HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 New Features and Documentation Overview

This document, "HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 New Features and Documentation Overview," provides a summary of the new capabilities introduced in OpenVMS Version 8.3 for both Alpha and Integrity server operating systems, along with an overview of its supporting documentation.

Key new features for General Users include:

• Support for new HP Integrity server systems and Hyper-Threading (I64 only).
• Increased batch queue job limits (to 65535) and DCL prompt size (to 64 characters).
• New and enhanced DCL commands, lexical functions, and permanent symbols.
• HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) and Pay per Use (PPU) pricing solutions (I64 only).
• Enhanced I/O size limit for the COPY command.
• Integration of Web-Based Enterprise Management Services (WBEM).

For System Managers, significant enhancements include:

• BACKUP utility improvements such as Dynamic Volume Expansion (DVE) support, save-set encryption (using AES), and new qualifiers (/IOLOAD, /PROGRESSREPORT).
• New tools for recording CD and DVD optical media.
• Cluster interconnect improvements (data compression, multi-gigabit speed) and cluster satellite boot support for Integrity servers.
• Full integration of AES encryption functionality into the operating system.
• InfoServer utility support now extended to Alpha servers for OS installation/upgrade.
• MONITOR utility enhancements (ALIGN command for I64, new PROCESSES class qualifiers).
• PCSI utility improvements for product database verification, ODS-5 volume support, and secure delivery of product kits.
• New SANCP and SAS (I64 only) utilities, and SCACP utility data compression/scaling.
• HP OpenVMS I64 Serial Multiplexer (MUX) support for USB serial lines.
• Enhanced Spinlock Trace Utility and System Analysis Tools (SDD for I64, new SDA commands/qualifiers).
• Numerous new system parameters, enhanced System Service Logging, and Virtual LAN (VLAN) support.
• Volume Shadowing enhancements for automatic bitmap creation and a new /RESET qualifier.
• SYS$ACM-Enabled LOGINOUT.EXE and SETP0.EXE for LDAP authentication.

Programming Features include:

• HP C Run-Time Library (CRTL) enhancements for symbolic links, POSIX pathnames, and byte-range locking.
• Sub-second deadlock wait support for the lock manager.
• Debugger improvements for C++ (operator names, destructors, templates) and Ada support, automatic module loading, and NaT support.
• Kerberos Version 3.0 with AES encryption and Kerberized SSH support.
• Linker and Librarian utility enhancements for demangled names.
• RMS global buffer improvements (P2 space mapping, new sizing options).
• HP Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Version 1.3 as a System Integrated Product.
• New system service item codes and an enhanced Traceback Facility.

Associated Products see updates or new versions for:

• HP Distributed NetBeans for OpenVMS.
• HP Secure Web Browser and Secure Web Server for OpenVMS.
• HP TCP/IP Services Version 5.6, including BIND 9, NFS enhancements, Kerberos support for SSH and TELNET, and IPv6 support.
• HP Web Services Integration Toolkit for OpenVMS.

The document also outlines the OpenVMS Version 8.3 documentation set, available in printed format, on CD, on the OpenVMS website, and through online help, detailing revised and new manuals for various user roles and system components.