OpenVMS VMS721_DRIVER-V0200 Alpha V7.2-1 Drivers ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS VMS721_DRIVER-V0200 Alpha V7.2-1 Drivers ECO Summary
New Kit Date : 09-MAR-2001
Modification Date: 14-MAR-2001
Modification Type: Documentation ONLY: Corrected typographical error.
NOTE: An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
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the ECO.
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001. All rights reserved.
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: Drivers
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VMS721_DRIVER-V0200
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS721_DRIVER-V0200--4.PCSI
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: VMS721_DRIVER-V0100
VMS721_DQCONFIG-V0200
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 944 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating: INSTALL_1
1 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed version(s) of OpenVMS.
Kit Dependencies:
The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
installation of this kit:
VMS721_UPDATE-V0100
VMS721_PCSI-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 for drivers on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1. This kit
addresses the following problems:
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_DRIVER-V0200 KIT:
o When a user attempts to create a directory on an IDE disk
device larger than 30 GB, the system crashes with a UNXSIGNAL
bugcheck at OTS$REM_UL_C+000B4 (a divide-by-0 crash).
Crashdump Summary Information:
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Bugcheck Type: UNXSIGNAL, Unexpected signal name in ACP
Current Process: face - 407
Current Image: $14$DKB0:[SYS4.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE]CREATE.EXE
Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.80007268 OTS$REM_UL_C+000B8
Failing PS: 10000000.00000000
Module: SYS$BASE_IMAGE (Link Date/Time:
29-DEC-1999 03:52:51.75)
Offset: 00005268
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DQDRIVER.EXE
o The system cannot play audio CDs.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DQDRIVER.EXE
o A second instance of a GALAXY can not be booted. Also
observed are repeated Bus Addressable Pool (BAP) errors with
subsequent AUTOGEN runs.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDS]SYS$DQDRIVER.EXE
o Not all DRcu:: disks are seen by all cluster members.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DRDRIVER.EXE
o V7.2-1 systems will not be able to access Fibre Channel tapes
which are served by systems running verions of VMS later than
V7.2-1H1. This change allows this access.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
[SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
o BACKUP between a V7.2-1 client and a V7.1 TMSCP served tape
fails with POSITERR and IVDENS errors.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
[SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o A MOUNT/FOR/NOASSIST/DENSITY=6250 command can be is issued for
devices such as TA90 and TZ88. These commands make no sense
for these devices but c ustomers have command files, that
issue this command, without regard to the type of drive. Wehn
sucha command file runs, the process or tape device will hang.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o A system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN bugcheck when a UCB
(unit control block) was served prematurely.
Crashdump Summary Information:
------------------------------
Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL
Current Process: NULL
Current Image:
Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.8022C8AC
SCS$MSCP_CHECK_SERVICE_C+0085C
Failing PS: 10000000.00000804
Module: MSCP
Offset: 000028AC
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DRDRIVER.EXE
o DRA devices can not be served to the cluster because not all
DRcu:: disks are seen by all cluster members. For example,
MOUNT/CLUSTER $1$DRA0: will not fail or signal an error.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DRDRIVER.EXE
Problems Addressed in VMS721_DRIVER-V0100:
o IRP (I/O request packets) exit packets are not logged if
FAST_PATH is enabled.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
o A tape device hangs following MOUNT-F-SERIOUSEXCP errors. The
tape device encounters a SEREXCP condition, which could be
related to bad media being cycled through a tape library.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o The system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN in SYS$DUDRIVER.
Images Affected:
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o Fix two DUDRIVER FAST_PATH checks.
1. Change the testing of IRP$M_SHDIO from IRP$L_STS to
IRP$L_STS2.
2. Change the "obsolete modifiers" constant from ^X180 to
^80, since ^X100 is a IO$M_MSCPMODIFS bit.
These fixes ensure FAST_PATH is used in all appropriate
instances.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
o The system can experience an invalid exception bugcheck in
DUDRIVER.
Images Affected:
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o Update the DQDRIVER to provide an IO$_DIAGNOSE interface to
ATAPI devices, similar to the capabilities afforded in
DKDRIVER for SCSI devices.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE
o An INVPTEFMT bugcheck occurred in IO_ROUTINE_MON.EXE. See the
dump summary below:
Crash Time: 10-APR-2000 17:41:30.51
Bugcheck Type: INVPTEFMT, Invalid page table entry format
Node: WILD11 (Cluster)
CPU Type: Compaq AlphaServer ES40
VMS Version: X700-FT1
Current Process: NULL
Current Image:
Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.800CB0EC IOC_STD$PTETOPFN_C+0008C
Failing PS: 38000000.00000804
Module: IO_ROUTINES_MON (Link Date/Time: 1-APR-2000
00:01:45.84)
Offset: 000050EC
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$PBDRIVER.EXE
o An INVEXCEPTN crash occurs @SYS$PBDRIVER+13088. A call to
delete a shared memory region results in a NOWAIT error, and
contacting the virtual address (VA) of the region ultimately
results in the crash. See the partial dump below:
------------------------------
Crash Time: 15-MAY-2000 08:55:51.89
Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL
Node: WILD5 (Cluster)
CPU Type: Compaq AlphaServer GS160 6/731
VMS Version: X70V-SSB
Current Process: NULL
Current Image:
Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.80481088 SYS$PBDRIVER+13088
Failing PS: 20000000.00000804
Module: SYS$PBDRIVER (Link Date/Time: 5-MAY-2000 23:36:55.31)
Offset: 00013088
Boot Time: 15-MAY-2000 08:41:35.00
System Uptime: 0 00:14:16.89
Crash/Primary CPU: 08/08
System/CPU Type: 2308
Saved Processes: 23
Pagesize: 8 KByte (8192 bytes)
Physical Memory: 8192 MByte (67108864 PFNs, discontiguous memory)
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$PBDRIVER.EXE
o A tape device can hang following MOUNT-F-SERIOUSEXCP errors.
