Gearman for OpenVMS

This document covers the installation and setup of the Gearman application framework on OpenVMS I64 (Beta). Gearman is an open-source, fault-tolerant framework used for parallel processing and load balancing. The document includes:

• Requirements: Lists necessary OpenVMS versions, TCP/IP stacks, and compiler requirements.
• Installation: Provides instructions for installing the PCSI kit.
• Configuration: Details how to add startup/shutdown procedures to the system configuration files, along with necessary process privileges and resource quotas.
• Example Programs: Mentions provided sample code in C, COBOL, and FORTRAN to assist in developing client and worker applications.
• Limitations: Notes current restrictions regarding DCL script compatibility and the incompleteness of the provided language-agnostic API.