Year 2000 Compliance Overview
GCOS 7

Last content update to this page: November 30, 1999 (see Notice)
Change history for GCOS 7 pages

GCOS 7 is the operating system of the Bull DPS 7000 family of enterprise systems.
For a general overview of GCOS 7 in and beyond Year 2000, see:

Life cycle status

Software

Release Supported until Change
GCOS7 V9 TS 9662 UP30 Dec 31, 2001 New
GCOS7 V8 TS 8560 UP30 Dec 31, 2000 Update
GCOS7 V8 TS 8560 UP21 June 30, 1998 New
GCOS7 V7 TS 7560 UP30 Dec 31, 2000 Update
GCOS7 V8 TS 8458 UP25 Dec 31, 1998 Update
GCOS7 V7 TS 7458 UP21 Dec 31, 1998 Update
GCOS7 V7 TS 7356 Dec 31, 1997 May 26, 1999
GCOS7 V6 (all versions) Dec 31, 1996 May 26, 1999
GCOS7 V5 (all versions) Jun 30, 1995 May 26, 1999

Hardware

Model Supported until Change
DPS 7000/2x0 Dec 31, 1997  
DPS 7000/3x0 Dec 31, 1997  
DPS 7000/An Dec 31, 1998  

Warning : This is a general information. For local implementation, please contact your Bull support representative.

 

Maintenance policy and the Year 2000

To be Year 2000-ready, your GCOS 7 platform must be upgraded at software level as detailed below :

TS9662

The GCOS 7 release TS9662 is supported and Year 2000-ready when upgraded at level software TS9662 UP30. In addition, the installation of the kit of SERs called AFT662_UP30 (issued on August 30, 1999) is required. This kit does not include the Year 2000 SER P6729.02 needed for IQS extension functionality which is available on GCOS 7  releases TS7560, TS8560 and TS9662 only (see detailed list below).
To get the kit AFT662_UP30, please contact your local Bull support representative.

TS7560/8560

The GCOS 7 releases TS7560 and TS8560 are supported and Year 2000-ready when respectively upgraded at software level TS7560 UP30 and TS8560 UP30. In addition, the installation of the kit of SERs called AFT560_UP30 (issued on June 11, 1999 and also available on the tape AFT915) is required. This kit does not include the Year 2000 SER P6729.02 needed for IQS extension functionality which is available on GCOS 7 releases TS7560, TS8560 and TS9662 only  (see detailed list below).
To get the kit of SERs, please contact your local Bull support representative.

TS7458/8458

The GCOS 7 releases TS7458 and TS 8458 are no longer supported  but Year 2000-ready when respectively ugraded at software level TS7458 UP21 and TS8458 UP25. In addition, the installation of the kit of SERs called AFT7458 (issued on May 14, 1997) is required. This kit does not include the Year 2000 SERs P0057.01 and P1069.01 (see detailed list below).
To get the kit of SERs, please contact your local Bull support representative.

Note : Bull strongly recommends to migrate your GCOS 7 platform at software level either TS7560 UP30, TS8560 UP30 or TS9662 UP30.

 List of Year 2000 SERs

Year 2000 SER number

 Module Description Module Name
TS7458 TS7560/8560 TS9662
P0057.01 (1)     COBOL H_SM1,H_COBRTP
P1069.01 (1)     builtin #FW H_SM13, H_GCL
O7529.01     NCC EDTRACE H_NCC_EDTRACE
O7318.01     CATBUILD H_SM10,H_DCT
P0003.01     TP7GEN H_TP7GEN
O7284.01     Crdate MT/CT H_SM10,H_DFPRE
O8412.01     Tape prep H_PRPTP
O7810.01     Volprep H_VOLPREP
P1588.01     builtin #EXTDATE H_SM13,H_GCL
O8346.01     OUTALC,DYNALC H_SM7,H_DBFSM
P3281.01 P3470.01   Libmaint H_SM9 H_LIB_EDT
P3684.01 P3684.01   FSE list H_SM13,H_FSE_LKU
P3683.01 P3812.01   EJR WHEN (using Private Timer) (4) H_SM8,H_OCL_NP
P5202.02 (1) P5202.02   TP7 (using Private Timer) (4) H_SM1,H_TP7
P3414.01 (1) P3414.01   DTM (using Private Timer) (4) H_SM1,H_IOF_FORM
P5240.01     Cobol H_COBOL85
P4109.01     SBR H_SBR
  P6729.02 (2) P6729.02 (3) IQS 2000 (5) H_SM20, H_QY

(1) Indicates that this SER is not included in the kit AFT7458.

(2) Indicates that this SER is not included in the kit AFT560_UP30.

(3) Indicates that this SER is not included in the kit AFT662_UP30.

(4) The use of the Private Timer option (millennium application test facility) requires the application of the following SERs : P3683.01/P3812.01, P5202.02 and P3414.01.

(5) The IQS extension functionality (available on GCOS 7 releases TS7560, TS8560 and TS9662 only) requires the installation of the kit of SERs called AFT560_UP30 and SER P6729.02 which is not included in this kit.


Testing status

Current tests aim to identify residual problems in component products and indicate the version which provides full Year 2000 readiness. Their results will be posted as updates to the compliance catalog.

Services

Your usual Bull representative will be pleased to discuss the different Year 2000 related services available, including:

  • Expertise: testing methodology...
  • Consulting: impact analysis...
  • Assistance
  • Loan of testing platform environment
  • Diagnosis

For a general view of services Bull can provide to ease your passage into the new millenium, see the relevant web pages:

  • Customer Services
  • etc.

Compliance catalog

The GCOS 7 Year 2000 compliance catalog is organized by function. It is based on the GCOS 7 TS7458 release, which has been available since 4Q96.

Software

Hardware platforms

Peripherals

See also

 

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Notice
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