, optional layered product, the POLYCENTER Advanced File Sys-
tem Utilities, can be ordered. Refer to the OPTIONAL SOFTWARE section
of this SPD for more information.
UNIX File System (UFS)
UFS is compatible with the Berkeley 4.3 Tahoe release.
Network File System (NFS)
DIGITAL MLS+ provides a Trusted NFS server and client protocol which
is based on NFS V2 (described below). The Trusted NFS protocol allows
transparent file access over TCP/IP networks to labeled (multi-level)
file systems.
DIGITAL MLS+ NFS V2 allows transparent file access over TCP/IP net-
works to unlabeled file systems. In addition, the Network Information
System (NIS), formerly Yellow Pages (YP), is provided for centralized
system management of files. The automounter service automatically mounts
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and unmounts NFS file systems. The NFS locking service allows advi-
sory and record locks to be used with remotely mounted files. All mounts
done using DIGITAL MLS+ NFS V2 must be single-level mounts.
An NFS V3 server and client protocol implementation is provided in ad-
dition to V2. NFS V3 can only be used to provide access to unlabeled
file systems. NFS V3 includes 64-bit support for file access, exclu-
sive create semantics, negotiable transfer sizes, safe asynchronous
writes, added support for access checking and other changes designed
to increase efficiency and performance. All mounts done using DIGI-
TAL MLS+ NFS V3 must be single-level mounts.
NFS file systems can use either the UDP or TCP transport protocols.
Network Lock Manager (NLM) V4 includes support for files larger than
2 GB. Support for additional over-the-wire error code is also provided.
NLM V3 is supported for NFS V2 compatibility.
Memory File System (MFS)
The DIGITAL MLS+ MFS is a memory-based UFS. The MFS has the same file
system structure characteristics as the UFS, but resides in virtual
memory. No permanent file structures or data are written to disk, so
the contents of an MFS file system are lost on reboot, unmount, or power
failure. An MFS is useful for temporary files or for read-only files
that are loaded into it after it is created.
ISO 9660 Compact Disk File System (CDFS)
The DIGITAL MLS+ implementation of CDFS is based on ISO 9660, a stan-
dard for a volume and file structure for the interchange of informa-
tion using CD-ROM. DIGITAL MLS+ CDFS is based on the following lev-
els of ISO 9660:
o Level 2 of Interchange
o Level 1 of Implementation, which enables the user to do the fol-
lowing:
- Mount single volume CD-ROMs which are formatted in compliance
with ISO 9660, as a local file system
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- List and examine files using standard MLS+ utilities and pro-
grams
- Read files and directories using the standard POSIX system in-
terface
- NFS export mounted ISO 9660 file systems
- Support the High Sierra Group extensions which provide compat-
ibility with older format CD-ROMs
CDFS also supports CD-ROMs recorded using the Rock Ridge Interchange
Protocol, Revision 1.09, August 1991. Rock Ridge specifies the use of
the extension fields that are defined by ISO 9660:1988, and it uses
those extensions to provide the following information:
o File owner, file group, file permissions
o Additional file types (symbolic links, device special files, named
pipes)
o setuid, setgid, and sticky bits
o Hard link counts
o POSIX file names (mixed case names, unstructured names, and longer
names than ISO-9660:1988 allows)
o Deep directory hierarchies (greater than 8 levels)
o File time stamps
XCDR extensions - X/OPEN Preliminary Specification (1991) CD-ROM Sup-
port Component (XCDR). XCDR extensions allow the user to examine se-
lected ISO 9660 attributes through defined utilities and shared li-
braries. In addition, functionality is provided to allow a system ad-
ministrator to substitute different file protections, owners, and file
names for CD-ROM files.
File-on-File Mounting File System (FFM)
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The File-on-File Mounting File System (FFM) allows regular, charac-
ter, or block-special files to be mounted over regular files, and is
primarily used by the SVR4-compatible system calls 'fattach' and 'fde-
tach' of a STREAMS-based pipe (or FIFO).
File-Based Pipes
A file-based pipe implementation replaces the socket-based pipes im-
plementation for improved performance.
/proc File System
The SVR4-compatible /proc file system for DIGITAL MLS+ allows running
processes to be accessed and manipulated as files by ordinary system
calls, open, close, read, write, seek and ioctl.
Logical Storage Manager (LSM)
DIGITAL MLS+ Logical Storage Manager (LSM) is an integrated host-based
solution to data storage management. Basic LSM functionality, includ-
ing disk spanning and concatenation, is provided with the base oper-
ating system. Additional features, including disk striping, mirror-
ing, and a graphical user interface, are available with a separate li-
cense. LSM is RAID Advisory Board (RAB) certified for RAID Levels 0
and 1. Refer to the OPTIONAL SOFTWARE section of this SPD and the LSM
SPD for more information.
A migration utility is provided to allow LVM users to migrate their
LVM volumes to LSM. This utility will be retired in a future release
of the operating system.
NETWORKING
TCP/IP
DIGITAL MLS+ allows for TCP/IP network communications over supported
network devices. The TCP/IP protocol suite is implemented in the socket
framework.
Sockets
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DIGITAL MLS+ provides sockets that are based on the Berkeley UNIX Op-
erating System structure, which provides a framework for I/O over a
network.
STREAMS
DIGITAL MLS+ provides SVR4-compatible STREAMS. Like sockets, STREAMS
provides a framework for character I/O to and from user space to ker-
nel networking protocols.
X/Open Transport Interface (XTI)
X/Open Transport Interface (XTI) is an extension to the System V STREAMS
user space interface called Transport Level Interface (TLI). This in-
terface is thread-safe.
Data Link Bridge (DLB)
DIGITAL MLS+ provides an DLPI-compatible interface into the non-STREAMS
(BSD) driver environment. This interface does not support complete DLPI
semantics. The DLB interface is the preferred interface for STREAMS
modules to access the BSD-based datalink services.
Screend
When the system is operating as an IP router, screend provides flex-
ible per-packet access controls for forwarded packets. This can be used
as one part of a comprehensive network security plan. DIGITAL MLS+ also
provides an interface access filtering to reinforce the system secu-
rity against IP spoofing attacks.
Packetfilter
The Packetfilter is a software interface that allows an application
to send and receive packets directly to or from a LAN (Ethernet or FDDI).
The Packetfilter provides flexible demultiplexing (filtering) of in-
coming packets, so that many such applications can run simultaneously.
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The DIGITAL MLS+ Packetfilter supports two filtering models: the orig-
inal CMU/Stanford model, as supported in ULTRIX, and the BSD Packet
Filter (BPF), which provides more flexible and efficient filtering.
(BPF was developed by the University of California, Lawrence Berke-
ley Laboratory.)
Several public domain applications that use the Packetfilter are in-
tegrated in DIGITAL MLS+ including rarpd, tcpdump, tcpslice, nfswatch,
and nfslogsum.
Data Link Interface (DLI)
DIGITAL MLS+ provides a Data Link Interface to allow applications to
directly use the data link layer services in order to interact directly
with the network device drivers.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
The SNMP Agent allows management of the Internet, FDDI, system resources,
and network resources using the SNMP. The agent is also extensible,
allowing software developers to add MIBs to the agent, and partici-
pate in the SNMP.
The SNMP agent contains the following base system functionality:
o Full SNMP V1.0 agent capabilities
o MIB implementations for managing Internet MIB-2 objects, FDDI ob-
jects, and Token Ring objects
Point to Point Connections
The DIGITAL MLS+ system supports point-to-point connections using SLIP
(Serial Line Internet Protocol) and PPP (Point to Point Protocol). These
interfaces are only supported with single-level endpoint host entries.
