 
Getting Started

	                    HP OpenVMS 
	         Online Documentation Library (ODL) 
				for 
	        HP OpenVMS Alpha and HP OpenVMS VAX 

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Overview

This document provides introductory information about the Online 
Documentation Library (ODL) CD-ROM collections:  HP OpenVMS Alpha 
and VAX Layered Products, plus the HP OpenVMS V8.3 Integrity/Alpha 
Servers Operating Environment Products.  It provides general and 
platform-specific installation and user information for the ODL.

The OpenVMS ODL CD-ROM sets consist of ISO 9660 Level 2 (ODL-ISO) 
compliant CD-ROMs that can be run from Microsoft® Windows® and HP 
OpenVMS platforms.

These discs contain documentation in HTML and PDF format, and use 
HTML pages as the navigation mechanism to browse to and display 
documents.  A search engine is also included for full text searching 
(Windows platforms only).


OpenVMS Alpha

The Operating Environment ODL CD-ROM supports both the OpenVMS 
Integrity and Alpha Servers and contains documentation common to 
both platforms.  Operating System and key layered products have 
been selected for inclusion.  For OpenVMS Integrity Servers, most 
of the Operating Environment components are included.  Platform-
specific products are identified as "I64" or "Alpha".

OpenVMS Alpha Layered Products not included on the Operating 
Environments ODL CD-ROM are delivered on the Layered Products ODL 
CD-ROM that is specific to the Alpha platform.


OpenVMS VAX

The OpenVMS VAX ODL CD-ROM contains Operating System and Layered 
Products documentation.


Bookreader CD-ROM Sets

The OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS VAX Bookreader CD-ROM sets (ODL-BKB), 
which are the archive sets containing documentation in Bookreader 
format only, are now available online as a downloadable image at the 
following location, along with Getting Started instructions -  

       http://www1.aclabs.com/odl/bkb/bookreader.shtml


System Requirements

ODL-ISO CD-ROM

* OpenVMS Version 6.1 or later
* Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
* Web Browser
* Adobe Acrobat Reader
* Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.3 or later (Windows platform)


Mounting the ODL-ISO CD-ROM

Windows Platforms:

* Insert the ODL-ISO disc into your CD-ROM drive.

OpenVMS Alpha/VAX Platforms:

* $ MOUNT/OVER=ID/MEDIA_FORMAT=CDROM/UNDEFINED_FAT=(STREAM:2048) device: 


Browsing the ODL-ISO

To begin browsing the ODL-ISO CD-ROM, open index.htm from the root of 
the CD-ROM in your web browser.

For a listing of products available on this CD-ROM, open prodlist.htm 
from the /ODLDOC folder on the CD-ROM or click on the link from 
contents.htm.  This page also includes a listing of static documenta-
tion available on the OpenVMS Alpha or OpenVMS VAX Bookreader CD-ROM 
for reference.


Searching ODL-ISO (Windows platforms only)

The main ODL page should display and the ASTAware SearchDisc search 
engine should launch when the disc is inserted.  If it does not, run 
the SDWinjava.bat file from the root of the CD-ROM.  The SearchDisc 
icon should appear in your taskbar when the search engine is running.

You can enter a search query in the search box from any ODL naviga-
tion page on the CD-ROM.

**IMPORTANT**  You must shut down the search engine by clicking the 
SearchDisc icon in your taskbar, before you eject the CD-ROM from 
your drive.  This should also be done before putting in another 
CD-ROM to search.


Configuring ODL-ISO Search for a Hard Drive (Windows Platforms Only)

Note:  See known issue below if your language settings are not set to 
       US English.

If you choose to copy the ODL-ISO CD-ROM content to a hard drive, you 
will need to reconfigure the search engine to retrieve search results 
from the new location. 

* Copy the entire CD-ROM to an area on a hard drive.  For 
  example, C:\ODL

* Be sure that the search engine is shut down before proceeding.  To 
  shut the search engine down, click on the SearchDisc icon in your 
  taskbar, and click yes when asked if you would like to shut down 
  the search engine.

* Run MediaSwitcher.exe from the area you copied the CD-ROM to.  This 
  will reconfigure the search engine to search and retrieve search 
  results from the new ODL-ISO location.  This executable is located 
  at the root of the CD-ROM.  

* Enter the path where you copied your ODL CD-ROM to in the "Select 
  the SearchDisc Installation Folder" box.  For example, if you 
  copied the CD-ROM to your C: drive in a folder named ODL, enter 
  C:\ODL here.  Click Next.

* Enter the path again where you copied your ODL CD-ROM to in the 
  "Select the Search Documents Folder" box.  Click Install.

* Restart the search engine by starting autolaunch.exe from the new 
  location.  

Known Issue:  The installer used for the Media Switch Utility, 
              described above, is not currently supported for all 
              language settings.  If your language is not supported, 
              you will receive an error stating, "Installer User 
              Interface Mode Not Supported," when attempting to run 
              MediaSwitcher.exe from the root of the ODL collection 
              on your hard drive.  

You can use either of the following workarounds to address this:

Create a network drive of the directory where the ODL CD-ROM was 
copied to, making it appear as a virtual drive.  From there, open 
autolaunch.exe.

Temporarily change your regional settings on your computer to US 
English, run the MediaSwitcher.exe, then change the settings back to 
your original settings. 

 

Your Feedback Is Appreciated

If you have questions or concerns regarding the Online Documentation 
Library, please contact us at:

ODLcdrom@ACLabs.com

Please note, questions regarding individual product documentation 
should continue to be worked through your local support team.










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