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          Read Before Installing HP ACMS Version 5.1B for OpenVMS
          Integrity servers and Alpha

          March 2009

          Dear Customer,

          In an effort to provide enhanced transaction processing software
          capability to our customers, HP offers this release of HP Appli-
          cation Control and Management System (ACMS) for OpenVMS, Version
          5.1B that contains the EXIT handler implementation and problem
          fixes. We thank you for your recent purchase of this product.

          This document is relevant to both new and existing customers
          of HP ACMS for OpenVMS. Please take time to read the following
          information about your product.

          ACMS Version 5.1B is supported on OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2 or
          later and OpenVMS Integrity servers Version 8.2-1 or later. ACMS
          V4.5 for OpenVMS VAX remains the supported version for OpenVMS
          VAX.

          HP ACMS for OpenVMS is a transaction processing (TP) monitor
          designed for the HP OpenVMS operating systems. ACMS works with
          other HP commercial application software products to provide
          users with a complete and customizable development and run-
          time environment for transaction processing applications such
          as order tracking, accounting and billing, banking, shop floor
          control, and insurance claims processing.

          New Feature

          EXIT Handler Implementation

          In earlier versions of ACMS, when the server process was killed
          abruptly using STOP/ID, the termination procedure defined for
          the server process failed to get executed. In this release, an
          EXIT handler is established for the server process. This results
          in execution of the termination procedure even when the server
          process is killed abruptly.

          Installation Information

          Installing ACMS Version 5.1B requires OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2
          or later, or OpenVMS Integrity servers 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
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          Release Notes Information

          The release notes for ACMS Version 5.1B contains 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:ACMS051BB.RELEASE_NOTES

          PCA Usage

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

          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 install ACMS Version 5.1B, 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.html

          In support of HP's Green Business Technology Initiative and
          move towards electronic delivery, OpenVMS is restricting future
          updates of printed manuals to major product updates. Updated
          documentation for this release of "HP ACMS for OpenVMS" is de-
          livered within the product release notes. The release notes are
          included with the current manuals on the Online Documentation
          Library CD-ROM and are also included in the "HP ACMS for Open-
          VMS" directory on the Product Library media. Current printed
          manuals are unchanged and appropriate for use with this product
          update. Layered Products Online Documentation Libraries of-
          fer product documentation for display or web download from the
          following site:

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             http://www1.aclabs.com/ODLIndex.asp

          Release Notes may be displayed or downloaded from SPL Master
          Index (follow master index links to the individual product
          directory):

             http://www.hp.com/software/SPL

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