The PPP subsystem is asynchronous and supports only IP. It provides
authentification with PAP (Password Authentification Protocol) and CHAP
(Cryptographic Authentification Protocol).
Open Network Computing (ONC)
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DIGITAL MLS+ supports the following components of Open Network Com-
puting (ONC) V4.2 : Network File System V2 and V3, Lock Manager, Sta-
tus Monitor, NFSportmon, Network Information Service (NIS), automount,
and user level RPC.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
The DIGITAL MLS+ Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) subsystem supports
the ATM Forum's User-Network Interface (UNI) V3.0 and V3.1 specifi-
cations, including the Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI) pro-
tocol for reg- istration of up to 32 addresses per interface, UNI sig-
nalling for point- to-point connections, and best effort and CBR VCs
for AAL5 PDUs. Also, per- VC cell pacing (to limit the rate at which
an end-system transmits) is supported. In addition, DIGITAL MLS+ sup-
ports Multiple IP subnets, per-VC MTU negotiation, and packetfilter
access (for filtering incom- ing packets only) for Classical IP (RFC
1577). Lastly DIGITAL MLS+ supports the ATM Forum's LAN Emulation spec-
ification (for IP unicast/ broadcast packets only). DIGITAL MLS+ does
not support the UNI V3.0 and V3.1 specifications for full ATM Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Bases (MIBs),
point-to-multipoint connections, Operations and Maintenance (OAM) flows,
VBR VCs, AAL1, AAL3/4, or "raw" AAL.
Fast Ethernet
DIGITAL MLS+ supports Fast Ethernet (IEEE 802.3 100Base-TX). Refer to
the OPTIONAL HARDWARE section for specific hardware supported. FDDI
DIGITAL MLS+ provides FDDI fiber optic support. Refer to the OPTIONAL
HARDWARE section for specific hardware supported.
Token Ring
DIGITAL MLS+ supports Token Ring with source routing support for multi-
ring networks. Refer to the OPTIONAL HARDWARE section for specific hard-
ware supported.
IP Multicast
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DIGITAL MLS+ supports the Level 2 end-system IP Multicast function-
ality, specified in RFC 1112, on Ethernet and FDDI. The implementa-
tion provides integrated multicast address management for multipro-
tocol environments.
The DIGITAL MLS+ implementation also provides kernel routines for en-
capsulating IP tunnels to enable wide area IP Multicast routing.
These routines include kernel code from public domain Multicast sup-
port version 3.5 and mrouted (version 3 Copyright 1989 by the Board
of Trustees of Leland Standford University) which provides the Dis-
tance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP).
Name Services
DIGITAL MLS+ supports the Domain Name System as described in RFC 1034
and RFC 1035, providing a host name and address lookup service for the
Internet network. The DIGITAL MLS+ implementation of the Domain Name
System is based on BIND version 4.9.3. The user can use BIND to re-
place or supplement the host's database. DIGITAL MLS+ also supports
Sun's Network Information Service (NIS), formerly known as Yellow Pages
(YP). NIS can be used to replace or supplement hosts, aliases, group,
networks, password, protocols, rpc, and services databases.
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
DIGITAL MLS+ provides the Network Time Protocol (NTP) V3 to synchro-
nize and distribute the time for all machines in a network environ-
ment. The time synchronization daemon, xntpd, is used to distribute
time to all machines in a network.
Time Synchronization Protocol (TSP)
DIGITAL MLS+ provides Berkeley's Time Synchronization Protocol (TSP).
TSP synchronizes the time of all machines in a network without ensur-
ing the accuracy of the time that is provided.
Local Area Transport (LAT)
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DIGITAL MLS+ provides a STREAMS-based implementation of the Local Area
Transport (LAT) that serves terminals to one or more service nodes on
a local area network (LAN). LAT allows a host to function as both a
service node and a server node. It also enables host applications to
initiate connections to server ports (designated as application ports)
to access remote devices such as printers.
Internet
Except where there is conflict with CMW and/or "Orange Book" security
policies, the DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System implements the following
Internet RFC (Request for Comment) and Non-RFC standards:
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RFC______Protocol_Name_____________________________________________
678 -- Standard File Formats
768 UDP User Datagram Protocol
791 IP Internet Protocol as amended by RFC's 922 and 950
792 ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
793 TCP Transmission Control Protocol
821 SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
822 MAIL Format of Electronic Mail Messages
826 ARP Address Resolution Protocol
854 TELNET Telnet Protocol
855 -- Telnet option specifications
856 -- Telnet binary transmission
857 -- Telnet echo option
858 -- Telnet Suppress Go Ahead option
859 -- Telnet status option
868 TIME Time Protocol
893 -- Trailer Encapsulations
894 IP-E Internet Protocol on Ethernet Networks
903 RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
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RFC______Protocol_Name_____________________________________________
904 EGP Exterior Gateway Protocol
919 -- Broadcast Datagram over IP
922 -- IP Broadcast Datagrams with Subnets
950 -- IP Subnet Extension
951 BOOTP The Bootstrap Protocol
954 RPC NICNAME/WHOIS (Obsoletes RFC 812)
959 FTP File Transfer Protocol
1014 XDR External Data Representation
1034, DOMAIN Domain Name System
1035
1042 IP- Internet Protocol on IEEE 802
IEEE
1049 -- Content-Type Field for Internet Messages
1050 RPC Sun[R] Remote Procedure Calls
1055 SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol
1057 -- Portmapper
1058 RIP Routing Information Protocol
1094 NFS Network File System Protocol
1112 -- Host Extensions for IP Multicast
1116 -- Telnet Line Mode Option
1119 NTP Network Time Protocol minus authentication
1122 -- Requirements for Internet Hosts Communication
Layers (Must Level)
1123 -- Requirements for Internet Hosts Applications and
Support (Must Level)
1144 CSLIP Compressing TCP/IP Headers for Low-Speed Serial
Links
1155 SMI Structure of Management Information
1156 MIB Management Information Base
1157 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
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RFC______Protocol_Name_____________________________________________
1188 IP- Transmision of IP over FDDI (Obsoletes RFC 1103)
FDDI
1191 - Path MTU Discovery (router specification, host
specification (TCP only))
1212 - Concise MIB definitions
1213 MIB-II Management Information Base II (supercedes RFC
1158 and 1156)
1225 POP3 Post Office Protocol, Rev. 3
1231 -- IEEE 802.5 Token Ring MIB (Set operations are not
supported)
1253 -- OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base
1282 -- BSD rlogin
1285 -- FDDI Management Information Base (Set operations
are not supported)
1288 FINGER Finger Protocol (Obsoletes RFC 1196)
1305 NTP Network Time Protocol V3.0
1321 MD5 The MD5 Message Digest Algorithm
1323 TCP- TCP Extensions for High Performance (Window Scale
HIPER option only)
1332 IPCP The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (Obso-
letes RFC 1172)
1334 PAP PPP Authentication Protocols
/CHAP
1350 TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol (Obsoletes RFC
783)
1483 -- Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM AAL5 (routed
protocol encapsulation only)
1497 BOOTP BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions (obsoletes
RFC1048, 1084, 1395); Updates RFC 951
1514 - Host Resources MIB (Set operations are not sup-
ported)
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RFC______Protocol_Name_____________________________________________
1521 - MIME support as stated in Appendix A of this RFC
1542 - Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap
Protocol (Obsoletes RFC 1532), Updates RFC 951
1547 IS-PPP Requirements for an Internet Standard Point-to-
Point Protocol
1571 Telnet Environment Option Interoperability Issues
1572 Telnet Environment Option
1577 -- Classical IP over ATM
1583 OSPF OSPF V2 (obsoletes RFC 1247)
1589 - A Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping (the
support to discipline the system clock to an ex-
ternal precision timing source is not supported)
1626 - Default MTU for IP over ATM
1661 PPP The Point-to-Point Protocol PPP (obsoletes RFCs
1548, 1331, and 1171) (asynchronous IP only)
1700 - Assigned Numbers (Obsoletes RFC 1340, etc)
1755 - Signalling for IP over ATM
1813_____NFS_____Network_File_System_Version_3_Protocol____________
Non-RFC Standards
o 4.3BSD and 4.4BSD Socket Interface
o 4.3BSD inetd
o 4.3BSD lpd
o 4.3BSD netstat
o 4.3BSD ping
o 4.3BSD rcp
o 4.3BSD rexecd
o 4.3BSD rlogin
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o 4.3BSD rmt
o 4.3BSD rsh
o 4.3BSD sendmail V5.65 with IDA enhancements
o 4.3BSD syslog
o uucp Basic Networking Utilities (HoneyDanBer)
o X/Open Transport Interface (XTI)
o Sun Open Network Computing (ONC) 4.2
o New rdist command packaged as optional nrdisk
o BSD Packet Data Compression (for PPP)
DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
DEC Fortran Run-time Libraries
The DEC Fortran run-time support libraries (libfor, libfutil, libU-
for) are provided to enable users to run previously compiled programs
that require the DIGITAL Fortran libraries at run-time. These libraries
support FORTRAN program functions in the areas of input and output,
intrinsic functions, data formatting, data conversion, miscellaneous
math functions, FORTRAN bindings to common operating system services,
and more.
