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OpenVMS VMS712_DS20E-V0100 Alpha V7.1-2 DS20E Functionality ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS VMS712_DS20E-V0100 Alpha V7.1-2 DS20E Functionality ECO Summary Modification Date: 20-SEP-1999 Modification Type: New Kit 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 1999. All rights reserved. OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha COMPONENT: DS20E Platform Support SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation ECO INFORMATION: ECO Kit Name: VMS712_DS20E-V0100 DEC-AXPVMS-VMS712_DS20E-V0100--4.PCSI ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None ECO Kit Approximate Size: 400 Blocks Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2 System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes Installation Rating: INSTALL_2 2 - To be installed on all systems running the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and using the following feature(s): DS20E Kit Dependencies: The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE installation of this kit: VMS712_UPDATE-V0300 VMS712_LAN-V0100 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 to provide DS20E Platform Support for OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2. New Functionality Addressed in VMS721_DS20E_ES40-V0100: o Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Support This kit provides OpenVMS Version 7.1-2 support for the Compaq AlphaServer DS20E. The DS20E is a follow-on to the Compaq AlphaServer DS20. This kit includes the following OpenVMS support on the DS20E: + Server management + 3X-DEPVD-AA PCI adapter + IDE CD-ROM and boot and runtime Image(s) Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_2208.EXE - [SYS$LDR]SYS$IIDRIVER.EXE - [SYSEXE]SYS$SMHANDLER.EXE DS20E Restrictions: o On Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems, you cannot use the following system routines to perform I/O tribyte reads and writes: + IOC$READ_PCI_CONFIG + IOC$WRITE_PCI_CONFIG + IOC$READ_IO + IOC$WRITE_IO If a device driver calls any of these system routines with a length of three, you must use one of the following methods instead-depending on your I/O cards characteristics: For IOC$READ_IO and IOC$READ_PCI_CONFIG: + Use a longword read, and mask out the byte. + Do a combination of word and byte reads, and append the data. For IOC$WRITE_IO and IOC$WRITE_PCI_CONFIG: + Read a longword, modify the tribyte, and rewrite the longword. Note that AlphaServer 8200/8400 and GS60/140 systems with Alpha 21264 CPUs support tribyte reads and writes. o This note applies to Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems. When device drivers call the IOC$CRAM_CMD, IOC$READ_IO, and IOC$WRITE_IO system routines with the IOC$K_WORD or IOC$K_WORD_LANED parameters, the I/O address must be on a natural, word-aligned boundary. (In other words, the I/O address must be an even number). If the I/O address is an odd number, these system routines return SS$_BADPARAM. Use AUTOGEN with Feedback to Resize ERLBUFFERPAGES for FRU Configuration Error Log Entry The FRU configuration tree provided by the Compaq AlphaServer DS20E console firmware is not copied to the errorlog file if the SYSGEN parameter ERLBUFFERPAGES is not large enough. Use the following command to run AUTOGEN with the FEEDBACK option to automatically calculate the correct setting of ERLBUFFERPAGES and resize the SYS$ERRORLOG.DMP file for the configuration error log entry. $ @SYS$UPDATE:AUTOGEN SAVPARAMS REBOOT FEEDBACK o Server Management Event Handler Driver and Process on Compaq AlphaServer DS20E OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1-2 automatically starts the Server Management Event handler driver and process on Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems. The SMHANDLER process spends most of the time in the hibernate state. When a Server Management Event occurs, an interrupt is delivered to the system specific handler, which parses the exception frame and notifies SMDRIVER that an event has occurred. The driver then delivers an AST to the SMHANDLER process with the event type. The SMHANDLER process reports signaled events in the process log file SYS$MANAGER:SMHANDLER.LOG and with an OPCOM message. Additional information about the event is recorded in the system error log file. The SMHANDLER process may produce one of following new system error messages: + %SMHANDLER-S-STARTUP, server management event handler startup + %SMHANDLER-W-RFF, redundant fan failure detected + %SMHANDLER-W-RPS, redundant power supply failure detected + %SMHANDLER-W-TEMP, warning temperature exceeded To correct the problem, the system manager should schedule a system shutdown at a convenient time and request Compaq Field Service to replace the failing hardware component. In the meantime, the system will continue, but without the protection of the redundant hardware. o TCP/IP for OpenVMS Version 4.2 does not support the new 3X-DEPVD-AA PCI adapter on the AlphaServer DS20E. Prior to running UCX$CONFIG procedures, use the following command to manually configure TCP/IP with the new ethernet adapter: _$ /INTERNET_INTERFACE=I /TYPE=(ETHERNET,CLUSTER) - _$ /INTERNET_INTERFACE=I /TYPE=(ETHERNET,CLUSTER) - _$ /DESCRIPTION=INTEL_ETHERNET Check with your Compaq support representative if you have further questions on TCP/IP and the 3X-DEPVD-AA PCI adapter. INSTALLATION NOTES: The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is rebooted. If there are other nodes in the VMScluster, 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. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.



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Files on this server are as follows:

dec-axpvms-vms712_ds20e-v0100--4.README
dec-axpvms-vms712_ds20e-v0100--4.CHKSUM
dec-axpvms-vms712_ds20e-v0100--4.pcsi-dcx_axpexe
vms712_ds20e-v0100.CVRLET_TXT

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