ECO NUMBER:     ALPOPCO01_062
             PRODUCT:        OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2
             UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2




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1  KIT NAME:

     ALPOPCO01_062


2  KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT:

     ALPOPCO01_070 for OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2,  V6.2-1H3
     only


3  KIT DEPENDENCIES:

     3.1  The  following  remedial  kit(s)  must  be  installed   BEFORE
          installation of this, or any required kit:

     None.


     3.2  In order to receive 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]OPCOM.EXE (new image)

      o  [SYSEXE]REQUEST.EXE (new image)

      o  [SYSEXE]REPLY.EXE (new image)



5  PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPOPCO01_062 KIT


      o  On OPCOM restart, the log file was not restarted.

      o  REQUEST did not accept a string with a length greater than  128
         characters.

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      o  OPCOM crashed with a SSRVEXCEPTN error.

      o  Raising exceptions, while in  kernel  mode  only,  leads  to  a
         system  crash  (SSRVEXCEPT  error) in the CLUSCOMM_COD_ALLOCATE
         module.



6  PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPOPCO01_070 KIT FOR OPENVMS  V6.2,  V6.2-1H1,
   V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3


      o  FAILING_OPCOM and OPCOM are both running on the system.



7  KIT INSTALLATION RATING:

     The following kit  installation  rating,  based  upon  current  CLD
     information,  is  provided  to  serve as a guide 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.
      


8  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 ALPOPCO01_062 [location of the saveset]

     The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory  that
     contains the kit saveset.


     NOTE:

     The images  OPCOM.EXE,  REPLY.EXE,  and  REQUEST.EXE  are  replaced
     during  installation  using  INSTALL  REPLACE.   However, the OPCOM
     process should be stopped using the STOP OPCOM  command.   If  this
     command  fails,  then STOP/ID=<pid> (pid is process ID) can be used
     instead.

     Next, the logical OPC$OPCOM_STARTED should be deassigned, which  is
     done by using the command:

         DEASSIGN/SYSTEM/USER OPC$OPCOM_STARTED

     Once OPCOM is stopped (no OPCOM process is active),  the  following
     command will restart OPCOM:

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        @SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP OPCOM


     No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit.


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