DEC C++ Run-time Libraries
The DEC C++ run-time support libraries (libcxx, libcomplex, libtask)
are provided to enable users to run previously compiled applications
containing DEC C++ code, without requiring that DEC C++ be installed
on the target system. These libraries support DEC C++ program func-
tions in the areas of input and output, complex arithmetic, multitask-
ing, and more.
DEC COBOL Run-time Libraries
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The DEC COBOL run-time support libraries (libcob, libots2, libisam-
stub) are provided to enable users to run previously compiled programs
that require the DIGITAL DEC COBOL libraries at run-time. These li-
braries support COBOL program functions in the areas of file input and
output, decimal arithmetic, COBOL ACCEPT/DISPLAY statements, STRING
/UNSTRING operations, CALL and CANCEL, and more.
DEC Pascal Run-time Libraries
The DEC Pascal run-time support libraries (libpas.a, libpas.so, and
libpas_msg.cat) are provided to enable users to run previously com-
piled programs which require the DEC Pascal libraries at run-time. These
libraries support DEC Pascal program functions in the areas includ-
ing input and output, miscellaneous math functions, time and date ser-
vices, and miscellaneous file services, and more.
DIGITAL Portable Math Library
The DIGITAL Portable Math Library (DPML) is a common math library for
FORTRAN, C, and Pascal. It provides IEEE single and double floating
point support.
Memory Mapped File Support
DIGITAL MLS+ supports the Berkeley mmap function and, therefore, al-
lows an application to access data files with memory operations rather
than file input and output operations.
Shells
DIGITAL MLS+ provides the following shells:
o POSIX Shell
o C Shell
o Bourne Shell from System V
o Korn Shell
All shells are programmable and allow for a tailorable user environ-
ment.
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Dynamic Loader
DIGITAL MLS+ uses a SVR4 compatible loader to load shared libraries
dynamically. This loader provides the following enhanced features:
o SVR4 symbol resolution semantics, including symbol preemption
The COFF object file format is supported for all forms of object files.
Loadable Subsystems Framework
DIGITAL MLS+ includes configuration manager framework which allows dy-
namic loading (and configuring) of kernel subsystems. The framework
is composed of a configuration manager daemon (cfgmgr), a kernel loader
daemon (kloadsrv), a system configuration database (sysconfigtab) and
its management utility (sysconfigdb). This framework allows kernel mod-
ules (such as device drivers) to be loaded after the system is booted.
Foreign Device Boot Support
DIGITAL MLS+ provides the ability for device driver developers to build
and deliver single binary drivers that work at installation time. This
allows the device to be used during the installation process. This abil-
ity is supported for graphics device drivers.
Loadable Drivers Framework
Device driver suppliers may now dynamically load their drivers into
the kernel using the configuration manager framework. Functions pro-
vided to facilitate integration of third party device support include:
o Autoconfiguration support
o Interrupt registration support
o Installation support
o Loadable driver support for the following busses:
- TURBOchannel
- EISA
- ISA
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- PCI
- SCSI peripheral devices
Common Access Method (CAM)
Common Access Method (CAM) is an ANSI standard for the software drivers
that provide the interface between an operating system and a SCSI de-
vice. The DIGITAL MLS+ CAM implementation is highly compatible with
ANSI X3.131-1986, Level 2 and supports SCSI-2 based CAM.
HARDWARE
Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)
Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) enables systems containing two or more
processors to execute the same copy of the operating system, access
common memory, and execute instructions simultaneously. The SMP func-
tionality fully exploits the additional compute capabilities of mul-
tiple processors. Capabilities include:
o Multiple threads from the same or different tasks can run concur-
rently on different processors.
o Process Affinity - Allows binding a process to a specific proces-
sor.
o Unattended Reboot - On a hard failure of a nonboot processor, the
operating system will tag the failing CPU and automatically reboot
the system, without enabling the defective CPU.
o Stop/Start CPU - Ability to stop/start a specified nonboot proces-
sor.
o Processor Sets - Ability to dedicate a process, or set of processes,
to a specific processor or set of processors. Can also be used to
partition the available processors among a set of users.
PCMCIA (PC Card) Support
DIGITAL MLS+ provides PCMCIA (PC Card) support.
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The support is limited to the following capabilities:
o Support of a selected ISA to PCMCIA adapter
o The selected ISA to PCMCIA adapter is from the SCM Microsystems:
o SWAPBOX CLASSIC X2 ... Model MMCD-D2
- 3.5" Front Access
- 2 slots (type II + type III) PC Card socket.
- Standard PC-AT 16-bit ISA bus interface
- PCMCIA Revision 2.X and ExCA compliant
o SWAPBOX PREMIUM COMBO ... Model MMCD-FC2
- 3.5" 1.44 Mbyte Floppy Drive Support.
- One Type I, II or III front-access PC Card socket.
- One Type I, II or III rear-access PC Card socket.
- Standard PC-AT 16-bit ISA bus interface
- PCMCIA Revision 2.X and ExCA compliant
o Support on the following platforms:
- AlphaStation 200, 255, 400, 600
- AlphaServer 1000
o Support of fax/modem PC Cards
- The Megahertz XJ2288 is the only modem card fully qualified on
DIGITAL UNIX. Other modem cards of similar type may work. The
following is the list of modem cards that are known to work:
o card manufacturer: MEGAHERTZ
o product name: XJ2288
o card manufacturer: MEGAHERTZ
o product name: XJ1144
o card manufacturer: AT&T Paradyne
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o product name: KeepInTouch Card
o card manufacutrer: DIGITAL
o product name: PCMCIA V.32bis 14,400 Fax
o hot swap capability of PC Cards
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
The DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System can execute on valid DIGITAL Alpha
systems and must include the minimum system configuration as described
in the SUPPORTED HARDWARE section of this SPD. The actual amount of
work supported at one time, with good performance, depends on the types
of processing performed as well as on the physical memory and secondary
storage available.
o DIGITAL MLS+ requires the minimum component of main memory to be
64 MB.
o Based on testing, system configurations are limited to 256 phys-
ical volumes (disks). The maximum logical volume size supported is
512 GB.
o DIGITAL MLS+ requires a system disk capable of holding the supported
software subsets. For a Default Installation (mandatory subsets only),
a minimum of 425 MB disk (such as RZ25) is required. For a Custom
Installation selecting all BASE software subsets, a 680 MB disk (such
as RZ56) is required.
