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Title:Optical Products
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Created:Wed May 04 1988
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   Software Product Description
    
   Digital Optical Storage Management Software (OSMS) for OpenVMS VAX and
   Alpha, Version 3.4 
    
   November, 1996

   SPD 47.46.05
    

        1 DESCRIPTION

              The Digital[TM] Optical Storage Management Software
              (Digital OSMS) for OpenVMS[TM] product provides OpenVMS
              applications and users the functionality necessary to
              access an optical disk library (or jukebox) using the
              conventional device, file, and record access services
              provided by the OpenVMS Operating System. In most cases,
              no changes will be required to existing applications that
              use magnetic disk storage.

              The OpenVMS VAX[TM] and OpenVMS Alpha version of Digital
              OSMS provides local or VMScluster[TM] access to rewritable
              or WORM (Write Once, Read Many) media containing FILES-
              11 on-disk structure by way of the RW5xx series of
              optical libraries. Digital OSMS for OpenVMS Alpha does
              not support any configuration using WORM media containing
              the WORMS-11[R] on-disk structure.

              Pseudo-Device Representation

              Digital OSMS allows the OpenVMS host to view the optical
              library as a virtual set of disk devices. This translates
              to one virtual disk device for each optical disk surface in
              the library. For example, the Digital RW531 optical library
              has two single-headed optical disk drives and 32 optical
              disk cartridge storage slots. Each storage slot holds one
              optical disk cartridge, so the library has the capacity of
              64 optical disk surfaces. The optical library, therefore,
              appears to applications as 64 virtual disk devices, named
              JBA0: through JBA63:. The JB devices are not physical
              devices; they are called pseudo-devices. Excluding those
              functions that are unique to the optical technology, these
              pseudo-devices emulate the operation of a conventional
              OpenVMS magnetic disk.

              Volume Access


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              Volumes in an optical library used with Digital OSMS are
              accessed using the same techniques that are used to access
              conventional OpenVMS disks. The standard OpenVMS INITIALIZE
              command is used to prepare each side of an optical disk
              cartridge for use and the standard OpenVMS MOUNT command
              is used to make the volume known to OpenVMS. WORM volumes
              can only be "initialized" once, whereas rewritable volumes,
              like magnetic disks, can be "initialized" multiple times.
              Once a volume has been mounted, Digital OSMS manages the
              use of the physical optical disk drives to allow volumes to
              remain logically mounted regardless of where the volume is
              in the optical library.

              File Access

              Files on volumes under control of Digital OSMS are
              accessed using the same techniques that are used to access
              conventional OpenVMS files. Once a volume has been mounted,
              files may be opened, read, written, and closed using the
              conventional OpenVMS system services and run-time library
              functions. WORM volumes use the WORMS-11 file system.
              Rewritable volumes use the FILES-11 file system.

              Digital OSMS provides essentially transparent access
              using standard OpenVMS commands and I/O statements from
              application programs. Digital OSMS supports all OpenVMS
              commands and their library routine equivalents, such as,
              but not limited to:

              ALLOCATE         DEALLOCATE    MOUNT
              APPEND           DELETE[2]     OPEN
              BACKUP[1]        DIFFERENCE    PURGE
              CLOSE            DIRECTORY     READ
              COPY             DISMOUNT      RENAME
              CREATE           EDIT          WRITE
              CREATE           INITIALIZE[3]
              /DIRECTORY
    
              [1] Not all backup options are supported using WORM media.

              [2] This command can be used with WORM media but will not
                  free up additional disk space as with rewritable media.
    
              [3] This command can be used only once with WORM media.



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        2 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

              The management utility tool, JBUTIL, lets the system
              manager control the parameters affecting the operation
              of the optical library. The utility also allows cartridges
              to be loaded into and removed from the optical library.
              Once a cartridge has been placed in a storage slot inside
              the optical library, it will remain associated with the
              corresponding JBxx: device destination until the cartridge
              is removed from the optical library using JBUTIL.

