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TITLE: SLS SLSE01029F Storage Library System for OpenVMS 2.9F-E01 ECO Summary

New Kit Date : 28-JUN-2001
Modification Date: Not Applicable
Modification Type: New Kit
 
NOTE: An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
 
       For OpenVMS savesets, the name of the compressed saveset
       file will be kit_name.a-dcx_vaxexe for OpenVMS VAX or
       kit_name.a-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha. Once the OpenVMS
       saveset is copied to your system, expand the compressed
       saveset by typing RUN kitname.dcx_vaxexe or kitname.dcx_alpexe.
 
       For PCSI files, once the PCSI file is copied to your system,
       rename the PCSI file to kitname-dcx_axpexe.pcsi, then it can
       be expanded by typing RUN kitname-dcx_axpexe.pcsi. The resultant
       file will be the PCSI installation file which can be used to install
       the ECO.
 

Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001. All rights reserved.

PRODUCT: Storage Library System (SLS)
            Media and Device Management Services (MDMS)

OP/SYS: OpenVMS VAX
            OpenVMS Alpha

SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name: SLSE01029F
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size: 14931 Blocks
     Kit Applies To: Storage Library System V2.9D and V2.9F
                      Media and Device Management Services V2.9D and V2.9F
                      OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 through V7.3
                      OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 through V7.3
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: No (See Installation Notes)
     Rolling Re-boot Supported: Information Not Available
     Installation Rating: INSTALL_UNKNOWN

     Kit Dependencies:

          None

ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for SLS V2.9D through V2.9F on OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 through
V7.3 and on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 through V7.3. This kit addresses the
following problems:

  This kit contains a version update of the Remote Device Facility (RDF)
  software. This update RDF V4.3G supersedes RDF V4.3A which was included
  with Storage Library System V2.9D/F and Archive Backup System V3.2 and V3.1A.
  Remote Device Facility is a trademark of Touch Technologies, Inc. who
  developed and maintain the software.

  This kit may be applied to systems running the following version(s) of
  Storage Library System (SLS) or Media and Device Management Services (MDMS):

      SLS Versions ABS Versions
      ------------ ------------
      SLS V2.9D ABS V3.1A
      MDMS V2.9D MDMS V3.1A
      SLS V2.9F ABS V3.2
      MDMS V2.9F MDMS V3.2

  The kit automatically installs the correct images for your type of
  system (VAX or Alpha). For the first time we are providing a single
  installable kit that can be used with either the SLS or ABS product.
  Please refer to the installation section of this document for changes
  to the procedure.

  Only apply the kit to systems where either SLS/MDMS 2.9X or ABS/MDMS
  3.1X and later have been installed. MDMS 2.9X does not include
  the backup and restore functionality of SLS.

  MDMS 3.1X and later can be installed separately to support the
  following products:

        Archive/Backup System (ABS) Versions V3.1X and V3.2,

        Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) Versions V3.1X and V3.2
        Only when licensed with the use of an existing SLS or ABS license,
                                or
        Running RDF with a separately purchased RDF license from TTI,
        Touch Technologies, Inc.

CHANGES FROM RDF 4.3A TO RDF 4.3G:

  o AXP/VMS V7.3 problems relating to returning ZERO status
     back to the end user from a SETMODE IRP.

  o RDF .exe image files were not being updated to show the
     correct version.

  o Too many OPCOM messages would overflow the buffer while
     using previous versions of RDF.

     Refer to the release notes for more information.

NEW FEATURES/FUNCTIONALITY: No new features, just bug-fixes.

INSTALLATION NOTES:

After installing this kit, it is necessary to restart SLS for all of
the changes to take effect.

This is a subset of the installation procedure, as stated earlier the
RDFG043 is a single kit for both SLS and ABS, please refer to release notes.

Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the
SYSTEM account, and entering the following command at the DCL prompt:

     $ SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL RDFG043 [location of the saveset]

The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that
contains the kit save set.

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