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OP/SYS:     DIGITAL OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENT:  DCL

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPDCL01_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  918 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Not Applicable
     Installation Rating:  3 - To be installed on all systems running
                               the listed versions of OpenVMS which
                               are experiencing the problems described.

     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         None

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:

         None


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for DCL on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 through V6.2-1H3.
This kit addresses the following problems:

  o  During a terminal hangup condition, the DCL handler would
     close open RMS files prior to image rundown and, consequently,
     prior to execution of any image exit handlers.  This would
     cause a variety of symptoms including execution loops with
     condition handlers and loss of data with language RTLs that
     buffer file data.


RELATED ARTICLES:

Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS database(s).  To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using either of the following
search strings: 'ALPDCL01_062' or 'ALPDCL'.


ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool.  If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, open the DIA, WIS or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:

     [AES] How To Electronically Request ECO Kits Using Service Tools


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The system does not need to be rebooted after this kit is installed.
However, if the system is a member of a VMScluster, the other cluster
members should be rebooted or this kit should be installed on each
system in order to make use of the new image(s).
  
  ==========================================================================
  |                     Table of Kit Image Information                     |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  |                            | Overall  | Image File      | Image Link   |
  | Image Name                 | Checksum | Identification  | Date/Time    |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  | DCL.EXE                    | B78A8AA4 | X-14            | 13-MAR-1998  |
  |                                       |                 | 16:43:47.26  |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+