HP DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha
Release Notes

Contents

1	Services HP DCE Offers
1.1	New Features in Version 3.1
1.2	New Features in DCE Version 3.0
2	Contents of the Kits
2.1	Runtime Services Kit
2.2	Application Developer's Kit
2.3	CDS Server Kit
2.4	Security Server Kit
3	Documentation
4	Installation/Configuration Prerequisites
4.1	DCE Upgrade and Configuration
4.2	DCE Installation and Configuration
5	Troubleshooting
6	Updates to the System Login File
7	Sizing for a Large Number of Users
8	Support for Applications
9	Using TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (UCX) with DCE
9.1	cdsLib Service Definition
10	Using MultiNet with DCE
11	Using PathWay with DCE
12	Using TCPware with DCE
13	Kerberos
14	Windows NT LAN Manager
15	Linking RPC Stub Modules into Shareable Images
15.1	Errors Creating a Shareable Image
15.2	Errors Linking Against a Shareable Image
15.3	Errors Activating Shareable Images
16	Restrictions and Known Bugs
16.1	Kernel Threads and UPCALLS Support
16.2	DCE Applications Need Not Be Relinked
16.3	Integrated Login and OpenVMS External Authentication
16.4	Minimum Global Pages
16.5	RTI (Remote Task Invocation) RPC
16.6	Format of X.500 Cell Names
16.7	Shutting Down HP DCE for OpenVMS Before Reinstallation
16.8	Configuring a CDS Replica Clearinghouse
16.9	Reconfiguring a CDS Replica Clearinghouse
16.10	Privileged User Refreshing Credentials
16.11	Support for Integrated Login Before DCE Startup on OpenVMS Systems
16.12	Support for Integrated Login Before DCE Startup on OpenVMS Workstations
16.13	32-Character Restriction on DCE Principal Names for Integrated Login
16.14	Running DCE IMPORT in Batch Mode Without Password
16.15	Potential Integrated Login and SYSGEN Problems
16.16	Support for Packet Privacy
16.17	DCE IDL Compiler and C++ Exceptions
16.18	Automatic Registration of Servers
16.19	Support for sigwait()
16.20	Compiling Stubs on Alpha
16.21	Using the -cpp_cmd (/PREPROCESS) IDL Compiler Option on OpenVMS Alpha
16.22	POSIX
16.23	C RTL Routine Sleep Not Thread Safe
16.24	Ordering of System Startup Procedures
16.25	Case Sensitivity of DCE Utilities
16.26	CDSCP and DCECP Commands Requiring a Local Server
16.27	DCE Command Line Programs Fail With SMG Error
16.28	Dumping the CDS Cache
16.29	CDS Clerk Failing on UCX Shutdown
16.30	Global Directory Agent Configuration
16.31	Changes to RPC Shutdown
16.32	IDL Error When Installing DCE
16.33	Port Error During DCE Configuration
16.34	Problems With Sun Solaris DCE System as CDS Master
16.35	Compile Warning in Example Programs
16.36	"Missing" CXX Library
16.37	Unknown Ethernet Device on Host System
16.38	Public Key Routines Not Supported on OpenVMS
16.39	Audit Trail Files Require UNIX-Style File Specifications
16.40	Installation Warnings
17	New APIs for Authenticated RPC
17.1	RPC_WINNT_SET_AUTH_IDENTITY
17.2	RPC_WINNT_FREE_AUTH_IDENTITY
18	New APIs for Impersonation in DCE
18.1	RPC_IMPERSONATE_CLIENT
18.2	RPC_REVERT_TO_SELF
18.3	RPC_REVERT_TO_SELF_EX
18.4	Enhanced RPC Security APIs
19	The Routing File
19.1	Specifying Filenames in the Routing File
19.2	Using the Routing File
20	Problems Addressed in DCE Version 3.1 Kit