              The ODUTIL utility is provided for analyzing and recovering
              lost files on WORM media - for VAX systems only. The ODUTIL
              utility lets the user:

              o  Recover files that have been "lost" on a WORMS-11
                 optical disk; that is, files that still exist on the
                 disk but are not entered into any directory.

              o  Display the number of allocated blocks in all files
                 currently visible (not deleted) on the disk volume.

              o  Analyze and repair the file structure of a WORMS-11
                 optical disk by correcting the pointer that describes
                 the next free block to use on the optical disk.

              o  Recreate corrupted directories and restore the required
                 files into the directory.

              Some of these functions were provided by the ODRECOVER and
              ODANALYZE utilities in previous releases.

        3 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

              The person planning a system configuration must understand
              the hardware requirements of the complete system. Due to
              the variety of processors that support OpenVMS and the
              length of time that some OpenVMS systems have been in
              service, there exist a huge combination of processor, SCSI
              adapter/controller, and optical subsystem combinations.
              Some combinations are not supported. For example, the
              VAX 6000, 7000, 8000, and 10000 series processors are only
              supported when the optical library is connected to an HSD
              or HSJ controller.

              Alpha Processors Supported

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              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC[TM] 2100  Supported Adapters/Controllers

              A500MP,       HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40,
              A600MP        KFESA, KFESB, KZTSA, KZPAA

              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC 3000      Supported Adapters/Controllers

              300, 300L,    KZTSA, PMAZB, PMAZC, and 2nd embedded
              300LX         controller on 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
              400, 400S
              500, 500S,
              500X
              600, 600S
              700
              800, 800S
              900

              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC 4000      Supported Adapters/Controllers

              600, 700      HSD30
                            KFESA, KFESB

              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC 7000      Supported Adapters/Controllers

              600           HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                            KFMSB, KZMSA

              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC 10000     Supported Adapters/Controllers

              600           HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                            KFMSB, KZMSA













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              ___________________________________________________________
              AlphaServer[TM] Supported Adapters/Controllers

              400             KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              1000            HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                              KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              1000A           HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                              KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              2000            HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                              KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              2100            HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                              KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              2100A           HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                              KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              4100            HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KZPAA
              8200            HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                              KFESA, KFESB, KZPAA
              8400            HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
                              KFESA, KFESB, KFMSB, KZPSA, KZPAA

              ___________________________________________________________
              AlphaStation[TM] Supported Adapters/Controllers

              200             KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              250             KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              255             KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              400             KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              500             KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA
              600             KFESA, KFESB, KZPSA, KZPAA

              VAX Processors Supported

              ___________________________________________________________
              VAX 6000        Supported Adapters/Controllers

              210, 220, 230,  HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              240
              310, 320, 330,  HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              340, 360
              410, 420, 430,  HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              440, 450, 460
              510, 520, 530,  HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              540, 550, 560
              610, 620, 630,  HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              640, 650, 660


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              ___________________________________________________________
              VAX 7000        Supported Adapters/Controllers

              610, 620, 630,  HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              640, 650, 660
              710, 720, 730,  HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              740, 750, 760

              ___________________________________________________________
              VAX 10000       Supported Adapters/Controllers

              610, 620, 630,  HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              640, 650, 660

              ___________________________________________________________
              VAXserver[TM]
              6000            Supported Adapters/Controllers

              210, 220        HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              310, 320        HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              410, 420        HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB
              510, 520        HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40, KFMSB

              ___________________________________________________________
              VAXserver       Supported Adapters/Controllers

              8200, 8250      HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
              8300, 8350      HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40

              ___________________________________________________________
              VAXserver       Supported Adapters/Controllers

              8530, 8550      HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
              8700            HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
              8800, 8810,     HSD30, HSJ30, HSJ40
              8820, 8830,
              8840

              ___________________________________________________________
              VAXstation[TM]
              3100            Supported Adapters/Controllers

              30, 38          uses embedded controllers
              40, 48
              96

              ___________________________________________________________
              MicroVAX[TM]
              3100            Supported Adapters/Controllers

