ECO NUMBER: ALPDCL01_062 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: ALPDCL01_062 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: None 3 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 3.1 The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE installation of this kit: None 3.2 In order to receive the all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed: None 4 KIT DESCRIPTION: 4.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPDCL01_062 KIT o During a terminal hangup condition, the DCL handler would close open RMS files prior to image rundown and, consequently, prior to execution of any image exit handlers. This would cause a variety of symptoms including execution loops with condition handlers and loss of data with language RTLs that buffer file data. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 16 April 1998 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: INSTALL_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 ALPDCL01_062 [location of the saveset] 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 this 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, 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 Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.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 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 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.