Note: Due to additional functionality being planned, a future func-
tional release will require a larger disk space capacity for the cus-
tom type of installation with all base subsets.
o Systems which have more subsets installed than the Default Instal-
lation, but fewer subsets than the Custom Installation selecting
all BASE software subsets will require varying minimum disk space
for an installation. Refer to the Installation Guide for a list of
subset sizes to help determine the disk space requirements for an
installation on such systems.
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o DIGITAL MLS+ supports the backup devices listed in the OPTIONAL HARD-
WARE section of this SPD.
o The supported load devices include CD-ROM readers (such as RRD44)
or a variety of network interfaces.
o Installation of service updates will require either a 4mm tape de-
vice or the capability to download from an external network.
o DIGITAL MLS+ System Administration requires a DIGITAL graphics dis-
play console (minimum 800 x 600) for Alpha systems. On a networked
DIGITAL MLS+ system, the graphics display may be on a remote sys-
tem but, in this case, one console terminal with ASCII capability
must be locally attached.
OPTIONAL HARDWARE
Additional memory and/or secondary storage may be required depending
upon the usage of the DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System software and/or
optional software products.
Combinations of hardware options are subject to limitations such as
bandwidth, physical configuration restraints, thermal dissipation, elec-
trical loads and power supply.
System configuration details are described in the DIGITAL Systems and
Options Catalog.
Hardware options supported by DIGITAL MLS+ are listed in tables in the
SUPPORTED HARDWARE section of this SPD. All device drivers contained
in DIGITAL MLS+ for these hardware units are warranted by DIGITAL.
OPTIONAL SOFTWARE
DIGITAL UNIX Developers' Toolkit provides application programmers with
the software tools for general programming, including source code con-
trol tools, kit generation, programming development and debugging util-
ities, and graphical application development tools. (SPD 44.36.xx)
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DIGITAL UNIX C Developers' Extensions provides application program-
mers with the DIGITAL UNIX C compiler in addition to the development
tools found in the DIGITAL UNIX Developers' Toolkit. (SPD 44.36.xx)
The DIGITAL UNIX Logical Storage Manager is an integrated, host-based
solution to data storage management, providing concatenation, strip-
ing, mirroring, and a graphical user interface that allows data stor-
age management functions to be performed online, without disrupting
users or applications. (SPD 51.24.xx)
The POLYCENTER Advanced File System Utilities extend the high avail-
ability and flexibility of AdvFS. The AdvFS Utilities provide online
utilities to dynamically resize file systems, defragment files, bal-
ance percentage of space used on volumes, undelete files using trash-
cans, stripe files, and clone files for hot backup.
Note that DIGITAL MLS+ does NOT support the AdvFS Utilities Graphi-
cal User Interface (GUI).
(SPD 44.52.xx)
Prestoserve for DIGITAL UNIX is a disk write accelerator for disk block
device write operations. This product is available on most Alpha sys-
tems. (SPD 35.11.xx)
GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS
The minimum hardware and software requirements for any future version
of this product may be different from the requirements for the cur-
rent version.
DISTRIBUTION MEDIA
CD-ROM
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ORDERING INFORMATION
The DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System license provides a licensed user the
right to use the software as described within this Software Product
Description. Separate licenses are available for the right to use de-
velopment tools and the C compiler. Refer to the SPD for the DIGITAL
UNIX Developers' Extensions (SPD 44.36.xx) for details.
A license for DIGITAL UNIX, either as part of a packaged systems or
ordered separately, is a prerequisite for DIGITAL MLS+.
The Software Media kit includes CD-ROMs containing the operating sys-
tem binaries and complete DIGITAL MLS+ and DIGITAL UNIX online doc-
umentation. Hardcopy start-up documentation is also included in the
Media kit, including the Installation Guide, Release Notes and CMW La-
beling: Encoding Format.
The Software Documentation Kit is a complete hardcopy documentation
set for DIGITAL MLS+, excluding the reference pages. The Software Doc-
umentation Kit contains versions of the documentation found online via
the CD-ROM, as well as additional documentation published by compa-
nies other than DIGITAL. Most documentation provided with DIGITAL MLS+
that is published by companies other than DIGITAL is available in hard-
copy only.
DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System
Licenses :
Prerequisites : DIGITAL UNIX Operating System
DIGITAL UNIX 2-User Base Licenses: QL-MT4A*-**
DIGITAL UNIX Interactive User Licenses: QL-MT7A*-**
DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System
DIGITAL MLS+ O/A 2 User License : QL-0UNAE-BC
DIGITAL MLS+ O/A 3 To Unlimited : QL-0UNAE-BR
DIGITAL MLS+ O/A 2 User License : QL-0UNAG-BC
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DIGITAL MLS+ O/A 3 To Unlimited : QL-0UNAG-BR
DIGITAL MLS+ Unlimited Licsnse : QL-0UNAQ-AA
Software Product Services:
Prerequisites : DIGITAL UNIX Operating System
Software Product Services: QT-MT4A*-**/ QT-MT7A*-**
DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System
Software Product Services: QT-0UNA*-**
Software Media Kit:
DIGITAL MLS+ : QA-0UNAA-H8
Software Documentation:
Full Documentation Kit (excluding Reference Pages):
QA-0UNAA-GZ
The full documentation kit contains all end user, programmer, and sys-
tem documentation except reference pages.
* Denotes variant fields. For additional information on available li-
censes, services, and media, refer to the appropriate price book.
SOFTWARE LICENSING
The DIGITAL MLS+ Operating System software is furnished under the li-
censing of Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Condi-
tions.
There are four types of DIGITAL UNIX Operating System licenses avail-
able on Alpha processors. For more information on these licenses, please
refer to the DIGITAL UNIX Software Product Description (SPD 41.61.xx).
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SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES
A variety of service options are available from DIGITAL. For more in-
formation, contact your local DIGITAL office.
SOFTWARE WARRANTY
Warranty for this software product is provided by DIGITAL with the pur-
chase of a license for the product as defined in the applicable DIG-
ITAL Standard Terms and Conditions.
SUPPORTED HARDWARE
The following tables list supported hardware for DIGITAL MLS+. Com-
binations of hardware options are subject to limitations such as band-
width, physical configuration constraints, and electrical load and power
supply.
The content of this hardware configuration section is intended to spec-
ify the device limitations and provide a general guide. It does not
describe all possible hardware configurations or circumstances. Any
particular configuration should be discussed with DIGITAL. Contact DIG-
ITAL for the most up-to-date information on possible hardware config-
urations.
DIGITAL reserves the right to change the number and type of devices
supported by DIGITAL MLS+. The minimum hardware requirements for fu-
ture versions and updates of DIGITAL MLS+ may be different from cur-
rent hardware requirements. For configuration details about Alpha sys-
tems, refer to the DIGITAL Systems and Options Catalog and the Net-
works and Communications Buyer's Guide.