              80              uses embedded controllers

              Other Hardware Required: Supported Optical Libraries

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              For OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha processors, the Digital
              OSMS for OpenVMS supports the following specific 5.25-inch
              optical libraries:

              ___________________________________________________________
                                5.25-in.
              Optical           Multifunction
              Libraries         Drives         Slots

              RW504, RW525,     1               16
              RW524
              RW510, RW530,     2               32
              RW531[1]
              RW532[1]          4               64
              RW514, RW534      4               88
              RW516, RW536      4              144
              RW546             2               16
              RW551[1]          2               32
              RW552[1]          4               64
              RW555             4              128
              RW557             6              238
    
              [1] RW531, RW532, RW551, and RW552 libraries are supported
                  only in single picker mode.

              Disk Space Requirements
    
                            Blocks[1]  Mbytes

              VAX           15,000     7.7
              installation
              VAX use        4,000     2[2]
              Alpha         15,000     7.7
              installation
              Alpha use      3,500     1.75[2]
    
              [1] 1 block = 512 bytes

              [2] Digital OSMS uses one cache file per optical storage
                  volume. As a result, volume caching options selected at
                  installation can result in disk requirements ranging from
                  4 additional blocks to cache one optical disk volume to
                  15,597,092 additional blocks - the maximum allowable cache
                  for 476 optical disk volumes.

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              These counts refer to the disk space required on the system
              disk. Additional disk space can be required based on the
              user's system environment and configuration, as well as the
              user options selected at installation time.

              The minimum memory supported is 16 Mbytes for VAX systems
              and 32 Mbytes for Alpha systems. The use of this software
              in conjunction with increased memory capability improves
              performance. The memory size suggested for most typical VAX
              hardware configurations is at least 32 Mbytes.

              Processors and Devices Not Supported

              The following processors, adapters and optical devices are
              not supported with this release

              ___________________________________________________________
              Unsupported

              Adapters        HSC, KZQSA, PB2HA
              Processors      All VAX 4000 Models
                              All MicroVAX variants using KZQSA host
                              controller
                              All VAXstation 4000 Models
                              VAXserver 400 Model 200, 300, 500
                              VAXserver 3100 Model 10/10E, 20/20E
                              VAXserver 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3602,
                              3800, 3900
                              DEC 2000 Model 300, 500
                              DEC 10004 Model 200
              Optical         RV720-ZA, RV30, Cygnet 1602 with 2 LSMI
              Libraries       4100 drives, Cygnet 1802 with 2 to 5 LSMI
                              4100 drives, LSMI LF45000 RapidChanger

        4 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

        Operating System

              o  OpenVMS VAX V6.2

              o  OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3

              Optional Software

              o  HSJ Family Array Controller V2.7. Refer to SPD 47.26.xx.

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              o  HSD30 Array Controller Operating Software (HSOF) V2.7.
                 Refer to SPD 53.53.xx.

        5 ORDERING INFORMATION

              Software Licenses[1]

              QL-0UMA9-AA   OSMS 5.25-in. for max.  16 platters
              QL-0UBA9-AA   OSMS 5.25-in. for max.  32 platters
              QL-0UCA9-AA   OSMS 5.25-in. for max.  88 platters
              QL-0UEA9-AA   OSMS 5.25-in. for max. 144 platters
              QL-5CGA9-AA   OSMS 5.25-in. for max. 238 platters

              Software Media and Documentation

              QA-0UBAA-H5   TK50 for OpenVMS VAX[2]
              QA-0UBAA-H8   CD-ROM for OpenVMS VAX[2]

              QA-0UBAB-H8   CD-ROM for OpenVMS Alpha[3]

              Software Documentation

              QA-0UBAA-GZ   Documentation for OpenVMS VAX[4]
              QA-0UBAB-GZ   Documentation for OpenVMS Alpha[4]

              Software Installation Services

              QT-0UBA9-I9   For all OSMS licenses

              Software Product Services

              [1] Upgrade licenses from 88-144 platters and 144-238
                  platters are also available. Consult with the local Digital
                  office.
    
