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          Read Before Installing HP ACMS Version 5.0A for OpenVMS

          July 2006

          Whether you are a new or existing HP ACMS for OpenVMS customer,
          please take time to read the following information about your
          product.

          New Features

          ACMS Version 5.0A is supported on OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2
          or later and OpenVMS I64 Version 8.2-1 or later. ACMS V4.5 for
          OpenVMS VAX remains the supported version for OpenVMS VAX.

          TPware .NET Plugin has been implemented to take advantage of the
          .NET platform.

          Installation Information

          Installing ACMS Version 5.0A requires OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2
          or later, or OpenVMS I64 Version 8.2-1 or later.

          Before you install the product, read Chapter 2 of the Release
          Notes for information on any changes to the installation proce-
          dure described in the Installation Guide. To install ACMS, in-
          voke the VMSINSTAL command procedure, as described in the Open-
          VMS System Manager's Manual, and then follow the instructions
          in the HP ACMS Version 5.0A for OpenVMS Installation Guide.
          The installation procedure will perform a complete replacement
          installation.

          Refer to the HP ACMS SPD for a complete list of products that
          are compatible with ACMS Version 5.0A.

          Release Notes Information

          The release notes for ACMS Version 5.0A contain a summary of
          new features, known problems, restrictions, incompatibilities,
          and installation-related instructions. To read the release
          notes before installing ACMS, invoke VMSINSTAL and follow the
          instructions in the installation guide. After installing ACMS,
          the release notes for ACMS are located in:

             SYS$HELP:ACMS050AA.RELEASE_NOTES

          PCA Usage

          Server procedure debugging or task debugging is not supported
          using the DECset Performance and Coverage Analyzer (PCA) compo-
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          DECdtm Usage

          If ACMS is used in a mixed-network environment (HP DECnet for
          OpenVMS (Phase IV) and HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS) and a DECdtm
          transaction is started within ACMS on a Phase IV system, it will
          fail with the following condition when it attempts to add the
          transaction from the DECnet-Plus system.

             '%SYSTEM-F-NOSUCHNODE, remote node is unknown'

          The workaround for this problem is to redefine the SYS$DECDTM_
          NODE_NAME logical name on the DECnet-Plus system to match its
          Phase IV equivalent.

          License Management Facility Information

          Before you can install ACMS Version 5.0A, you must register the
          Product Authorization Key (PAK), using the License Management
          Facility (LMF). See the OpenVMS License Management Utility
          Manual for registration instructions.

          For More Information

          For more information about HP ACMS and for updates on new fea-
          tures, visit our web site at the following URL:

             http://h71000.www7.hp.com/commercial/acms/index.htm

          Contents of the Documentation Kit

          The following table lists the contents of the HP ACMS Version
          5.0A Development, Run-Time, and Remote Access documentation
          kits. The documents have been updated for ACMS V5.0 for OpenVMS
          Alpha and OpenVMS I64. For VAX, the Version 4.5 documents remain
          current.

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          Read Before Installing       X          X          X
          HP ACMS Version 5.0A for
          OpenVMS Systems
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS Soft-    X          X          X
          ware Product Description
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS          X          X          X
          Getting Started
          HP ACMS Version 5.0A         X          X          X
          for OpenVMS Installation
          Guide
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS Quick    X          X          X
          Reference Guide
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS          X          X          X
          Managing Applications
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS          X          X          X
          Remote Systems Management
          Guide

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          HP ACMS for OpenVMS          X          X
          Writing Applications
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS ADU      X          X
          Reference Manual
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS          X
          Writing Server Procedures
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS          X
          Concepts and Design
          Guidelines
          HP ACMS for OpenVMS Sys-     X
          tems Interface Program-
          ming____________________________________________________________

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