ECO NUMBER:     VAXIPC01_062
             PRODUCT:        OpenVMS VAX OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2
             UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2




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1  KIT NAME:

     VAXIPC01_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2  KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: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, 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 VAX V6.2


     4.2  Files patched or replaced:


      o  [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE (new image)



5  PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXIPC01_062 KIT


      o  The VAXDDTM01_062 remedial kit included SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE to
         fix  an SCS problem.  Since this problem is IPC specific, it is
         being removed from the DDTM kit and moved to this  IPC-specific
         remedial kit.

         This remedial kit has no new problem corrections.  It is simply
         a  re-packaging.   If you have installed the VAXDDTM01_062 kit,
         then this kit does not need to be installed.

      o  After a transient SCS failure  and  as  the  two  communicating
         machines  attempt  to  recover  from it, one (or often both) of
         those machines crashes with an access violation.  The crash may

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         occur,  depending  on  the  exact  timing  of  the failure with
         respect to the messaging activity at the time, at a  number  of
         accesses to the structures that SCA maintains.



6  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.



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 VAXIPC01_062 [location of the saveset]

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

     The images in this kit will not take effect  until  the  system  is
     rebooted.

     If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they must also  be
     rebooted  in  order  to make use of the new image(s).  If it is not
     possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a
     rolling re-boot may be performed.


     Copyright  (c)  Compaq  Computer  Corporation,  1999   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  Corporation.
     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

     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  COMPAQ  BE

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     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.