INFO-VAX Thu, 06 Mar 2008 Volume 2008 : Issue 131 Contents: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Re: DCPS downloadable? Re: Encryption on VMS from TheDailyWTF I64 layered products Re: JAX-WS - Turning on outgoing SOAP headers for client Re: Long term archiving of VMS stuff Re: Noob File-Transfer (License to .com) Question Re: OT: now CA schools want to indoctrinate your kids with communism Re: OT: Scientists meet in NY to show global warming natural SOAP Client Authorization (Was: Re: IMAP server security vulnerability) VMS Update ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:14:08 -0800 (PST) From: bakermo@swbell.net Subject: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Message-ID: Hello, I am trying to apply patches to a newly installed I64 VMS server in a black environment. This server has no network connections (yet) and even when it does it will not have access to the white world or FTP. I need to install a patch on this server. I have downloaded the patch from HP but how can I get the patch to the VMS server? Is there a way to burn a CD on XP PRO that VMS 8.3 will mount/read? HP support told me to burn an image. I have done this with Nero with no luck. This is a one of a time requirement. Is it possible to burn a CD from XP? What software do you recommend and how is it done (if possible)? Thanks in advance, John ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:50:02 -0600 (CST) From: sms@antinode.org (Steven M. Schweda) Subject: Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Message-ID: <08030515500233_20203A01@antinode.org> From: bakermo@swbell.net > I need to install a patch on this server. I have downloaded the patch > from HP but how can I get the patch to the VMS server? A CD could do it. A USB flash storage gizmo could also work, if you have some FAT-reading software on the VMS side. > Is there a way to burn a CD on XP PRO that VMS 8.3 will mount/read? Probably. > HP support told me to burn an image. I have done this with Nero with > no luck. You write an image if you _have_ an image. If you have loose files, then you write the files (more or less). Nero ("burning ROM" -- so cute) should be able to handle that. You may need to alter the file attributes at the destination, using MOUNT /UNDEFINED_FAT = whatever, or copying the files to a read-write disk and using SET FILE /ATTRIBUTES on the result. > Is it possible to burn a CD from XP? What software do you recommend > and how is it done (if possible)? I normally write CDs on VMS for use on Windows (mkisofs, cdrecord), but my XP-using friends seem to like the Germans' stuff better than the Washingtonians' built-in CD-writing stuff for that job. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steven M. Schweda sms@antinode-org 382 South Warwick Street (+1) 651-699-9818 Saint Paul MN 55105-2547 ------------------------------ Date: 05 Mar 2008 23:32:11 GMT From: VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG Subject: Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Message-ID: <47cf2d7a$0$15175$607ed4bc@cv.net> In article , bakermo@swbell.net writes: >Hello, > >I am trying to apply patches to a newly installed I64 VMS server in a >black environment. This server has no network connections (yet) and >even when it does it will not have access to the white world or FTP. > >I need to install a patch on this server. I have downloaded the patch >from HP but how can I get the patch to the VMS server? Who did you download the patch if you are so internet paranoid? >Is there a way to burn a CD on XP PRO that VMS 8.3 will mount/read? How did the patch get on XP? >HP support told me to burn an image. I have done this with Nero with >no luck. Didn't he die in the 1st century AD? ISO 9660 should be mountable. >Is it possible to burn a CD from XP? What software do you recommend >and how is it done (if possible)? Put the CD in the CD drive; douse the PeeCee liberally with gasoline (economy blend is fine), toss a match and stand back. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM "Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?" http://tmesis.com/drat.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:55:23 -0600 From: "Craig A. Berry" Subject: Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Message-ID: In article , bakermo@swbell.net wrote: > Is there a way to burn a CD on XP PRO that VMS 8.3 will mount/read? > > HP support told me to burn an image. I have done this with Nero with > no luck. Beg, borrow, or steal any freeware CD burning utility you can get. Nero has its own proprietary format that is useless to anything but Nero. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 03:03:35 +0000 (UTC) From: moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) Subject: Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Message-ID: VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG writes: >In article , bakermo@swbell.net writes: >>Hello, >> >>I am trying to apply patches to a newly installed I64 VMS server in a >>black environment. This server has no network connections (yet) and >>even when it does it will not have access to the white world or FTP. >> >>I need to install a patch on this server. I have downloaded the patch >>from HP but how can I get the patch to the VMS server? >Who did you download the patch if you are so internet paranoid? It's probably a paranoid customer. It sounds like military or maybe a 3 letter agency, who often believe networks serve only one purpose: To give spies access. As to someone else's suggestion to use a thumb drive, beware that in some of those environments, anything electronic, esp. anything with any sort of memory, can only make a one-way trip. In, not out. Use the customer's drive or get them to pay for one. Yeah, they're not that expensive (unless you have the state-of-the-art one sizewise) but you might get pissed that you'll have to leave your personal thumbdrive behind. