New and Changed Information in this Edition

Support for the latest HP Integrity servers supporting Intel® Itanium® Dual-Core processors, including the HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade

Some of these servers do not include a built-in CD/DVD drive. You can use an external USB CD/DVD drive (you must supply this drive and the required cable; they are not included with the Integrity servers). However, OpenVMS Version 8.3–1H1 supports provisioning and virtual media (vMedia) devices to allow you to boot, install, or upgrade OpenVMS over the network. For an up-to-date list of servers supported by this release of OpenVMS, see the HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.3 and HP OpenVMS I64 Version 8.3-1H1 Software Product Description (SPD 82.35.xx).

Management support, including provisioning, providers, and WBEM infrastructure

OpenVMS on HP Integrity rx3600 and rx6600 servers and on HP Integrity BL860c Server Blades can be managed from HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) Version 5.2 or later. HP SIM (an HP implementation of WBEM) provides simplified, centralized management of multiple servers and platforms through a web-based, unified interface. HP SIM is supported on OpenVMS from Microsoft Windows® ProLiant servers. The Windows server requires an OpenVMS plug-in for HP SIM (the plug-in is available from the web; for more information, see Section ). To be managed by HP SIM, your Integrity server requires HP WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) Services for OpenVMS and the HP WBEM Providers for OpenVMS. These WBEM products are installed automatically with OpenVMS but you must configure them manually. (Configuration instructions for these products are provided in Section  and Section , respectively.) The WBEM products enable HP SIM to retrieve information about the OpenVMS operating system on your Integrity server and to manage the operating system. For network functionality, the WBEM products also require HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS and HP SSL.

With provisioning support, you can use HP SIM to install or upgrade OpenVMS quickly and easily on one or more servers in the network, much in the same way as HP-UX supports provisioning. Such support facilitates installing or upgrading OpenVMS on Integrity servers that do not include a CD/DVD drive.

Provisioning is supported with HP SIM Version 5.1 or later. You use HP SIM to initiate the provisioning, after which the installation or upgrade process occurs automatically in the background. To provide provisioning over the network, you can use HP SIM in two ways:

For more information about HP SIM, see the Information Library on the following website:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim

For information about configuring WBEM Services for OpenVMS and WBEM Providers for OpenVMS, see Section  and Section . For information about setting up and performing provisioning, see Appendix C.

Support for virtual media (vMedia)

The vMedia device is the first in a series of virtual-disk capabilities included in the current generation of management-processor (MP, Integrity iLO 2) hardware. vMedia consists of two primary components: firmware in MP hardware that emulates a USB DVD and Java™ code that runs on a remote PC and performs I/O to the PC’s local CD/DVD drive. vMedia can provide you with a virtual CD/DVD drive that connects over the network to your Integrity server, just as if they are physically connected. You can use vMedia for initial system installation on a system without a built-in DVD, or remote installation on a system physically located elsewhere. It also allows you to install layered products, either remotely or on systems without a built-in DVD. For information about setting up and performing vMedia provisioning, see Appendix C.

Support for Virtual Connect (VC) on HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures

HP Virtual Connect (VC) is a set of interconnect modules and embedded software available for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures. VC simplifies the setup and administration of server connections. Where most server interconnect choices come with compromises such as too many cables or too much to manage, VC reduces the number of network cables and simplifies management while adding the unique ability to wire everything once, then add, replace or recover servers in minutes instead of hours or days. VC is enabled with a choice of Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules designed for the HP BladeSystem. The built-in HP Virtual Connect manager defines a server connection profile for each server bay—even before a server is installed. This profile establishes the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for all Network Interface Controllers (NICs), the World Wide Names (WWNs) for all Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), and the SAN boot parameters. The profile holds them constant so that even if the server is changed, the configuration and connection profile stay constant. When a new server takes its place, the same profile is assigned.

For more information about VC, select the Virtual Connect networking link at the following website:

http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/virtualconnect

In addition, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User's Guide, available at the following location:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00865618/c00865618.pdf

Support for a VGA console and USB keyboard as console devices for booting

With VGA support, you can now connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to connectors provided for that purpose on your Integrity server panel. You no longer need to use a serial console, including PC/terminal emulator or character-cell terminal as a console. On systems that do not include an embedded graphics device, you might be able to select a graphics option card in a PCI slot to be the graphics console. Check your Integrity server hardware documentation for details. OpenVMS also supports multiple VGA devices on the same Integrity server. XDELTA boot and conversational (interactive) boot are not supported over a VGA console. VGA console support for OpenVMS is available for most Integrity servers. For more information, see Section .

Support of new time zones

Eight new time zones have been added to this release: