OpenVMStm Alpha Software Products Library
December  2002

AV-RDA6T-TE

Welcome to this month's OpenVMS Alpha Software Products
Library Package.  The December 2002 package includes
the changes described in the following sections.


Mandatory Update for TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
Version 5.3

When running TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.3,
some customers may encounter floating-point errors in
application code when the NFS Client is accessing a
file system served by the OpenVMS NFS Server.

To prevent this problem, install the TCP/IP Services
for OpenVMS Version 5.3 Mandatory Update (MUP),
provided on a separate CD-ROM with this version of the
Software Products Library.

Note that customers who are not using the NFS Server
should not encounter this problem.

Removals from the Current Library (December 2002)

            Product Name              Version   UPILV

Compaq PrintServer Software            5.2     0V9AA

Compaq VTX for OpenVMS Alpha           6.2    37RAA

Enterprise Capacity and Performance    5.2     606AA
Analyzer

Enterprise Capacity and Performance    5.2     604AA
Data Collector

Enterprise Capacity and Performance    5.2     23MAA
Planner

Enterprise Capacity and Performance     5.2    605AA
Reducer

The ECP (Enterprise Capacity and Performance)  product
set consists of the ECP Analyzer, ECP Capacity Planner,
ECP Data Collector, and ECP Reducer.

The ECP Analyzer and ECP Capacity Data Collector are
supported on OpenVMS Alpha and ship with the Operating
System kit.

© 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
 




As announced in the September 2001 Retirement Customer
Letter, effective October 1, 2002, Compaq Services will
not be available for the ECP Planner or the ECP
Reducer.

Before your Compaq Support contract expires or beyond
October 1, 2002, whichever comes first, you are advised
to contact PerfCap, Inc., at http://www.perfcap.com for
questions regarding future product updates, obtaining
support pricing, and/or technical information.

Future Product Removals due to Retirement (March 2003)

            Product Name             Version   UPILV
There are no products planned for removal at this time.

Product Name Changes

 Former Product Name    New Product Name        UPILV
                                             (No change)
 No changes with this release.



System Tools CD

The System Tools CD that is included with the Software
Products Library contains diagnosis and supporting
software, for example WEBES and DECevent, for use by
Compaq s service engineers and Compaq s Authorized
Service Provider service engineers.  The software and
associated documentation on this CD are for use on
systems that have hardware warranty, a service
contract, or service obligation.

The System Tools CD and associated web pages may
contain new diagnosis software that is applicable to
the system and should be reviewed for the most recent
updates to the diagnosis tools.

http://www.support.compaq.com/svctools/


Mature Product Support Program

Compaq offers a Mature Product Support service for
products that are functionally complete, stable, and
have no new versions planned for release.

For more information on Mature Products Support and to
view a list of the eligible products, visit the
Software Support Services for Legacy Software Web page:
http://www.compaq.com/services/software/ss_mature.html

After products have entered the Mature Product Support
Program they will continue to ship on the Software
Products Libraries.

 

Software Products Library Website

You are invited to visit our website,
        http://www1.sqp.com.

Special web versions of the Software Products Library
Master Indexes have been linked to underlying product
information.  If you are looking for detail of what s
shipping or ship history for previous product versions,
 this site can help.

Your comments regarding our new website are welcomed:

ODLCDROM@Compaq.com


Software Compatibility Matrix

Please refer to the Software Compatibility Matrix or
Software Product Description for Operating System
Support information.  The Software Compatibility Matrix
shows the minimum and maximum Operating System versions
supported by each software product on the Software
Products Library.  This matrix is located on disc 1 in
the following file:

     [README]SW_COMPAT_MATRIX.PS  (.TXT)

Licensing Information

A valid software product license is required to access
and use each software product on the Software Products
Library.  The subscription service,  Consolidated
Distribution and Documentation Service,  requires the
customer to purchase either a Service Contract that
provides the rights to use new versions of software or
to purchase the appropriate Software Update License for
each version.

Additional licensing information is available here:

http://www.compaq.com/products/software/info/terms/swl_
sld.html


A Final Note
If you have questions or concerns regarding the
Software Products Library, please contact us at:

             ODLCDROM@Compaq.com