XML Technology for OpenVMS  
April 2001


XML Technology Requirements

The Compaq XML Technology Kit for OpenVMS is available for the Alpha platform only.

For this release, the requirements for installation and development are determined according to current Java and C++ support requirements.

Other layered software that may be useful for web-based applications are shown under Production.

Installation

XML Technology has the following base requirements.

Hardware

  • OpenVMS Alpha system

Software for Java:

  • OpenVMS Version 7.2-1 or later
  • Operating system patches (ECOs) for Java

Java Patch Installation Page

Software for C++:
  • OpenVMS Version 7.2-1 or later
  • Operating system patches (ECOs) for OpenVMS

VMS721_UPDATE-V0100 Update ECO

VMS721_ACRTL-V0200 ECO

Development

Current versions of OpenVMS Java or C++ development environments are required.

Java Requirements

Java Version 1.2.2 or later for OpenVMS Alpha, consisting of:

C++ Requirements

Production

If you are using XML in a display/document-oriented usage model, your production environment requires a web server. The following is recommended:

  • Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.0A or higher
  • Compaq Secure Web Server Version 1.0 for OpenVMS Alpha (available on this Compaq OpenVMS e-Business Infrastructure Package.)

Compaq Secure Web Server Home Page

In a data/message-oriented usage model, this is not necessarily required.


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