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:20:32 GMT From: "John E. Malmberg" Subject: Re: Burn a CD from XP that VMS will mount/read? Message-ID: <4qJzj.63357$yE1.24253@attbi_s21> Craig A. Berry wrote: > In article > , > bakermo@swbell.net wrote: > I need to install a patch on this server. I have downloaded the patch > from HP but how can I get the patch to the VMS server? First issue is what type of patch? A firmware patch as a bootable CD image? A sofware patch, which is just a binary file. >> Is there a way to burn a CD on XP PRO that VMS 8.3 will mount/read? Yes. >> HP support told me to burn an image. I have done this with Nero with >> no luck. You have two options: 1. An image of the ODS-2/5 or other disk. The burner software may need it to have a .iso extension, even if it is not an ISO software. 2. You can create a ISO volume, turn off all the extensions such as Jolliet. This means all files need to be 8.3 format. You may need to rename the file. It needs to be burned as a track at once and be closed. Do not use multi-sessions. If this is just a software patch, and booting it is not needed, then you only need to make an ISO9660 image. The file must be transfered to Microsoft system in binary format. > Beg, borrow, or steal any freeware CD burning utility you can get. > Nero has its own proprietary format that is useless to anything but > Nero. I have had absolutely no problems using NERO to build bootable I64 VMS volumes. I created the volume on an LDAn: disk on VMS, dismounted the disk, and binary copied it to the Windows XP machine where I then burned it. -John wb8tyw@qsl.network Personal Opinion Only ------------------------------ Date: 5 Mar 2008 21:15:05 +0100 From: peter@langstoeger.at (Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOeGER) Subject: Re: DCPS downloadable? Message-ID: <47cf0d59$1@news.langstoeger.at> In article , Paul Anderson writes: >In article <47ce60e4$1@news.langstoeger.at>, > peter@langstoeger.at (Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOeGER) wrote: > >> because ECO3 is current, and the ECO kit is in fact a full kit... > >Although DCPS ECOs are cumulative, in that they contain all files from >previous ECOs to that version, they are not full kits. Yup, shame on me, I confused it with some other kit. Most likely with the TCPIP ECO kit I recently handled (just like the DCPS Eco)... Sorry. -- Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER Network and OpenVMS system specialist E-mail peter@langstoeger.at A-1030 VIENNA AUSTRIA I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist ------------------------------ Date: 5 Mar 2008 21:29:37 -0600 From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Subject: Re: Encryption on VMS Message-ID: In article , res0o7il@yahoo.com writes: > Larry, you mention that there's an encryption product that integrates > with VMS backup. I don't seem to have that on VMS 6.2 Alpha. Would > that be on the VMS distribution CDs somewhere, or does the Alpha > version not turn up until 8.3? I believe it may have been distributed separately due to ITAR status at the time. Since then things have changed, and they could include it with other software. In fact, they do :-) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:55:42 -0500 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= Subject: from TheDailyWTF Message-ID: <47cf4103$0$90266$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> My apologies if it has been posted before: http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Jurassic-Programmers-.aspx Arne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:57:05 -0600 From: Dan Holm Subject: I64 layered products Message-ID: I am a hobbyist with a zx6000 newly acquired from eBay, with a fresh installation of I640831H1 performed over the network. I'd like to install the C and CXX compilers, but it appears those are not conveniently located on the Compaq FTP server like the AXP compilers were. What are my likely options for obtaining I64 compilers? Are the I64 layered products available in the same place as the I640831H1.BCK-GZ saveset, for those lucky enough to know the volume name of the layered products disk? If not, if I were to provide SCP access, would someone be able to share a couple kits? On a separate note, however, the installation using the Infoserver server on an Alpha to the I64 was totally painless. At least, once I figured out why the BOOTP server on the Alpha wasn't responding to the PXE boot requests; if the filename specified in the host database for the I64's MAC address doesn't exist (I typo'd the filename), the server will silently ignore the boot requests from that MAC address. Even if you enable debugging on the BOOTP server, all you'll see is that it received a request; it will not tell you why it's being ignored. -- Dan vms^holmosapien#com | sed -e 's/\^/@/g' -e 's/#/./g' ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 06:57:13 +0800 From: "Richard Maher" Subject: Re: JAX-WS - Turning on outgoing SOAP headers for client Message-ID: [Here's that SOAP Authentication post I was telling you about. You gotta love the "5 stages of dealing with web services"!] Hi