OpenVMS ALPOPDR04_062 Alpha V6.2 OPDRIVER ECO Summary
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Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1997. All rights reserved.
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: OPDRIVER.EXE
SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPOPDR04_062
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPOPDR03_062
ALPOPDR02_062
ALPOPDR01_062
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 234 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Installation Rating: 3 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed versions of OpenVMS which
are experiencing the problems described.
NOTE: In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit,
the following remedial kits also need to be installed:
None
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for OPDRIVER on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2. This kit
addresses the following problems:
Problems addressed in ALPOPDR04_062
o The ALPOPDR03_062 remedial kit documentation stated that it fixed a
problem regarding OPDRIVER timeouts on Turbolasers. This problem is
not fixed in the OPDRIVER remedial kits. It is fixed by the
ALPSYS09_062 (or supersedant) remedial kit. There are no new fixes in
this kit. If you have installed the ALPOPDR03_062 remedial kit, you
do not need to install this kit.
Problems addressed in ALPOPDR03_062
o While trying to print a large file using DCPS on a Dec 2000
model 300, the system would hang.
o Operators at console see timeout errors under heavy usage.
o A serial console on a Turbolaser (as opposed to a remote or LAT console)
may see device timeouts after issuing commands such as $ directory
or $ show device.
Problems addressed in ALPOPDR02_062
o A paused serial terminal console in a cluster can cause software
timeouts and ultimately cluster crashes.
This problem is corrected in OpenVMS V7.0
Problems addressed in ALPOPDR01_062
o Occasionally, when outputting to OPA1 a WRITE SYS$OUTPUT timeout
will occur.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
In order for the corrections in this kit to take effect, the system
must be rebooted. If the system is a member of a VMScluster, the
entire cluster should be rebooted.
This patch can be found at any of these sites:
Colorado Site
Georgia Site
Files on this server are as follows:
alpopdr04_062.README
alpopdr04_062.CHKSUM
alpopdr04_062.CVRLET_TXT
alpopdr04_062.a-dcx_axpexe
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