              [2] This product is also available as part of the OpenVMS
                  VAX Consolidated Software Distribution on CD-ROM.
    
              [3] This product is also available as part of the OpenVMS
                  Alpha Consolidated Software Distribution on CD-ROM.
    
              [4] The software documentation for the OpenVMS product is
                  available as part of the OpenVMS VAX Online Documentation
                  Library on CD-ROM and the OpenVMS Alpha Consolidated
                  Software Distribution on CD-ROM.

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              ___________________________________________________________
              Software Product Services

              QT-0UMA9-**[5]  OSMS 5.25 in. with  16 platter license
              
              QT-0UBA9-**[5]  OSMS 5.25 in. with  32 platter license

              QT-0UCA9-**[5]  OSMS 5.25 in. with  88 platter license
              
              QT-0UEA9-**[5]  OSMS 5.25 in. with 144 platter license
              
              QT-5CGA9-**[5]  OSMS 5.25 in. with 238 platter license
              
              [5] **Denotes variant fields. For additional information
                  on available licenses, services, and media, refer to the
                  appropriate price book.

        6 SOFTWARE LICENSING

              This software is furnished under the licensing provisions
              of Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and
              Conditions. For more information about Digital licensing
              terms and policies, contact your local Digital office.

              License Management Facility Support

              Digital OSMS for OpenVMS supports the OpenVMS License
              Management Facility.

              License units for Digital OSMS for OpenVMS VAX and Alpha
              are allocated to a single 5.25-inch optical library based
              on the size and slot capacity of the optical library. The
              license is based on unlimited system use.

              Upgrade license units for Digital OSMS for OpenVMS VAX
              and Alpha are used in conjunction with a hardware upgrade
              of the applicable optical libraries and are added to the
              original license to provide a total equal to the combined
              units of the original license plus the upgrade license.

              For more information on the License Management Facility,
              refer to the OpenVMS VAX Operating System Software Product
              Description (SPD 25.01.xx) or the OpenVMS Alpha Operating
              System Software Product Description (SPD 41.87.xx), or
              the License Management Facility manual of the appropriate

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              version (VAX or Alpha) of the OpenVMS Operating System
              documentation sets.



        7 CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT

              Digital OSMS for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha using the
              RW5xx optical libraries with rewritable or WORM media
              containing the FILES-11 on-disk structure is supported
              on local or VMScluster access when installed with a valid
              and licensed OpenVMS configuration.

              Digital OSMS for OpenVMS VAX using RW5xx optical libraries
              with WORM media containing WORMS-11 on-disk structure is
              supported on a local processor access when installed with a
              valid and licensed OpenVMS configuration. Digital OSMS on
              OpenVMS Alpha does not support any configuration using WORM
              containing the WORMS-11 on-disk structure.

              OpenVMS cluster configurations are described in the OpenVMS
              Cluster Software Product Description (SPD 29.78.xx)

        8 OpenVMS TAILORING CLASSES

              The following OpenVMS classes are required for full
              functionality of Digital OSMS for OpenVMS:

              o  OpenVMS required saveset

              o  Network support

              o  Utilities

              For more information on OpenVMS classes and tailoring,
              refer to the OpenVMS VAX Operating System Software Product
              Description (SPD 25.01.xx) or the OpenVMS Alpha Operating
              System Software Product Description (SPD 41.87.xx).







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        9 GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS

              The minimum hardware/software requirements for any
              future version of this product may be different from the
              requirements for the current version.


        10 DISTRIBUTION MEDIA

              OpenVMS VAX systems: TK50 and CD-ROM

              The software documentation for this product is also
              available as part of the OpenVMS VAX Online Documentation
              Library on CD-ROM.

              OpenVMS Alpha systems: CD-ROM

              o  This product is also available as part of the OpenVMS
                 Alpha Consolidated Software Distribution on CD-ROM.

              o  The software documentation for this product is
                 also available as part of the OpenVMS Alpha Online
                 Documentation Library on CD-ROM.

        11 SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES

              A variety of service options are available from Digital.
              For more information, contact your local Digital office.


