                          COMPAQ    E           Read Before Installing Compaq ACMS Version 4.4A for OpenVMS            Alpha Systems   H           Whether you are a new or existing Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS cus-I           tomer, please take time to read the following information about            your product.              Security Advisory   G           Compaq has determined that OpenVMS Alpha systems running ACMS E           Version 4.4 have a serious security flaw involving elevated E           privileges that could be exploited. This potential security F           vulnerability involves ACMS processes having more privilegesJ           enabled than the privileges specified in the authorization file.  I           To protect against this potential security risk, Compaq is dis- E           tributing Version 4.4A on the OpenVMS Alpha Product Library J           beginning in Q1 of 2002. Customers using ACMS Version 4.4 shouldH           upgrade to Version 4.4A immediately. ACMS Version 4.4A is sup-9           ported on OpenVMS Alpha Versions 7.2-2 and 7.3.   /                                       IMPORTANT   G              This problem does not compromise the security of the Open- C              VMS operating system. If ACMS is not installed on your F              system, you do NOT need to install this mandatory update.  G           You can verify whether or not ACMS has been installed on your -           system using the following command:                 $ ACMS/SHOW SYSTEM   H           If ACMS is not installed you will get a "%DCL-W-IVVERB, unrec-H           ognized command verb" error message. If ACMS is installed, youF           will get a ACMS status message that tells you the version of'           ACMS running on your machine.   ,                                         NOTE  F              Compaq recommends that you apply this update to your ACMS!              systems immediately.   E           Your OpenVMS system does not need to be rebooted. ACMS will F           restart automatically as part of the upgrade to ACMS Version           4.4A.   J           ACMS Version 4.4A also contains bug fixes. See the Release NotesE           for complete details. For other product information see the E           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD).                             ACMS Knowledge Module   G           An ACMS Knowledge Module for use with BMC PATROL and the ACMS I           Remote Manager is available on the ACMS web site at the follow-            ing URL:  ;              http://www.openvms.compaq.com/commercial/acms/                                                                                                 +                                           2                  "           Installation Information  D           Installing ACMS Version 4.4A requires Compaq OpenVMS Alpha           Version 7.2-2 or 7.3.   G           Before you install the product, read Chapter 2 of the Release G           Notes for information on any changes to the installation pro- F           cedure described in the Installation Guide. To install ACMS,E           invoke the VMSINSTAL command procedure, as described in the G           OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, and then follow the instruc- G           tions in the Compaq ACMS Version 4.4 for OpenVMS Installation G           Guide. The installation procedure will perform a complete re- !           placement installation.   H           Refer to the ACMS SPD for a complete list of products that are,           compatible with ACMS Version 4.4A.  #           Release Notes Information   F           The release notes for ACMS Version 4.4A contain a summary ofH           new features, known problems, restrictions, incompatibilities,D           and installation-related instructions. To read the releaseG           notes before installing ACMS, invoke VMSINSTAL and follow the H           instructions in the installation guide. After installing ACMS,4           the release notes for ACMS are located in:  ,              SYS$HELP:ACMS044A.RELEASE_NOTES             PCA Usage   G           Server procedure debugging or task debugging is not supported I           using the DECset Performance and Coverage Analyzer (PCA) compo-            nent.              DECdtm Usage  G           If ACMS is used in a mixed-network environment, Compaq DECnet J           for OpenVMS (Phase IV) and Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS, and aI           DECdtm transaction is started within ACMS on a Phase IV system, G           it will fail with the following condition when it attempts to :           add the transaction from the DECnet-Plus system.  ;              '%SYSTEM-F-NOSUCHNODE, remote node is unknown'   H           The workaround for this problem is to redefine the SYS$DECDTM_G           NODE_NAME logical name on the DECnet-Plus system to match its            Phase IV equivalent.  1           License Management Facility Information   I           Before you can install ACMS Version 4.4A, you must register the G           Product Authorization Key (PAK), using the License Management D           Facility (LMF). See the OpenVMS License Management Utility/           Manual for registration instructions.              For More Information  J           For more information about ACMS and for updates on new features,2           visit our web site at the following URL:  ;              http://www.openvms.compaq.com/commercial/acms/   +                                           3                  +           Contents of the Documentation Kit   I           The following table lists the contents of the ACMS Version 4.4A F           Development, Run-Time, and Remote Access documentation kits.  J           ________________________________________________________________6                                                   Run-J           Items________________________DevelopmentTime_______Remote_______  >           Read Before Installing       X          X          X"           Compaq ACMS Version 4.4A           for OpenVMS Systems >           Compaq ACMS for Open-        X          X          X           VMS Software Product           Description >           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS      X          X          X           Getting Started >           Compaq ACMS Version 4.4      X          X          X"           for OpenVMS Installation           Guide >           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS      X          X          X           Quick Reference Guide >           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS      X          X          X           Managing Applications >           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS      X          X          X#           Remote Systems Management            Guide 3           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS      X          X            Writing Applications3           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS      X          X            ADU Reference Manual(           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS      X#           Writing Server Procedures (           Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS      X           Concepts and Design            Guidelines(           Compaq ACMS for Open-        X           VMS Systems Interface J           Programming_____________________________________________________        <                           2002  Compaq Computer Corporation  F           Compaq, Compaq logo ACMS, DECforms, DECnet, DECset, DIGITAL,D           OpenVMS, VAX, and VMS are trademarks of Compaq InformationG           Technologies Group, in the United States and other countries.   G           All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or >           registered trademarks of their respective companies.        +                                           4 