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ALPSMUP01_070 Alpha Security Mandatory Update (SMUP) ECO Summary
Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1996. All rights reserved.
Modification Date: 04-JUN-98
Modification Type: DOCUMENTATION: Technical Modification
Added V6.2 Hardware
Version Information
PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: Security Mandatory Update (SMUP)
SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation
NOTE: The ALPSMUP01_070 kit is on the CDROM kits (part# AG-QUL0A-BE)
Digital is shipping to all software product service and
warranty customers worldwide as of 23-Jan-1996.
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPSMUP01_070
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
ECO Kit Size: Saveset A - 198 Blocks
Saveset B - 270 Blocks
Saveset C - 270 Blocks
Cover Letter - 9 Blocks
Total of 4 files - 747 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2,
V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3,
V7.0
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: No
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for Security in OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 through V7.0. This
kit addresses the following problems:
Problems Addressed in the ALPSMUP01_070 Kit:
o Digital has received reports of possible unintended disclosure of user
access information on Alpha systems running OpenVMS Alpha or SEVMS
Alpha. To protect against any potential security risk, Digital is
making available a mandatory update procedure to Alpha customers.
Apply this update, if you are running one of the following versions of
OpenVMS Alpha or SEVMS Alpha:
- OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 and all associated hardware releases
(for example, V6.1-1H1)
- OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 and all associated hardware releases
(for example, V6.2-1H1)
- OpenVMS Alpha V7.0
- SEVMS Alpha V6.1
- SEVMS Alpha V6.2
If you are running an earlier version of OpenVMS Alpha or SEVMS Alpha,
Digital recommends that you upgrade to V6.1, at minimum.
Digital recommends that you apply this update to your systems
immediately. Applying the update should take only a few minutes, and
you can do it without affecting your ongoing operations. You can
apply the update to a running system, you can apply it multiple times,
and you do not need to reboot the system. While running the update
procedure, you may receive messages advising you of further actions to
take, if any are necessary.
After completing the update, Digital strongly recommends that you
perform an immediate backup of your system disk so that any subsequent
restore operations begin with updated software. Otherwise, you must
reapply the update after a future restore operation. Also, if you
upgrade your system to one of the versions of OpenVMS or SEVMS listed
at some future time, you must reapply the update.
RELATED ARTICLES:
Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in the
OPENVMS database. To view these articles, open the appropriate product
database and perform a query using either of the following search
strings: 'ALPSMUP01_070' or 'ALPSMUP'.
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 you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they should be
rebooted or you should install this kit on each system in order to make
use of the new image(s).
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