HP OpenVMS Systems

How can you tell if a Year 2000 kit (or any other kit) is already installed on your OpenVMS system? Just follow these steps:

1. First, note the names of the kits that are necessary for your system. Remember to also check for layered product kits, such as  DECwindows Motif, DCE, and 
   
   NOTE: Some non-English versions of OpenVMS may require installing multiple kits.
   
   
2. On an Alpha machine, look in SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL.HISTORY for a record of the installation of the Year 2000 kit.
   
   NOTE: There is currently no equivalent to VMSINSTAL.HISTORY on a VAX.
   
   
   
3. On both VAX and Alpha systems, you can look for a Year 2000 release notes file in SYS$HELP:. For example:
   
   

   $ DIR SYS$HELP:*Y2K*.RELEASE_NOTES

   
   If you find this file, the kit has likely been installed.