HP OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1 for Integrity Servers New Features and Release Notes

This document is the "New Features and Release Notes" manual for HP OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1 for Integrity Servers, released February 2008. It provides essential information for users before installing, upgrading, or using this operating system, superseding the October 2007 version.

Key new features include:

• Hardware Support: HP BladeSystems c-Class, Intel Itanium 9100 processors, Virtual Connect, iSCSI Initiator, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) tape blades (Ultrium 448c/920c), HP Smart Array P800 Controller, 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapters, and other Storage/Network I/O Controllers.
• Graphics Console Support: For selected HP Integrity server platforms, enabling direct monitor, keyboard, and mouse connection.

Software enhancements cover:

• OpenVMS Internals: New item codes (DVI$ADAPTERIDENT, DVI$MOUNTCNTCLUSTER), Internationalization Data Kit (VMSI18N) with new iconv converters, and additional time zones.
• System Management & Utilities: Enhanced LDAP External Authentication (including Active Directory support), new features in the Linker (larger I/O segments, optimized code, signature/unwind segments), Debugger (e.g., /ALL qualifier for SHOW IMAGE), and System Dump Analyzer (SDA) Utility (e.g., CLUE, SHOW PFN_DATA, SHOW SUMMARY, SET/SHOW CPU commands).

The release notes detail numerous fixes and changes, including:

• Updates to system parameters, C Run-Time Library, Iconv functions, and Fibre Channel Port Drivers.
• Corrections for encryption issues (large file support, I/O performance, PARSE=EXTENDED, but deprecates /COMPRESS), Linker utility problems, Debugger utility issues, and Analyze utility problems.
• Notes on installation (booting from DVD, Fibre Channel boot disk, VGA console restrictions, InfoServer limitations), provisioning, and specific hardware/firmware requirements (EFI, Management Processor).
• Clarifications on AST delivery in POSIX Threads, TZ function behavior, and serial port enumeration.

The document also extensively describes the MSA Utility (MSA$UTIL) for configuring and managing HP StorageWorks Smart Array and Modular Smart Array controllers, outlining its commands, required privileges, and restrictions.

Finally, it outlines the contents of the OpenVMS 8.3-1H1 media kit (Operating Environment DVD, Freeware CDs, Open Source Tools CD with components like GNV, SSL, Kerberos), product licensing information, and available documentation.