COMPAQ Read Before Installing or Using Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Version 3.0. AV-QMC5D-TE Please take the time to read the following information about your product. SOFTWARE INFORMATION Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Version 3.0 is a new release that replaces Digital DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.5. Version 3.0 is a complete kit that does not require a previous version of Compaq DCE for OpenVMS for installation. Version 3.0 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 Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Release Notes for information about this release. ________________________________________________________________ ________________Alpha_Systems_______________VAX_Systems_________ Kit Name DCEAXP030 DCEVAX030 Old Product Digital DCE for OpenVMS Digital DCE for Alpha V1.5 OpenVMS VAX V1.5 New Product Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Compaq DCE for Alpha V3.0 OpenVMS VAX V3.0 Approximate 80,000 58,000 Block_Size______________________________________________________ All Version 1.5 documentation has been updated for Version 3.0. LICENSE INFORMATION If you are installing the Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Runtime Ser- vices 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 Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Ap- plication 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 Compaq DCE for OpenVMS as an update on a node or cluster al- ready licensed for this software, you have already completed the License PAK registration requirements. See the OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual for registration instructions. The DCE Privacy kit has been retired, and that functionality has been combined into the base DCE kit. You now can use packet level privacy without a separate kit or license. INSTALLATION INFORMATION Installing Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.0 requires one of the following: o OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2 or higher o OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2 or higher If you are installing Compaq 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. See the Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Installation and Configura- tion Guide for important details on shutting down different versions of DCE. 3. Mount the media on the appropriate device. 4. Run the DCE$INSTALL.COM procedure as follows, substitut- ing the correct name of your media device for DKA300, and choosing the correct directory for your type of system: $ @DKA300:[DCE.DCEAXP030]DCE$INSTALL RELEASE NOTES INFORMATION The release notes for Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.0 contain important installation-related instructions and a summary of technical changes, new features, differences, known problems, corrected errors, restrictions, and incompatibilities. Note: The release notes also contain important information about system and process parameters and quotas. These parameters and quotas may require adjustments depending on the number of DCE users. After you install Compaq DCE for OpenVMS, you can find the release notes in: SYS$HELP:DCE030.RELEASE_NOTES DOCUMENTATION The DCE for OpenVMS Version 3.0 CD-ROM contains PostScript and text files of the Compaq DCE for OpenVMS documentation. Table 1 lists the Compaq DCE for OpenVMS files contained in [DOCUMENTATION.POSTSCRIPT], the directory for printable documen- tation. 2 ________________________________________________________________ Table_1:__Printable_Documentation_for_Compaq_DCE________________ Document_Name__________________________File_Name________________ Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and DCE_RELEASE_NOTES.TXT OpenVMS Alpha Release Notes (and .PS) Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and DCE_INSTALL_GUIDE.TXT OpenVMS Alpha Installation and (and .PS) Configuration Guide Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and DCE_PRODUCT_GUIDE.TXT OpenVMS Alpha Product Guide (and .PS) Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and DCE_REFERENCE_GUIDE.TXT OpenVMS Alpha Reference Guide (and .PS) Compaq DCE for OpenVMS Software OPENVMS_DCE_SPD.TXT Product_Description (SPD) (and .PS) _______________________________________________________________ ©2000 Compaq Computer Corporation Compaq, VAX, VMS, the Compaq logo, and the DIGITAL logo Regis- tered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. OpenVMS is a trademark of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. 3