Document revision date: 9 May 2001

This chapter contains installation and support information about a broad range of OpenVMS associated products.

For notes about using compilers, linkers, and run-time library routines, see Chapter 6.

3.1 Layered Product Support

Information about layered product support is available in the Software Public Rollout Reports for OpenVMS. The Software Public Rollout Reports for OpenVMS list the availability of Compaq's software products shipping on the Software Products Library kits (CD-ROM consolidations) for OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS VAX.

The reports contain the product name and version, the operating system version required to support the product, and the volume ship date for the product. The information in these tables is continually evolving and is subject to change. The reports are intended for public distribution and are updated monthly. The information is not provided in these release notes because of the changing nature of the information.

3.2 Compaq Advanced Server Version 7.3 for OpenVMS (Alpha Only)

V7.3

Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS includes support of the following features:

• Member server role (allowing the server to participate in Windows 2000 native-mode domains)
• Greater compatibility with a wide variety of clients and legacy applications, with support of:
  • Extended character sets, in addition to Extended File Specifications
  • Alias file names, created for shared files whose names do not comply with the more restricted file-naming conventions of legacy applications, such as MS-DOS
• Remote Windows NT printer management (SpoolSS) for printers shared on the Advanced Server for OpenVMS
• DNS for resolving NetBIOS names
• Cluster load balancing using DNS to resolve the server cluster alias name
• PCSI for installing the server
• Windows 2000 client and domain support

The Compaq Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS is the only version of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS supported on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3. You must upgrade previous versions of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS (versions 7.2 and 7.2A) to V7.3.

For more information about the OpenVMS Registry protocol change, see Section 6.19. For more information, see Section 2.1.5.

Both the current and preceding versions of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS (Versions 7.3, 7.2A, and 7.2) also run on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1.

For information about upgrading from Compaq PATHWORKS for OpenVMS to the Advanced Server for OpenVMS, see Section 2.1.4. For more information on upgrading PATHWORKS for OpenVMS and about installing Advanced Server for OpenVMS, refer to the Advanced Server for OpenVMS Server Installation and Configuration Guide provided with the kit documentation.

To access Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3, clients must be licensed using the new Advanced Server V7.3 license PAK: PWLMXXXCA07.03. For more information, refer to the Advanced Server for OpenVMS Guide to Managing Advanced Server Licenses.

3.3 PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Alpha and VAX)

This section contains release notes pertaining to Compaq PATHWORKS for OpenVMS.

3.3.1 PATHWORKS for OpenVMS Support

V7.3

PATHWORKS V6.0D for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) is the only PATHWORKS for OpenVMS server supported on OpenVMS Version 7.3. (As noted in Section 3.2, Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS is also supported on OpenVMS Version 7.3.) Earlier versions of PATHWORKS for OpenVMS servers must be upgraded. For more information, see Section 2.1.4.

You can run PATHWORKS V6.0D for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) on either OpenVMS Alpha Versions 7.3, 7.2-1, or 6.2, or on OpenVMS VAX Versions 7.3, 7.2, or 6.2.

To access PATHWORKS V6.0D for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) on OpenVMS Version 7.3, clients must be licensed using the license PAK PWLMXXXCA06.00, PWLMXXXCA07.02, or PWLMXXXCA07.03. For more information, refer to the Advanced Server for OpenVMS Guide to Managing Advanced Server Licenses.

3.3.2 PATHWORKS Version 5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) Not Supported

V7.3

PATHWORKS Version 5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) is not supported on OpenVMS Version 7.3.

If you are running PATHWORKS Version 5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) and want to offer file and print services after you install OpenVMS Version 7.3, you must upgrade the file and print server to PATHWORKS V6.0D for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) before you install OpenVMS Version 7.3. For information about upgrading from PATHWORKS Version 5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) to PATHWORKS Version 6.0 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server), refer to the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) Server Installation and Configuration Guide provided with the kit documentation. For information about upgrading PATHWORKS V6.0 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) to PATHWORKS V6.0D for OpenVMS (Advanced Server), see Section 2.1.4.

You cannot upgrade directly from PATHWORKS Version 5.0 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) to Advanced Server Version 7.3 for OpenVMS.

