ECO NUMBER: ALPY2K01_071 ----------- PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha Operating System -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha Operating System 7.1 ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 20448 ---------------- DIGITAL COVER LETTER Year 2000 Kit for OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1 This kit contains Year 2000 enhancements for OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1 and 7.1-1H1. Even though DIGITAL believes that few customer sites will need these enhancements, which affect only a few areas of the operating system, all customer sites should install the Year 2000 kit. The few Year 2000 enhancements in this kit result from a rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the entire OpenVMS operating system, including extensive OpenVMS testing. For more information on the OpenVMS Year 2000 Initiative, please visit the OpenVMS Year 2000 web page: http://www.openvms.digital.com/openvms/products/year-2000 After you apply this kit, your OpenVMS Version 7.1 system will conform with DIGITAL's Year 2000 DIGITAL Product Warranty. For more information on this special warranty, see the World Wide Web: http://www.software.digital.com/year2000/y2k_isa2.htm NOTE DIGITAL expects that most year 2000-related problems will occur primarily in locally developed layered applications. Therefore, it is important to start evaluating your applications and environments as soon as possible. Even if DIGITAL's products are ready for the year 2000, you must ensure that the environments in which these products operate are also ready. The OpenVMS Year 2000 web page includes a link to testing instructions, including how to set the system clock ahead to simulate the transition to the year 2000 or other future dates. If you need additional help, contact your DIGITAL support representative to learn what information and tools are available to get you started. 1 1 Kit Information Kit name: ALPY2K01_071 Kits superseded by this kit: ALPVERI02_071 (Analyze/Disk_Structure Utility) ALPF11X02_071 (Files-11 XQP file system) ALPACRT03_071 (DEC C Run-Time Library) Kit description: Versions of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1 and 7.1-1H1 No other kits must be installed to receive the enhancements described in the release notes for this kit. Files modified, replaced, or added: o [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]DUMP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]EXCHANGE.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]MTAAACP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]VERIFY.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]CLUE$SDA.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]DECC$SHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]LBRSHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]STARLET.OLB (updated with CRTL.OBJ and CRTLMSGDEF.OBJ) o [SYSLIB]TECOSHR_TV.EXE (new image) o [SYSUPD]VMS$REMEDIAL_ID.EXE (new image) This new image is provided for installing any future remedial kits that contain one or more images from the ALPY2K01_071 kit. 2 Conditions Addressed in This Kit This kit contains minor modifications for several older com- ponents of the operating system. The Release Notes document included in this kit describes these changes and identifies other conditions you should be aware of when preparing your OpenVMS environment for the year 2000. Release notes are included for the following facilities that run on the OpenVMS Alpha platform: o Crash Log Utility Extractor (CLUE) o EXCHANGE 2 o RSX-11 backwards compatible code: - File system $QIO interface o Run-time libraries o TECO editor The Release Notes also includes a couple of other notes for facilities that run on the OpenVMS VAX platform. This kit includes fixes unrelated to the year 2000 for the Ana- lyze/Disk_Structure utility, the Files-11 XQP file system, and the DEC C Run-Time Library. These fixes were released earlier in separate kits, but now have been incorporated into this kit. Release notes from those kits are also included in the OpenVMS Year 2000 kit's Release Notes document. 3 Kit Installation Kit Installation Rating The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide as to which cus- tomers should apply this remedial kit. (Refer to the attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement.) Installation Rating: 1 - To be installed by all customers. Kit Installation Instructions Install this kit using the VMSINSTAL utility. Simply log in to the SYSTEM account and enter the following command at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ALPY2K01_071 [save-set location] OPTIONS N The save-set location can be a tape drive or a disk directory that contains the kit save set. During the kit installation you will be prompted with options to print and/or display the release notes. You may also see the following messages during the installation procedure: %INSTALL-E-NODELSHRADR, unable to delete image with shareable address data -INSTALL-I-PLSREBOOT, please reboot to install a new version of this image Do not be concerned. These messages announce that DECC$SHR.EXE was installed as a resident image, which is the standard config- uration for OpenVMS Version 7.1 systems. The new image will take effect when the system is rebooted. Reboot the system after the kit has been successfully installed. If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS Cluster system, they should also be rebooted to make use of the new images. 3 Copyright Information 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 em- bodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corpo- ration. 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 Statement With the exception of the Year 2000 DIGITAL Product Warranty referred to at the beginning of this document, this patch is provided as is, without warranty of any kind. All expressed or implied conditions, representations, and warranties, including any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for particular purpose, or noninfringement, 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, con- sequential, 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. 4