Arne, Thanks for the reply. > Is the session supposed to be maintained at the HTTP level (via cookies) > or at the SOAP level (with an element within the SOAP envelope) ? > > The first should be relative easy. See something like: > > http://weblogs.java.net/blog/ramapulavarthi/archive/2006/06/maintaining_ses.html > > The second could be more difficult. And I would find it tempting to > use a heavier web service toolkit like Axis to do it. > In this particular case, as we are obviously bound by the rules an conventions of the Application Provider, we had to poke a "SessionId tag into the SOAP header. What's more, we had to append a sequence number to categorize/demarcate each message interaction. That is, set it to N when we send a message and then get N back, before incrementing it to N+1 for the next exchange, and so on.We did this with: - WSBindingProvider bp = (WSBindingProvider)myProxyPort; bp.setOutboundHeaders( Headers.create(new QName("http://somehost.com","SessionId"), SessionId + "|" + SessionSeq) (I'm guessing this is similar to SQL Server and ?) Setting this tag had the desired side effect of forcing the SOAP headers out. I had already read the web-link you provided and we had previously tried the bp.getRequestContext().put(WSBindingProvider.SESSION_MAINTAIN_PROPERTY,true) ; Exactly what [WS]BindingProvider provides over and above BindingProvider I'm not sure, but these seem to be the instruments of the mega-fudge for poking all sorts of crap in there that were left out of the standard. I think the main problem here is that, like all http, "By design Web-services are stateless"! This seems to be a common theme running through most of the web-sites discussing SOAP-Sessions that I could find. (If there are people using the WSSE standards out there, I certainly couldn't find them.) I did have a brief look at Axis2 and ServiceGroupId but it started to look even more idiosyncratic and certainly harder. Which reminded me of one of the pages I visited recently: - "Why is Java Web Services so hard?" blog http://soabook.com/blog/?p=5 Dave Podnar's 5 Stages of Dealing with Web Services ------------------------------------------------------- Denial - It's Simple Object Access Protocol, right? Over Involvement - OK, I'll read the SOAP, WSDL, WS-I BP, JAX-RPC, SAAJ, JAX-P,. specs. next, I'll check the Wiki and finally follow an example showing service and client sides. Anger - I can't believe those #$%&*@s made it so difficult! Guilt - Everyone is using Web Services, it must be me, I must be missing something. Acceptance - It is what it is, Web Services aren't simple or easy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Then this particular Application Provider Authentication deploys:- . Application-specific authentication with Username/Password sent via the XML/body . Authentication/sign-on errors returned via XML messages while other exceptions are thrown as SOAP[Fault]Exceptions (which presumably are more appropriate and the mut's-nut's when compared to simple SOAPExceptions? . Customer tailored WSDL files then generate nested Java Sub-classes for every layer of XML tag. At this stage I'm wondering what *exactly* SOAP gives us over and above a simple XMLHttpRequest-type mechanism? But like David Podnar's "Guilt" I figure it must be me, and it's time to learnt more about SOAP, until I hear that a colleague's wife over here, at an ex-government quango utility, has just cost USD$15K to go on a SOAP course! No wonder Gartner, and IT industry in general, love SOAP; it's ahuge money-spinner! We get to stick-it to the customer one more time - hoorah! And we wonder why everyone's outsourcing to Mumbai and Bangalore :-( Cheers Richard Maher "Arne Vajhøj" wrote in message news:47c224bd$0$90266$14726298@news.sunsite.dk... > Richard Maher wrote: > > Sorry if this question is a dog's-breakfast with incorrect terminology (all > > the test stuff is back in another office and I'm too lazy to re-look it all > > up :-) but the fundemental question is a very basic one. We're using JAX-WS > > to generate client code from a Application Service provider's WSDL that is > > intended to provide stateful sessions between client and server. We have > > turned on http message dumping to the console and can see that incoming > > replies contain a SOAP header (with a Session Id) but the outgoing calls > > only have a SOAP body. So, how do we (or the WSDL authors) tell Java to turn > > on SOAP headers so that we can reply with the SessionId we got back from the > > Authenticate? > > > > 1) I've turned on the > > (portormaybeservice)somethingBinding.SESSIONSOMETHINGPERSISTENT=true (but > > without a header we can't really tell the server what session id they gave > > us last time?) > > 2) I've seen the code examples about injecting seemingly arbitrary header > > tags, but I'm guessing if we can just make the header appear at all then the > > Session Id will automagically appear? > > 3) I've seen at the GlassFish site that @webParams has a (mode=out, > > head=true) option, but it didn't like "out" and the head(er)=true didn't > > seem to do anything (and this should be controlled by the WSDL right? Or the > > Import?) > > > > The SessionId and Stateful Sessions stuff is supposed to be transparent is > > it not? > > > > Anyway, just thought I'd run it up the flag-pole in case it's obvious to > > everyone except me. > > Is the session supposed to be maintained at the HTTP level (via cookies) > or at the SOAP level (with an element within the SOAP envelope) ? > > The first should be relative easy. See