Embedded and Realtime Boards
An Embedded and Realtime OEM is a hard goods/capital equipment man-
ufacturer that utilizes DIGITAL's products embedded in the OEM's own
products. The DIGITAL products act as a specialized controller of spe-
cific functions in the OEM's product, not as a general purpose com-
puter.
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DIGITAL products may be physically embedded within the OEM's product
(e.g. a CPU board and software inside a Telephone Switch) or may be
functionally integrated into the solution (e.g. a system box and soft-
ware controlling a flight simulator). The DIGITAL product is perceived
by the end customer to be an integral and dedicated component of the
Embedded and Realtime OEM's product, NOT a general purpose computer.
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Table_1:__DEC_2000_Model_300[1]_and_Model_500______________________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD43
RRD44
Disks: RZ24L[1] RZ28
RZ25 RZ28B
RZ25L RZ55[2]
RZ26 RZ56
RZ26L RZ58
Diskettes: RX26
Tapes: TLZ06 TKZ08
TLZ07 TKZ09
TSZ07 TZK10
TKZ60 TZK11
SCSI Adapters: PB2HA-SA[3]
Network DW300 (EISA Token DE422 (EISA Lance Eth-
Adapters: Ring) ernet)
DEFEA (EISA FDDI) DE425 (EISA Tulip Eth-
ernet)
Communications: PC4XD-AA (Par/Ser)[4] PC4XD-AB (Dual/Ser)
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX LK471, 411
___________________________________________________________________
[1]The DEC 2000 300 is not supported in a dataless environment and
is not installable via RIS.
[2]Data device only.
[3]G2 minimum firmware requirement.
[4]Only the serial port is supported.
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Table_1_(Cont.):__DEC_2000_Model_300[1]_and_Model_500______________
Graphics Subsys- PB2GA-AA PBXWT-A (CALCOMP DB
tems: III)
Mouse: PCXAS-AA
Serial Printers: LN03R
DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC16-HA PC7XV-DE
VRC16-H4 PC7XV-DG
Modems: PCXBF-AA (2400 PCXDF-AA (14400
/9600)[6] /9600)[6]
PCXCF-AA (9600
/9600)[6]
___________________________________________________________________
[6]Modem support only - no FAX available.
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Table 2: DEC 3000 Models 300, 300L, 300X, 300LX, 400, 400S, 500,
__________500S,_500X,_600,_600S,_700,_800,_800S,_900_______________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD44 RRD45
RRD43
Disks: RZ24L[1] RZ26N RZ55[1]
RZ25 RZ28 RZ56
RZ25L RZ28B RZ58
RZ25M RZ28D RZ73
RZ26 RZ28M RZ74
RZ26L RZ29B
Diskettes: RX23 RX26
Tapes: TLZ04 TKZ60 TZ86
TLZ06 TSZ07 TZ87
TLZ07 TZ30 TZ88
TKZ08 TZ85 TZK10
TKZ09 TZK11
TURBOchannel DEFTA (FDDI) PMAD (Thickwire Eth-
Adapters:[2] DEFZA (FDDI) ernet)
DETRA (Token Ring) PMAZB (Dual Slow
DGLTA (ATM) SCSI)
PMAZC (Dual Fast
SCSI)
KZTSA (FWD SCSI)
___________________________________________________________________
[1]Data device only.
[2]The DEC 3000 Models 300L and 300LX have no available TURBOchan-
nel slots. Each supports the same options as the DEC 3000 Model
300 except those requiring a TURBOchannel to be configured.
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Table 2 (Cont.): DEC 3000 Models 300, 300L, 300X, 300LX, 400,
400S, 500, 500S, 500X, 600, 600S, 700, 800, 800S,
__________________900______________________________________________
RAID Con- HSZ10[3] HSZ40[4]
troller:
Keyboards: LK401 LK421 LK443
LK444
Graphics Sub- ZLX-M -L PMAGB(HX, TX) PMAGB-JA
systems: ZLX-E1/8-plane PMAGD
Tablet/Mouse: VSXXX-AA VSXXX-FA VSXXX-GA
VSXXX-AB
Asynchronous VT100 VT240 VT340
Terminals: VT102 VT300 VT420
VT200 VT320 VT510
VT220
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRM17 VR320 VRC16
VRM20 VRT16 VRC19
VR319 VRT17 VRC21
Modems[6]: DF02 DF03 DF296
___________________________________________________________________
[3]HSZ10 is supported on DEC 3000 systems running PMAZC or KZTSA.
HSZ10 support requires the StorageWorks RAID Array 110 utility for
DIGITAL UNIX.
[4]HSZ40 supported on DEC 3000 (except for Models 300X and 300LX)
systems running PMAZC or KZTSA.
[6]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
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Table_3:__DEC_4000_Models_6xx_and_7xx______________________________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD43
Disks: RZ25 RZ56
RZ26 RZ58
RZ28 RZ73
RZ55[1] RZ74
Diskettes: RX23 RX26
Tapes: TKZ08 TZ30
TKZ09 TZ85
TLZ04 TZ86
TLZ06 TZ88
TLZ07 TZK10
TSZ07 TKZ60
Network DEFAA (FBUS+ FDDI)
Adapters:
Asynchronous VT100 VT300
Terminals: VT102 VT320
VT200 VT340
VT220 VT420
VT240 VT510
Serial Printers: LN03R
DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
___________________________________________________________________
[1]Data device only.
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Table_3_(Cont.):__DEC_4000_Models_6xx_and_7xx______________________
Modems[3]: DF02 DF296
DF03
___________________________________________________________________
[3]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
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Table_4:__DEC_7000_Models_6xx_and_7xx;_DEC_10000_Models_6xx_and_7xx
Memory: 1 GB [1] 14 GB[1]
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD43 RRD44
Controller: KDM70, CIXCD-AC[2]
I/O Servers: HSC40[3] HSC65[3] HSC90[3]
HSC50[3] HSC70[3] HSC95[3]
Disks: RA60[4] RA81
RA71 RA82
RA72 RA90
RA73 RA92
Tapes: TA78 TA90
TA79 TA91
Controller: KZMSA[5]
Disks: RZ26 RZ28M
RZ26L RZ29B
RZ28 RZ73
RZ28B RZ74
Tapes: TLZ06 TKZ60 TZ87
TLZ07 TZ85 TZ88
TKZ09 TZ86 TSZ07
RAID Con- HSZ40[6]
troller:
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[1]If a KDM70 is configured with either a DEC 7000 or a DEC 10000
machine, the maximum amount of main memory supported is 1 GB.
When a KDM70 is not configured, the maximum amount of main memory
supported is 14 GB.
[2]One CIXCD controller per system.
[3]The k.scsi requestor is not supported.
[4]Data device only.
[5]Up to 16 controllers supported.
[6]HSZ40 supported on DEC 7000 and DEC 10000 running KZMSA.