        12 SOFTWARE WARRANTY

              Warranty for this software product is provided by Digital
              with the purchase of a license for the product as defined
              in the Software Warranty Addendum provided with the license
              Product Authorization Key.


              [R]WORMS-11 is a registered trademark of Perceptics
                 Corporation.





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              [TM] AlphaServer, AlphaStation, DEC, Digital, OpenVMS,
                   VAX, VAXserver, VMScluster, and the DIGITAL logo are
                   trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.

        �1996 Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved.







































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488.3V3.4 OSDS SPD, text versionTAPE::SENEKERHead banging causes brain mushWed Feb 19 1997 09:44492
 


   Software Product Description
    
   Digital Optical Storage Desktop Software (OSDS) for OpenVMS VAX and
   Alpha, Version 3.4 
    
   November, 1996

   SPD 47.45.05

        1 DESCRIPTION

              The Digital[TM] Optical Storage Desktop Software (Digital
              OSDS) for OpenVMS[TM] product provides OpenVMS applications
              and users the functionality necessary to access a
              standalone, multifunction optical drive or drives using
              the conventional device, file, and record access services
              provided by the OpenVMS Operating System. In most cases, no
              changes will be required to existing applications that use
              magnetic disk storage.

              The OpenVMS VAX[TM] and OpenVMS Alpha versions of Digital
              OSDS provide local or VMScluster[TM] access to rewritable
              or WORM (Write Once, Read Many) media containing FILES-11
              on-disk structure using the RWZ5x series of optical drives.
              Digital OSDS for OpenVMS VAX also provides support for
              WORM media containing the WORMS-11[R] on-disk structure
              using the RWZ5x optical drives. Digital OSDS for OpenVMS
              Alpha does not support any configuration using WORM media
              containing the WORMS-11 on-disk structure.

              Pseudo-Device Representation

              Digital OSDS allows the OpenVMS host to view the media
              inserted into the optical disk as a virtual disk device.
              For single-headed drives, this translates to one virtual
              disk device for each optical disk surface. The optical
              drive, therefore, appears to applications as a virtual disk
              device, or pseudo-device. Excluding those functions that
              are unique to the optical technology, the pseudo-device
              emulates the operation of a conventional OpenVMS magnetic
              disk.

              Volume Access

              Volumes in an optical drive used with Digital OSDS are
              accessed using the same techniques that are used to access
              conventional OpenVMS disks. The standard OpenVMS INITIALIZE
              command is used to prepare each side of an optical disk
              media for use and the standard OpenVMS MOUNT command is

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              used to make the volume known to OpenVMS. WORM volumes can
              be "initialized" only once, whereas rewritable volumes,
              like magnetic disks, can be "initialized" many times.

              File Access

              Files on volumes under control of Digital OSDS are
              accessed using the same techniques that are used to access
              conventional OpenVMS files. Once a volume has been mounted,
              files can be opened, read, written, and closed using the
              conventional OpenVMS system services and run-time library
              functions. WORM volumes can use the FILES-11 or WORMS-11
              file system. Rewritable volumes use the FILES-11 file
              system.

              Digital OSDS provides essentially transparent access
              using standard OpenVMS commands and I/O statements from
              application programs. Digital OSDS supports all OpenVMS
              commands and their library routine equivalents, such as,
              but not limited to:

              ALLOCATE         DEALLOCATE    MOUNT
              APPEND           DELETE[2]     OPEN
              BACKUP[1]        DIFFERENCE    PURGE
              CLOSE            DIRECTORY     READ
              COPY             DISMOUNT      RENAME
              CREATE           EDIT          WRITE
              CREATE           INITIALIZE[3]
              /DIRECTORY
    
              [1] Not all backup options are supported using WORM media.

              [2] This command can be used with WORM media but will not
                  free up additional disk space as with rewritable media.
    
              [3] This command can be used only once with WORM media.











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        2 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

              The person planning a system configuration must understand
              the hardware requirements of the complete system. Due to
              the variety of processors that support OpenVMS and the
              length of time that some OpenVMS systems have been in
              service, there exist a huge combination of processor, SCSI
              adapter/controller, and optical subsystem combinations.
              Some combinations are not supported.

