OpenVMS ALPCPU0D03_062 Alpha V6.2 - V6.2-1H3 CPU ROUTINES ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS ALPCPU0D03_062 Alpha V6.2 - V6.2-1H3 CPU ROUTINES ECO Summary
Modification Date: 27-AUG-98
Modification Type: DOCUMENTATION: Added Kit Dependencies and
Installation Rating Information.
DOCUMENTATION: Technical Modification
The SYSLOA image in this kit is applicable
to AlphaStation/AlphaServer 400 systems.
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) Digital Equipment Corporation 1998. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: CPU Routines
SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPCPU0D03_062
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPCPU02_062
ALPCPU01_062
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 948 Blocks
Saveset A: 936 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Reboot Supported: Yes
Specific Hardware Type: AlphaStation/AlphaServer 400
Installation Rating: 2 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and
using the following feature(s):
RACORE (Token Ring) adapter and/or
DE500-BA adapter
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:
ALPLAN05_062 - For RACOR and DE500-BA adapter support
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for the CPU Routines on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2
through V6.2-1H3. This kit addresses the following problems:
Problems addressed in the ALPCPU0D03_062 ECO kit:
o Add support for the DE500-BA adapter and the Gigabit Ethernet
adapter.
o The RACORE (Token Ring) adapter was never supported in V6.2.
The supported adapter, Thomas Conrad (Token Ring adapter) is
being phased out so this new adapter must be supported.
Problems addressed in the ALPCPU02_062 ECO Kit:
o When a device driver uses IOC$NODE_FUNCTION to disable a device
interrupt in the IRQ range 8 to 15, keyboard interrupts are
also disabled. This problem is seen on systems with
customer-written drivers. Because of the higher overhead of
IOC$NODE_FUNCTION, the recommended way to disable interrupts is
at the device itself. The part of the code affected is used by
AlphaServer 1000 4/200, AlphaServer 400 4/233, EB64 and
AlphaStation 600 5/266 platforms, but the problem has only been
reported on Digital AlphaServer 1000 4/200 platforms.
o If a device's EISA configuration utility CFG file requests two
or more IRQs, the device can crash an EISA_based system. This
problem can occur on Digital AlphaServer 2100 4/250,
AlphaServer 8400 5/275, AlphaStation 600 5/266, Digital
AlphaServer 1000 4/200 and DEC 2000-300 platforms.
Problems addressed in the ALPCPU01_062 ECO Kit:
o On AlphaStation 200, AlphaStation 400 4/233, and AlphaServer
1000 4/200 CPUs, about one out of every ten SET TIME commands
will set the year or month incorrectly. It appears that the
most common incorrect years are 2014 and 1758.
This problem is corrected in OpenVMS Alpha V7.0.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
rebooted.
If you have other nodes in your VMS cluster, they must also be
rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s). If it is not
possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a
rolling re-boot may be performed.
This patch can be found at any of these sites:
Colorado Site
Georgia Site
Files on this server are as follows:
alpcpu0d03_062.README
alpcpu0d03_062.CHKSUM
alpcpu0d03_062.CVRLET_TXT
alpcpu0d03_062.a-dcx_axpexe
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