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|===========|=========|======================|================|=|=|===============================================================| | Product |Version |Description | SSB Submit Date|F|#|Key Enhancements | |___________|_________|______________________|________________|Y|_|_______________________________________________________________| | VMS |V4.0 |Functional - Remaster | | |1| VAXclusters, Connection Manager, Distributed Lock Manager, | | | | | | | | Distributed File System, Distributed RMS, Distributed Job | | | | | | | | Controller, Improved System Security, MicroVMS, VAX/VMS | | | | | | | | Workstations | |___________|_________|______________________|________________|_|_|_______________________________________________________________| | |V4.2 |Source |15-OCT-1985 |F|2| | | |_________|______________________|________________|Y| | | | |V4.3 |Update |18-DEC-1986 |8|3| | | |_________|______________________|________________|6| | | | |V4.3A |LHR for the 8200 |06-JAN-1986 | |4| | | |_________|______________________|________________|_|_| | | |V4.4 |Functional - Remaster |14-JUL-1986 | |1| Volume Shadowing | | | |8550/8700 support | | | | | | |_________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V4.5 |Update to V4.4 |14-NOV-1986 | |2| | | _____|_________|______________________|________________|F| | | | |V4.5 |Microfiche |14-NOV-1986 |Y| | | | |______________|______________________|________________|1| | | | |V4.5A |VAXcluster support |15-DEC-1986 |9|3| | | |_________|______________________|________________|8| | | | |V4.5B |VAXstation 2000 & | |7|4| | | | |MicroVAX 2000 support |23-MAR-1987 | | | | | |_________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V4.5C |Update to V4.5A |04-MAY-1987 | |5| | | |_________|______________________|________________|_|_| | | |V4.6 |Functional - Remaster |07-AUG-1987 | |1| RMS Journalling | | _____|_________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V4.6 |Microfiche |17-AUG-1987 | | | | | |______________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V4.7 |Upd to to V4.6/VS 8000|02-DEC-1987 | |2| | | _____|_________|_______________Lynx___|________________|F| | | | |V4.7 |CDROM |08-JAN-1988 |Y| | | | |______________|______________________|________________|1| | | | |V4.7A |LHR for VS 32/35/3500 |28-MAR-1988 |9|3| | |___________|_________|____(Mayfair I)_______|________________|8| |_______________________________________________________________| | |V5.0 |Functional - Remaster |16-MAY-1988 |8|4| Mixed Interconnect VAXclusters, Symmetric Multiprocessing, | | | |6200/88XX - Support | | | | LMF, expanded system management functions, and international-| | _____|_________|______________________|________________| | | ization of terminal displays. | | |V5.0 |CDROM |20-JUNE-1988 | | | | | |______________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V5.0 |Microfiche |17-OCT-1988 | | | | | | | |FRS 31-OCT | | | | | |______________|______________________|________________|_|_| | | |V5.0-1 |Update |05-JUL-1988 | |1| | | | | |FRS 16-AUG | | | | | _____|_________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V5.0-1 |CDROM |15-JUL-1988 | | | | | | | |FRS 16-AUG | | | | | |______________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V5.0-2 |Update |06-SEP-1988 |F|2| | | | | |FRS 31-OCT-1988 |Y| | | | |_________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V5.0-2A |LHR for VS 33/3400 |19-OCT-1988 | | | | | | | |FRS 24-OCT-1988 |1|3| | |___________|_________|___(Mayfair II)_______|________________|9| |_______________________________________________________________| | |V5.1 |Update |06-JAN-1989 |8|4| VMS DECwindows and CDA | | | | |FRS 03-FEB-1989 |9| | | | |_________|______________________|________________| | | | |===========|=========|======================|================|=|=|===============================================================| VMS Release History Page 2 |===========|=========|======================|================|=|=|===============================================================| | Product |Version |Description | SSB Submit Date|F|#|Key Enhancements | |___________|_________|______________________|________________|Y|_|_______________________________________________________________| | VMS |V5.1-B |LHR-VS3100/Desktop-VMS|17-FEB-1989 | |5| | | | | |FRS 24-FEB-1989 | | | | | |_________|_(PVAX)_______________|________________| | | | | |V5.1-1 |Update - VS 38/3900 |10-APR-1989 | |6| | | | |(Mayfair III) VS 3520/|FRS 26-JUN-1989 | | | | |___________|_________|3540 (Firefox)________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| | |V5.2 |Update |23-JUL-1989 | |7| Major enhancements to BACKUP - improved