              Alpha Processors Supported

              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC[TM] 2100  Supported Adapters/Controllers

              A500MP,       KZTSA, KZPAA
              A600MP

              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC 3000      Supported Adapters/Controllers

              300, 300L,    KZTSA, PMAZB, PMAZC, and 2nd embedded
              300LX         controller on 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
              400, 400S
              500, 500S,
              500X
              600, 600S
              700
              800, 800S
              900

              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC 7000      Supported Adapters/Controllers

              600           KFMSB, KZMSA

              ___________________________________________________________
              DEC 10000     Supported Adapters/Controllers

              600           KFMSB, KZMSA








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              ___________________________________________________________
              AlphaServer[TM] Supported Adapters/Controllers

              400             KZPSA, KZPAA
              1000            KZPSA, KZPAA
              1000A           KZPSA, KZPAA
              2000            KZPSA, KZPAA
              2100            KZPSA, KZPAA
              2100A           KZPSA, KZPAA
              4100            KZPAA
              8200            KZPAA
              8400            KFMSB, KZPSA, KZPAA

              ___________________________________________________________
              AlphaStation[TM] Supported Adapters/Controllers

              200             KZPSA, KZPAA
              250             KZPSA, KZPAA
              255             KZPSA, KZPAA
              400             KZPSA, KZPAA
              500             KZPSA, KZPAA
              600             KZPSA, KZPAA

              VAX Processors Supported

              ___________________________________________________________
              VAXstation[TM]
              3100            Supported Adapters/Controllers

              30, 38          uses embedded controllers
              40, 48
              96

              VAXstation
              4000            Supported Adapters/Controllers

              60              uses embedded controllers

              Other Hardware Required: Supported Optical Drives

              For OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha processors, Digital OSDS
              for OpenVMS supports the following specific 5.25-inch,
              multifunction optical drives:

              o  Digital RWZ52 and RWZ53 5.25-inch, multifunction optical
                 drive

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              Disk Space Requirements

              ___________________________________________________________
                            Blocks[1]  Mbytes

              VAX           15,000     7.7
              installation
              VAX use        4,000     2
              Alpha         15,000     7.7
              installation
              Alpha use      3,500     1.75
    
              [1] 1 block = 512 bytes


              These counts refer to the disk space required on the system
              disk. Additional disk space might be required based on the
              user's system environment and configuration, as well as the
              user options selected at installation time.

              The minimum memory supported is 16 Mbytes for VAX systems
              and 32 Mbytes for Alpha systems. The use of this software
              in conjunction with increased memory capability improves
              performance. The memory size suggested for most typical VAX
              hardware configurations is at least 32 Mbytes.

              Processors and Devices Not Supported

              The following processors, adapters and optical devices are
              not supported with this release

              ___________________________________________________________
              Unsupported

              Adapters        KZQSA, PB2HA
              Processors      All VAX 4000 Models
                              All MicroVAX variants using KZQSA host
                              controller
                              VAXstation 4000 VLC
                              VAXstation 4000 Models 90, 96
                              All VAXserver Models
                              DEC 4000 Model 600, 700
                              DEC 10004 Model 200
                              DEC 2000 Model 200, 500
              Optical         Digital RV272, LSMI 4100
              Libraries

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        3 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

        Operating System

              o  OpenVMS VAX V6.2

              o  OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3

        4 ORDERING INFORMATION

              Software License for VAX or Alpha Platforms

              QL-0U9A9-AA   Digital OSDS for OpenVMS 5.25 inch

              Software Media and Documentation

              QA-0U9AA-H5   TK50 for OpenVMS VAX[1]
              QA-0U9AA-H8   CD-ROM for OpenVMS VAX[1]

              QA-0U9AB-H8   CD-ROM for OpenVMS Alpha[2]

              Software Documentation

              QA-0U9AA-GZ   Documentation for OpenVMS VAX[3]
              QA-0U9AB-GZ   Documentation for OpenVMS Alpha[3]

              Software Installation Services

              QT-0U9A9-I9   OSDS Installation Service
    
              Software Product Services

              QT-0U9A9-**[4]     Digital OSDS 5.25 inch
              
              [1] This product is also available as part of the OpenVMS
                  VAX Consolidated Software Distribution on CD-ROM.
    