something like: > > http://weblogs.java.net/blog/ramapulavarthi/archive/2006/06/maintaining_ses.html > > The second could be more difficult. And I would find it tempting to > use a heavier web service toolkit like Axis to do it. > > Arne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 23:11:34 +0100 From: "CyberCityNews" Subject: Re: Long term archiving of VMS stuff Message-ID: <47cf1b11$0$89173$157c6196@dreader1.cybercity.dk> JF Mezei wrote: > While watching a documentary on the antics of a certain famous british > secret agent, there was an extra portion on the DVD that described the > restoration efforts to take the 1960s celluoids and restore them to > modern picture quality standards. > > BTW, it may have been Ursula Andress' body, but they dubbed her voice > with an english actress due to Ursula's accent not being right. Same > with many of the movies about that secret agent. (The actor playing > Goldfinger could barely speak english). > > > They scanned each frame at 4000*3000 pixel resolution. The raw scanned > footage was then stored in a very large disk far with lots of Mac > servers doing the image processing to restore colour, remove scratches > etc etc. > > What they do is then store the results on disk. Takes the disks in a > special padded suitcase, stored in a vault. Then they mention that > every few years they have to go back and copy the data from the older > disk to newer ones to ensure data integrity. In essence, disk drives > are now being used in lieu of 9track tapes, TK50s DLT, 8mm, DAT and > whatever other tape media exists. > > And everty few years, they copy it onto a newer generation drive. So > if there is to be new disk interfaces, they then switch at a time > where both old and noew interfaces co-exist. One of my best friends does restorations for a profession here in Europe - his most recent project film is a famous Segrio L. film. All the frames are exposed back onto a positive image using a rather special laser camera device thingy and rather special film. All restorations are also stored on digital tape - every last bit. Apparently one of the big problems is scanning the old films, because they are literally hand spliced, and every splice has 4 frames of sellotape, and this causes the scanner to "bump" during scanning and also ruin the focus and color - screwing the frame scans. I am not too sure about JFs quoted resolution - that is somewhat higher than the number I seem to recall. But if you really want to know, I can find out. Oh, these guys (who are well known in the industry) do not have a Mac in the place - everything is some breed of *ix with proprietary software. Dr. Dweeb ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:17:51 +0100 From: Ralf Folkerts Subject: Re: Noob File-Transfer (License to .com) Question Message-ID: AEF schrieb [...] > Just as a related aside: > > TCPware lets you to FTP get and put with /RECORD=32256. If you use > that both ways transferring a VMS BACKUP save set to and from a non- > VMS system, the record length of 32256 bytes will be preserved and the > save set should be usable immediately after the transfer completes. > Hi, thanks for that hint! Just put that onto my List of "to remember" Items and will give it a try soon! Cheers, _ralf_ ------------------------------ Date: 5 Mar 2008 21:26:50 -0600 From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Subject: Re: OT: now CA schools want to indoctrinate your kids with communism Message-ID: In article , ultradwc@gmail.com writes: > http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=58061 This has no place in comp.os.vms. ------------------------------ Date: 5 Mar 2008 21:26:09 -0600 From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Subject: Re: OT: Scientists meet in NY to show global warming natural Message-ID: In article <3812c263-5543-44eb-aa38-100ac1fa0a93@p73g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, ultradwc@gmail.com writes: > http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=58024 This has no place in comp.os.vms. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 06:51:31 +0800 From: "Richard Maher" Subject: SOAP Client Authorization (Was: Re: IMAP server security vulnerability) Message-ID: Hi Arne, > Since login is generally not required and in web Wow, I bet those "Single Sign-on / SAML / Portal / Identity Provider / wssec: username / RPC Security Interceptor" folks must be feelin' pretty stupid right about now! (Let alone all those companies that simply want to use the Browser and prevailing Web architecture as the delivery mechanism for their in-house client/server applications.) No login reqd for Bank Account management? Travel Agent Interaction with wholesaler? Customer with Supplier? While I agree that most of the web activity at the moment maybe non account-based retail transactions where, as long as you hand over your (or someone else's) credit card details, no further authentication is reqd, but I don't think that should necessarily exclude those who wish to deploy a stronger Authentication or Identity Management capability. > and in web context the users > usually do not have an account on the server then the servers username > is often what is available. Sure, and often that is sufficient, especially when the functions that a given server is to provided are clearly defined and rigidly enforced; not much scope for user embellishment through parameters, selection criteria, or dynamic SQL. But I don't wish to limit my options to some "One true way". I, for one, can see many