3.4 C and C++

This section contains release notes pertaining to Compaq C and Compaq C++ (formerly named DEC C and DEC C++).

3.4.1 Changes to Compaq C RTL Time Zone Rules

V7.3

In OpenVMS V7.3, the time zone database has been updated as follows:

• In the Europe timezone file, the rules for the following time zones have been updated:

  Time Zone Name	Territory or State
  Reykjavik	Iceland
  Turkey	Turkey

• In the Asia timezone file, the rules for the following time zones have been updated:

  Time Zone Name	Territory or State
  Jerusalem	Israel
  ROK	Republic of Korea

• In the Australia timezone file, the rules for the following time zones have been updated:

  Time Zone Name	Territory or State
  ACT	Australia Capital Territory
  NSW	New South Wales
  NT	Northern Territory
  QLD	Queensland
  SA	South Australia
  TAS	Tasmania
  VIC	Victoria
  WA	Western Australia

V7.1

Starting with Version 7.1, OpenVMS VAX directly supplies the STARLET header files for Compaq C and Compaq C++ in SYS$LIBRARY:SYS$STARLET_C.TLB, as has always been done on OpenVMS Alpha systems. Compaq C and Compaq C++ compiler Versions 5.2 or later are required to access the STARLET headers. See a warning about installing earlier Compaq C and Compaq C++ compiler versions on OpenVMS VAX in Section 3.4.3.

The content of the STARLET headers has also been edited to correct deficiencies in versions supplied by the Compaq C and Compaq C++ compilers in releases prior to Version 7.1.

3.4.3 Pre-Version 5.2 Kits May Delete SYS$STARLET_C.TLB (VAX Only)

V7.1

Installing a version of the Compaq C or Compaq C++ compiler lower than Version 5.2 on OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 or higher might damage or delete SYS$LIBRARY:SYS$STARLET_C.TLB. (See Section 3.4.4 for another warning about installing Compaq C++ Version 5.3 on OpenVMS VAX.)

3.4.4 Compaq C++ Version 5.3 Installation Fails (VAX Only)

V7.1

When you attempt to install Compaq C++ Version 5.3 on VAX systems running OpenVMS, the installation fails because the Version 5.3 kit fails to install the system headers.

Compaq C++ Version 5.4 corrects these problems.

3.5 COBOL (Alpha Only)---RMS Special Registers and RMS$_FNM Compared to RMS$CRE

V7.3

Due to the addition of Extended File Support in OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 you may notice changes in the handling of I/O runtime diagnostics and RMS special registers on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 and higher. In particular, a long filename that produced RMS$_FNM under versions of OpenVMS Alpha prior to V7.2 now produces RMS$_CRE on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 and higher. This difference is reflected in I/O runtime diagnostics and RMS special registers. You do not need to use the new ODS-5 support to see these RMS differences.

3.6 DECdfs

This section contains release notes pertaining to Compaq DECdfs for OpenVMS (formerly named DECdfs).

3.6.1 Version 2.3-1 Required for OpenVMS Alpha and VAX

V7.3

If you want to run Compaq DECdfs for OpenVMS on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3, you must install Version 2.3-1. If you install earlier versions of DECdfs on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3, your system will fail. Compaq DECdfs for OpenVMS Version 2.3-1 ships with OpenVMS Version 7.3.

Compaq DECdfs for OpenVMS Version 2.3-1 is also recommended for OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3 systems. Earlier versions of DECdfs for OpenVMS might cause your OpenVMS VAX system to fail, causing DECdfs to function with limited capacity.

3.6.2 Version 2.3-1 Recommended for Systems Running Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS

V7.3

Compaq DECdfs Version 2.3-1 contains corrections for a number of connection-related issues when running on a system with DECnet-Plus --- particularly on systems with multiple network circuits. Therefore, Compaq DECdfs Version 2.3-1 is highly recommended for any supported system running DECnet/OSI or DECnet-Plus.

In addition, Compaq DECdfs Version 2.3-1 adds support for DECnet-over-IP connections. For more information, please refer to the release notes left in SYS$HELP by the product installation.

