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The OpenVMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)



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Chapter 5
 5 P System Management Information
"      5.1 ]     What is an installed image?
"      5.2 j     Are there any known viruses for OpenVMS?
"      5.3 q     Sources of OpenVMS security information?
"      5.4 k     How do I mount an ISO-9660 CD on OpenVMS?
"      5.5 n     How do I extract the contents of a PCSI kit?
"      5.6 l     Emergency (Conversational) System Startup?
<          5.6.1         I've forgotten the SYSTEM password - what can I do?
<          5.6.2         My product licenses have expired - what can I do?
"      5.7 u     How do I change the node name of an OpenVMS System?
"      5.8 w     Why doesn't OpenVMS see the new memory I just added?
"      5.9 w     How do I change the text in a user's UIC identifier?
#      5.10 n     What are the OpenVMS version upgrade paths?
=          5.10.1         OpenVMS Alpha Upgrade (or Update) Paths
=          5.10.2 v         OpenVMS I64 Upgrade Paths
=          5.10.3 ~         OpenVMS VAX Release Upgrade Paths
=          5.10.4         OpenVMS Cluster Rolling Upgrade Paths
=          5.10.5          OpenVMS VAX Manual Organization
=          5.10.6         OpenVMS Product Version and Support Information
=          5.10.7         OpenVMS Alpha and I64 Upgrade Terminology
#      5.11     Why do I have a negative number in the pagefile reservable pages?
#      5.12 ~     Do I have to update layered products when updating OpenVMS?
#      5.13 n     How do I change the volume label of a disk?
#      5.14 g     How can I set up a shared directory?
#      5.15 s     Why do I get extra blank pages on my HP Printer?
#      5.16 y     Drivers and Configuration of New Graphics Controllers?
=          5.16.1 p         The ELSA GLoria Synergy
=          5.16.2         PowerStorm 300, PowerStorm 350
=          5.16.3         PowerStorm 3D30, PowerStorm 4D20
=          5.16.4 j         Radeon 7500
#      5.17 v     How can I acquire OpenVMS patches, fixes, and ECOs?
#      5.18 l     How do I move the queue manager database?
#      5.19 ~     How do I delete an undeletable/unstoppable (RWAST) process?
#      5.20 e     How do I reset the error count(s)?
#      5.21 |     How do I find out if the tape drive supports compression?
#      5.22 z     Can I copy SYSUAF to another version? To VAX? To Alpha?
#      5.23 l     How do I delete (timeout) idle processes?
#      5.24 v     Do I need a PAK for the DECevent (HP Analyze) tool?
#      5.25 q     INITIALIZE ACCVIO and ANSI tape label support?
#      5.26 j     How do I recover from INSVIRMEM errors?
#      5.27     How can I prevent a serial terminal line from initiating a login?
#      5.28 q     How does PCSI use the image BUILD_IDENT field?
#      5.29 {     How can I tell what software (and version) is installed?
#      5.30 v     What file checksum tools are available for OpenVMS?
#      5.31 v     What (and where) is the OpenVMS Management Station?
#      5.32 u     How to determine current disk fragmentation level?
#      5.33 {     SYSBOOT-I-FILENOTLOC, Unable to locate SYS$CPU_ROUTINES?
#      5.34     How can I customize the DCPS device control for a new printer?
#      5.35      Why do $GETDEV MOUNTCNT and SHOW DEVICE mount counts differ?
#      5.36 s     What software is needed for Postscript printers?
#      5.37 t     How do I remove a PCSI-installed patch (ECO) kit?
#      5.38 {     SYSINIT-E, error mounting system device, status=0072832C
#      5.39 b     Resolving License PAK Problems?
#      5.40 g     Changing the OpenVMS Version Number?
#      5.41 x     How to prevent users from choosing obvious passwords?
#      5.42 r     Please help me with the OpenVMS BACKUP utility?
=          5.42.1         Why isn't BACKUP/SINCE=BACKUP working?
W              5.42.1.1             Why has OpenVMS gone through the agony of this change?
W              5.42.1.2             Can you get the old BACKUP behaviour back?
=          5.42.2         What can I do to improve BACKUP performance?
=          5.42.3         Why is BACKUP not working as expected?
=          5.42.4         How do I fix a corrupt BACKUP saveset?
=          5.42.5         How do I write a BACKUP saveset to a remote tape?
=          5.42.6         How to perform a DoD security disk erasure?
=          5.42.7         How to enable telnet virtual terminals?
W              5.42.7.1             Volume Shadowing MiniCopy vs MiniMerge?
q                  5.42.7.1.1                 Mini-Copy?
q                  5.42.7.1.2                 Mini-Merge?
#      5.43 r     Please explain DELETE/ERASE and File Locks?
#      5.44 `     Managing File Versions?
#      5.45 n     Host-based Volume Shadowing and RAID?
#      5.46 c     Encryption and Compression?
#      5.47 m     Collecting PC Samples Before Crash?
Chapter 6
 6 @ Information on Mail
"      6.1     MAIL keeps saying I have new messages, but I don't. What do I do?
"      6.2 p     How do I send or read attachments in VMS MAIL?
"      6.3 h     How can I block SMTP mail relay spam?
Chapter 7
 7 J Information on Utilities
"      7.1 n     How do I play an audio CD on my workstation?
"      7.2      How do I access a Microsoft Windows floppy disk from OpenVMS?
"      7.3     How do I play sound files on an AlphaStation? DECsound doesn't work.
"      7.4 l     How do I read IBM EBCDIC tapes on OpenVMS?
"      7.5 i     How can I patch an OpenVMS Alpha image?
Chapter 8
 8 7 DCL Details
"      8.1 i     DCL Symbols and OpenVMS Logical Names?
"      8.2 g     How do I run a program with arguments?
"      8.3 c     How can I clear the screen in DCL?
"      8.4 u     Using REPLY/LOG from DCL? Disabling Console OPCOMs?
"      8.5 j     How do I generate a random number in DCL?
"      8.6 ^     What does the MCR command do?
"      8.7 k     How do I change the OpenVMS system prompt?
"      8.8 u     Can I do DECnet task-to-task communication with DCL?
"      8.9 o     How can I get the width setting of a terminal?
#      8.10 l     Why doesn't DCL symbol substitution work?
#      8.11 i     How can I substitute symbols in a PIPE?
#      8.12 q     Use of RUN/DETACH, LOGINOUT, and logical names?
#      8.13 r     How to use escape and control characters in DCL?





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