performance, | | | | |FRS 05-SEP-1989 | | | Cluster wide Process Services available, VAXcluster | | | | | | | | system limit raised to 96 computers, VMS Security Enhance- | | | | | | | | ments, enhancements to the VMS Debugger System Management | | | | | | | | Enhancement Support for the VAX 6000 Model 400 system, and | | | | | | | | MicroVAX and VAXserver 3100 Systems | | |_________|______________________|________________|_|_| | | |V5.2-1 |Update - PVAX I TM II|14-SEP-1989 | | | | | | | |FRS 20-OCT-1989 |F|1| | |___________|_________|______________________|________________|Y| |_______________________________________________________________| | |V5.3 |Update - DECwindows V2|27-OCT-1989 |9|2| Improved DECwindows software for workstations, | | | | |FRS 15-JAN-1990 |0| | Distributed Name Service (DNS) for network based systems, | | | | | | | | Enhanced VAX Text Processing Utility (TPU) and Extensible | | | | | | | | VAX Editor (EVE), | | | | | | | | Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) support | | |_________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V5.3-1 |Update - MAINT |30 -JAN-1990 |F|3| New VMS DECwindows Graphics Option Support | | | | |FRS 02-APR-1990 |Y| | | | |_________|______________________|________________| | | | | |V5.3-2 |Update - MAINT |04-APR-1990 |9|4| Support for TA90E tape drive & RA92 DSA Disk. | | | | |FRS 11-MAY-1990 |9| | | |___________|_________|______________________|________________|0| |_______________________________________________________________| | |AETNA |Functional |27-AUG-1990 | | | Aquarius, Cirrus, Rigel/Vectors, HB Volume Shadowing | | | V5.4 | |FRS 05-OCT-1990 | | | The VAXft 3000 system and Version 5.4 of VMS together offer | | | | | | | | fault tolerance and high application availability. | | | | | | | | New embedded VMS system services support DECtp architecture, | | | | | | | | providing features and enabling technologies for distributed | | | | | | | | transaction processing. | | | | | | | | VMS Volume Shadowing now provides new controller-independent | | | | | | | | cluster-wide shadowing capabilities for all DSA (Digital | | | | | | | | Storage Architecture) configurations. | | | | | | | | VAX RMS Journaling now supports distributed transactions, | | | | | | | | utilizing new embedded VMS TP services. | |_____________________________________________________________|_|_|_______________________________________________________________| | |V5.4-0A |MAINT |24-Sep-1990 |F|1| Fixes for VAX 6000 and VAX 9000. Hardware bugfixes to V5.4 | | | | |FRS 01-OCT-1990 |Y| | Limited distribution - only shipped to 6000 & 9000 sites. | |_____________________________________________________________|9| |_______________________________________________________________| | |V5.4-1 |Update - MAINT |19-Nov-1990 |1|2| VMS maintenance kit and optional new functionality, | | | |and new functionality |FRS 08-=MAR-1991| | | LAT V5.4-1. V5.4-1 is minimum version required for support | | | | | | | | of VMS Volume Shadowing Phase II | |___________|_________|______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| | |V5.4-1A | |18-Dec-1990 | | | Revised V5.4-1 kit for VAX 6000-400 Series Systems | | | | |FRS 02-JAN-1991 | | | | |___________|_________|______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| =================================================================================================================================== VMS Release History Page 3 |===========|=========|======================|================|=|=|===============================================================| |Product |Version |Description | SSB Submit Date| |#|Key Enhancements | |___________|_________|______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| | VMS |V5.4-2 |Update - generally |11-Mar-1991 | |3| Support for VAX 4000 Model 200 series, KFMSA adapter, various| | | |available, maint & |FRS 13-MAR-1991 | | | peripheral devices & option LAT V5.4-2 saveset. | | | |new functionality | | | | | |___________|_________|______________________|________________|_|_|_______________________________________________________________| | |SIGMA |Update Kit -generally | 5-Sep-1991 |F|1| Quality improvements to V5.4, DEMFA and FDDI support, Local | | |V5.4-3 |available | |Y| | Area VAXcluster Multiple Adapter Support, Autotuning. | | | | | FRS=10/18/91 |9| | Lat V5.4-3 is an optional saveset. Lat software will no | | | | | |2| | longer be optional in next VMS release. Latent hardware | | | | | | | | support. | |___________|________ |______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| | |MAGIC |Functional Release | 1-Nov-1991 | |2| Support for Batch/Print, TMSCP server support, SCSI Shadowing| | |V5.5 | | | | | Multi-Adapter LAVc, IOSB enhancement for Vol Shad Phase II | | | |Name changed to | FRS=1/20/92 | | | Improved Cluster Failover, POSIX Hooks, DECdtm 1.1, Phase V | | | |OpenVMS | | | | hooks, RTL changes, Hardware support contained in 5.4-3. | |___________|_________|______________________|________________|_|_|_______________________________________________________________| | |MAGIC MUP|Update and Maintenance| 6-Jun-1992 |F|1| Quality improvements to V5.5, Batch/Print facility and Lock | | |V5.5-1 |Release | FRS=7/10/92 |Y| | Manager. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------|9| |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |V5.5-2HW |Limited HW Release | |3|2| OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2HW was a special hardware release that | | | | | FRS=9/4/92 | | | supported the following new VAX systems and peripherals: | | | | | | | | VAX 7000 Model 600 & VAX 10000 Model 600 (Neon) | | | | | | | | VAX 4000 Model 400 (Omega-slow)/ VAX 4000 Model 100 | | | | | | | | (Cheetah-Q) MicroVAX 3100 Model 90 (Cheetah-W) / VAXstation | | | | | | | | 4000 Model 90 (Cougar) / RZ26 / TZ86 / ESE50 | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |AMBER |Maintenance Release | 8-Oct-1992 | |3| Maintenance Release to update Versions V5.5, A5.5, V5.5-1, | | |V5.5-2 |& New Hardware Release| FRS=11/11/92 | | | A5.5-1, V5.5-2HW, A5.5-2HW. Contains all the changes in | | | | | | | | V5.5-1. OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 supercedes V5.5-2HW. This release | | | | | | | | also supports the new VAX Systems and Peripherals listed in | | | | | | | | V5.5-2 HW. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |ALPHA |1st OpenVMS AXP Rel. | 9-Nov-1992 | |4| First release of OpenVMS AXP offers most of the base O/S | | |AXP V1.0 |Functional Release | FRS= 11/16/92 | | | functionality found in OpenVMS VAX V5.4-2. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |VIKING | Limited Hardware | 26-Jul-1993 | | | Limited Hardware Release based on V5.5-2. Includes | | |V5.5-2H4 | Release | FRS= 8/9/93 | | | support for VAX 4000 models: 100A, 500A,600A,700A | | | | | | | | Also supports 2nd SCSI adapter, KZDDA, on MicroVAX 3100 | | | | | | | | Model 90. Also includes support for DEFTA (FDDI to | | | | | | | | TURBOchannel adapter) and DEFQA (FDDI to Q-bus adapter) | | | | | | | | and Tagged Command Queuing (TCQ) for StorageWorks | | | | | | | | RAID Array 110 Subsystem. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |JETSTREAM| Limited Hardware | 16-July-1993 | | | Limited Hardware Release based on V5.5-2. Includes | | |V5.5-2HF | Release | FRS = 8/6/93 | | | support for VAXft model 810 system. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |DELTA |Functional Release | 18-May-1993 | |5| Second functional release of OpenVMS AXP. Adds OpenVMS | | |AXP V1.5 | | FRS= 5/24/93 | | | cluster support, SMP, DECdtm V1.1, clusterwide batch & print | | | | | | | | queing subsystem, Infoserver initial system load support, | | | | | | | | xterminal support, ISO 9660, virtual I/O cache for standalone| | | | | | | | system. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |BLADE/VAX|Functional Release | 7-Jun-1993 | |6| Functional release to include new features and security en- | | |V6.0 | | FRS= 6/21/93 | | | hancements, i.e., Extended Physical Addressing up to 3.5 GB, | | | | | | | | Virtual Balance Slots, Extended Virtual Addressing, Virtual | | | | | | | | I/O Cache, $SCHED System Service, System Snapshot, ISO 9660 | | | | | | | | Standards Compliance, MSCP, Security Enhancements to make | | | | | | | | OpenVMS VAX C2 compliant. | |___________|_________|______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| VMS Release History Page 4 |===========|=========|======================|================|=|=|===============================================================| |Product |Version |Description | SSB Submit Date| |#|Key Enhancements | |___________|_________|______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| | VMS |DELTA |HW Support | 18-Oct-1993 |F|1| Hardware support release based on V1.5. Includes support for| | |PLUS/AXP | | FRS= 10/26/93 |Y| | DEC2000 models 300 & 500, and DEC3000 models 600, 600S, 800, | | |V1.5-1H1 | | |9| | 800S. Also includes support for the PMAZC TURBO channel | | | | | |4| | adapter. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |CORAL/VAX|Functional Release | 18-Mar-1994 | |2| Functional release containing all previous functionality of | | |V6.1 | | FRS= 4/15/94 | | | OpenVMS VAX V6.0 and OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2H4 releases plus: | | | | | | | | DECnet/OSI Full Names, PCSI, Per-Disk licensing for OpenVMS | | | | | | | | Volume Shadowing, support for Polycenter HSM, XQP+ perform- | | | | | | | | ance enhancements, Infoserver Tape Backup, Debugger Heap | | | | | | | | Analyzer, LAT Symbiont customization. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |EPSILON |Functional Release | 5-May-1994 | |3| Third AXP functional release. Achieves functional equiva- | | |AXP V6.1 | | FRS= 5/18/94 | | | lence with OpenVMS VAX V6.1. Includes: PCSI (for O/S & LP | | | | | | | | installations), user written device drivers, system code | | | | | | | | debugger, DECdtm V1.2, movefile support, TMSCP tape server, | | | | | | | | modifiable LAT symbiont, class-architecture satellite booting| | | | | | | | XQP+, V6.0 security features, clusterwide virtual I/O cache, | | | | | | | | & more. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------|-|-|---------------------------------------------------------------| | |V6.1-1H1 | Alpha HW Release | SSB=9/22/94 |F|1| Support for AlphaStation 400 4/233,266 | | | | (Code name=Phantom) | FRS=9/30/94 |Y| | Alphastation 200 4/166,233 | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |V6.1-1H2 | Alpha HW Release | SSB=11/23/94 |9|2| Support for AlphaServer 1000 4/233 | | | | (Code name=Spirit) | FRS=11/30/94 | | | AlphaStation 200 4/100,266 | | | | | |5| | AlphaServer 400 4/166 | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |DRAGON |Functional Release |15-May-1995 FCST| |3| Enhances functional equivalence by providing the following | | |VAX V6.2 | |FRS= 6/17/95FCST| | | features introduced in OpenVMS AXP V6.1: Dynamic Device | | | | | | | | Recognition, Command Recall, Personation System Services, | | | | | | | | LATmaster V2.0, Cluster Event Notification Services, and | | | | | | | | Show System Enhancements. This release also includes these | | | | | | | | new features: Support for System Dump file off system disk, | | | | | | | | TMSCP for SCSI tapes, New Mgmt. Station (ARGUS), Backup Mgr.,| | | | | | | | Cluster client license, XPG4 DEC C/C++ RTL, Shadowset limit | | | | | | | | expansion, Search Utility and Show Utility Enhancements, | | | | | | | | Automatic Foreign Commands, TCP/IP Hooks and Booting clusters| | | | | | | | without DECnet (LAN-MOP). Support for Controller Based | | | | | | | | Shadowing has been removed in OpenVMS VAX V6.2. | | | | | | | | The OpenVMS Freeware CD-ROM has been included in the | | | | | | | | OpenVMS V6.2 distribution kit. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |ZETA |Functional Release |15-May-1995 FCST| |4| Enhances functional equivalence by providing the following | | |ALPHA | |FRS= 6/17/95FCST| | | features included in OpenVMS VAX V6.1: SCSI II Tagged Command| | |V6.2 | | | | | Queuing and DECnet/OSI Fullnames. This release also includes| | | | | | | | these new features: SCSI Clusters, Multi Site Clusters, PCI | | | | | | | | and ISA/EISA support, Token-ring support, TMSCP for SCSI | | | | | | | | tapes, New Management Station (ARGUS), Backup Manager, | | | | | | | | Cluster client license, XPG4 DEC C/C++ RTL, Shadowset limit | | | | | | | | expansion, Search Utility and Show Utility Enhancements, | | | | | | | | Automatic Foreign Commands, TCP/IP Hooks and Booting clusters| | | | | | | | without DECnet (LAN-MOP). | | | | | | | | The OpenVMS Freeware CD-ROM has been included in the | | | | | | | | OpenVMS V6.2 distribution kit. | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------|-|-|---------------------------------------------------------------| VMS Release History Page 5 |===========|=========|======================|================|=|=|===============================================================| |Product |Version |Description | SSB Submit Date| |#|Key Enhancements | |___________|_________|______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| | VMS |Ghost | Alpha HW Release |06-DEC-1995 SSB |F|1| AlphaServer 2100A 5/250,300 2100A 4/275 | | |V6.2-1H1 | |15-DEC-1995 FRS | | | AlphaStation 255/233,300 | | | | | |Y| | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Eagle |Functional Release |18-DEC-1995 SSB |9|2| Integrated support for TCP/IP Mail, standard socket library, | | |VAX | |19-JAN-1996 FRS | | | and time zone support. Clusterwide $CREPRC, 1024 process | | |V7.0 | | |6| | identifiers in Queuing requests. | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Theta |Functional Release |18-DEC-1995 SSB | |3| Introduced 64-bit virtual addressing and Kernel Threads | | |Alpha | |02-JAN-1996 FRS | | | capabilities. Also provided Fast Path, and Fast I/O plus | | |V7.0 | | | | | the same functionality as Eagle. | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Zombie |Alpha HW Release |22-FEB-1996 SSB | |4| Support for new low-end AlphaServer 1000 | | |V6.2-1H2 |Superseded by |01-MAR-1996 FRS | | | Support for CI to PCI adapter (CIPCA) | | | |V6.2-1H3 | | | | Provides same support and functionality as Ghost. | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Goblin |Alpha HW Release |21-MAY-1996 SSB | |5| AlphaServer 4100 5/300, 5/300E, 5/300 (Rawhide), AlphaServer | | |V6.2-1H3 | |29-MAY-1996 FRS | | | 4000 5/300 & 5/400 (Wrangler), AlphaStation 500/500, Alpha- | | | | | | | | Server 1000A 5/400, AlphaServer 300, AlphaServer 8200/8400 | | | | | | | | 8200/8400 FWD SCSI clusters support. Plus, provides same | | | | | | | | support and functionality as Ghost and Zombie. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------|-|-|---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Gryphon |Functional Release |20-DEC-1996 SSB |F|1| Provides new features specifically designed to improve | | |V7.1 | |24-JAN-1997 FRS | | | performance and expand configuration flexibility for OpenVMS | | | | | |Y| | Clusters. Enhancements and new features focused on connecting| | | | | | | | OpenVMS with the Internet, extending Very Large Memory (VLM) | | | | | |9| | capabilities introduced in OpenVMS Alpha V7.0, and making | | | | | | | | system management of OpenVMS systems easier. Key function- | | | | | |7| | ality: Memory Channel (Alpha), Extended VLM capabilities | | | | | | | | (Alpha), SCSI Device Naming (Alpha & VAX), High SCSI ID | | | | | | | | (Alpha), CI-to-PCI (CIPCA) adapter support, LAN Emulation | | | | | | | | Client and Classic IP support (Alpha), OpenVMS Internet | | | | | | | | Product Suite (Alpha & VAX), DECnet-Plus replaces DECnet | | | | | | | | Phase IV in the OpenVMS Alpha and VAX operating system | | | | | | | | installation and upgrade procedures, DECnet Phase IV avail- | | | | | | | | able as a layered product, DECamds is licensed with the base | | | | | | | | operating system license, Mount and Shadow driver rewrites | | | | | | | | (Alpha & VAX), Callable Backup API (Alpha & VAX), OpenVMS | | | | | | | | Management Station V2.1 (Alpha & VAX), Dump file off the | | | | | | | | system disk (Alpha), Volume Shadowing mini-merge enabled on | | | | | | | | system disks, External authentication (Alpha & VAX), new DCL | | | | | | | | PIPE command, and Cluster Client and Volume Shadowing Per | | | | | | | | Disk License Enforcement. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| VMS Release History Page 6 |===========|=========|======================|================|=|=|===============================================================| |Product |Version |Description | SSB Submit Date| |#|Key Enhancements | |___________|_________|______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| | VMS |Hailstorm|Alpha HW Release |22-OCT-1997 SSB | | | Hardware update for the OpenVMS V7.1 Alpha release. Support | | |V7.1-1H1 |Superseded by | -NOV-1997 FRS | | | for the following: | | | |V7.1-1H2 | |F| | UltraSCSI: | | | | | | | | - KZPBA-CA adapter on AlphaServers 4100, 4000, 2100, | | | | | |Y| | 2100A, 2000, 1200, 1000, 1000A and 800 | | | | | | | | - UltraSCSI disks such as RZ1BB, RZ1CB and RZ1DB | | | | | | | | HSZ70 UltraSCSI controller for the Enterprise Storage Array| | | | | | | | 10,000 (initially in Fast SCSI mode on the KZPSA adapter | | | | | | | | AlphaServer 800 5/500 | | | | | | | | AlphaServer 1200 | | | | | | | | DIGITAL Modular Computing Components: | | | | | | | | - Alpha 5/366 PICMG SBC | | | | | | | | - Alpha 5/433 PICMG SBC | | | | | | | | DE500-BA Network Adapter | | | | | | | | DE500-FA Network Adapter (run-time only) | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------|-|-|---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Hailstorm|Alpha HW Release |03-MAR-1998 SSB |9| | Hardware update for the OpenVMS V7.1 Alpha release. | | |2 | |17-APR-1998 FRS | | | Support for the following: | | |V7.1-1H2 | | |8| | - Third party boot support | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Blizzard |Alpha HW Release | NOV-1998 SSB | | | Includes all hardware supported in OpenVMS Versions 7.1-1H1 | | |V7.1-2 | | DEC-1998 FRS |F| | and 7.1-1H2, as well as the following new hardware support: | | | | | | | | - Compaq AlphaServers GS60, GS140, DS10, DS20, DS20E and | | | | | |Y| | ES40 with remedial kits | | | | | | | | - Compaq AlphaStations XP900and XP1000 with remedial kis | | | | | | | | - Digital Personal Workstations with integrated IDE CD-ROM | | | | | |9| | support | | | | | | | | - Ultra SCSI Clusters | | | | | |9| | - KZPCM adapter | | | | | | | | - SCSI hub DWZZH-05, with four-node support in a SCSI | | | | | | | | multihost cluster system | | | | | | | | - Gigabit Ethernet | | | | | | | | - OpenVMS