3.7 DECram Version Support

V7.3

The following table summarizes Compaq DECram version level support on OpenVMS systems for creating a DECram disk:

Platform	OpenVMS Version	DECram Version Support
VAX	All versions	DECram Version 3.0 is not supported.
Alpha	Prior to OpenVMS Version 7.2-1H1	DECram Version 2.3 is supported. DECram Version 3.0 is not supported.
Alpha	Version 7.2-1H1	Either DECram Version 3.0 or DECram Version 2.3 is supported.
Alpha	Version 7.3	DECram Version 3.0 is supported. DECram Version 2.3 is supported.

DECram Version 3.0 is designed specifically to take advantage of some of the advanced capabilities, such as clustering and Galaxy shared memory, of the newest Alpha systems. One of the major differences between Version 2.3 and Version 3.0 capabilities is that Version 3.0 moves the virtual device addressing from the S1 address into the S2 address space. This change allows for the creation and addressing of devices larger than 2 gigabytes (GBs).

Any Alpha-based system can be easily upgraded to DECram Version 3.0. With Version 3.0 you can use the new DECRAM command interface or continue using the same familiar commands from SYSMAN for creating, initializing, and mounting DECram disks.

DECRAM Version 3.0 disks are created and formatted by the DECRAM> prompt and are initialized using the DCL INITIALIZE (INIT) command. If you are configuring DECram Version 3.0 or later on OpenVMS Alpha (Version 7.2-1H1 and later), you can generate a DECram startup procedure to set up the disk and copy any required files to it. Usually, this procedure is called from the system startup procedure SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM.

It is important to remember to check for disk errors after issuing any DECRAM command. Not all errors are returned to the user interface. Errors specific to a device are sent to the system errorlog. Type SHOW DEVICE MD at the DCL prompt to see if any device errors were generated as a result of a DECram command. You will need to use an errorlog analyzer tool to recover the error. Errors are logged in ASCII file format so you could search for errors with an MD-E-FAILURE prefix in the SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSERR]ERRLOG.SYS file.

On OpenVMS Alpha systems (Version 7.2-1H1 or later) running DECram Version 3.0, the only requirements are that a DECram disk must have 516 bytes of free page list per block (512 bytes) of disk space allocated.

If you plan to use freeze writes with OpenVMS Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS, be sure to verify that the version of volume shadowing that you are using supports this feature. If it does not, then be aware that if the physical disk goes away, you will be writing to a volatile disk.

DECram Version 3.0 and supporting documentation are included in the OpenVMS Version 7.3 kit in the following directory:

[.DECRAM_030]

DECram documentation is also included on the OpenVMS Documentation CD-ROM.

For the next major release of OpenVMS, DECram Version 3.0 will be the only version supported on OpenVMS Alpha. We will continue to support DECram Version 2.3 on OpenVMS VAX.

For more information about the contents of the DECram directory, refer to the Guide to OpenVMS Version 7.3 CD--ROMs. For information about the new features of DECram V3.0, refer to the OpenVMS Version 7.3 New Features and Documentation Overview.

3.8 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) API

The following sections contain release notes pertaining to the LDAP API.

3.8.1 The Routine ldap_get_option Returns Error -1 When ld Is NULL

V7.3

Using a value of NULL for the ld parameter in a call to ldap_get_options() results in an error of -1 being returned, rather than the routine returning a set of global default data.

3.8.2 The Routine ber_flatten() Does Not Detect Mismatched Braces

V7.3

The routine ber_flatten() does not correctly detect the situation where '{' and '}' format modifiers in a BerElement are incorrectly matched.

3.9 DECwindows Motif

This section contains release notes pertaining to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS layered product.

3.9.1 System Parameter Values Required for Installation

V7.2

The installation procedure for DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Versions 1.2-4, 1.2-5, and 1.2-6 can fail if the values for the GBLPAGES, FREE_GBLPAGES, and CLISYMTBL system parameters are set too low.

The installation fails with the following error:

%SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file \sys$library:decw$xlibshr.exe\

If the installation fails, set these parameters to the minimum values shown in the following table, then reinstall the product.

