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System Management Release Notes

5.5 OpenVMS Galaxy Version 7.3

5.5.3 Compatibility of Galaxy Computing Environment and Non-Galaxy Cluster

Members

V7.2

OpenVMS Version 7.2 introduced new security classes that are used in an

OpenVMS Galaxy computing environment. The new security classes are not valid

on non-Galaxy systems. If your OpenVMS Galaxy is conﬁgured in an existing

OpenVMS Cluster, you must ensure that all the nodes in the cluster recognize

the new security classes as described in this release note.

This situation applies if all of the following conditions are met:

• If your OpenVMS Galaxy is conﬁgured in a cluster with non-Galaxy systems

• If the non-Galaxy cluster nodes share the VMS$OBJECTS.DAT security

database ﬁle

• If you use Galaxywide global sections in your OpenVMS Galaxy

• If versions of OpenVMS prior to OpenVMS Version 7.1-2 are in use

OpenVMS VAX and Alpha systems running OpenVMS Version 6.2 or

Version 7.1 will crash if they encounter an unknown security class in the

VMS$OBJECTS.DAT ﬁle.

To allow VAX and Alpha systems running older versions of OpenVMS to cooperate

with Version 7.2 Galaxy instances in the same OpenVMS Cluster environment,

a SECURITY.EXE image is provided for each of these versions. The appropriate

remedial kit from the following list must be installed on all system disks used by

these systems. (Later versions of these remedial kits may be used if available.)

Alpha V7.1 and V7.1-1xx ALPSYS20_071

Alpha V6.2 and V6.2-1xx ALPSYSB03_062

VAX V7.1 VAXSYSB02_071

VAX V6.2 VAXSYSB03_062

Before you create any galaxywide global sections, you must reboot all cluster

members sharing one of the updated system disks.

5.5.4 AlphaServer GS60/GS60E/GS140 Multiple I/O Port Module Conﬁguration

Restriction

V7.2-1

AlphaServer GS60/GS60E/GS140 conﬁgurations with more than a single I/O Port

Module, KFTHA-AA or KFTIA-AA, might experience system crashes.

When upgrading OpenVMS Galaxy and non-Galaxy AlphaServer 8200/8400

conﬁgurations with multiple I/O Port Modules to GS60/GS60E/GS140 systems,

customers must install one minimum revision B02 KN7CG-AB EV6 CPU (E2063-

DA/DB rev D01) module as described in Compaq Action Blitz # TD 2632.

For complete details about this restriction and its solution, refer to Compaq

Action Blitz # TD 2632.

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