Supported Systems
Based largely upon https://mike632t.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/minimum-supported-vms-versions, with dates and certain clarifying notes from the NetBSD VAX Hardware Reference and Wikipedia; as such, the release dates are not meant to be definitive — just useful in terms of a broad chronology (and for the purposes of sorting the entries in these tables)…
Other excellent (arguably better) references are the VAX and Alpha System pages over at gunkies.org.
VAX Systems
| Year | System | Minimum required version of OpenVMS | Maximum version supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | MicroVAX I | (Retired)v4.1 | v5.1-1 |
| 1985 | MicroVAX II | v4.1M | v7.2 |
| 1987 | MicroVAX 2000 | v4.5B | v7.2 |
| 1987 | MicroVAX 3100, Models 10, 10E, 20, 20E | v5.3 or later | |
| 1993 | MicroVAX 3100, Models 30, 40, 80 | v5.5 or later | |
| 1994+ | MicroVAX 3100, Models 85, 88, 90, 95, 96, 98 | v5.5-2H4, or v6.1 or later | |
| 1988 | MicroVAX 3300/3400 | v5.0-2A or later | |
| 1987 | MicroVAX 3500/3600 | v4.7A or later | |
| 1989 | MicroVAX 3800/3900 | v5.1 or later | |
| 1989+ | MicroVAX 3800/3900 (dual-host support) | v5.1-1 or later | |
| 1982+ | VAX-11/725 | Retired | v5.1-1 |
| 1982 | VAX-11/730 | v3.0 | v6.2 |
| 1980 | VAX-11/750 | v2.0 | v6.2 |
| 1977 | VAX-11/780 | v1.5 | v6.2 |
| 1982 | VAX-11/782 | Retired (v4.7) | v6.2 |
| 1984 | VAX-11/785 | v3.4 | v6.2 |
| 1992 | VAX 4000, Model 100 | v5.5-2HW or later | |
| 1991 | VAX 4000, Model 200 | v5.4-2 or later | |
| 1990 | VAX 4000, Model 300 | v5.3-2 or later | |
| 1992 | VAX 4000, Model 400 | v5.5-2HW or later | |
| 1991 | VAX 4000, Models 500, 600 | v5.5 or later | |
| 1993+ | VAX 4000, Models 50, 100A, 105A, 106A, 108, 500A, 505A, 600A, 700A, 705A, 800A | v5.5-2H4, or v6.1 or later | |
| 1988 | VAX 6000 Series, Models 210, 220, 230, 240 | v5.0 or later | |
| 1989 | VAX 6000 Series, Models 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360 | v5.1 or later | |
| 1989 | VAX 6000 Series, Models 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460 | v5.2 or later, v5.4 or later with vector processing option | |
| 1990 | VAX 6000 Series, Models 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560 with or without vector processing option | v5.4-0A or later | |
| 1991 | VAX 6000 Series, Models 610, 620, 630, 640 | v5.5 or later | |
| 1991 | VAX 6000 Series, Models 650, 660 | v6.1 or later | |
| 1992 | VAX 7000, Model 600 | v5.5-2HW or later | |
| 1992 | VAX 7000, Models 610, 620, 630, 640 | v5.5-2 or later | |
| 1992 | VAX 7000, Models 650, 660 | v6.0 or later | |
| 1994 | VAX 7000, Models 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760 | v6.1 or later | |
| 1995+ | VAX 7000, Models 810, 820, 830, 840 | v5.5-2 or later | |
| 1995+ | VAX 7000, Models 850, 860 | v6.1 or later | |
| 1986 | VAX 8200, VAX 8300, VAX 8700, VAX 8800 | v4.4 or later | v7.3 |
| 1987 | VAX 8250, VAX 8350 | v4.6 or later | v7.3 |
