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OpenVMS ALPAUDS01_071 AUDIT SERVER Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS ALPAUDS01_071 AUDIT SERVER Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 ECO Summary Modification Date: 16-NOV-98 Modification Type: Updated Kit: Kit can be installed on V7.1-1H2 NOTE: An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file. The name of the compressed file will be kit_name-dcx_vaxexe for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha. Once the file is copied to your system, it can be expanded by typing RUN compressed_file. The resultant file will be the OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file which can be used to install the ECO. Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998. All rights reserved. OP/SYS: DIGITAL OpenVMS Alpha COMPONENT: Audit Server SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation ECO INFORMATION: ECO Kit Name: ALPAUDS01_071 ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None ECO Kit Approximate Size: 462 Blocks Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, V7.1-1H1, V7.1-1H2 System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes Installation Rating: INSTALL_3 3 - To be installed on all systems running the listed versions of OpenVMS which are experiencing the problems described. Kit Dependencies: The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE installation of this kit: None In order to receive all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed: None ECO KIT SUMMARY: An ECO kit exists for the Audit Server on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1 through V7.1-1H2. This kit addresses the following problems: o The SET AUDIT/SERVER=NEW_LOG (create new clusterwide audit log file) will not always work as expected. Sometimes it doesn't work at all and at other times it only works from one node in the cluster. o AUDIT_SERVER had one of two possible problems: The AUDIT_SERVER process may intermittently fail with the following access violation error: %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual address=00000001, PC=00031628, PS=0000001B The source of the problem was that R11 had a bad value (00000001). A second problem is hangs waiting for doorbell locks. Two hung AUDIT_SERVER processes in a VMScluster could get stuck in Local Event Flag (LEF), waiting for the other process to release a different doorbell lock. When this problem occurs, processes may begin backing up in the RWMBX state, trying to write new messages to MBA3:. o When the AUDIT_SERVER is requested to exit, typically due to a system shutdown, it could potentially hang in HIBernation state not processing any messages in MBA3:. This problem could potentially cause other processes to go into RWMBX state when the mailbox fills up, and hang the system. o MOUNT of a new shadow set by a non-privileged user fails, even if the VU (Virtual Unit) had its ownership changed prior to a reboot. INSTALLATION NOTES: The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is rebooted. If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they must also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image. If it is not possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a rolling re-boot may be performed. NOTE: A reboot can be avoided by stopping and re-starting the AUDIT_SERVER. HOWEVER, if the system is experiencing the problems described in this remedial kit, stopping the AUDIT_SERVER may cause the system to hang. If that happens, you must reboot the system to recover. To stop and restart the AUDIT_SERVER: $SET AUDIT/SERVER=EXIT (to stop) $SET AUDIT/SERVER=START (to restart)



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Files on this server are as follows:

alpauds01_071.README
alpauds01_071.CHKSUM
alpauds01_071.CVRLET_TXT
alpauds01_071.a-dcx_axpexe

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