RELEASE NOTES This document contains release notes for the ECO ALP_TH_E04072- V0100 kit for Compaq OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Version 7.2. This kit enables Compaq OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Version 7.2 to run Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-2. Thus, Compaq OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides AlphaServer GS80/160/320 system support for using AlphaServer EV68 CPUs and EV67 CPUs in the same system plus other enhancements. Kit name: ALP_TH_E04072-V0100 Kits Superseded By This Kit: ALP_TH_E01072-V0100 ALP_TH_E02072-V0100 Kit dependencies: The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE in- stallation of this, or any required kit: None. In order to receive all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed: None. Kit description: Version(s) of Compaq OpenVMS/Thai Alpha to which this kit may be applied: Compaq OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Version 7.2 Files patched, replaced, or added: [SYSLIB]LIBRTL.EXE (new image, and update to IMAGELIB.OLB) [SYSEXE]THAIPRTSMB.EXE (new image) [SYSLIB]THAISMBSHR.EXE (new image) [SYSLIB]THAISHR.EXE (new image) [SYSEXE]DCL (new image) 1 Problems Addressed in This Kit o System Support and New Features This kit is installed on Compaq AlphaServer systems running Compaq OpenVMS/Thai Alpha Version 7.2 with Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-2. Compaq OpenVMS/Thai Alpha provides the following new features and enhancements: o Alpha Server GS80/160/320 systems support for using Alpha Server EV68 CPUs and EV67 CPUs in the same system o SMP performance enhancements o Volume shadowing minicopy feature o Fibre Channel tape support o Enhanced OpenVMS Registry server o Kerberos support o LAN ATM adapter support o LIBRTL The LIB$CREATE_DIR function in the Compaq OpenVMS/Thai LIBRTL utility can't be called from a thread. The problem is fixed in this kit. Image(s) Affected: [SYSLIB]LIBRTL.EXE o PRTSMB Thai print symbiont will go into 100% compute loop when the printer queue re-starts printing (after a pause queue) with a search for a string. The problem is fixed in this kit. Image(s) Affected: [SYSEXE]THAIPRTSMB.EXE [SYSLIB]THAISMBSHR.EXE [SYSLIB]THAISHR.EXE o DCL A new lexical for RAD SYI items is introduced in Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1H1. Compaq OpenVMS/Thai DCL has been enhanced to support this feature. In addition, this new DCL provides two fixes. One is the problem in UNSTACK when the command is used to "unstack" back to procedure level zero in BATCH mode. The other one is that F$CONTEXT returns a wrong status from F$CONTEXT_EXIT. Image(s) Affected: [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE 2 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. (See the attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement.) INSTALLATION RATING 2 : To be installed on Compaq AlphaServer systems running version 7.2 of Compaq OpenVMS/Thai with Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-2 providing the following features: Alpha Server GS80/160/320 systems support for using Alpha Server EV68 CPUs and EV67 CPUs in the same system SMP performance enhancements Volume shadowing minicopy feature Fibre Channel tape support Enhanced OpenVMS Registry server Kerberos support LAN ATM adapter support Kit Installation Instructions: Install this kit using the PCSI utility by logging into the SYSTEM account and typing the following command at the DCL prompt: PRODUCT INSTALL ALP_TH_E04072 /SOURCE=[location of Kit] The kit location can be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit. Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the DCL prompt. The images in this kit will not fully take effect until the system is rebooted. Compaq strongly recommends that you reboot your system immediately after installation of this kit. If a reboot is not done immediately, the system may be left in an inconsistent state. If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they are not required to be shut down and rebooted. 3 Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001. 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 Compaq Computer Cor- poration. Possession, use, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Compaq Computer Corporation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY STATEMENT THIS PATCH 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 COMPAQ 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