Last Update:            11-JUL-2005
Operating System:       Tru64, Solaris
Component:              PMDF Shared Library
Base Level Required:    PMDF V6.2-1
Other Requirements:     see Change History

Platform                Subdirectory            File(s) to download
--------                ------------            --------------------
OpenVMS VAX             [.VMS.VAX_EXE]          n/a
OpenVMS Alpha           [.VMS.ALPHA_EXE]        n/a
Solaris SPARC           solaris-sparc/lib/      libpmdf.so
Solaris x86             solaris-x86/lib/        libpmdf.so
Tru64                   osf/lib/                libpmdf.so


General info
------------
     You will need to have a License PAK with a release date after the date of
  PMDFSHR.EXE or libpmdf.so to run PMDF.  Note that this may apply to other
  images as well.

     Patches may be obtained from the anonymous FTP account on
  ftp.pmdf.process.com.  Use FTP to connect to the host ftp.pmdf.process.com
  and login as the user anonymous.  Use your e-mail address as the login 
  password.

     Move to the pmdf_621_patches subdirectory:

        ftp> cd pmdf_621_patches

     Patches will be located in platform-specific sub-trees, as follows:

        Platform        Subdirectory
        --------        ------------
        OpenVMS         vms
        Solaris/SPARC   solaris-sparc
        Solaris/x86     solaris-x86
        Tru64           osf
	common unix	unix

     When FTPing images, be sure to FTP them as binary.  Before retrieving
  such an image with the GET command, be sure to put your FTP into binary
  mode with a command such as TYPE IMAGE or TYPE BINARY.


Change history
--------------
11-JUL-2005 (ident V6.2-1x9)
  Fixed a TLS-related problem which could cause a crash in various server
  processes due to a null pointer. (D/E 9351)

11-JUL-2005 (ident V6.2-1x9)
  Resolved a problem whereby the following error message would appear in PMDF
  log files:
	unable to contact job controller
  Note that there may be many different things that can cause this error
  message to appear, such as the job controller is not running. This patch
  fixes one cause of that error message. Note also that this problem has only
  been reported on Solaris, but it could happen on Tru64 as well. (D/E 10031)

22-MAR-2005 (ident V6.2-1x5)
  The PMDF DB command now supports HUGE databases. This change requires new db
  files (see aa_db_patches.html for information). (D/E 6975)

15-MAR-2005 (ident V6.2-1x4)
  Fixed a problem using the INLINE feature for directory channels where
  messages for certain recipients to a mailing list can get lost if there is a
  temporary error in doing the directory channel lookup for that recipient.
  (D/E 9937)


Installation
------------
OpenVMS [VAX] [ALPHA]

	n/a

UNIX [Tru64] [Solaris]

	Before installing a new libpmdf.so, issue the following command:

		# pmdf shutdown

	Failure to issue the above command could result in the current
	processes not recognizing commands (i.e. restart and shutdown) with
	the new libpmdf.so in place.

	To install the new shared library, place it into the /pmdf/lib/
	directory and then execute the following commands:
        
		# chown pmdf:bin /pmdf/lib/libpmdf.so
		# chmod 755 /pmdf/lib/libpmdf.so

	In some cases new versions of libpmdf.so may alter the format of
	compiled configurations. When this happens recompilation is also
	necessary:
 
		# pmdf cnbuild

	Failure to recompile the configuration after installing new versions
	of libpmdf.so may lead to "compiled configuration version mismatch"
	errors.

	Next, be sure to start PMDF by issuing the following command:

		# pmdf startup