       &                                DIGITAL  	  Software   Product  Description  D  ___________________________________________________________________  D  PRODUCT NAME:  Disk File Optimizer                     SPD 55.85.05(                 for OpenVMS, Version 2.3    DESCRIPTION  G  The Disk File Optimizer (formerly named POLYCENTER File Optimizer) for D  OpenVMS is a layered software product which reduces both file frag-F  mentation and freespace fragmentation and optimizes file placement onJ  disk media. This results in better application performance, better backupF  performance, and more efficient disk utilization. Disk File OptimizerH  operates in two modes. In "Defrag PLUS" mode, RMS is used as a databaseE  of scheduling information, and defragmentation jobs can be scheduled F  using a wide variety of scheduling criteria. In normal "Defrag" mode,E  defragmentation jobs are run when requested by the user. The user or H  system manager can specify which of these two modes should be used when  the product is installed.  A  The key capabilities of the Disk File Optimizer for OpenVMS are:   G  o  Reduces file fragmentation and freespace fragmentation for disk de- 	     vices   G  o  Provides the ability to defragment specific files or an entire disk   E  o  Gives the user the capability to select or exclude specific files 
     based on:        -  User choice        -  Severity of fragmentation  .     -  Whether the file has placement pointers  $     -  Whether the files are indexed  D                                                            July 1997  D                                                          AE-Q6M7F-TE       ;  o  Provides event based scheduling of defragmentation jobs   E  o  Provides a Monitor function which allows File Optimizer processes &     to be monitored while in operation  D  o  Allows pre- and post-processing commands to effect automation of<     tasks before and after defragmentation jobs are executed  E  o  Gives the user the ability to classify files as "hot" (frequently H     accessed), or "cold" (infrequently accessed) and to have them placed!     on the disk drive accordingly   F  o  Provides two modes of operation to tailor to the specific customer     environment   J  o  Offers a choice of Digital Command Line (DCL) or Motif[R]-based Graph-F     ical User Interfaces. This is available for both Defrag and Defrag     PLUS modes.   D  o  Provides an offline defragmentation utility that allows the userF     to defragment INDEXF.SYS on a disk device that is not mounted. ForD     a bound volume set this utility only works on the "ROOT" volume.    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS  E  Disk File Optimizer is a layered software product on the OpenVMS op- F  erating system for both VAX and Alpha hardware platforms. The list ofF  supported processors and hardware configurations is the same as thoseE  supported by OpenVMS and mentioned in the following Software Product   Descriptions (SPDs).   /     OpenVMS VAX Operating System SPD (25.01.xx) 1     OpenVMS Alpha Operating System SPD (41.87.xx)     Processors Not Supported   B  MicroVAX I, VAXstation I, VAX-11/725, VAX-11/782, VAXstation 8000    Processor Restrictions:  H  The MicroVAX 2000 and VAXstation 2000 systems require a TK50 for a load  device.  #                                   2        D  A minimum system configuration to run Disk File Optimizer includes:    o  4 MB memory   B  o  One or more tape drives (TK50 or 9-track) supported by OpenVMS  0  o  One or more disk drives supported by OpenVMS  1  Disk Space Requirements (Block Cluster Size = 1)   (  Disk Space Requirements for Defrag PLUS  *  For installation    7,000 blocks (3.6 MB)  on VAX:*  For permanent use   3,700 blocks (1.9 MB)  on VAX:+  For installation    12,000 blocks (6.2 MB) 
  on Alpha:*  For permanent use   7,800 blocks (4.0 MB)
  on Alpha:  #  Disk Space Requirements for Defrag   *  For installation    3,900 blocks (2.0 MB)  on VAX:*  For permanent use   2,800 blocks (1.5 MB)  on VAX:*  For installation    7,800 blocks (4.0 MB)
  on Alpha:*  For permanent use   3,900 blocks (2.0 MB)
  on Alpha:  F  These counts refer to the disk space required on the system disk. TheE  sizes are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on the user's 9  system environment, configuration, and software options.           #                                   3          SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS  D  o  OpenVMS VAX Operating System (Version 5.5-2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0,:     7.1) or OpenVMS Alpha (Versions 6.1, 6.2, 7.0, or 7.1)  E  o  DEC C/C++ runtime kit (included with the Disk File Optimizer kit) /     is only required for OpenVMS Version 5.5-2.     OpenVMS Tailoring  D  For OpenVMS V5.x systems or OpenVMS Alpha V6.x systems, the follow-F  ing classes are required for full functionality of this layered prod-  uct:     o  OpenVMS Required Saveset    o  Programming Support   
