HP OpenVMS v8.3 technical update: Programming/Internals features

Course overview

OpenVMS version 8.3 introduces many new and modified features to the operating system. This 1 day course describes the aspects of v8.3 that will affect the jobs of programmers, engineers, and advanced support personnel.

Prerequisites

• OpenVMS Ambassadors Bootcamp programming seminars are recommended

Audience

• Programmers, engineers, and advanced support personnel

Ways to save

Course objectives

• Describe the method for supporting sub-second deadlock waits
• Identify new item codes for system service that return information about processes, devices, and the system
• List changes to system service logging
• Describe C run-time library features supporting symbolic links
• Explain how RMS has changed for v8.3
• Describe how images are mapped to address space relative to INSTALL options in v8.3
• Explain how address space mapping changes with images installed resident
• Identify new SDA commands
• Describe support for PCI-X adapters in v8.3
• Describe support for generic USB devices

Next steps

• HP OpenVMS v8.3 programming features (HE634S)

Benefits to you

• Learn the differences between OpenVMS v8.2 and v8.3 at the programmer and internals levels

Course outline

• Sub-second deadlock wait
• New SYS$GETxyz item codes
• System service logging enhancements
• C run-time library features
• RMS enhancements

Internals Features

• Image activation and address space changes
• SDA changes
• FLT SDA extension change
• HP Integrity server I/O overview
• PCI express support
• Generic USB (UGDRIVER) support