ECO NUMBER: ALPDISM01_061 ----------- PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha Operating System -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha Operating System 6.1 ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 828 ---------------- COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: ALPDISM01_061 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: ALPDISM01_062 for OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 only. 3 KIT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2 3.2 In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit the following remedial kits also need to be installed: None. 3.3 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSLIB]DISMNTSHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSMSG]SYSMSG.EXE (new image) 4 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPDISM01_061 KIT o The ALPDISM01_062 kit did not include a new message that was included in a COBOLRTL024 remedial kit. This ALPDISM01_061 kit contains a new SYSMSG.EXE that includes the new message required by this DISMNTSHR.EXE and the new message required by COBOLRTL024. If you have installed or need to install the COBOLRTL024 remedial kit, this remedial kit (ALPDISM01_061) should be installed after the COBOLRTL024 remedial kit to ensure that the correct SYSMSG.EXE is installed. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 27 May 1997 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPDISM01_062 KIT o SSRVEXCEPT failure in DISMNTSHR when a customer (or application) attempts to DISMOUNT a tape that is in use by RTF/SLS. RTF, the remote tape facility is shipped with SLS. 6 KIT INSTALLATION RATING: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide as to which customers should apply this remedial kit. (Reference attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement) INSTALLATION RATING: 3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 7 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ALPDISM01_061 [location of the saveset] NOTE: If you have installed or need to install the COBOLRTL024 remedial kit, this remedial kit (ALPDISM01_061) should be installed after the COBOLRTL024 remedial kit to ensure that the correct SYSMSG.EXE is installed. The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit. If you have other nodes in your VMScluster, they should be rebooted or install this kit in each system in order to make use of the new image(s). Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1997 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. The software contained on this media is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Equipment Corporation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 27 May 1997 THIS PATCH IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITAL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE OR PROFIT, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PATCH MADE AVAILABLE HERE OR TO THE USE OF SUCH PATCH.