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Table 4 (Cont.): DEC 7000 Models 6xx and 7xx; DEC 10000 Models 6xx
__________________and_7xx__________________________________________
Network DEMFA (XMI FDDI) DEMNA (XMI DEFAA
Adapters: Ethernet) (FBUS+
FDDI)
DGLPB (PCI
ATM)
Asynchronous VT100 VT240 VT420
Terminals: VT102 VT300 VT510
VT200 VT320
VT220 VT340
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
Modems[8]: DF02 DF03 DF296
___________________________________________________________________
[8]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
___________________________________________________________________
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Table_5:__AlphaServer_400_4/166,_4/233_____________________________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD43 RRD44 RRD45
Controller: KZPAA (PCI SCSI 2) KZPSC KZPSM
KZPSA
Disks: RZ25L RZ26N RZ28D
RZ25M RZ28 RZ28M
RZ26L RZ28B RZ29B
Diskettes: RX23L
Tapes: TLZ06 TZK11 TZ85
TLZ07 TZK10 TZ86
TZ87
Network DEFPA (PCI FDDI) DE205 (ISA DGLPB (PCI
Adapters: DE500 (PCI Fast Ethernet) ATM)
Ethernet) DW110 (ISA PBXDI
DE434, 435, 450 Token Ring)
(PCI Ethernet) PBXNP (PCI
Token Ring)
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX LK411 LK471
Mouse: PBXAS-AA/AB PBXWS/AA
Tablet: PBXWT-A (CalComp
DB III)
Graphics Sub- PBXGA-Ax,Bx,Cx PB2GA-FB PB2GA-FA
systems: (ZLXp-E/L/M)
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Table_5_(Cont.):__AlphaServer_400_4/166,_4/233_____________________
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC15-KA/K4 VRC21-PA/P4 VRT17-PA/P4
VRC15-PA/P4 VRC16-PA/P4
Modems[2]: PCXDF
___________________________________________________________________
[2]Modem support only - no FAX available.
___________________________________________________________________
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Table 6: AlphaServer 1000 4/200, 4/233, 4/266, 5/300; AlphaServer
__________1000A_4/233,_4/266,_5/300,_5/333,_5/400__________________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD43 RRD44 RRD45
Disks: RZ26L RZ28 RZ28M
RZ26N RZ28D RZ29B
Diskettes: RX23L
Tapes: TKZ09 TLZ07 TSZ07
TKZ60 TZ85/86/87 TZK11
TLZ06 TZK10
SCSI Adapters: KZPAA (PCI SCSI) KZESC (EISA KZPDA
KZPSA (PCI FWD RAID) KZPSM
SCSI) KZPSC (PCI
RAID)[1]
Network DEFEA (EISA FDDI) DE425 (EISA DGLPB (PCI
Adapters: DW300 (EISA Token Tulip Ethernet) ATM)
Ring) DEFPA (PCI DE434, 435,
DE422 (EISA Lance FDDI) 450 (PCI
Ethernet) PBXNP (PCI Ethernet)
Token Ring) DE500 (PCI
Fast Ether-
net)
Keyboards: LK471 LK411 PCXAL-XX
Graphics Sub- PB2GA-AA PB2GA-FB PBXGA-AX/BX
systems: PB2GA-JA
___________________________________________________________________
[1] Only one KZPSC can be used at a time.
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Table 6 (Cont.): AlphaServer 1000 4/200, 4/233, 4/266, 5/300;
AlphaServer 1000A 4/233, 4/266, 5/300, 5/333,
__________________5/400____________________________________________
Mouse/Tablet: PC7XS-CA (3 but- PBXWT-A (Cal- PBXWS-AA (3
ton) Comp DB III) button)
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC15-KA/K4 VRC21-PA/P4 VRT17-PA/P4
VRC16-PA/P4
Modems: PBXDF-AA/BA PCXBF-AA[3] PCXCF-AA
[3]
___________________________________________________________________
[3] AlphaServer 1000 only.
___________________________________________________________________
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Table 7: AlphaServer 2000 4/200, 4/233, 4/275, 5/250, 5/300, 5
/350, 5/375; AlphaServer 2100 4/200, 4/233, 4/275, 5/250,
5/300, 5/350; AlphaServer 2100A 4/275, 5/250, 5/300, 5
__________/350_____________________________________________________
Memory: Limited to 2 GB
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD44 RRD45
RRD43
Disks: RZ25L RZ28 RZ29B
RZ26 RZ28B EZ31[1]
RZ26L RZ28D EZ32[1]
RZ26N RZ28M EZ64
EZ69
Diskettes: RX26 RX33
Tapes: TKZ09 TZ86 TLZ07
TZK10 TZ87 TLZ09
TZK11 TZ88 TZK60
TLZ06 TSZ07
Adapters: PB2HA-SA: Adaptec KZPAA (PCI KZPSC (PCI
1742A (EISA)[2] SCSI) RAID)
KZESC (EISA RAID) KZPSA (PCI FWD
SCSI)
RAID Con- HSZ40
troller:
___________________________________________________________________
[1]Data device only.
[2]G2 minimum firmware requirement; maximum of one. Not supported
on AlphaServer 2100A.
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Table 7 (Cont.): AlphaServer 2000 4/200, 4/233, 4/275, 5/250, 5
/300, 5/350, 5/375; AlphaServer 2100 4/200, 4
/233, 4/275, 5/250, 5/300, 5/350; AlphaServer
__________________2100A_4/275,_5/250,_5/300,_5/350_________________
Network DEFEA (EISA FDDI) DE425 (EISA DE434, 435,
Adapters: DW300 (EISA Token Tulip Ethernet) 450 (PCI
Ring) DEFPA (PCI Ethernet)
DE422 (EISA Lance FDDI) DE500 (PCI
Ethernet)[3] DGLPB (PCI ATM) Fast Ether-
net)
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX LK411 LK471
Mouse/Tablet: PC7XS-CA PBXWT-A (Cal-
Comp DB III)
Graphics Sub- PB2GA-AA PB2GA-FB PBXGA-AA[5]
systems: PB2GA-JB[4] PB2GA-JA[4] PBXGA-BA[5]
PBXGA-CA[5]
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC15 VRT17 VRC21
VRC16
Modems[7]: DF02 DF03 DF296
___________________________________________________________________
[3]Not supported on AlphaServer 2100A.
[4]Cannot be used in multiscreen configuration.
[5]Not supported on AlphaServer 2100A.
[7]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
___________________________________________________________________
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Table 8: AlphaServer 4000 5/300, 5/300E, 5/400; AlphaServer 4100
__________5/300,_5/300E,_5/400_____________________________________
Memory: Limited to 4 GB
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD44
RRD43 RRD45
Disks: RZ25L RZ28
RZ26 RZ28B
RZ26L RZ28D
RZ26J RZ28L
RZ26N RZ28M
RZ29B
Diskettes: RX26 RX33
Tapes: TKZ09 TZ88
TZK10 TLZ06
TZK11 TLZ07
TZ86 TZK60
TZ87 TSZ07
Adapters: KZESC (EISA RAID) KZPSA (PCI FWD SCSI)
KZPAA (PCI SCSI) KZPSC (PCI RAID)
RAID Con- HSZ40
troller:
Network DW300 (EISA Token Ring) DE434, 435 (PCI Ether-
Adapters: DEFPA (PCI FDDI) net)
DGLPB (PCI ATM)[2] DE500 (PCI Fast Ether-
net)
PBXNP-AA (PCI Token
Ring)
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX
Graphics Sub- PB2GA-JB[6]
systems:
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Table 8 (Cont.): AlphaServer 4000 5/300, 5/300E, 5/400; Al-
__________________phaServer_4100_5/300,_5/300E,_5/400______________
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC15 VRT17
VRC21
Modems[3]: DF02 DF296
DF03
___________________________________________________________________
[3]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
___________________________________________________________________
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Table 9: AlphaServer 8200 5/300, 5/350, 5/440; AlphaServer 8400
__________5/300,_5/350,_5/440______________________________________
Memory: 1 GB [1] 14 GB[1]
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD44 RRD45
RRD43
Controller: KDM70, CIXCD-AC[2]
I/O Servers: HSC40[3] HSC65[3] HSC90[3]
HSC50[3] HSC70[3]
HSC95[3]
Disks: RA60[4] RA73 RA90
RA71 RA81 RA92
RA72 RA82
Tapes: TA78 TA79 TA90
TA91
Disks: RZ26 RZ28 RZ29B
RZ26L RZ28B RZ73
RZ26N RZ28M RZ74
Tapes: TLZ06 TKZ60 TZ86
TLZ07 TKZ09 TZ87
TKZ09 TZ85 TZ88
TSZ07
RAID Con- HSZ40[5]
troller:
___________________________________________________________________
[1]If a KDM70 is configured with either a AlphaServer 8200/8400
machine, the maximum amount of main memory supported is 1 GB.