advantages in being able to assume the persona of the client when the server is performing work on their behalf! Not having to try to replicate the OS security checks, and being able to keep an accurate audit trail, are to name but two. I'll leave it to someone else to argue the merits of not having everyone login to generic SYSTEM or APPUSER accounts. > If users are logged in, then for static content the access log will > have the info, and for dynamic content you can do whatever you want. Huh? I'm talking about a trigger that says "after update on table Account insert into audit (Culprit) values (Session_User);" what are you refering to? What are they logging in to? Apache "access log"? "Static/Dynamic" SQL? > > If it is HTTP. *If* is is HTTP. "Doctor it hurts really bad when I do this" :-) > > How is the username/password presented to the web-service? (In the > > wsse:token stuff, or plucked out of the URL, or passed as parameters?) > > As arguments to a login call. That's certainly a popular way of doing it, but I thought that with another option, such as http basic authentication, the server would instruct the browser to prompt the user for credentials? And with WSSE who knows? [Anyway, I've had this post sitting in "drafts" for some time and another post to c.l.j.p reminded me of it. FYI, I'll post that seperately.] Cheers Richard Maher "Arne Vajhøj" wrote in message news:476ea845$0$90272$14726298@news.sunsite.dk... > Richard Maher wrote: > > And for those of you who like VMS Auditing; how do you feel about the > > Server's username being logged against the audit logs for failed access > > attempts rather than the Client's username? > > Since login is generally not required and in web context the users > usually do not have an account on the server then the servers username > is often what is available. > > > Or wouldn't it be nice to have a > > trigger on an Rdb database table that could log the table access into an > > auditing table using the Session User Intrinsic rather than the System User? > > If users are logged in, then for static content the access log will > have the info, and for dynamic content you can do whatever you want. > > >> If it is web yes. > > > > Not necessarily! > > If it is HTTP. > > >> HTTPS for transport encryption and a oldfashioned username/password > >> is common. > > > > How is the username/password presented to the web-service? (In the > > wsse:token stuff, or plucked out of the URL, or passed as parameters?) > > As arguments to a login call. > > >> If you are to the advanced stuff you use WS-S, which is signing and > >> encryption at the message level instead of at the transport level. > > > > Ok, but can you explain a little more about the > > WS-Authorization/Authentication mechanisms involved? > > WS-S basically normalize the XML and sign/encrypt it using > private-public keys. > > Caller can be authenticated that way. Authorization has to be > build into the service. > > > I guess I was asking > > Jan-Erik which method his SOAP implementation was using to pass > > Client-Authorization so that we could at least have a real world SOAP > > example. > > I don't think I know a public web service that uses WS-S. The situations > where it is used are usually "very non-public". > > > > The gSOAP site says that gSOAP supports WS-Security and unless Jan-Erik's > > client doesn't request much except read-only Google-maps or "Give me the > > weather forcast" stuff, I'm guessing that the target of his SOAP-call would > > want to validate that a) the client is who he says he is, and b) that he's > > authorized to perform the requested action on the requested data. I, for > > one, am very interested in the codepath for how this is being achieved! > > WS-S provides #a but not #b. > > > Do you have to pass authorization for each SOAP call, or are you aiming for > > a Single-Sign-on mechanism like SAML? The term "Security Interceptors" > > sounds interesting also. > > You can use WS-S with SAML and other. But basic WS-S is just signing > the message with the callers private key and the server checking > with the public key. I have never worked with SAML, so I can not > comment on the authorization part. There are several other WS-something > specs that may be relevant. > > > Who is your "Identity Provider"? How much does it cost? How long do the > > identities live? How do you prevent Identity-Hijacking a la mode de > > JavaScript Session-Hijacking? How could one integrate the Identity-providers > > "Identity" with our VMS Usernames? > > A lot of the SOAP stuff is system-system oriented and do not use > sophisticated identity stuff. > > And I have never heard about a "SYSUAF based" identity system. > > > How many of you are working on, or have even seen (website please), an > > application that combines update functionality (not > > news/sports/weather-aggregators or language translators) from two or more > > disparate, heterogenous SOAP servers and RPCs? WS-AT? "Business Activity" > > transactions? BEA got a debit/credit thing happening with OracleiAS > > somewhere? > > I have seen a lot of SOAP stuff. > > None that are public available. As I said earlier, then the interesting > stuff is usually not public. > > I have not had to work with transaction WS standards - yet. > > > SOAP by OASIS - talk about a horse designed by commitee :-( > > SOAP is a W3C standard not an OASIS standard. > > (but OASIS do a lot of the other WS standards mentioned) > > Arne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:42:20 -0800 (PST) From: Sue Subject: VMS Update