COM for HP OpenVMS Installation Guide

This document is the Installation Guide for COM Version 1.4 on HP OpenVMS Alpha systems, published in January 2005. It provides detailed instructions for installing and upgrading COM Version 1.4 on both standalone OpenVMS Alpha systems and OpenVMS Clusters.

Key aspects covered include:

• Prerequisites: Specific requirements for global pages, global sections, disk blocks, and minimum software versions for OpenVMS Alpha (7.3-1 or higher), HP TCP/IP Services (V5.0 or later), and HP Advanced Server for OpenVMS (V7.3 or later). It also notes Windows client development requirements (NT 4.0 SP5+ or 2000 SP4+).
• Installation Procedures: Step-by-step guides for first-time installations and upgrades on standalone systems and clusters, involving the installation of OpenVMS, TCP/IP, HP Advanced Server, and then COM Version 1.4 itself.
• Configuration: Instructions for configuring the OpenVMS Registry, HP Advanced Server, ACME server, and RPC services, which are crucial for COM functionality.
• COM Environment: An explanation of the various interconnected servers and operating system layers that COM for OpenVMS relies on, such as the COM Service Control Manager (SCM), OpenVMS Registry Server, HP Advanced Server, ACME Server, RPC Endpoint Mapper, and SSPI/NTLM layers.
• Startup and Shutdown: Procedures for manually starting and shutting down COM for OpenVMS, as well as configuring automatic startup upon system reboot.

The document is a comprehensive technical guide for administrators deploying or upgrading COM on HP OpenVMS Alpha infrastructure.