| 1986 | VAX 8500, VAX 8550 | v4.4 or later | |
| 1986 | VAX 8700 | v4.4 or later | v7.3 |
| 1987 | VAX 8530 | v4.6 or later | v7.3 |
| 1984 | VAX 8600 | v4.0 or later | v7.3 |
| 1985 | VAX 8650 | v4.3 or later | v7.3 |
| 1986 | VAX 8810, VAX 8820, VAX 8830, VAX 8840, VAX 8842 | v5.0 or later | v7.3 |
| 1987 | VAX 8974, VAX 8978 | v4.4 or later | v7.3 |
| 1991 | VAX 9000, Models 110, 210 | v5.4-0A or later | |
| 1991+ | VAX 9000, Models 410 | v5.4-0A or later | v7.3 |
| 1991+ | VAX 9000, Models 310 | v5.4-1 or later | |
| 1991+ | VAX 9000, Models 320, 330, 340 | v5.4-1 or later | v7.3 |
| 1991+ | VAX 9000, Models 420, 430, 440 | v5.4-1 or later | v7.3 |
| 1992 | VAX 10000, Model 600 | v5.5-2HW or later | |
| 1992 | VAX 10000, Models 610, 620, 630, 640 | v5.5-2 or later | |
| 1992+ | VAX 10000, Models 650, 660 | v6.0 or later | |
| 1987 | VAXserver 3100, Models 10, 10E, 20, 20E | v5.3 or later | |
| 1988 | VAXserver 3300/3400 | v5.0-2A or later | |
| 1987 | VAXserver 3500/3600/3602 | v4.7A or later | |
| 1989 | VAXserver 3800/3900 | v5.1 or later | |
| 1989+ | VAXserver 3800/3900 (dual-host support) | v5.1-1 or later | |
| 1991 | VAXserver 4000, Model 200 | v5.4-2 or later | |
| 1990 | VAXserver 4000, Model 300 | v5.3-2 or later | |
| 1992 | VAXserver 4000, Model 400 | v5.5-2HW or later | |
| 1991 | VAXserver 4000, Model 500 | v5.5 or later | |
| 1992 | VAXserver 4000, Model 600 | v5.5 or later | |
| 1988 | VAXserver 6000, Models 210, 220 | v5.0 or later | |
| 1989 | VAXserver 6000, Models 310, 320 | v5.1 or later | |
| 1989 | VAXserver 6000, Models 410, 420 | v5.2 or later | |
| 1990 | VAXserver 6000, Models 510, 520 | v5.4 or later | |
| 1991 | VAXserver 6000, Models 610, 620, 630 | v5.5 or later | |
| 1987 | VAXserver 8530 | v4.6 or later | v7.3 |
| 1986 | VAXserver 8550 | v4.4 or later | v7.3 |
| 1986 | VAXserver 8700 | v4.4 or later | v7.3 |
| 1986 | VAXserver 8820, VAXserver 8830, VAXserver 8840 | v5.0 or later | v7.3 |
| 1986 | VAXserver 8820N | v4.4 or later | v7.3 |
| 1987 | VAXstation 2000 | v4.5B | v7.2 |
| 1990 | VAXstation 3100, Models 30, 40 | v5.1-B or later | |
| 1990+ | VAXstation 3100, Models 38, 48 | v5.2-1 or later | |
| 1990+ | VAXstation 3100, SPX/vRT19, Models 30, 40, 38, 48, 76 | v5.3-1 or later | |
| 1990 | VAXstation 3100, Model 76 | v5.4-1 or later | |
| 1987 | VAXstation 3200, VAXstation 3500 | v4.7A or later | |
| 1989 | VAXstation 3520, VAXstation 3540 | v5.1-1 or later | |
| 1991 | VAXstation 4000, Model 60 | v5.5 or later | |
| 1992 | VAXstation 4000, Model 90 | v5.5-2HW or later | |
| 1992 | VAXstation 4000, Model 90A | v5.5-2 or later | |
| 1995 | VAXstation 4000, Model 95, 96 | v5.5-2H4, or v6.1 or later | |
| 1991 | VAXstation 4000 VLC | v5.5 or later | |
| 1989 | VAXstation 6000, Series 4XX | v5.2 or later | |
| 1988 | VAXstation 8000 | v4.7 | v5.4 |
| 1984 | VAXstation I | (Retired) v4.1 | v5.1-1 |
| 1984 | VAXstation II/QvSS | v4.1M | v7.2 |