Message-ID: Dear Distribution lists, Sorry for the delay As you can see, this week I am trying HTML let me know if this is ok with you, or not. As usual there is a lot of information for you which I know you will find informative. Thank you for your loyalty and support and for just being you. Warm Regards, Sue 1.0 - Time Sensitive 1.1 - OpenVMS Group Speaking at the SCPUG Conference in Tulsa 1.2 - 2008 OpenVMS Boot Camp pre-Seminars are filling up 1.3 - 2008 OpenVMS Boot Camp partners roundhouse invitation signup web site 2.0 - Sue's Fav's 2.1 - Great White Papers from TDI 2.2 - Webcast replay available - OpenVMS 8.3-1H1 2.3 - Seattle School's 2.4 - Digital history 2.5 - Nemonix has now come up with a complete line of flash drives for the VAX and ALPHA 3.0 - Great News 3.1 - We received the formal report validating the HP rx3600 running OpenVMS for US Military Standard 704D. Mil-Std 704D tests systems 3.2 - Salem Automation Inc. - Rockwell Automation 3.3 - HP PerfDat V4.0 released 4.0 - Partner Information 4.1 - BRUDEN-OSSG Provides iCAP Installation and Configuration Support 4.2 - CA is pleased to announce certification of CA Job Management for OpenVMS I64 r3 when used on Japanese OpenVMS. 4.3 - Migration Specialties- using CBL to move DIBOL applications from VAX to Alpha and Integrity processors 4.4 - Salem Automation is offering free proof-of-concept evaluations 5.0 Training 5.1.BRUDEN-OSSG will be offering the OpenVMS Internals week of June 23, 2008 6.0 Press Release 6.1 - CONNX Solutions Release CONNX(R) 10.5 SP3 includes expanded support for HP-UX 11i v2 on HP Integrity servers and support for the IBM IMS DLI (Batch) Interface 7.0 In the Press (there is a lot) ______________________________ ______________________________ 1. Time Sensitive 1.1 - OpenVMS will be attending and speaking along with several of our partners at the POISE/PX SCPUG 2008 Conference in Tulsa March 30 to April 2nd http://www.myjenzabar.net/ics/User_Groups/PUG/Overview/SCPUG.jnz 2008 OpenVMS Boot Camp - Please note that if you are planning on attending pre-seminars you need to sign up quickly they are filling up rapidly. My guess is that the TCP/IP pre boot camp seminar will be full by the end of next week. http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/bootcamp 2008 OpenVMS Boot Camp - Partners Roundhouse invitation has been sent to sign up for a table please visit: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/symposium/roundhouse_signup_2008.html ____________________________ 2.0 - Sue's Fav's 2.1 - Great White papers from TDI - This is actually a link to all their white papers which really make you think. - http://www.tditx.com/support_resource.asp 2.2 - Webcast replay available - OpenVMS 8.3-1H1 and the 30th Anniversary of OpenVMS! Developer & Solution Partner Program (DSPP) http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/site/dspp/menuitem.863c3e4cbcdc3f3515b49c10= 8973a801/?ciid=3D9400b9db8e5c6110VgnVCM100000275d6e10RCRD 2.3 - For everyone that sent me the URL with the Seattle school system VAX - yes I did see it and yes I did send it to sales ;') 2.4 - Digital history - thanks Vince - http://research.microsoft.com/~gbell/= digital/timeline/1978.htm 2.5 - Nemonix has now come up with a complete line of flash drives for the VAX and ALPHA. These are 6 times faster than the 15000 rpm mechanical counterparts. They have a three year warranty...... as they are brand new..... They come in varieties of 16, 32, 64, and 128 GIG configurations, They are available as stand alone drive, or SBB for the storage arrays www.nemonixengineering.com ________________________________ 3.0 Great News 3.1 - From John S - Today we received the formal report validating the HP rx3600 running OpenVMS for US Military Standard 704D. Mil-Std 704D tests systems for autoranging power compliance up to sustained 400Hz operation. 115volt 400Hz power is used aboard many mobile platforms in the military - aircraft, ships , submarines, tanks, etc. This is the first and only Industry-Standard, completely Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) system that I am aware of which has ever received this validation for military missions. These tests were conducted by the NTS (National Technical Systems), an accredited A2LA laborary. - This is a 5M report it will be on the web site but if you need it right away please let me know - Sue ------------------ 3.2 - Salem Automation Inc. - Rockwell Automation March 4, 2008, Rockwell Automation has chosen Salem Automation Inc. Winston-Salem, NC to be Encompass Partner Companies, one of only 103 such partners worldwide. Salem Automation's new product, ABNet, will be co-marketed by Rockwell Automation and Salem Automation. ABNet is a software interface from OpenVMS computer systems such as DEC VAX, HP Alphaserver, HP Itanium Integrity, CHARON VAX & CHARON Alpha to Allen- Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) connected via Ethernet or Data Highway PLUS Ethernet Gateway. Two early adopter manufacturing companies have already placed orders for the product. Allen Bradley PLCs are the leading controller for manufacturing and SCADA applications in the USA. Salem Automation is a HP DSPP partner, Rockwell Automation System Integration / Encompass Partner and Platinum Service Delivery Organization - VAR for the CHARON virtualization products. Link to the Salem Automation website for additional information: http://www.winvms.com/images/ABNet.pdf ----------------------------- 3.3 - HP PerfDat V4.0 released. HP PerfDat has reached another milestone