Summary of OpenVMS Version 7.2 New Features

This manual provides a comprehensive overview of the enhancements and new features available in OpenVMS Version 7.2. The content is structured into the following key areas:

• General User Features: Includes the new SET PATH_PREFERRED command, updates to DCL commands/lexical functions, and the introduction of the MIME Utility.
• System Management Features: Covers improvements to the BACKUP utility, increased bitmap limits, DECnet installation options, and significant enhancements to OpenVMS Cluster systems (including Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Multi-path SCSI support). It also details the new FastTrack Web Server, the OpenVMS Registry, and Year 2000 readiness.
• Programming Features: Details developer-focused enhancements, such as COM for OpenVMS, common file qualifier routines, DECthreads improvements, DIGITAL DCE RPC functionality, and enhancements to the Sort/Merge utility. It also covers Intra-Cluster Communication (ICC) services, kernel threads, OpenVMS Debugger updates, and Record Management Services (RMS) improvements.
• Compaq Galaxy Architecture: Provides an overview of the support for multiple cooperative OpenVMS instances on Alpha systems.
• System Messages: An appendix listing new system messages.