When a KDM70 is not configured, the maximum amount of main memory
supported is 14 GB.
[2]One CIXCD controller per system.
[3]The k.scsi requestor is not supported.
[4]Data device only.
[5]HSZ40 supported on AlphaServer 8200/8400 running KZMSA or
KZPSA.
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Table 9 (Cont.): AlphaServer 8200 5/300, 5/350, 5/440; AlphaServer
__________________8400_5/300,_5/350,_5/440_________________________
Network DEMFA (XMI FDDI) DE425 (EISA Ether- PBXNP
Adapters: DEMNA (XMI Ether- net) (PCI
net) DW300 (EISA Token Token
DEFAA (FBUS+ FDDI) Ring) Ring)
DEFPA (PCI FDDI) DE434,
DGLPB (PCI ATM) 435,
450
(PCI
Ether-
net)
DE500
(PCI
Fast
Ether-
net)
Adapters: KZPSA-BB (PCI FWD) KZPSC-BA (PCI KZMSA[7]
KZPSC-AA (PCI RAID)
RAID)[6] KZPAA (PCI SCSI) KFE70-
AA
(EISA
Bridge)
Multifunctional KFTIA (ITIOP)
Adapter:
Asynchronous VT100 VT240 VT340
Terminals: VT102 VT300 VT420
VT200 VT320 VT510
VT220
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
___________________________________________________________________
[6]Check KZPSC documentation for device limitations.
[7]Up to 16 controllers supported.
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Table 9 (Cont.): AlphaServer 8200 5/300, 5/350, 5/440; AlphaServer
__________________8400_5/300,_5/350,_5/440_________________________
Modems[9]:________DF02_________________DF03_________________DF296__
[9]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
___________________________________________________________________
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Table 10: AlphaStation 200 4/100, 4/166, 4/233; AlphaStation 250
___________4/266;_AlphaStation_400_4/233___________________________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD43 RRD44 RRD45
Controller: KZPAA (PCI SCSI 2)
Disks: RZ25F RZ26F RZ28D
RZ25L RZ26N RZ28M
RZ25M RZ28 RZ29B
RZ26L RZ28B
Diskettes: RX23
Tapes: TLZ06 TSZ07 TZ87
TLZ07 TZK11
Network DEFPA (PCI FDDI) DE500 (PCI Fast DE205 (ISA
Adapters: DE434, 435, 450 Ethernet) Ethernet)
(PCI Ethernet) PBXNP (PCI DW110 (ISA
Token Ring) Token Ring)
DGLPB (PCI
ATM)
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX LK471 LK411
Tablet: PBXWT-A (CalComp
DB III)
Mouse: PBXWS-AA
Graphics Sub- PBXGA-Ax/Bx/Cx PB2GA-JB[2] PB2GA-FA
systems: PB2GA-JA[2] (ATI Mach
64 CX)[1]
___________________________________________________________________
[1]Supported on 100 Model only.
[2]Cannot be used in a multiscreen configuration.
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Table 10 (Cont.): AlphaStation 200 4/100, 4/166, 4/233; AlphaSta-
___________________tion_250_4/266;_AlphaStation_400_4/233__________
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC21-LA/L4 VRT17-PA/P4
Modems[4]: PCXDF-AA PCXDF-BA
___________________________________________________________________
[4]Modem support only - no FAX available.
___________________________________________________________________
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Table_11:__AlphaStation_255_4/233,_4/300___________________________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD45
Controller: KZPAA (PCI SCSI 2)
Disks: RZ25F RZ28
RZ25L RZ28B
RZ25M RZ28D
RZ26L RZ28M
RZ26N RZ29B
Diskettes: RX23L
Tapes: TLZ07
TZ87
TZK11
Network DEFPA (PCI FDDI) DE205-AC (ISA Ether-
Adapters: DE434, 435, 450 (PCI net)
Ethernet)
DE500 (PCI Fast Ether-
net)
Keyboards: LK461-XX LK471-XX
PCXAL-XX
Tablet: PBXWT-A (CalComp DB III)
Mouse: PBXWS-WA
Graphics Sub- PB2GA-JA[1] PBXGB-AA/CA
systems: PB2GA-JB[1] PBXGA-AA/BA/CA
___________________________________________________________________
[1]Cannot be used in multiscreen configuration.
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Table_11_(Cont.):__AlphaStation_255_4/233,_4/300___________________
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC15-WA/W3/W4 VRC21-WA/W3/W4
VRC17-WA/W3/W4
Modems[3]: PBXDF-AA PCXCF-AA
PCX8F-AA
___________________________________________________________________
[3]Modem support only - no FAX available.
___________________________________________________________________
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Table 12: AlphaStation 500 5/266, 5/333, 5/400, 5/500; AlphaSta-
___________tion_600_5/266,_5/300,_5/333____________________________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD43 RRD44 RRD45
Controller: KZPAA (PCI SCSI 2)
Disks: RZ25L RZ26N RZ28D
RZ25M RZ28 RZ28M
RZ26L RZ28B RZ29B[1]
Diskettes: RX23L RX26
Tapes: TLZ06 TZK11 TLZ09
TLZ07 TZ87
Network DEFEA (EISA DEFPA (PCI PBXNP (PCI
Adapters: FDDI)[2] FDDI) Token Ring)
DW300 (EISA Token DGLPB (PCI ATM) DE500 (PCI
Ring)[2] Fast Ether-
DE425 (EISA Ether- net)
net)[2]
DE434, 435[2], 450
(PCI Ethernet)
SCSI Adapters: KZPAA P2SE (2 QLogic KZPSA[3]
1 Tulip)[2] K2PSC[2]
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX LK461 LK46W[4]
LK411 LK471 LK47W[4]
Mouse: PBXWS-AA[2] PBXWS-WA[4]
___________________________________________________________________
[1]0014 is the minimum firmware required.
[2]Only supported on AlphaStation 600.
[4]Support on AlphaStation 500.
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Table 12 (Cont.): AlphaStation 500 5/266, 5/333, 5/400, 5/500;
___________________AlphaStation_600_5/266,_5/300,_5/333____________
Tablet: PBXWT-A (CalComp
DB III)
Graphics Sub- PBXGA-Ax/Bx/Cx[2] PBXGB-Ax/Cx ZLXp-L,M
systems:
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC21-Lx[2]/Wx[4] VRT17-Px[2]
/Wx[4]
Modems[5]: PBXDF-BA[5]
___________________________________________________________________
[2]Only supported on AlphaStation 600.
[4]Support on AlphaStation 500.
[5]Modem support only - no FAX available.
