Kathleen D. Morse
VAX/VMS Software Development
Digital Equipment Corporation
ZK01-1/D42
110 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, NH 03061
603-884-8396
(Please don't call/write me.)
These are the slides for most of the sessions given by the
VAX/VMS developers at Spring DECUS in Cincinnati.
Listed below are the summaries of the sessions, and the
name of the text file that contains the slides. One session
VAXCluster Technical Concepts, consists of slide text files
(*.TXT) and pictures in Regis format (*.PIC). (The pictures
should only be printed on a graphics terminal.) All other
sessions are just text files and can be printed on any terminal
or line-printer (*.TLK).
A USER'S GUIDE TO AUTOGEN: AUTOGEN.TLK
This session will discuss how AUTOGEN, VMS's automatic system
tuning command procedure works, and how a system manager can
effectively control and use it. Information on how to tune
specific system parameters will not be presented here.
DCL AND THE COMMAND DEFINITION UTILITY: DCL.TLK
This session will discuss the enhancements made to DCL and
the Command Definition Utility (CDU) in the Version 4
release. The presentation assumes basic familiarity with
Version 3 DCL and the CDU.
VAX/VMS PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION: PACKAGING.TLK
This session will discuss how VMS will be packaged and
distributed for Version 4.0. It will provide information on
how the system packaging and installation have been enhanced
to support system growth and clusters efficiently.
VAX/VMS UTILITIES - ENHANCEMENTS IN V4.0: UTIL.TLK
This session will present an overview of what is new in the
VMS Utilities for Version 4.0. It will discuss new features,
enhancements, and the advantages they provide.
MICROVMS - VMS SUPPORT FOR MICROVAX I: UV1.TLK
This presentation describes the MicroVMS product. It is an
overview of MicroVAX I system and the VMS support for it.
The MicroVAX architecture, the MicroVAX I hardware, and the
MicroVMS software are described.
MICROVAX ARCHITECTURE SUPPORT IN MICROVMS: UV4.TLK
This is a detailed technical presentation that describes the
differences between the VAX and MicroVAX architectures and
the code in MicroVMS that makes these differences invisible
to the programmer. It describes the hardware-assisted
emulation that is done for some of the VAX instruction set,
as well as other VMS software changes made to support
MicroVAX I.
WRITING PRIVILEGED SOFTWARE FOR MICROVAX SYSTEMS: UV2.TLK/DRIVER.MEM
This presentation addresses the issues in writing software
for a MicroVAX system. Topics will include converting UNIBUS
drivers to QBUS drivers, privileged (non-user mode) code, and
hardware differences between VAX and MicroVAX systems. This
presentation describes what one needs to know about moving
software between VAX and MicroVAX systems.
(Also refer to the document on how to write a Q-bus driver
called DRIVER.MEM.)
SUPPORTING NEW PROCESSORS UNDER VMS: UV3.TLK
This presentation describes the design and coding changes
that are required in VMS to support another VAX processor in
the VAX family. Examples will be drawn from the support done
for the 11/730, 11/750, and MicroVAX I machines. This is a
detailed technical presentation.
FILE NAMES, LOGICAL NAMES AND SEARCH LISTS IN VMS V4: LOG.TLK
This session will discuss in detail features in logical names
and RMS filename syntax being developed for VMS V4.0. Topics
covered include: logical name table enhancements, additional
filename characters, extended length filenames, additions to
concealed devices and search list capabilities for filenames.
VAX-11 RMS ENHANCEMENTS FOR VMS V4.0: RMS.TLK
This session will discuss enhancements to VAX-11 RMS for VMS
V4. Topics covered include: using the VMS lock manager,
cluster file sharing support, additional indexed file prolog
3 support, additional key datatypes, and extended terminal
support.
VMS EXECUTIVE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE NEXT MAJOR RELEASE OF VAX/VMS: EXECENH.TLK
This talk will highlight changes made in the VMS executive
for VMS Version 4.0. The topics to be discussed will be of
interest to system managers and system programmers. Topics
include: changes in process creation; changes in image
activation; an overview of new logical name services; changes
in the swapper's memory trimming algorithm; and other
miscellaneous topics.
USER WRITTEN PRINT SYMBIONTS: USERSYMB.TLK
User written output symbionts are supported in Version 4 of
VMS and this talk discusses the design, implementation, and
debugging of user symbionts. Techniques for modifying the
standard print symbiont as well as generating entirely new
symbionts are presented. The talk describes how symbionts
operating under the unsupported interface of previous
releases must be modified for Version 4.
VMS V4 BATCH AND PRINT: BATCHPRNT.TLK
This talk provides an overview of the batch and print
capabilities of VAX/VMS. Topics include the job controller,
and related DCL commands and system services with emphasis on
new features for Version 4. The distribution and control of
jobs in a VAXcluster is also described.
VAXCLUSTER TECHNICAL CONCEPTS: CNXMAN*.*,CLMGMT*.*
This session will focus on the major software components of
the VAX/VMS operating system that comprise the VAXcluster
functionality present in Version 4. Topics covered will
include System Communication Services (SCS), basic I/O
structure, device naming issues, VAXcluster connection
management, the distributed lock manager, the distributed
file system, the batch and print system, and system
management and configuration considerations.
This presentation will assume some familiarity with the
VAXcluster concept, such as the VAXcluster Technical Summary
provides. This talk should provide insight into how the
various components within VMS are layered and interact with
each other.
SECURITY MECHANISMS FOR VAX/VMS: SECURITY.TLK
This presentation will describe various security mechanisms,
how such mechanisms might be implemented within the VAX/VMS
operating system, and the criteria that must be considered in
the design of such implementations.
Access control lists, non-discretionary controls, data
encryption, security auditing, and network proxy logins will
be described. Possible implications of their implementation
and use within the VMS operating system will be presented.
DECnet SECURITY: NETSECUR.TLK
This presentation discusses network security issues.