  o  Utilities     o  System Programming Support    o  Secure User's Environment     o  Network Support     o  OpenVMS Workstation Support   D  For more information on OpenVMS classes and tailoring, refer to theI  OpenVMS VAX Operating System Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx) F  or the OpenVMS AXP Operating System Software Product Description (SPD  41.87.XX).     OPTIONAL SOFTWARE  D  o  POLYCENTER Performance Data Collector for OpenVMS V2.1 or later.  D     The POLYCENTER Performance Data Collector and POLYCENTER Perfor-E     mance Advisor software are required to use the automated hot file H     placement option. This capability requires a valid license for POLY-F     CENTER Performance Data Collector but does not require purchase of  #                                   4        G     a license for POLYCENTER Performance Advisor. The binaries for both D     the POLYCENTER Performance Data Collector and POLYCENTER Perfor-F     mance Advisor must be accessible to Disk File Optimizer. These bi-G     naries are available on the OpenVMS Software Product Library on CD- G     ROM (see the ORDERING INFORMATION section for part numbers). In or- D     der for Disk File Optimizer to place "hot" files using data sup-F     plied by POLYCENTER Performance Data Collector and POLYCENTER Per-G     formance Advisor, the Disk File Optimizer must be running on a sys- E     tem that also has the POLYCENTER Performance Advisor and POLYCEN- '     TER Data Collector installed on it.   '  o  VMS DECwindows Motif V1.1 or later.   D     VMS DECwindows Motif is part of the OpenVMS Operating System butD     must be installed separately. Installation of VMS DECwindows Mo-E     tif gives you the option to use the Disk File Optimizer graphical      user interface.     SOFTWARE LICENSING   F  This software is furnished only under a license. For more informationF  about Digital's licensing terms and policies, contact your local Dig-
  ital office.   $  License Management Facility Support  D  This layered product supports the OpenVMS License Management Facil-  ity.   D  License units for the software are granted for use on one specifiedD  system, based on the processor system class level. Licenses grantedE  as processor tier-independent (processor generic), are no longer of- H  fered, but can continue to be used on any system supported by the soft-F  ware. These include the following licenses: QL-2GNA9-AA and QL-GJ8A9-  AA.          #                                   5        E  For more information on the OpenVMS License Management Facility, re- E  fer to the OpenVMS VAX Operating System Software Product Description D  (SPD 25.01.xx), the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System Software ProductD  Description (SPD 41.87.xx), or the License Management Facility man-D  ual of the OpenVMS VAX or OpenVMS Alpha Operating System documenta-
  tion set.    CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT  D  Disk File Optimizer supports defragmenting disks connected to Open-F  VMS VAX or Alpha machines from any supported VAX or Alpha machine. ItH  is fully supported when installed on any valid and licensed VMScluster*F  configuration without restrictions. The HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS sectionI  of this product's Software Product Description details any special hard-   ware required by this product.   G  *VMScluster configurations are fully described in the VMScluster Soft- H  ware Product Description (29.78.xx) and include CI, Ethernet, and Mixed  Interconnect configurations.     GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS  E  The minimum hardware/software requirements for any future version of D  this product may be different from the requirements for the current	  version.     DISTRIBUTION MEDIA   D  The Disk File Optimizer software is available on 9-track magtape orF  TK50 tape.This media contains both VAX and Alpha executables and doc-  umentation.  F  This layered product is also available as part of the OpenVMS Consol-D  idated Software Distribution on CD-ROM for VAX (QA-VWJ8A-A8) and onE  the Digital CD-ROM Software Library for OpenVMS Alpha (QA-03XAA-H8).           #                                   6          ORDERING INFORMATION     Software Media:       VAX (TK50): QA-GJ8AA-H5      VAX (magtape): QA-GJ8AA-HM     VAX (CD-ROM): QA-VWJ8A-A8      Alpha (CD-ROM): QA-03XAA-H8     Software Licenses:        VAX:          Workgroup: QL-GJ8AB-AA          Departmental: QL-GJ8A2-AA        Enterprise: QL-GJ8A5-AA  
     Alpha:          Workgroup: QL-2GNAE-AA          Departmental: QL-2GNAG-AA        Enterprise: QL-2GNAQ-AA    Software Documentation:       VAX: QA-GJ8AA-GZ     Alpha: QA-2GNAA-GZ    Software Product Services:        VAX: QT-GJ8A*-**     Alpha: QT-2GNA*-**  G  *  Denotes variant fields. For additional information on available li- E     censes, services, and media, refer to the appropriate price book.           #                                   7          SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES  F  A variety of service options are available from Digital. For more in-.  formation, contact your local Digital office.    SOFTWARE WARRANTY  H  Warranty for this software product is provided by Digital with the pur-G  chase of a license for the product as defined in the Software Warranty   Addendum of this SPD.  G  The above information is valid at time of release. Please contact your :  local Digital office for the most up-to-date information.  ;   1997 Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved.   A  [R] Motif is a registered trademark of Open Software Foundation,      Inc.  C  [TM]The DIGITAL Logo, AXP, CI, DEC, POLYCENTER, Digital, MicroVAX, ?     OpenVMS, Rdb/VMS, DEC Rdb, TK, VAX, VAXcluster, VMScluster, >     VAXft, VAXserver, and VAXstation are trademarks of Digital     Equipment Corporation.                                  #                                   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