___________________________________________________________________
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Table 13: Embedded & Realtime Boards: AXPpci 33; AXPpci 33S, DIGI-
___________TAL_Modular_Computing_Components_EBM43-AZ,_EBM44-AZ[1]__
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD44
RRD43 RRD45
Controller: KZPAA (PCI SCSI 2)
Disks: RZ24L[2] RZ28
RZ25 RZ28B
RZ25L RZ28D
RZ25M RZ28L
RZ26 RZ29B
RZ26L RZ55[2]
RZ26J RZ56
RZ26N RZ58
Diskettes: RX23 RX26
Tapes: TZK10 TKZ08
TZK11 TKZ09
TZK60 TLZ06
TSZ07
Network DEFPA (PCI FDDI) DE203, 204, 205 (ISA
Adapters: DE434 (PCI Tulip Ether- Ethernet)
net) DW110 (ISA Token Ring)
DE435, 450 (PCI Tulip PBXNP (PCI Token Ring)
Ethernet)
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX
Mouse: PCXAS-AA
___________________________________________________________________
[2]Data device only.
____________________
[1] Refer to Embedded and Realtime Boards information in the SUP-
PORTED HARDWARE section of this SPD.
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Table 13 (Cont.): Embedded & Realtime Boards: AXPpci 33; AXPpci
33S, DIGITAL Modular Computing Components EBM43-
___________________AZ,_EBM44-AZ[1]_________________________________
Graphics Sub- PBXGA (ZLXp-E) PB2GA-FA (ATI PCI mach
systems: 64 CX)
PB2GA-JA (TRIO 64 PCI
Card)[6]
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC16-HA PCXBV-PC
VRC16-H4
Modems[4]: DF02 DF296
DF03 PCXDF[5]
___________________________________________________________________
[4]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
[5]Modem support only - no FAX available.
[6]Supported only in the secondary PCI slots on DIGITAL Modular
Computing Components EBM43-AZ and EBM44-AZ.
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Table 14: Embedded & Realtime Boards: AXPvme 64, 100, 160, and
___________230;_ALPHAvme_4/224,_4/288[1]___________________________
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD44
RRD43 RRD45
Disks: RZ24L[2] RZ28
RZ25 RZ28B
RZ25L RZ28D
RZ25M RZ28L
RZ26 RZ28M
RZ26L RZ29B
RZ26J RZ55[2]
RZ26N RZ56
RZ58
Diskettes: RX23 RX26
RX33
Tapes: TKZ08 TZK10
TKZ09 TZK11
TLZ06 TKZ60
TLZ07 TSZ07
Network DEFPZ (PMC FDDI) DE520 (PMC Fast Ether-
Adapters: net)
Graphics TGA8M[5]
Subsystems:
Asynchronous VT100 VT300
Terminals: VT102 VT320
VT200 VT340
VT220 VT420
VT240 VT510
___________________________________________________________________
[2]Data device only.
[5]ALPHAvme 4/224 and 4/288 only.
____________________
[1] Refer to Embedded and Realtime Boards information in the SUP-
PORTED HARDWARE section of this SPD.
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Table 14 (Cont.): Embedded & Realtime Boards: AXPvme 64, 100, 160,
___________________and_230;_ALPHAvme_4/224,_4/288[1]_______________
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Modems[4]: DF02 DF296
DF03
___________________________________________________________________
[4]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
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Table_15:__Alpha_VME_2100_(190_MHz,_275_MHz)_______________________
Memory: Limited to 1 GB
CD-ROM Drive: RRD42 RRD44
RRD43
Disks: RZ25L RZ28
RZ26 RZ28B
RZ26L RZ29B
Diskettes: RX26 RX33
Tapes: TZK10 TLZ06
TZK11 TLZ07
TZ86 TZK60
TZ87 TSZ07
Adapters: KZPAA (PCI SCSI) KZPSA (PCI FWD SCSI)
RAID Con- HSZ40
troller:
Network DEFPA (PCI FDDI) DE434, 435, 450 (PCI
Adapters: DGLPB (PCI ATM) Tulip Ethernet)
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX
Graphics
Subsystems:
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Table_15_(Cont.):__Alpha_VME_2100_(190_MHz,_275_MHz)_______________
Serial Print- LN03R
ers: DEClaser 2150
DEClaser 2250
DEClaser 3250
DEClaser 5100
Monitors: VRC15 VRT17
VRC16 VRC21
Modems[2]: DF02 DF296
DF03
___________________________________________________________________
[2]DIGITAL MLS+ will support any DIGITAL modem that understands
DIGITAL Modem Command Language (DMCL).
___________________________________________________________________
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Table_16:__EB66+,_EB64+,_EB164,_AlphaPC_64,_AlphaPC_164____________
SCSI KZPAA (PCI
Adapter: SCSI 2)
CD-ROM RRD42 RRD44
Drive: RRD43 RRD45
Disks: RZ26L RZ28 RZ28D
RZ26N RZ28B RZ28M
RZ29B
Diskettes: RX23 RX26 RX33
Tapes: TLZ06 TLZ07 TZK11
Network DE434, DE500 (PCI DE203, 205, 205 (ISA
Adapters: 435, 450 Fast Ether- Ethernet)
(PCI Tulip net)
Ethernet)
Keyboards: PCXAL-XX LK411-xx LK461-xx
LK471-xx
Graphics PBXGA (ZLXp- PB2GA-JA/JB
Subsystems: E)
Mouse: PCXAS-AA PCXWS-AA
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Table_16_(Cont.):__EB66+,_EB64+,_EB164,_AlphaPC_64,_AlphaPC_164____
Serial LN03R
Printers: DEClaser
2150
DEClaser
2250
DEClaser
3250
DEClaser
5100
Monitors: VRC16-HA PCXBV-PC VRC17-W
VRC21-H4 VRC15-W VRC21-W
Modems[1] : DF02 DF296 PBXDF-AA
DF03 PCXDF[1] PCXCF-AA
____________________________________________PCXBF-AA_______________
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[R] Adobe and PostScript are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems
Inc.
[R] Motif, OSF, OSF/Motif, and OSF/1 are registered trademarks of
Open Software Foundation, Inc.
[R] POSIX is a registered trademark of Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers.
[R] Sun and NFS are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
[R] UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other
countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd.
[TM]Display PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.
[TM]Open Software Foundation is a trademark of Open Software Foun-
dation, Inc.
[TM]X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Limited.
[TM]X Window System is a trademark of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
[TM]The DIGITAL Logo, Bookreader, CDA, DEC, DEC Fortran, DEClaser,
DECsafe, DECterm, DECthreads, DECwindows, DIGITAL, HSC, KDM,
LA, LA50, LA324, LAT, LinkWorks, LN03, POLYCENTER, RA, RRD42,
RZ, RZ, TA, TURBOchannel, ULTRIX, VT100, VT220, VT300, VT340,
VT420, VT510, and XUI are trademarks of Digital Equipment Cor-
poration.
[TM]Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications.
) 1997Digital Equipment Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Note: This product includes software developed by the University of
California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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| T.R | Title | User | Personal
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| 462.1 | | COMICS::CORNEJ | What's an Architect? | Tue Mar 25 1997 10:32 | 6 |
| Thanks for the SPD.
Is this ready for customers yet?
Jc
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| 462.2 | It's a secret? | SMURF::BAT | Segui la tua beatitudine | Tue Mar 25 1997 19:39 | 5 |
| I do not know who is doing the Sales Update announcement article or
when it is going to be out, but the kit went to SSB on 14 March,
so it should be available for ordering next week. The question is,
what are the order numbers? I don't know without the scorecard.
Send mail to xirtlu::czerny and/or xirtlu::vcormier.
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