hp Read Before Installing or Using HP DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Version 3.1. AV-QMC5E-TE Please take the time to read the following information about your product. SOFTWARE INFORMATION HP DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Version 3.1 is a new release that replaces Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Version 3.0. HP DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Version 3.1 is a complete kit that does not require a previous version of Compaq DCE for OpenVMS for installation. Version 3.1 can be installed in a new system or can be installed as an update to a previous version of DCE for OpenVMS. Refer to the HP DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Release Notes for information about this release. Table 1 below provides the HP DCE for OpenVMS product kit informa- tion for Alpha and VAX systems. ___________________________________________________________________ Table_1:_Kit_Information_for_HP_DCE________________________________ ______________Alpha_Systems______________VAX_Systems_______________ Kit Name DCEAXP031 DCEVAX031 Old Product Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Alpha V3.0 VAX V3.0 New Product HP DCE for OpenVMS Alpha HP DCE for OpenVMS VAX V3.1 V3.1 Approximate 58,000 80,000 Block_Size_________________________________________________________ The Product Guide, Installation & Configuration Guide, Reference Guide of Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.0 is applicable for HP DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.1. LICENSE INFORMATION If you are installing the HP DCE for OpenVMS Runtime Services Kit, you do not need a separate license. The right to use the Runtime Services Kit is included as part of the OpenVMS operating license. However, if you are installing the HP DCE for OpenVMS Application Developer's Kit, CDS Server Kit, or Security Server Kit, you must first register a License Product Authorization Key (License PAK) using the License Management Facility (LMF). The License PAK can be shipped along with the kit if you ordered the license and media together; otherwise, it is shipped separately to a location based on your license order. If you are installing HP DCE for Open- VMS as an update on a node or cluster already licensed for this software, you have already completed the License PAK registration requirements. See the OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual for registration instructions. INSTALLATION INFORMATION Installing HP DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.1 requires one of the following: o OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 or higher o OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2 or higher If you are installing HP DCE for OpenVMS from disk files or CD- ROM, start the installation procedure as follows: 1. Log in to the account from which you are installing the kit. 2. Stop any currently running version of DCE. Ensure no user is using HELP on the system. See the HP DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Installation and Configuration Guide for impor- tant details on shutting down different versions of DCE. 3. Mount the media on the appropriate device. 4. Register the DCE LMF PAKs if not already registered. 5. Run the DCE$INSTALL.COM procedure as follows, substituting the correct name of your media device for DKA300, and choosing the correct directory for your type of system: $ @DKA300:[DCE.DCEAXP031]DCE$INSTALL RELEASE NOTES INFORMATION The release notes for HP DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.1 contain im- portant installation-related instructions and a summary of techni- cal changes, new features, differences, known problems, corrected errors, restrictions, and incompatibilities. After you install HP DCE for OpenVMS, you can find the release notes in: SYS$HELP:DCE031.RELEASE_NOTES DOCUMENTATION The DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.1 CD-ROM contains PostScript and text files of the HP DCE for OpenVMS documentation. The Product Guide, Installation & Configuration Guide, Reference Guide of Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.0 is applicable for HP DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.1 as well. Table 2 lists the HP DCE for OpenVMS files contained in [.DOCUMEN- TATION], the directory for printable documentation. 2 ___________________________________________________________________ Table_2:_Printable_Documentation_for_HP_DCE________________________ Document_Name________________________File_Name_____________________ HP DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS DCE_RELEASE_NOTES.TXT (and Alpha Release Notes .PS) Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and DCE_INSTALL_GUIDE.TXT (and OpenVMS Alpha Installation and .PS) Configuration Guide Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and DCE_PRODUCT_GUIDE.TXT (and OpenVMS Alpha Product Guide .PS) Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and DCE_REFERENCE_GUIDE.TXT (and OpenVMS Alpha Reference Guide .PS) HP DCE for OpenVMS Software Product OPENVMS_DCE_SPD.TXT (and .PS) Description_(SPD)__________________________________________________ ©2004, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. All rights re- served. 3