  OpenVMS Y2K? 
 The Question is:
 
Only the following releases have Y2k ECO kits:
 
OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2, V5.5-2H4, V6.2, and V7.1
OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H*, V7.1, and V7.1-1H*
 
Does this mean that my current V7.0 is Y2K ready or does not need a patched.
 
Thank you.
 
 
 The Answer is:
 
There are Year 2000 (Y2K) ECO kits available for the following releases:
 
  OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2, V5.5-2H4, V6.2, and V7.1
  OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3, V7.1, V7.1-1H1, V7.1-1H2
 
The following releases include integrated Y2K readiness:
 
  OpenVMS VAX V7.2, and later
  OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2, V7.2, and later
 
No other generally-released Y2K readiness ECO kits for other (older)
OpenVMS releases are currently planned.  OpenVMS releases after the
releases specified above will have integrated Y2K readiness.
 
The Y2K readiness kits for specific OpenVMS releases prior to V7.1 are
currently available to customers with an OpenVMS prior version support
software support contract, and can also be purchased separately.  The
V7.1 Y2K readiness kits are presently available at the service area
website:
 
  http://www.compaq.com/support/
 
For the official, most complete, and most current information on the status
of Y2K compliance of Compaq hardware and software products, including that
of OpenVMS and various OpenVMS layered products, please see:
 
  http://www.compaq.com/year2000/
  http://www.openvms.digital.com/openvms/products/year-2000/
 
Information on the customer testing procedures recommended by OpenVMS
Engineering are also accessable via the second URL above.  Failure to
follow  the recommended Y2K testing procedures -- particularly around
the necessity for performing a disk BACKUP and restoration around any
Y2K testing -- can and has led to various problems at customer sites.
 