support for Compact/PCI | | | | | | | | - OpenVMS support for IDE CD-ROM Device Driver | | | | | | | | - MCII - Memory Channel V2.0 | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Raven |Functional Release | JAN-1999 SSB |C| | Provides new features and enhancements that focus on the | | |V7.2 |Superseded by | FEB-1999 FRS | | | following areas: | | | |V7.2-1 | |Y| | Compaq Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS Alpha, | | | | | | | | COM V1.0 for OpenVMS, Intra-Cluster Communication System | | | | | |9| | Services (ICC), Clusterwide Logicals, Fibre Channel Storage | | | | | | | | Interconnect, Storage Multibus Failover, Gigabit Ethernet, | | | | | |9| | Lock Manager, Smaller Disk Cluster Factors, Per-Thread | | | | | | | | Security Profiles, OpenVMS Backup, OpenVMS Management | | | | | | | | Station V3.1, Faster Image Activations, Windows Debug | | | | | | | | Extensions, Alpha Firmware Revision Checking, RMS Global | | | | | | | | Buffer Hashing, Java Development Kit V1.1.6, Netscape | | | | | | | | FastTrack Server, Dual formatted OpenVMS Online Doc | | | | | | | | CDROM, DIGITAL TCP/IP Services V5.0 for OpenVMS, New UNIX | | | | | | | | style command interface, CIDR Support, BIND 8.1, Load | | | | | | | | Broker, NTP Enhancement, New SNMP Implementation, DHCP | | | | | | | | (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), Gated, Extended File | | | | | | | | System Support by FTP, DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS V7.2, | | | | | | | | Advanced Server V7.2 for OpenVMS (Alpha). | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| VMS Release History Page 7 |===========|=========|======================|================|=|=|===============================================================| |Product |Version |Description | SSB Submit Date| |#|Key Enhancements | |___________|_________|______________________|________________| | |_______________________________________________________________| | VMS |Raven |Alpha V7.2 HW01 | MAY-1999 SSB |C| | Provides support for Compaq AlphaServers GS60, GS140 and DS20,| | |HW01 |Remedial Kit | MAY-1999 FRS | | | which include the new 21264 processor technology; OpenVMS | | |V7.2 + | | |Y| | Galaxy configurations on Compaq AlphaServers GS60 and GS140 | | |TIMA | | | | | systems; new Fibre Channel storage interconnect support on | | | | | |9| | AlphaServer 800, 1200, 4000, 4100, 8200 and 8400 systems; | | | | | | | | Gigabit Ethernet, a new high bandwidth standard in Ethernet | | | | | |9| | technology; Memory Channel Version 2.0. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Raven |Follow-on release | JUN-1999 SSB |C| | Includes all the capabilities of OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 plus l | |Plus |to OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 | JUL-1999 FRS | | | provides the following new support: COM V1.1 for OpenVMS | | |V7.2-1 |and replaces the | |Y| | (with NT authentication); Compaq AlphaServers GS140, GS60, | | | |OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 | | | | GS60E, ES40, DS20, and DS10; Compaq Galaxy Software | | | |release | |9| | Architecture on OpenVMS AlphaServers GS140, GS60 and GS60E; | | | | | | | | Compaq AlphaStation XP900 workstation; New Fibre Channel | | | | | |9| | storage interconnect support on AlphaServer 800, 1000A, 1200, | | | | | | | | 4000, 4100, 8200, 8400, GS60, GS60E, and GS140 systems; | | | | | | | | Gigabit Ethernet, a high bandwidth standard in Ethernet | | | | | | | | technology; Memory Channel Version 2.0; Multipath failover | | | | | | | | with shadowing support for parallel SCSI and Fibre Channel | | | | | | | | configurations; Intel Fast Ethernet (10/100); Multiple tape | | | | | | | | density fixes; Remedial kit fixes from December '98 to May '99| | | | | | | | The following layered products have been updated and are | | | | | | | | included in the OpenVMS V7.2-1 kit: Advanced Server V7.2A for| | | | | | | | OpenVMS Alpha, DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS V5.0A, | | | | | | | | Availability Manager V1.2, DECnet-Plus V7.2-1, and Netscape | | | | | | | | FastTrack Server V3.01A. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Pele |Alpha Hardware Release| JUN-2000 SSB |C| | Includes all the capabilities of OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1 plus l | |V7.2-1H1 | | JUN-2000 FRS | | | provides the following new support: OpenVMS support for | | | | | |Y| | Compaq AlphaServer GS160 and GS320 systems, OpenVMS support | | | | | | | | for hard and soft partitions (Galaxy) on AlphaServer GS160 | | | | | |2| | and GS320 systems, OpenVMS Resource Affinity Domain (RAD) | | | | | |0| | support for applications, new Spinlock Tracking Utility in | | | | | |0| | SDA, RMS Locking enhancements, and remedial fixes from May, | | | | | |0| | 1999 to mid-March, 2000. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Kestrel |Functional Release | APR-2001 SSB | | | Provides the following new capabilities: Improved disaster | | |V7.3 | | APR-2001 FRS | | | tolerant capabilities with ATM & Gigabit Ethernet as cluster | | | | | | | | interconnects, greater system availability during backups with| | | | | | | | faster reintregration of shadow members after copies, enhanced| | | | | | | | VMS support for the latest ENSA Storage offerings, greater | | | | | | | | serviceability for the new AlphaServer GS systems with CPU | | | | | |C| | Online Add/Remove, application performance benefits with | | | | | | | | Extended File Cache, improved Cluster, SMP and system | | | | | | | | performance through enhancements to RMS and the clusterwide | | | | | | | | Lock Manager and Fastpath support for Fibre Channel and SCSI | | | | | | | | storage, industry standard Kerberos V5 security, VMS | | | | | | | | Intrusion Detection expands to be cluster-wide, ECP Data | | | | | |Y| | Collector and ECP Performance Analyzer are included with | | | | | | | | operating system, plus the OpenVMS license is expanded to | | | | | | | | include all these new eBusiness technologies: Compaq Secure | | | | | | | | Web Server V1.0 for OpenVMS Alpha (Based on Apache), Mozilla | | | | | | | | Web Browser (Alpha only), COM for OpenVMS, Extensible Markup | | | | | | | | Language API (XML parser), Java (TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition | | | | | |2| | V1.2.2, Attunity Connect "On Platform" Package (native JDBC | | | | | | | | driver included), Reliable Transaction Router (RTR), and | | | | | | | | OpenVMS Enterprise Directory for eBusiness (X.500). | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------|0| |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Tutu |Alpha Hardware Release| AUG-2001 SSB | | | OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-2 contains all of the features that were | | |V7.2-2 |Replaces V7.2-1 Alpha | SEP-2001 FRS | | | available in OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1 and V7.2-1H1, as well as | | | |and V7.2-1H1 Alpha | |0| | the following enhancements: Increased system performance and | | | | | | | | SMP scaling, Volume Shadowing Minicopy feature, support for | | | | | | | | Fibre Channel-Attached Tapes, updates Registry Server, | | | | | |1| | Security enhancements, and LAN ATM Adapter support. OpenVMS | | | | | | | | Alpha V7.2-2 is the recommended version to co-exist in mixed | | | | | | | | version clusters with OpenVMS V7.3. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Ruby |Minor Alpha Release | AUG-2002 SSB |C| | OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-1 focuses on expanding our OpenVMS SAN | | |V7.3-1 | | SEP-2002 FRS |Y| | offering, improving system availability, providing I/O and | | | | | | | | SMP performance improvements and enhanced security. This | | | | | |2| | release also includes enhancements to make it much easier | | | | | |0| | to port UNIX applications to OpenVMS. It also delivers the | | | | | |0| | highest levels of availability, scalability, flexibility, | | | | | |2| | performance and security that are required for ebusiness. | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Opal |New Feature/Hardware | OCT-2003 SSB | | | OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2 focuses on increased I/O and SMP | | |V7.3-2 |Release | DEC-2003 FRS |C| | performance, improved system availability, expanded Storage | | | | | | | | Area Network (SAN) offerings, and enhanced security, UNIX | | | | | | | | portability and system management features. This release also | | | | | | | | provides support for new AlphaServer GS1280 65P and DS15 | | | | | | | | systems, as well as all existing AlphaServer systems. | | | | | |Y| | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Mako |Evaluation Release | JUNE-2003 SSB | | | The OpenVMS V8.0 Evaluation Release for HP Integrity Servers | | |V8.0 |for HP Integrity | JUNE-2003 FRS | | | runs on rx2600 McKinley based Integrity servers. This | | | |only to selected | |2| | evaluation kit was only available to selected OpenVMS ISVs | | | |OpenVMS ISVs and | | | | and Partners. The goal was to work very closely with a | | | |partners | | | | limited number of partners to start porting their applications| | | | | | | | for a broad spectrum of the OpenVMS solutions in the market. | | | | | |0| | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Jaws |Evaluation Release | DEC-2003 SSB | | |The OpenVMS V8.1 Evaluation Release