DIGITAL ECO Number: VAXY2K01_U2055 Product: OpenVMS VAX Operating System Update Product: OpenVMS VAX Versions 5.5-2, 5.5-2H4, 5.5-2HF COVER LETTER Year 2000 Kit for OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5-2 This kit contains Year 2000 enhancements for OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5-2. Even though DIGITAL believes that few customer sites will need these enhancements, which affect only a few areas of the operat- ing system, all customer sites should install the Year 2000 kit. The few Year 2000 enhancements in this kit result from a rigor- ous 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 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to learn what information and tools are available to get you started. 1 1 Kit Information Kit name: VAXY2K01_U2055 Kits superseded by this kit: VAXBACK05_U2055 (Backup utility) VAXF11X05_U2055 (Files-11 XQP file system) VAXVERI01_U2055 (Analyze/Disk_Structure utility) VAXLIBR06_070 (LIB$ Run-Time Library; Version 5.5-2 fixes only) Kit description: Versions of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS VAX Versions V5.5-2, V5.5-2H4, V5.5-2HF Files modified, replaced, or added: o [SYS$LDR]MESSAGE_ROUTINES.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]DUMP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]EXCHANGE.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]F11AACP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]F11BXQP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]MTAAACP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]STABACKUP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]VERIFY.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]DCLTABLES.EXE (updated with BACKUP.CLD) o [SYSLIB]LBRSHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]LIBRTL.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]LIBRTL2.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]STARLET.OLB (updated with LIB$DATE_ARITHMETIC and LIB$DATE_CVT) o [SYSLIB]TECOSHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSMSG]FILMNTMSG.EXE (new image) 2 o [SYSUPD]VMS$REMEDIAL_ID_552.EXE (new image) This new image is provided for installing any future remedial kits that contain one or more images from kit VAXY2K01_U2055. 2 Conditions Addressed in This Kit This kit contains minor modifications for several older compo- nents of the operating system. The Release Notes document in- cluded 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: o EXCHANGE o RSX-11 backwards compatible code: - File system $QIO interface - ODS-1 file format o LIB$ run-time library o TECO editor This kit includes fixes unrelated to the year 2000 for the Analyze/Disk_Structure utility, the Backup utility, the Files-11 XQP file system, and the LIB$ Run-Time Library. These fixes were released earlier in separate kits, but now have been incor- porated into this kit. Release notes from those kits are also included in the OpenVMS Version 5.5-2 Year 2000 kit's Release Notes document. All Year 2000 enhancements shipped in this kit will be included in the operating system starting with the release that follows OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 and OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1-1H1. 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. 3 Kit Installation Instructions Before you install this kit, you must first install kit VAXSHAD09_U2055. Then, install kit VAXY2K01_U2055 using the VMSINSTAL utility. Simply log in to the SYSTEM account and enter the following command at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL VAXY2K01_U2055 [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. 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. Copyright Information Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1998. 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, this kit is provided as is, without warranty of any kind. All expressed or implied conditions, representations, and war- ranties, 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, consequential, incidental, or punitive dam- ages, 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