1.3 Compatibility of Galaxy Computing Environment and
Non-Galaxy Cluster Members
V7.2-EFT3 Release Note
OpenVMS Version 7.2 introduces new security classes that
are used in an OpenVMS Galaxy computing environment.
The new security classes are not valid on non-Galaxy sys-
tems. 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$OBJECTS.DAT
security database file
* If you use galaxywide global sections in your OpenVMS
Galaxy
OpenVMS VAX and Alpha systems running OpenVMS
Version 6.2 or Version 7.1 will crash if they encounter an
unknown security class in the VMS$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 files are
located on the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-EFT3 CD in
directory [VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]:
OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 SECURITY.EXE_ALPHA_V62
SECURITY.STB_ALPHA_V62
OpenVMS Alpha V7.1 SECURITY.EXE_ALPHA_V71
SECURITY.STB_ALPHA_V71
OpenVMS VAX V6.2 SECURITY.EXE_VAX_V62
OpenVMS VAX V7.1 SECURITY.EXE_VAX_V71
To use the new files, you must do the following:
For each OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2 system disk:
$ RENAME/LOG target_disk:[SYS*.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE SECURITY.EXE_OLD
$ RENAME/LOG target_disk:[SYS*.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.STB SECURITY.STB_OLD
$ COPY distribution_CD:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE_ALPHA_V62 -
target_disk:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE;
$ COPY distribution_CD:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.STB_ALPHA_V62 -
target_disk:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.STB;
For each OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1 system disk:
$ RENAME/LOG target_disk:[SYS*.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE SECURITY.EXE_OLD
$ RENAME/LOG target_disk:[SYS*.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.STB SECURITY.STB_OLD
$ COPY distribution_CD:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE_ALPHA_V71 -
target_disk:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE;
$ COPY distribution_CD:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.STB_ALPHA_V71 -
target_disk:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.STB;
For each OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2 system disk:
$ RENAME/LOG target_disk:[SYS*.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE SECURITY.EXE_OLD
$ COPY distribution_CD:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE_VAX_V62 -
target_disk:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE;
For each OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 system disk
$ RENAME/LOG target_disk:[SYS*.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE SECURITY.EXE_OLD
$ COPY distribution_CD:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE_VAX_V71 -
target_disk:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE;
Before you create any galaxywide global sections, you must
reboot all cluster members sharing one of the updated system
disks.
Note that the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2-EFT3 operating
system already contains this fix.