in its development, by introducing the HP PERFDAT EVA extension. This new subsystem collects performance data from HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVA), and stores the data in the HP PERFDAT performance database. Some of the new features are: o Up to 64 EVA arrays can be monitored in parallel o Easy to configure o Friendly Name Resolution o Automatic configuration change detection o Profile controlled o Sample interval is freely definable (minimum =3D 5 sec.) o Each metric can be enabled/disabled independently o Fully integrated into the HP PERFDAT environment o Automatic trend reports o Data management and housekeeping o Online alerting o All statistical methods (sorting, correlation and deviation analysis etc.) provided by the DQL interface can be applied to data collected by the EVA extension Supported HP StorageWorks Enterprise Arrays and HSV controllers The HP PERFDAT EVA extension supports all currently available HP StorageWorks Enterprise Arrays and HSV controllers as listed below: Controller Type EVA Model Minimum VCS/XCS version HSV 110 EVA 3000 VCS V3.028 EVA 5000 HSV 200 EVA 4000 XCS V5.030 EVA 6000 HSV 200-B EVA 4100 Any XCS version EVA 6100 HSV 210 EVA 8000 XCS V5.030 HSV 210-B EVA 8100 Any XCS version **************** WARNING *************************** DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT. This version has been thoroughly tested with a range of HP StorageWorks Enterprise Arrays and HSV controllers at a number of customer sites. However as it is the initial version of this new feature we would ask any existing or new user to try this new feature in his/her test environment and report his/her findings. You can still install HP PerfDat V4.0 in your Production environment to replace a prior version if you do not initially plan to use the HP PERFDAT EVA extension. This caveat is purely a safety measure up to such time that we have collected enough feedback from the installed base to announce the production release for this feature. Other new features: The SNMP extension for HP PERFDAT V4.0 now provides full support to collect performance data from Solaris and Linux systems out of the box. You will find more information regarding all the new features and bug fixes in the latest release notes. All the relevant information and necessary Software kits can be accessed on http://hpperfdat.compinia.com Remember you do NOT need to upgrade the HP PerfDat GUI to use this version. If you have any more questions regarding HP PerfDat drop us a line on perfdat@compinia.com _____________________________________________ 4.0 - Partner Information 4.1 - BRUDEN-OSSG Provides iCAP Installation and Configuration Support Instant Capacity (known as iCAP) provides reserve computing capacity that customers can put into production quickly - without disrupting operations. iCAP helps reduce costs and simplify the IT infrastructure, providing a highly available pre-configured "ready-to- run"solution by recognizing that speed to market is critical. Starting with version 8.3, OpenVMS fully supports HP's iCAP program. BRUDEN-OSSG announces a new service intended to help iCAP customers install the associated software on OpenVMS and perform product configuration. BRUDEN-OSSG's staff has been involved in designing iCAP on OpenVMS. Contact solutions@bruden.com to find out how BRUDEN-OSSG could assist you with your iCAP needs. ---------------------- 4.2 - CA is pleased to announce certification of CA Job Management for OpenVMS I64 r3 when used on Japanese OpenVMS. These are English only products, there is no double-byte support for non-English characters. The following PIB is required: QI89041 No other PIBs/PTFs are required. Please refer to the support matrix for product patches or version support for OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS I64. All English OpenVMS product patches would be required on Japanese OpenVMS. --------------------- 4.3 - Migration Specialties- using CBL to move DIBOL applications from VAX to Alpha and Integrity processors It is always a pleasure to be challenged by our customers and Vladimir Bacic at DPE in Italy has certainly done that. DPE is using CBL to move DIBOL applications from VAX to Alpha and Integrity processors. In the process, he has pushed us to further improve CBL. As a result, we are releasing V4.0 of CBL, the DIBOL to C Translator. This release contains several bug fixes and a substantial Translator performance improvement. Visit http://www.migrationspecialties.com/CBL.html to learn more about CBL and other Migration Specialties products and services -------------------- 4.4 - Salem Automation is offering free proof-of-concept evaluations Salem Automation is offering free proof-of-concept evaluations under a Non-Disclosure Agreement where Salem Automation will install your VAX or Alphaserver standalone image backup onto the CHARON virtualization Software running on a fast HP ProLiant server at Salem Automation. You will have Telnet access to your applications for 10 days to allow you to test your applications running under the CHARON virtual VAX or virtual Alpha. This is a great low-effort, low-cost way for you to try out the CHARON Virtualization software for suitability prior to fully investing in the CHARON software and new HP server hardware. CHARON software runs on both HP ProLiant servers and HP Bladesystems. CHARON software is widely used by manufacturing, educational, governmental and defense organizations. CHARON software is supported by major technology companies HP & Oracle as a valid VMS