UCX Version Upgradation from 5.0A to 5.0A-ECO2

[Anjan Ganguly]

I want to upgrate the existing UCX from V5.0A to V5.0A-EC02.I am having Open VMS Verion 7.2-1 installed in Alpha DS-10 Server.I have searched a lot in the net but unable to find any site that can give me an idea of installing this V5.0A ECO2 version.

Can any one guide me from where can I get the UCX V5.0A-ECO2 and procedure to upgared my existing version V5.0A with V5.0A-ECO2.

Anjan Ganguly

[Sandeep Ramavana]

Hi Anjan,

OpenVMS V7.2-1 patches can be found in the "patch database" section of ITRC. However, since V7.2-1 is currently out of support, only the latest patches are available. The last patch for UCX/TCPIP is "Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha 5.1 ECO 5". You can upgrade to this kit by downloading the same from http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?patchid=ALP_TCPIP_ECO-V0501-155&sel={openvms:alpha:7.2-1,}&BC=main|search|

Best Regards,
Sandeep

[Shriniketan Bhagwat]

Hi Anjan,

Welcome to ITRC Forum.
Below is the link where can get the officially released OpenVMS ECO kits.
http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/search.do?BC=main|&pageOsid=openvms

Regards,
Ketan

[Steven Schweda]

> I want to upgrate the existing UCX from
> V5.0A to V5.0A-EC02. [...]

Why that particular ECO? I can find what
looks like ECO 3:

ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/archived_patches/axp/7.X/v7.1/tcpip/5.0a/

but I'd look around to see if some newer
TCPIP version is compatible with this VMS
version, and then use the latest compatible
version (and ECO) which I could find.

> I have searched a lot in the net [...]

That's a big place.

> [...] procedure [...]

Read the documentation? I'd guess:

PRODUCT INSTALL

[Steven Schweda]

> [...] "Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
> Alpha 5.1 ECO 5". [...]

Also at:

ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/archived_patches/axp/7.X/v7.1/tcpip/5.1/

where the README does say:

[...]
Kit Applies To: Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS V5.1
OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, V7.1-1H1, V7.1-1H2, V7.2,
V7.2-1, V7.2-1H1, V7.2-1H2, V7.2-2
and V7.3
[...]


If this ECO is not a full kit, then you
might have trouble applying a V5.1 ECO to a
V5.0A installation, but I'd expect the
installer to complain before you could do any
real damage. (Many TCPIP ECOs are really
full kits, not only patches.)

[Shriniketan Bhagwat]

Hi Anjan,

Belo link explains how to install and configure the DIGITAL TCP/IP for OpenVMS (UCX) layered application product and the programmerâ s guide. May be helpful.

http://h30266.www3.hp.com/odl/vax/network/tcpipv42/install/6524pro.html
http://www.process.com/tcpip/tcpware58docs/html/programmer/ch02.htm


Regards,
Ketan

[Anjan Ganguly]

Thanks for the reply.But still I am not able to find any patches that matches the perticular UCX version.

[P Muralidhar Kini]

Hi Anjan,

>> I want to upgrate the existing UCX from V5.0A to V5.0A-EC02
Any particular reason you want to upgrade specifically to V5.0A-EC02 patch
and not a latest version?

You are using the OpenVMS V7.2-1 version. You can upgrade directly to the
latest UCX patch available on that version. Its always recommended to upgrade
ato the latest patch version.

The link provided by Sandeep and Steven should help you in this regard.

Regards,
Murali

[abrsvc]

I might have the kit on the software product library CDs, but I too would question why restricting the upgrade to a particular patch level. I would recommend the installation be OpenVMS V7.3-2 and TCPIP V5.3

I'll check on the kit and update this.

Dan

[Andy Bustamante]

With version 5.0, the UCX product was renamed to TCPIP Services. To preserver backward compatibility, the UCX command continues to function. Strictly speaking there is no UCX 5.0a, the product is TCPIP 5.0a.

With 5.0a installed, you only need to patch to the last ECO,

$ product install TCPIP_ECO

with the optional /source=

These kits generally require a reboot, if TCPIP was started. Check the release notes.

There is an ECO3 available. You don't need to install TCPIP ECOs sequentially, just load the latest kit. See the archived patches at ftp.itrc.hp.com. Documenation for installation is also available here.

With VMS 7.2-1, you can also upgrade to TCPIP 5.1. That said, the later ECOs for 5.1 are not documented for support on 7.2-1. Once this version of VMS went out of support, the ECOs were only qualified on currently supported releases of the operating system. In other words, you can upgrade to TCPIP 5.1, but you can't load the latest patches. That may or may not be an issue.

TCPIP 5.0x and 5.1 had some serious connectivity issues corrected in the ECOs.

Do you really need to be running an unsupported operating system release with a TCPIP stack that is no longer being patched? There are some serious performance and security improvements in later releases. Consider migration to VMS 7.3-2 which ships with TCPIP 5.3.