Conference forty2::x500

991.0. "Official: Digital X.500 Directory Service V3.1 SSB" by FORTY2::PULLEN (Julian Pullen) Wed Mar 26 1997 11:21

    
	    Digital X.500 Directory Service V3.1 SSB
	    ----------------------------------------

    This note announces the availability of the network kits for Digital
    X.500 Directory Service V3.1. Kits are available for OpenVMS VAX,
    OpenVMS Alpha and Digital UNIX.

    This Digital UNIX version supports Digital UNIX V4.0d or later. This
    version will not run on Digital UNIX V3. Digital UNIX V4.0A may be
    used, provided you apply patch 123.00 (OSF405-400151). Digital UNIX
    V4.0B may be used, provided you apply patch 44.00 (OSF410-400151). No
    patch is yet available for Digital UNIX V4.0C. (For internal users
    there is a UNIX test patch Q48633, which can be used on UNIX V4.0a and
    V4.0b instead of the official patch. Note the official patches contain
    many more fixes.)

    This version of X.500 is year 2000 compliant. With this release, the
    UTCtime matching rules used by the DSA have been changed so that dates
    beyond the year 2000 are recognised by the DSA. UTC Time represent the
    year as a two digit number For example, 10.30am GMT on 5th January 1997
    is expressed in UTC Time as 970105103000Z. With the new time matching
    rules, a time value with a year that is less than 50 is assumed by the
    DSA to be after 2000. A time value with the year equal to or greater
    than 50 is assumed by the DSA to be between 1950 and 1999. Note that
    existing time values stored in the directory that contain a year value
    less than 50 will be affected by the new UTCtime matching rule used by
    the DSA.

    You are strongly advised to read the cover letter, installation guide
    and release notes before installing this software. 


    X500$KITROOT:[X500_PUBLIC.V31_SSB.AVMS]
	DXDA031.A
	DXDA031.B
	DXDA031.C

    X500$KITROOT:[X500_PUBLIC.V31_SSB.VVMS]
	DXDV031.A
	DXDV031.B
	DXDV031.C

    X500$KITROOT:[X500_PUBLIC.V31_SSB.UNIX]
	DXDA310.TAR
	Q48633.TAR_Z

    X500$KITROOT:[X500_PUBLIC.V31_SSB.DOCS]
	
	SPD.{PS,TXT}
	AVMS-CLETTER.{PS,TXT}
	VVMS-CLETTER.{PS,TXT}
	UNIX-CLETTER.{PS,TXT}
	AVMS-INST.{PS,TXT}
	VVMS-INST.{PS,TXT}
	UNIX-INST.{PS,TXT}
	RELEASE-NOTES.{PS,TXT}

    The following books have not changed since V3.0

    X500$KITROOT:[X500_PUBLIC.V31_FT1.DOCS]
	X500-MANAGEMENT.{DECW$BOOK,PS}
	X500-OM.{DECW$BOOK,PS}
	X500-PROBLEM_SOLVING.{DECW$BOOK,PS}
	X500-PROG.{DECW$BOOK,PS}
	X500-PROG_REF.{DECW$BOOK,PS}

    If you have any problems copying or using the Digital X.500 kit please
    send mail to FORTY2::X500_SUPPORT.

    Julian Pullen X.500 project leader

What about plain UNIX V4.0?

Are the O/S patches still needed on the local machine if only the DUA parts are
running locally, talking to a remote DSA?

Can a 3.1 DUA talk to a 3.0 DSA, and vice versa?

Thanks,
Scott

A 3.1 DUA can talk to a 3.0 DSA.

The patches are needed when using XTI in a multi-threaded
program. So you may be able to use the DUA without installing
the patches.

I dont know if we have tested with plain 4.0

Andrew

    Hi Julian,
    
    How does a customer get a copy of patch 44 for Unix 4.0b? I have
    customer that needs that patch and I cannot find it.
    
    Thanks in advance,
    
    Cheryl Estes - Message Routeer Support - Atlanta

    
    Any idea when we can expect to see this version hit the various
    layered product CDs?  In the meantime I assume it is okay to
    supply the net kit to sites already running the field test?
    
    Andy
    CSC Sydney
    

    If you copied an X.500 V3.1 OpenVMS Alpha or
    OpenVMS VAX kit before 12-Apr-1997 you should
    re-copy the kit to get the correct SSB version.
    A VMS only shadowing bug has been fixed. 


    Julian Pullen X.500 project leader