FCX
FCX Menu
Files on Linux, Unix, OpenVMS, and Windows computers can be distributed to other Linux, Unix, OpenVMS,
or Windows computers using FCX and the appropriate FCX Self-Expand modules.
FCX can be instructed to create a self-expanding file for a given platform by including the self= option on the
FCX command line.
When the self-expanding file is executed on the target system, FCX automatically converts files from the
source system to an appropriate format for the target system.
Example - Distribute files from a VMS Alpha system to an HP-UX Itanium system
On the VMS Alpha system compress the files using FCX and specify /self=iu (Itanium Unix).
Transfer the FCX file (vmsdata.fcxiu) to the target HP-UX Itanium system using FTP or use a shared network
file system.
On the HP-UX system expand the FCX file by executing it:
- BacPac - fast backup OpenVMS to OpenVMS
- KnapSac - backup OpenVMS to Windows
- FCX - compress files on VMS, Linux, Unix, and Windows
- NetCopy - transfer files between VMS and Windows
- NetExplorer - browse and control VMS computers from Windows
- TapeCopy - read VMS backup tapes on Windows
- TapePac - transfer backup savesets from VMS tapes to Windows
