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Title:Archive/Backup
Moderator:COOKIE::MHUAIG
Created:Wed Sep 08 1993
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:479
Total number of notes:2283

395.0. "License ABS V2.1 & Requirement & SLS ??" by DEKVC::CHANGKYOOYI () Sun Mar 09 1997 21:35

Hello,

Could you confirm me as the following.

1) Environment.
   OpenVMS Alpha (Cluster) AlphaServer8400 * 2ea 
	TZ887  or  TL822
   OpenVMS Alpha AlphaServer4100 * 2 ea
   Digital UNIX  AlphaServer * 3ea
   Windows-NT AlphaServer1000

2) Licenses (ABS v2.1) (Does the ABS v2.1 equal to SLS v2.8?).
   SLS Server * 1 
   SLS client for OpenVMS Alpha * 3
   5 UNIX client * 3
   5 NT Client * 1

3) S/W requirements
   Does all of layered products required as the belows?
	- OpenVMS V6.1 - V7.1
	- Layered products
		DECnet phase IV or DECnet-plus
		Motif v1.1 or 1.2
		MDMS v2.6 - 2.8A or
		SLS v2.6 - 2.8A    

4) Do you know some problems or restrictions to backup with TZ887 or TL822?
    
Regards,
ChangKyoo.
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395.1Some answersCOOKIE::MHUAMon Mar 10 1997 09:0926
    
    Hi,
    
    I am not quite sure what exactly is asked in the .0 notes.  About
    the configuration and license information, I asked our product manager
    to send an SPD to you.
    
    About using TZ877 and TL822, will you explain how you are using them,
    or what operations you need to do with them?  ABS does have bugs and
    problems (just like any other software) and depending on how you are 
    using it or what you are going to do, it may or may not matter.
    
    For the use of TZ877, we get a lot of complaints about not supporting
    scratch/load capability.  If that's what you need, we are working on 
    fixing it (see 394).
    
    For the use of TL822, we get a lot of complaints about the way we
    require MDMS configuration to be able to select corect volumes. See
    chapter 4 of ABS V2.1 installation guide for configuration information.
    
    About the question of equality between V2.1 ABS and V2.8 MDMS, no
    the two products are never equal in any version. Or, are you asking
    about  compatibility?
    
    Masami 
    
395.2ABS requirementsCOOKIE::CROSSMon Mar 10 1997 11:5916
Assuming you have 2 clusters, 2 standalone OpenVMS alphas, 3 unix systems and
one NT and you want to backup all of them, you will need:

1 server license (we do however recommend 2 for failover)
1 openVMS client license per OpenVMS system having its own storage devices
3 Unix client licenses (the 5 pack would be the economical choice)
1 NT client license (again, the 5 pack might be a good idea if the number of NT 
  systems is expected to grow)

SLS and ABS use the same license.

The only additional software requirement is Digital TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
- this is required for communications between the OpenVMS server and the NT
and Unix clients.

Hope this helps!