OpenVMS Alpha Software Products Library - Q3/September 2002 AV-RDA6S-TE Welcome to this month's OpenVMS Alpha Software Products Library Package. The September 2002 package includes the changes described in the following sections. A Change for Q3/September Software Products Library Schedules In order to deliver a complete solution to our OpenVMS customers, we are switching the VAX and Alpha shipment dates of the Q3CY2002/September OpenVMS Software Products Library kits so that the OpenVMS Alpha Software Products Library (SPL) shipment date will align with the release of the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-1 operating system. The new OpenVMS Software Products Library shipment dates are as follows (this change is for Q3/2002 only): Product Name Part Number Shipment Date, revised from 19-Aug-2002 One-time Service Order Subscription OpenVMS Alpha QA-03XAA-H8 QT-03XAA-C8 10-Sep-2002 Software Layered Products Library Package OpenVMS Alpha QA-5G98A-H8 QT-5G98A-C8 10-Sep 2002 Software Layered Products and Operating System Library Package OpenVMS Alpha QA-4KM8A-G8 QT-4KM8A-C8 10-Sep-2002 Online Documentation Library OpenVMS Alpha QA-5FX8A-A8 QT-5FX8A-C8 10-Sep-2002 Software Layered Products and Operating System Library (binaries only) OpenVMS Alpha QA-4KL8A-A8 QT-4KL8A-C8 10-Sep-2002 Software Layered Products Library (binaries only) © 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Product Name Part Number Shipment Date, revised from 19-Aug-2002 One-time Service Order Subscription OpenVMS VAX QA-5G88A-H8 QT-5G88A-C8 19-Aug-2002 Software Layered Products Library Package OpenVMS VAX QA-YL48A-H8 QT-YL48A-C8 19-Aug-2002 Software Layered Products and Operating System Library Package OpenVMS VAX Online QA-VYR8A-G8 QT-VYR8A-C8 19-Aug-2002 Documentation Library OpenVMS VAX QA-VWJ8A-A8 QT-VWJ8A-C8 19-Aug-2002 Software Layered Products and Operating System Library (binaries only) OpenVMS VAX QA-VYR8A-A8 QT-VYR8A-C8 19-Aug-2002 Software Layered Products Library (binaries only) Next quarter we'll be back on schedule, with OpenVMS Alpha SPL offerings scheduled to ship on 18-Nov-2002, and OpenVMS VAX SPL offerings scheduled to ship on 11-Dec-2002. For more information on the new OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-1 release, please see the following web site: http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/announce731.html 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 (September 2002) Product Name Version UPILV DECwindows Motif/Hebrew for OpenVMS 1.2-4A 08UTA Digital Extended Math Library for 2.9 MUVAA OpenVMS (Development) Digital Extended Math Library for 2.9 MUWAA OpenVMS (Run-Time) EDCS II (Client) 2.4A 4GBAA EDCS II (Server) 2.4A 4GCAA NETSCAPE Navigator Gold for OpenVMS 3.03A 57DAA Future Product Removals due to Retirement (December 2002) Product Name Version UPILV Compaq VTX for OpenVMS VAX 6.2 031AA Enterprise Capacity and Performance 5.2 5YMAA Planner Reducer Enterprise Capacity and Performance 5.2 GX3AA Planner 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. 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. Product Name Changes Former Product New Product Name UPILV Name (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 ___________________ Compaq, the Compaq logo, ACMS, All-In-1, BASEstar, CDA, Datatrieve, DECforms, DECintact, LinkWorks, Mailbus, MicroVAX, OpenVMS, PolyCenter, StorageWorks, ULTRIX, VAX, and VMS and are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Motif, and UNIX are trademarks of the Open Group in the U.S. and/or other countries. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.