for HP Integrity Servers | | |V8.1 |for HP Integrity | DEC-2003 FRS | | |runs on rx2600 and rx4640 Integrity servers. The evaluation | | | |Servers - generally | |0| |kit is available for those who want to get a jump on porting | | | |available SDK kit | | | |thier environments to OpenVMS for Itanium architecture-based | | | | | | | |HP Integrity Servers in anticipation of the production quality | | | | | | | |release scheduled for H2CY2004. | | | | | |3| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Topaz |First production | JAN-2005 SSB |2| |The OpenVMS V8.2 Production Release for HP Integrity Servers | | |V8.2 |release of OpenVMS | FEB-2005 SR | | |runs on rx1600-2, rx2600-2 and rx4640-8 systems. OpenVMS V8.2 | | | |on HP Integrity | | | |includes Volume Shadowing support for host based mini-merge, | | | |servers, as well as a | | | |infrastructure changes to support performance and scalability | | | |new Alpha release | |0| |enhancements in future OpenVMS releases, as well as updates to | | | | | | | |security and standards. This release also includes support for| | | | | | | |mixed architecture AlphaServer and Integrity server clusters | | | | | |0| |with shared fibre channel storage, up to 16 nodes. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Dory |OpenVMS Integrity | JULY-2005 SSB | | |The OpenVMS V8.2-1 release is an HP Integrity server-only | | |V8.2-1 |server release only; | SEPT-2005 SR |5| |release that introduces support for the newest Integrity | | | |Replaces OpenVMS V8.2 | | | |cell-based rx7620, rx8620, and Superdome systems. OpenVMS | | | | | | | |V8.2-1 also continues support for all of the Integrity servers | | | | | | | |and options supported in OpenVMS V8.2. OpenVMS V8.2-1 is a | | | | | | | |replacement for OpenVMS V8.2 on Integrity. Standard support | | | | | | | |for OpenVMS V8.2 on Integrity ends June 2006 or when V8.3 | | | | | | | |ships. OpenVMS V8.2-1 includes performance and scalability | | | | | | | |enhancements, support for hard partitioning (nPar) on | | | | | | | |partitions up to 4 cells, expanded support for mixed | | | | | | | |architecture AlphaServer and Integrity system clusters, and | | | | | | | |low-cost multi-host SCSI clusters. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Nemo |OpenVMS Alpha and | JULY-2006 SSB | | |HP OpenVMS V8.3 for Alpha and Integrity server systems | | |V8.3 |Integrity server | AUG-2006 SR | | |introduces support for the newest Integrity server (entry level| | | |release. Replaces | | | |mid-range and high-end systems including Superdome. V8.3 also | | | |OpenVMS Alpha V8.2 | | | |continues support for all Integrity servers and options | | | |and V8.2-1 on | | | |and new capabilities supported in V8.2 and V8.2-1. V8.3 | | | |Integrity servers | | | |includes expanded cluster configuration support, performance, | | | | | | | |scalability, security, standards and Adaptive Enterprise | | | | | | | |enhancements. Standard support for OpenVMS V8.2 on Integrity | | | | | | | |servers systems ends on December 31, 2006. | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Orion |OpenVMS Integrity | October 2007 | | |OpenVMS v8.3-1H1 for Integrity servers is the 30th anniversary | | |8.3-1H1 |server release | ASM; | | |edition of the OpenVMS operating system. It delivers new | | | | | November | | |features, enhanced system management functionality for the | | | | | 2007 SR | | |BL860c Server Blade, and support for the latest revisions of | | | | | | | |the Dual-Core Intel Itanium processors for the rx2660, | | | | | | | |rx3600, rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome servers. | | | | | | | | | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | |Jedi |OpenVMS Integrity | June 2010 | | |OpenVMS v8.4 for Integrity servers and Alpha Systems introduces| | |8.4 |server and Alpha | SR | | |support for OpenVMS as a guest operating system in an HP | | | |System release | | | |Integrity VM environment on the Integrity platform. V8.4 | | | | | | | |delivers new and enhanced features – Clusters over IP, Extended| | | | | | | |membership, Shadowing, 2TB Volume Support, Integrity with RAD | | | | | | | |support HP TCP/IP Services Version 5.7 for OpenVMS, | | | | | | | |Provisioning with full install for the BL860c and Bl870c | | | | | | | |Server Blades and support for the Dual-Core Intel Itanium | | | | | | | |processors for the rx2620, rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, rx7640, | | | | | | | |rx8640, and Superdome servers. | |-----------|---------|----------------------|----------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------| Last Updated: June 21, 2010
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