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	OpenVMS Integrity server, Alpha, and VAX Version Upgrade Paths

	This page details the upgrade paths for OpenVMS Integrity server, AlphaServer system, and VAX versions.

OpenVMS for Integrity server Upgrade Paths

OpenVMS version	Integrity v8.3	Integrity v8.3-1H1
Integrity v8.3		X
Integrity v8.2-1	X	X
Integrity v8.2	X

Note: For OpenVMS on Integrity, you can upgrade directly to version 8.3-1H1 from versions 8.3 and 8.2-1. If you are running OpenVMS for Integrity servers version 8.2, you must first upgrade to either version 8.2-1 or 8.3, and then upgrade to version 8.3-1H1.

OpenVMS Alpha Upgrade Paths

OpenVMS version	Alpha v6.2	Alpha v6.2-1Hx	Alpha v7.0	Alpha v7.1	Alpha v7.1-1Hx	Alpha v7.1-2	Alpha v7.2	Alpha v7.2-1	Alpha v7.2-1Hx	Alpha v7.2-2	Alpha v7.3	Alpha v7.3-1	Alpha v7.3-2	Alpha v8.2	Alpha v8.3
Alpha v6.1	X		X	X		X
Alpha v6.2		X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X
Alpha v6.2-1Hx				X		X	X	X	X	X	X
Alpha v7.0				X			X		X	X	X
Alpha v7.1					X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Alpha v7.1-1Hx						X		X	X	X	X
Alpha v7.1-2									X	X	X
Alpha v7.2								X	X	X	X		X
Alpha v7.2-1											X	X	X
Alpha v7.2-1Hx											X	X	X
Alpha v7.2-2											X	X	X
Alpha v7.3												X	X
Alpha v7.3-1													X	X
Alpha v7.3-2														X	X
Alpha v8.2															X

Note: If you are running a version of OpenVMS AlphaServer system earlier than version 7.3-2, you cannot upgrade directly to version 8.3. You must first upgrade to version 7.3-2—depending on the version of OpenVMS operating system you are using, you may require an upgrade to an intermediate version first. For example, if you are running OpenVMS AlphaServer system version 7.1, you have to first upgrade to either version 7.2, 7.2-1, or 7.2-2, and then upgrade to version 7.3-2, and finally to version 8.3.
If you are using OpenVMS AlphaServer system version 7.2 or later, you can upgrade directly to version 7.3-2 and then to version 8.3.

OpenVMS VAX Upgrade Paths

OpenVMS version	VAX v6.0	VAX v6.1	VAX v6.2	VAX v7.0	VAX v7.1	VAX v7.2	VAX v7.3
VAX v5.5-2	X	X
VAX v6.0		X	X
VAX v6.1			X	X	X	X	X
VAX v6.2				X	X	X	X
VAX v7.0					X	X	X
VAX v7.1						X	X
VAX v7.2							X

Note: For OpenVMS VAX, you can upgrade directly to v7.3 from versions 6.1, 6.2, 7.0, 7.1 and 7.2. If you are running v5.5-2, you can upgrade to v6.1 and then to v7.3.

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