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           Before You Install the Mandatory Update for VAX Rdb/VMS Version
           3.1B or Version 4.0

           AV-PHE8A-TE

           Installing the Mandatory Update Package

           Enclosed is a mandatory update package for all customers currently
           using VAX Rdb/VMS Version 3.1B or Version 4.0. The name of the
           mandatory update package is RDBVMS_MUPA040 for both versions.

           The mandatory update package is only an update; it is not a full
           kit. Before you install the mandatory update package, you must
           ensure that Rdb/VMS Version 3.1B or Version 4.0 is already in-
           stalled.

           The VMS operating system Version 5.3 or higher must be installed
           on your VAX system if you are installing V3.1C.

           The installation of the mandatory update checks to see what ver-
           sion of Rdb/VMS is installed on your system. If V3.1B is in-
           stalled, the mandatory update will install V3.1C. If V4.0 is
           installed, the mandatory update will install V4.0A. If neither
           V3.1B or V4.0 is installed, the installation will abort.

           If you have Rdb/VMS Version 4.0 installed, you may apply the Ver-
           sion 4.0A kit even if Version T4.1 is installed on the same sys-
           tem. However, the SQL/Services images and RDBSHR.EXE will not be
           updated.

           The installation uses the RDO.EXE image to check the existing
           Rdb/VMS version number. If you have deleted your RDO.EXE image,
           you must restore it from the saveset using the VMS BACKUP command.
           See the VAX Rdb/VMS Mandatory Update for Versions 3.1B and 4.0
           documentation for details. See the VMS documentation set for more
           information on the VMS BACKUP command.

           The VAX Rdb/VMS Mandatory Update for Versions 3.1B and 4.0 doc-
           umentation contains the installation guide and the release notes
           for the update package. These release notes describe the prob-
           lems fixed in this update, additional known problems not fixed,
           and additional restrictions for VAX Rdb/VMS Version 3.1B and Ver-
           sion 4.0. This document supplements but does not supersede the
           VAX Rdb/VMS release notes shipped with VAX Rdb/VMS Version 3.1,
           Version 3.1B, and Version 4.0.

           Running RMU/BACKUP to Multiple Tapes

           With Versions 3.1A and 3.1B, large databases that require multiple
           tapes for RMU/BACKUP operations can, under limited circumstances,
           create bad backups. For details please read READ_ME.TXT. This file
           is located on the RDBVMS_MUPA040.A saveset. To extract the file
           from this saveset, use the VMS backup command:

 






         $ BACKUP <device>:[directory]RDBVMS_MUPA040.A/SAVE/SELECT=READ_ME.TXT -
         _$ MY_DIR:READ_ME.TXT

           Accessing the Documentation for the Mandatory Update

           The VAX Rdb/VMS Mandatory Update for Versions 3.1B and 4.0 docu-
           mentation is only available online. You should print and read this
           documentation before you install the mandatory update package.
           To obtain a copy of the VAX Rdb/VMS Mandatory Update for Versions
           3.1B and 4.0 documentation, start the installation process and
           specify OPTIONS N on the VMSINSTAL command line. For example:

              $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL RDBVMS_MUPA040 MTA0: OPTIONS N

           VMSINSTAL will then display a menu containing the options of
           printing or displaying the release notes, or in this case, the
           VAX Rdb/VMS Mandatory Update for Versions 3.1B and 4.0 documenta-
           tion. This document is long; Digital recommends that you print it.
           The online text version of this book is copied to SYS$HELP:RDBVMS_
           MUPA040.RELEASE_NOTES during the installation.

           Alternatively, you can extract a postscript version of the VAX
           Rdb/VMS Mandatory Update for Versions 3.1B and 4.0 documenta-
           tion from the RDBVMS_MUPA040.A saveset. The file name for this
           documentation is RDBVMS_MUPA040.PS.




























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