platform. More information about the CHARON VAX & Alpha emulation can be found at: http://www.CHARONVAX.com or contact Chuck Graham at 336-661-0890, ext. 106 for more details on the evaluation offer. _______________________ 5.0 Training 5.1.BRUDEN-OSSG will be offering the OpenVMS Internalsweek of June 23, 2008 BRUDEN-OSSG will be offering the OpenVMS Internals for System Managers course in Colorado Springs, CO on the week of June 23, 2008. This course has been updated to include V8.3 and Itanium related information. It will be taught by the primary course developer, Bruce Ellis. This course is guaranteed to run. http://www.brudenossg.com/ ___________________________ 6.0 Press Release Lisa Van Dyke CONNX Solutions 425-519-6600 lvandyke@connx.co CONNX Solutions Release CONNX(R) 10.5 SP3 includes expanded support for HP-UX 11i v2 on HP Integrity servers and support for the IBM=E2 IMS DLI (Batch) Interface REDMOND, Wash. - February 21, 2008 - CONNX Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of simplified data access, management and integration software solutions, announces the release of CONNX 10.5 SP3, which is available today for demonstration and evaluation. This release features support for applications running on HP-UX 11i v2 on HP Integrity servers as well as support for the IBM IMS DLI (Batch) Interface and other enhancements. CONNX Support for HP-UX 11i v2 on HP Integrity Servers CONNX has been and continues to be a valuable tool for companies to access their HP-UX 11i data on HP Integrity servers and now extends that access to their applications. CONNX 10.5 SP3 gives companies the tools to enable HP-UX 11i applications running on Integrity to natively access off-platform enterprise data via JDBC or ODBC. "CONNX gives application developers for HP-UX 11i on Integrity the freedom to seamlessly access off platform relational and non- relational data from any web engine or programming language," said Larry McGhaw, the CTO & VP of Engineering at CONNX Solutions, Inc. CONNX Solutions continues to offer the same secure, real-time, read/ write, SQL access, and seamless joins between most legacy and relational databases on Integrity servers running HP-UX 11i for: CONNX for Oracle=E2 CONNX for IBM=E2 Informix=E2 CONNX for Sybase=E2 CONNX for IBM=E2 DB2=E2 CONNX for Adabas=E4 CONNX for IBM=E2 C-ISAM CONNX for D-ISAM=E4 CONNX for Microfocus=E2 CONNX for PostgreSQL CONNX is available on HP Integrity servers running HP-UX 11i for the above data sources. Contact CONNX Solutions at 888-882-6669 for pricing information. "CONNX customers now have a clear path to migrate with HP from VAX and Alpha systems to new HP Integrity servers running OpenVMS. The CONNX client can now run on HP-UX 11i on Integrity servers," stated John Charpentier, Director of Marketing at CONNX Solutions, Inc. CONNX Support for IMS DLI (Batch) Interface With this new release, CONNX also offers access to IBM IMS data through both ODBA and DLI (Batch) Interfaces, providing greater flexibility in accessing IBM IMS data with CONNX. About CONNX Solutions, Inc. CONNX Solutions, Inc., located in Redmond, WA, is a leading provider of simplified data access, management and integration software solutions that allows users to directly access and manage vital enterprise information from virtually any data source (using open data access standards) including Adabas=E4, RMS, Oracle=E2 Rdb, Oracle=E2 CODASYL= DBMS, Oracle=E2, Microsoft=E2 SQL Server=E4, Sybase=E2, IBM=E2 DB2=E2, IBM= =E2 Informix=E2, IBM=E2 C-ISAM, D-ISAM=E4, Micro Focus=E2, IBM=E2 VSAM, IBM=E2 I= MS, DataFlex=E2 and Powerflex=E2 databases. ------------------------------------- 7.0 In The Press (the urls do wrap) http://www.itjungle.com/tug/tug022808-story01.html Q&A with HP's Brian Cox: Tukwila Itaniums and Hockey Pucks http://virtualization.sys-con.com/read/502715.htm HP has added a second Itanium blade to its IBM-whacking ... http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2209545/hp-cuts-large-centre-workloads-bla= de HP Integrity blade cuts data centre workloads http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=3DviewArticleBasic&ar= ticleId=3D9063018&intsrc=3Dnews_ts_head HP builds blade system for memory-intensive apps http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/dcc/?p=3D320 New Integrity: Big Iron in a Blade http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=3DviewArticleBasic&taxono= myName=3Dsecurity&articleId=3D9063978&taxonomyId=3D17&intsrc=3Dkc_top - Ohio looks to improve disaster recovery for school districts http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/ASCI+Announces+Update+2+For+Acti= veBatch(R)+6.0,+Offering+zOS+Job+Support,+Broader+Functionality+Within+Non-W= indows+Systems/3265925.html ASCI Announces Update 2 For ActiveBatch(R) 6.0, Offering z/OS Job Support, Broader Functionality Within Non-Windows Systems http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=3D823976 - CONNX Solutions Release CONNX(R) 10.5 SP3 Includes Expanded Support for HP-UX 11i v2 on HP Integrity Servers and Support for the IBM(R) IMS DLI (Batch) Interface http://www.voipplanet.com/backgrounders/article.php/3729181 Healthy VoIP Nets Part--XIII--Network Management Architectures: NetIQ Raxco Software's PerfectDisk 2008 for VMware Boosts Virtualization Performance and Reclaims Space http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh030308-story03.html Infinite Software Partners with HP, Acquires Altos Technology Group ------------------------------ End of INFO-VAX 2008.131 ************************