



			       Getting Started 
			             for      
			       HP OpenVMS Alpha
	             Online Documentation Libraries (ODL) 



5900-0925



Overview

This document provides introductory information about the HP OpenVMS Alpha 
Layered Products and the HP OpenVMS V8.4 Integrity/Alpha Servers Operating 
Environment Products Online Documentation Library (ODL) CD-ROMs.  It provides 
general installation and user information for the ODLs.

The OpenVMS Alpha ODLs 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).



Operating Environment and Layered Products ODL CD-ROMs

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.



Bookreader CD-ROM Sets

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

       http://h30266.www3.hp.com/odl/bkb/bookreader.shtml



System Requirements

ODL-ISO CD-ROM

* OpenVMS Version 6.1 or later
* Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, 
  or Windows 7
* 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 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 documentation available on the OpenVMS 
Alpha 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 navigation 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@NashuaGSC.com

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







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