HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS

This document, the "HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Release Notes" (January 2005), provides essential information for users of HP DECnet-Plus Version 8.2 on OpenVMS I64 Version 8.2 and OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2.

It details:

• Installation Notes: Including license requirements (Foundation Operating Environment, DVNETEXT), compatibility with OpenVMS 8.2, X.25 for OpenVMS 2.0, and HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.5. It also notes that X.25 synchronous data links are not supported on I64 systems, and the FTAM component is not supported.
• New Features: Enhancements to Network Management (NET$CONFIGURE supports link-state routing, NCL HELP updates for IP towers, backtranslations, and CDI cache), Transport Improvements (independent restarts for DECnet OSI Transport and HP TCP/IP Services), Host-Based Routing Improvements (maximum routing circuits increased from 16 to 32, support for link-state routing), and significant updates to Distributed Naming Service (DECdns) and Distributed Time Service (DECdts) including dynamic device recognition and support for DECnet over TCP/IP links.
• Corrections: A list of numerous bug fixes across components like Network Management (NET$MGMT, CTF), Phase V Common Services, Network Layer (routing), Transport Layer (NSP, OSI, DECnet over TCP/IP), Session Control, QIO Interface, Common Directory Interface, Distributed Naming Service, and Distributed Time Service.
• Documentation Errata and Addenda: Updates to existing manuals, cross-references from previous release notes, updated lists of supported CSMA-CD, FDDI, Synchronous, and Asynchronous devices, and clarifications for OSAK Programming.
• Operational Notes: Important considerations and known issues, such as increased process privileges required for the CTF utility, tuning recommendations for CML BYTLM values, specific upgrade paths for X.25 client software, potential delays in DECdns name-to-address translations when using DECnet over TCP/IP, and OSAK programming restrictions.