BHAK$ mount/over=id $90$MUA2:
%MOUNT-F-SERIOUSEXCP, serious exception detected by TMSCP controller
BHAK$ sho dev /full mua2
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o After failover, MSCP-served disks hang in MNTVER (MOUNT
VERIFY). See a portion of an OPERCRASH dump below:
- On the EBJB19:: client, check device $1$DGA2014:
[WILD3$DGA2014 (WILD5$DGA2014)]
Device status: 08265810 ONLINE,valid,unload,mntverip,
Device status: 08265810 ONLINE,valid,unload,mntverip,
Process (index=22) "O-2-BAD" stuck in LEF on this disk.
B400222 0022 O-2-BAD SYSTEM LEF 4
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
o BACKUP/MED=COMPACTION to an HSJ-based TZ87 fails with an
SS-F-IVDENS (invalid density) error.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o A MOUNT command issued on V7.1 client for an Alpha V7.2-1,
TMSCP served HSJ/TZ88 device fails with a MOUNT-F_VOLIN (MOUNT
violation) error.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o The MOUNT/MED=COMPACTION command issued from a client does not
enable compaction on TMSCP-served SCSI tape devices.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o An INIT/MED=NOCOMP command to a SUPER-DLT (TZXX) drive, does
not go into non-compacted mode. See example below:
BTANKA> init/media=comp $255$MKC600: test
BTANKA> sh dev/fu $255$MKC600:
Magtape $255$MKC600: (DAVID3), device type COMPAQ DLT8000, is
ONLINE, file-oriented device, available to cluster, error
logging is enabled, controller supports compaction (compaction
disabled).
Error count 0 Operations completed 1339
Owner process "" Owner UIC [SYSTEM]
Owner process ID 00000000 Dev Prot S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:R,W
Reference count 0 Default buffer siz 2048
Density DLT8000 Format Normal-11
Host name "DAVID3" Host type, avail Digital Personal
WorkStation, yes
Allocation class 255
Volume status: no-unload on dismount, beginning-of-tape, odd parity.
BTANKA>
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o A satellite system cannot boot when its allocation class is
the same as the allocation class of the system disk, yet
different from the allocation class of the MSCP disk server.
The system will crash with an MSCPCLASS bugcheck after 5
minutes. SDA shows references to disk with an allocation
class of the server.
Crash Time: 14-MAR-2000 17:00:14.02
Bugcheck Type: MSCPCLASS, Fatal error detected by MSCP class driver
Node: TSTPC3 (Cluster)
CPU Type:
VMS Version: V7.2-1
Current Process: SWAPPER
Current Image:
Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.81C49B90 SYS$DUDRIVER+09B90
Failing PS: 18000000.00000804
Module: SYS$DUDRIVER (Link Date/Time: 28-MAY-1999
23:19:57.92)
Offset: 00009B90
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
o A process or system hangs with file I/Os stalled and the class
driver data block (CDDB) stuck in a single stream mode.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
[SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_DQCONFIG-V0200 KIT:
o Use of CD-ROMs on high performance Alpha systems may cause
system to hang.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DQDRIVER.EXE
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_DQCONFIG-V0100 KIT:
o On systems that include IDE/ATA or ATAPI drives, when booted
from one of these devices, a second unit on the same IDE bus
would not autoconfigure. For example, if system boot is from
DQA0:, drive DQA1: would not be auto-configured, and
vice-versa. Currently the only systems affected are the
DS10/VS10/XP90.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$ICBM.EXE
o ES40 machines crash when a KZPAC is installed in Hose 0 and an
attempt is made to mount a CD-ROM. This problem is also seen,
to a lesser degree, on other platforms.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DQDRIVER.EXE
o Remove DMA support on the following platforms:
o DPWS-xxxau
o XP1000
o DS20
o DS20E
o SMARTengine 21264/Alpha PCI/ISA SBC
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DQDRIVER.EXE
INSTALLATION NOTES:
This kit requires a system reboot. Compaq strongly recommends that
a reboot is performed immediately after kit installation to avoid
system instability
If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS 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.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation utility
by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the
DCL prompt:
PRODUCT INSTALL VMS721_DRIVER /SOURCE=[location of Kit]
The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that
contains the kit.
Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing
HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This patch can be found at any of these sites:
Colorado Site
Georgia Site
Files on this server are as follows:
dec-axpvms-vms721_driver-v0200--4.README
dec-axpvms-vms721_driver-v0200--4.CHKSUM
dec-axpvms-vms721_driver-v0200--4.pcsi-dcx_axpexe
vms721_driver-v0200.CVRLET_TXT
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