| 1985 | VAXstation II/GPX (QDSS) | v4.4 | v7.2 |
Alpha Systems
| Year | System | Minimum required version of OpenVMS | Maximum version supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | AlphaServer DS10 | EV6 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 or later EV67 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-11) | |
| 2003 | AlphaServer DS15 | EV68 v7.3-1 + TIMA (VMS731_CPU2208-v0100) | |
| 2002 | AlphaServer DS25 | EV68 v7.3-1 | |
| 2000 | AlphaServer DS20e | EV6 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 + TIMA EV67 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 + TIMA, EV68 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 + TIMA | |
| 2003 | AlphaServer ES47 Tower | EV7 1.0GHz v7.3-1 + Update Kit (VMS731_EV7-V0100), EV7 1.15GHz v7.3-1 + TIMA | |
| 1999 | AlphaServer ES40 | EV67 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 + TIMA EV68 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 +TIMA | |
| 1999 | AlphaStation XP900/DS10 | EV6 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 or later EV67 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 | |
| 1999 | AlphaStation XP1000 | EV6 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 + TIMA EV67 v7.1-2 + TIMA, v7.2-1 + TIMA | |
| 1997 | Digital Personal Workstation 5/500, 5/600, 5/433 | v7.1-1H2 or later | |
| 1994 | AlphaStation 200 4/100, 4/166, 4/233 | v6.1-1H1 or later | |
| 1995 | AlphaStation 250 4/266 | v6.1-1H1 or later | |
| 1996 | AlphaStation 255/233, 255/300 | v6.2-1H2, or v7.1 or later | |
| 1994 | AlphaStation 400 4/266 | v6.2-1H1 or later | |
| 1996 | AlphaStation 500/266 | v6.2-1H3, or v7.1 or later | |
| 1996 | AlphaStation 500/300 | v6.2-1H3, or v7.1 or later | |
| 1996 | AlphaStation 500/333, 500/400, 500/500 | v6.2-1H3, or v7.1 or later | |
| 1995 | AlphaStation 600 5/266, 5/333 | v6.2-1H3, or v7.1 or later | |
| 1996 | AlphaStation 600A 5/500 | v6.2-1H3, or v7.1 or later | |
| 1994 | Digital 2100 Server Model A500MP, A600MP | v6.1 or later | |
| 1993 | DEC 2000 Models 300/500 | v1.5-1H1 or later | v7.3-1 |
| 1993 | DEC 3000 Models 300/300L/300LX/300X | v1.5 or later | |
| 1994 | DEC 3000 Models 300LX/300X | v1.5-1H1 or later | |
| 1992 | DEC 3000 Models 400/400S | v1.0 or later | |
| 1992 | DEC 3000 Models 500/500S | v1.0 or later | |
| 1993 | DEC 3000 Models 500X | v1.5 or later | |
| 1993 | DEC 3000 Models 600/600S | v1.5-1H1 or later | |
| 1994 | DEC 3000 Models 700/700LX | v6.1 or later | |
| 1993 | DEC 3000 Models 800/800S | v1.5-1H1or later | |
| 1994 | DEC 3000 Models 900/900LX | v6.1 or later | |
| 1992 | DEC 4000 Model 600 | v1.0 or later | |
| 1992+ | DEC 4000 Model 700 | v1.5 or later | |
| 1993 | DEC 7000 Model 600 | v1.0 or later | |
| 1993 | DEC 10000 Model 600 | v1.0 or later | |
| 1996 | Tadpole ALPHAbook 1 | v6.2-1H2, or v7.1 or later | v7.3-1 |
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Note – v7.3-2 required for ATI RADEON 7500 (3X‑PBXGG‑BA)