              [2] This product is also available as part of the OpenVMS
                  Alpha Consolidated Software Distribution on CD-ROM.
    
              [3] The software documentation for the OpenVMS product is
                  available as part of the OpenVMS VAX Online Documentation
                  Library on CD-ROM and the OpenVMS Alpha Consolidated
                  Software Distribution on CD-ROM.
    
              [4] ** Denotes variant fields. For additional information
                  on available licenses, services, and media, refer to the
                  appropriate price book.

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        5 SOFTWARE LICENSING

              This software is furnished under the licensing provisions
              of Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and
              Conditions. For more information about Digital licensing
              terms and policies, contact your local Digital office.

              License Management Facility Support

              Digital Optical Storage Desktop Software (Digital OSDS) for
              OpenVMS supports the OpenVMS License Management Facility.

              License units for Digital OSDS for OpenVMS VAX and Alpha
              are allocated on a per system use, capacity or unlimited
              use.

              For more information on the License Management Facility,
              refer to the OpenVMS VAX Operating System Software Product
              Description (SPD 25.01.xx), or the OpenVMS Alpha Operating
              System Software Product Description (SPD 41.87.xx), or
              the License Management Facility manual of the appropriate
              version (VAX or Alpha) of the OpenVMS Operating System
              documentation sets.

        6 CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT

              Digital OSDS for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha using RWZ5x
              optical drives with rewritable or WORM media containing
              the FILES-11 on-disk structure is supported on local or
              VMScluster access when installed with a valid and licensed
              OpenVMS configuration.

              Digital OSDS for OpenVMS VAX using RWZ5x optical drives
              with WORM media containing the WORMS-11 on-disk structure
              is supported on a local processor access when installed
              with a valid and licensed OpenVMS configuration. Digital
              OSDS for OpenVMS Alpha does not support any configuration
              using WORM media containing WORMS-11 on-disk structure.

              OpenVMS cluster configurations are described in the OpenVMS
              Cluster Software Product Description (SPD 29.78.xx).


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        7 OpenVMS TAILORING CLASSES

              The following OpenVMS classes are required for full
              functionality of Digital OSDS for OpenVMS:

              o  OpenVMS required saveset

              o  Network support

              o  Utilities

              For more information on OpenVMS classes and tailoring,
              refer to the OpenVMS VAX Operating System Software Product
              Description (SPD 25.01.xx) or the OpenVMS Alpha Operating
              System Software Product Description (SPD 41.87.xx).

        8 GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS

              The minimum hardware/software requirements for any
              future version of this product can be different from the
              requirements for the current version.


        9 DISTRIBUTION MEDIA

              OpenVMS VAX Systems: TK50 and CD-ROM

              The software documentation for this product is also
              available as part of the OpenVMS VAX Online Documentation
              Library on CD-ROM.

              OpenVMS Alpha Systems: CD-ROM

              o  This product is also available as part of the OpenVMS
                 Alpha Consolidated Software Distribution on CD-ROM.

              o  The software documentation for this product is
                 also available as part of the OpenVMS Alpha Online
                 Documentation Library on CD-ROM.)

        10 SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES

              A variety of service options are available from Digital.
              For more information, contact your local Digital office.

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        11 SOFTWARE WARRANTY

              Warranty for this software product is provided by Digital
              with the purchase of a license for the product as defined
              in the Software Warranty Addendum provided with the license
              Product Authorization Key.

              [R]WORMS-11 is a registered trademark of Perceptics
                 Corporation.

              [TM]AlphaServer, AlphaStation, DEC, Digital, OpenVMS,
                 VAX, VAXserver, VMScluster, and the DIGITAL logo are
                 trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.

        �1996 Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved.






























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