From:	MERC::"uunet!CRVAX.SRI.COM!RELAY-INFO-VAX" 13-JAN-1993 08:09:46.59
To:	info-vax@kl.sri.com
CC:	
Subj:	Re: VMS 6.0 features - the little ones


In article <1993Jan12.161229.7079@Rapnet.Sanders.Lockheed.Com>, 
mores@eavax.sanders.lockheed.com (David C. Mores) writes:
|>--
|>Aside from the major features of OpenVMS V6 I have not seen much mention of 
|>the minor features and improvements.  Steve Lionel of DEC mentioned that 
}>TYPE/TAIL would be an enhancement to TYPE, but what other goodies are coming?
|>What are the new and improved commands, lexical functions, DCL features?
|>  

Here's a quick summary of what I would say are some of the more interesting
minor "goodies" coming in OpenVMS VAX V6.0; not in any particular order (well,
yes, the order they're listed in the V6.0 New Features Manual draft I have).

Disclaimer: Though I have every reason to believe that this list is accurate,
it is subject to change and should not be considered a commitment by Digital.

SHOW LICENSE shows more information in a more readable format, and has a
/WARNING_INTERVAL qualifier to let you ask what licenses are due to terminate
in a given interval.

RENAME/INHERIT_SECURITY; causes the renamed file to inherit security attributes
as if it had been COPY-ed to the new location, instead of keeping existing
attributes.  Also a new flag to LIB$RENAME_FILE.

SPAWN/TRUSTED - Indicates that the SPAWN command input originates in a trusted
command procedure for a captive account.  Also /PRIVILEGES=CURRENT|AUTHORIZED.

TYPE/TAIL and /CONTINUOUS

EVE editor has Motif interface.  EDIT/TPU is now the default for the EDIT
command; EDIT/EDT still available.  EVE and TPU have a bunch of enhancements
(GET WILDCARDED FILES, for instance).

Ability to mount ISO 9660 media (level 3 medium interchange)

Automated pool management eliminates separate SRP, IRP, LRP lists and "virtually
eliminates the need to actively manage the allocation of pool resources."

Crash Log Utility Extractor (CLUE) runs at system startup to extract and keep
history of significant information about most recent crash (assuming there
are any; my V6 system hasn't crashed due to a VMS problem in over a year.)

InfoServer tape access

Multiple queue managers.

Snapshot facility to reduce system startup time by booting from a "saved
system image file".  (non-cluster systems only, and there are some restrictions,
but imagine having the system reboot and your applications running in seconds!)

SYSMAN SHUTDOWN can do cluster shutdowns with one invocation.

VAXcluster Cache improves file read performance (disk data block caching)

Virtual balance slots (can have many more processes without swapping)

New Motif-interface debugger (superset of what's in DECset V11.)
--

Steve Lionel                    lionel@quark.enet.dec.com
SDT Languages Group
Digital Equipment Corporation
110 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, NH 03062