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The Energy Policy Act of 2005 will change the start and end times for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the U.S. starting in 2007.
Beginning in 2007, DST will start on the second Sunday in March (instead of the current first Sunday in April). DST will end
on the first Sunday in November (instead of the current last Sunday in October). In addition, a number of counties in
Indiana have changed in 2006 from the Eastern U.S. time zone to the Central U.S. time zone.
To meet this need, HP provided updated time zone information for the world (as of March 2006 tzdata2005m) in OpenVMS version 8.3.
NOTE: OpenVMS version 8.3 includes support for all Canadian time zones except for the Canadian Mountain and Pacific
time zones; support for these time zones is available by applying the version 8.3 patch kits shown below.
Time-zone changes have also been backported to prior OpenVMS versions as shown in the table below. All of the backport kits listed here
include support for all Canadian time zones.
| OpenVMS version |
Backport kit |
| OpenVMS VAX version 6.2 |
VAXTZ01_062.A-DCX_VAXEXE
(See NOTE below) |
| OpenVMS VAX version 7.3 |
VAXTZ02_073
(See NOTE below) |
| OpenVMS Alpha version 6.2 |
ALPTZ01_062.A-DCX_AXPEXE
(See NOTE below) |
| OpenVMS Alpha version 7.3-2 |
VMS732_TZ-V0300 |
| OpenVMS Alpha version 8.2 |
VMS82A_TZ-V0200 |
| OpenVMS Alpha version 8.3 |
VMS83A_TZ-V0100 |
| OpenVMS for HP Integrity servers version 8.2 |
VMS82I_TZ-V0200 |
| OpenVMS for HP Integrity servers version 8.2-1 |
VMS821I_TZ-V0200 |
| OpenVMS for HP Integrity servers version 8.3 |
VMS831I_TZ-V0100 |
NOTE: For VAX and Alpha version 6.2 systems, this patch is only needed if DECnet/OSI (DECnet Phase V)
is in use. For all versions newer than v6.2, the patch should be applied regardless of DECnet version, and even if DECnet is not
in use.
All of the patch kits listed above are available from the HP IT Resource
Center (ITRC).
VMS version 5.5-2 requires that you modify the system time manually. For more information, please refer
to the VMS version 5.5-2 instructions (pdf).
There are other methods for setting the time on systems in addition to the automated change. Starting with OpenVMS version
7.3-1, in SYS$MANAGER there is a function UTC$TIME_SETUP that works with the time-zone files and allows system managers to
set the system time and time zone. Additional information is available in the SYS$EXAMPLES file DAYLIGHT_SAVINGS.COM for
making manual time change adjustments.
For additional information about Daylight Saving Time, please refer to the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC).
ACRTL
If you use ACRTL on OpenVMS version 7.3-2, you must apply the ACRTL patch kit VMS732_ACRTL-V0300 to your version 7.3-2
system (in addition to applying the OpenVMS timezone patch kit VMS732_TZ-V0300). For other versions of OpenVMS, please
note the following:
- Timezone patches for OpenVMS versions prior to version 7.3-2 do not require any corresponding ACRTL changes.
- OpenVMS operating system versions more recent than version 7.3-2 include the ACRTL changes in the initial operating
system release and do not require additional ACRTL patches.
Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
DCE is qualified for USDST 2007 changes with the OpenVMS timezone patches on all versions of OpenVMS listed in the table
above, except for OpenVMS version 6.2 on both VAX and Alpha. If you are running OpenVMS version 6.2 VAX or Alpha and
require the version 6.2 DCE timezone patch, please contact your HP support representative or your authorized reseller.
New DST rules may require HP Java software updates
Due to the 2007 Daylight Saving Time rules changes, updates may be needed for HP Java software. HP recommends utilizing the
latest HP Java JDK/JRE update release as the preferred vehicle for delivering timezone data updates, product improvements,
and security fixes. Please refer to the
HP Java website for more information about Java software releases that support Daylight Saving Time.
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