HP OpenVMS Systems

	PATHWORKS/Advanced Server Interoperability with Latest Releases of Microsoft Operating Systems
	HP intends to support the latest HP OpenVMS releases as well as the latest Windows operating systems. Not all new technologies will operate with Advanced Server and PATHWORKS in all environments. Customers refreshing their Windows environments to the latest PC desktop that include Intelligent Network Interface Controllers (NICS), hyper-threading, and support for plug-and-play hardware devices could experience server crashes and system instability. In such complex environments, HP will make its best effort to provide support but cannot guarantee a resolution in all cases. There are no plans to port Advanced Server for OpenVMS to the Integrity platform. It will remain on Alpha. For customers migrating to the Integrity platform, we recommend the HP OpenVMS Common Internet File System (CIFS) based on Samba. Please refer to the CIFS for Samba home page. HP OpenVMS will continue to qualify and test the Advanced Server for OpenVMS product on future releases of the OpenVMS Operating system and the Alpha platform for the foreseeable future but we recommend migrating to the HP OpenVMS Common Internet File System (CIFS) based on Samba for both the Alpha and Integrity platforms. HP makes no warranties regarding the accuracy of any information disclosed. HP does not warrant or represent that it will indeed introduce any product or feature. This time-sensitive information regarding future products is intended to facilitate planning processes for our customers.

Interoperability with Microsoft products

This summarizes HP's current and planned support for Microsoft Windows integration with OpenVMS file and print servers.

HP's strategy is to support the latest releases of the OpenVMS and Microsoft operating systems. The PATHWORKS v6.1 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) and the Advanced Server v7.3 for OpenVMS provide this support for OpenVMS and Microsoft operating systems, including the following:

• Microsoft Windows clients can access OpenVMS shared file and print resources maintained by an Advanced Server.
• The HP Advanced Server products can participate in a Microsoft Windows mixed-mode domain. This includes participation as a backup domain controller (BDC) to a Windows primary domain controller (PDC) in a Windows mixed-mode domain.
• The HP Advanced Server products can participate in a pure Windows (native-mode) domain as a member server.
• You can manage the HP Advanced Server products remotely from a Windows Server by using the Windows file and print server tools available on the Windows Server.

For PATHWORKS v5.0F-ECO2, HP's strategy is to provide the following:

• Support for Microsoft Windows clients on a best-effort basis only.

  Some client support issues have been addressed. Please contact the HP Customer Support Center for the latest patches.

• Domain participation is not supported. Microsoft Windows does not support LAN Manager 2.2 servers in a Windows domain (PATHWORKS v5 is a LAN Manager 2.2 server).

Future Releases of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS operating system

There are no plans to port Advanced Server for OpenVMS to the Integrity platform. It will remain on the Alpha platform. For customers migrating to the Integrity platform, we recommend the HP OpenVMS Common Internet Files System (CIFS) based on Samba. Please refer to the CIFS for Samba home page.

HP OpenVMS currently plans to continue to qualify and test the Advanced Server for OpenVMS product on future releases of the OpenVMS Operating system and the Alpha platform. Migrating to the HP OpenVMS Common Internet Files System (CIFS) based on Samba for both the Alpha and Integrity platforms is highly recommended.