	GBLPAGES	FREE_GBLPAGES	CLISYMTBL
Alpha	150000	92000	512
VAX	62000	47000	265

3.9.2 Language Variants Not Available in Some Versions

V7.3

Language variants are not available for Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Version 1.2-6. The Japanese and German variants are available for DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5, and the Hebrew variant is available for DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-4. Consult your Compaq support representative for more information.

3.10 MultiNet® Version 4.3

V7.3

Users of Process Software MultiNet Version 4.3 (or earlier) who are also using DCE should install the UCXDRIVER-041_a043 (or later) ECO from Process Software.

Refer to the following web site to obtain the most recent patch and any dependencies for you version and/or contact Process Software Technical Support:

V7.3

During installation of Open3D on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3, an older version of the SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES:SYS$GYCDRIVER.EXE image is installed. Before you install Open3D on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 perform one of the following tasks:

• Create a backup copy of the SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES:SYS$GYCDRIVER.EXE image. Once Open3D is installed, restore the backup copy of SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES:SYS$GYCDRIVER.EXE.
• Do not purge files during the Open3D installation, and enter the following command after installation:

  $ RENAME SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES:SYS$GYCDRIVER.EXE;-1 ;0

V7.3

After upgrading to OpenVMS, you should reinstall Compaq Pascal to produce new versions of STARLET.PAS and other definition files to match the upgraded system.

If you do not reinstall Compaq Pascal after upgrading to OpenVMS, the compiler on your system will still work correctly. However, STARLET.PAS and the other definition files will not contain any new or corrected definitions supplied by the OpenVMS upgrade.

Note that because of changes in OpenVMS, the Compaq Pascal Version 5.5 kit can sometimes go into an infinite loop when it is installed on OpenVMS Alpha. This problem is solved in Compaq Pascal Version 5.6.

3.13 DEC PL/I---RTL Support for OpenVMS

V7.3

There is a known incompatibility between the PL/I RTL distributed with the OpenVMS operating system and the more recent PL/I RTL owned and distributed by Kednos Corporation. The older version shipped with the OpenVMS operating system may overwrite a newer version. The image in question is SYS$LIBRARY:DPLI$RTLSHR.EXE.

OpenVMS distributes the following version of the file, which can be identified by using the ANALYZE/IMAGE command:

Image Identification Information image name: "DPLI$RTLSHR" image file identification: "V4.0-6"

If you perform an ANALYZE/IMAGE command before upgrading to OpenVMS V7.3 and find a newer version of DPLI$RTLSHR.EXE, you either copy it and restore it after the upgrade or reinstall the PL/I kit afterward.

Any questions about DEC PL/I and VAX PL/I should be directed to Kednos Corporation at the following address:

Kednos Corporation
2857 Sloat Rd.
Pebble Beach, CA. 93953
Phone: (831) 373-7003

V7.3

Reliable Transaction Router (RTR) is fault tolerant transactional messaging middleware used to implement large, distributed applications using client/server technology. RTR is no longer licensed as a separate product but is licensed as part of the OpenVMS product. The RTR binaries and hardcopy documentation are available separately. For more information on RTR, see the Reliable Transaction Router V4.0 SPD, 51.04.xx.

3.15 Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS

This section contains release notes pertaining to Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS and DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS.

3.15.1 Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.1 New Features

V7.3

New features in TCP/IP Services Version 5.1 include:

• New kernel, based on Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1
• Support for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
• GATED enhancements
• Services that can be restarted individually
• Cluster failover for the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) server
• BIND dynamic updates management enhancements
• Updated Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) that supports AgentX
• SMTP AntiSPAM (configuration to control mail relay)
• SMTP SFF (Send From File)
• SMTP outbound alias
• Metric server logicals that can be changed without restarting the Metric server
• Cluster failover for LBROKER
• DHCP server can be configured to dynamically update BIND database
• Xterminal support using XDM
• TELNET client enhancements to support SNDLOC and NAWS
• NFS server and client enhancements
• DHCP client support

For information about upgrading to TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.1, see the Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Release Notes.

3.15.2 DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 4.2 (UCX) Not Supported

V7.3

DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 4.2 (UCX) is not supported on OpenVMS Version 7.0 and later releases.

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