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About This Manual
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1    New and Changed Features
1.1    CPU Online Add and Remove
1.2    Support for Mixed-Speed CPUs
1.3    UNIX 98 Branding
1.4    Link Aggregation Support
1.5    ARMTech Active Resource Management Software
1.6    Compaq Secure Web Server
1.7    Netscape Communicator 4.76
1.8    Upgrade to X11R6.5
1.9    iPlanet Directory Server
1.10    Windows 2000 Single Sign-On
1.11    Additional New Features
1.11.1    Collect GUI Update
1.11.2    Logical Storage Manager Storage Administrator (lsmsa) Update
1.11.3    AdvFS fixfdmn File System Repair Utility
1.11.4    AdvFS Fileset Data Logging
 
2    Features and Interfaces Scheduled for Retirement
2.1    Retired in This Release
2.1.1    Netscape FastTrack Server
2.1.2    POSIX Threads CMA Interface
2.2    Features and Interfaces Scheduled for Retirement in Future Releases
2.2.1    COM for Tru64 UNIX
2.2.2    Performance Manager CDE GUI
2.2.3    DECmigrate
2.2.4    The automount Utility
2.2.5    POSIX Threads Metering
2.2.6    SCSI Device Names
2.2.7    XIE Version 3.0 X Client Extension
2.2.8    The installupdate -i Option
2.2.9    The pixstats Program-Analysis Command
2.2.10    ATM IP Switching
2.2.11    The ogated Routing Daemon
2.2.12    DEC Ada RTL
2.2.13    Replacement of hiprof, pixie, and third Interfaces
2.2.14    Default fork Support in hiprof and pixie
2.2.15    The feedback Command
2.2.16    Event Report Formatter (uerf)
2.2.17    Ladebug to Replace dbx As the Default Debugger
2.2.18    AdvFS Subsystem Attributes
2.2.19    AdvFS Fragment Attributes
2.2.20    Tcl Version 7.6 and Tk Version 4.2
2.2.21    The dxlsm Interface
2.2.22    C++ Run-Time Libraries libtask and libcomplex
2.3    Hardware Support Retirement Notices
2.3.1    Hardware Support Retired in This Release
2.3.1.1    XMI Bus Retirement
2.3.2    Hardware Support Scheduled to Be Retired in Future Releases
2.3.2.1    VME Bus Retirement
2.3.2.2    Disk Devices
2.3.2.3    Array Controllers
2.3.2.4    Network Adapters
2.3.2.5    FDDI Adapter for Futurebus
 
3    Installation Notes
3.1    General Information About Installation
3.1.1    Disk Space Requirements
3.1.2    Firmware Revision
3.1.2.1    HSZ Firmware Requirements
3.1.3    Install Hangs If Disk Has Disk Label Generated by Linux
3.1.4    Nonconfigured Subsets and the setld Menu Restriction
3.1.5    Reloading Subsets with setld
3.1.6    IMAP and POP
3.1.7    Initial sendmail Warning Message
3.1.8    The autopush Message Displayed During Boot
3.1.9    I/O Error Message
3.1.10    Ignore the error writing output file Message
3.1.11    Persistent Reservation Errors
3.2    Layered Product Considerations
3.2.1    Mounting the Associated Products CD-ROM
3.3    Full Installation
3.4    Update Installation
3.4.1    Update Installation of UFS File System on LSM Volumes Will Fail
3.4.2    Update Installation Might Exit While Removing the System V Environment (SVE)
3.4.3    Reconfigure Mail After an Update Installation
3.4.5    Restriction to Using the Graphical Update Installation Interface
3.4.6    Additional Disk Space Needed
3.5    RIS Installation
3.5.1    Time Zone Restriction
3.5.2    Serving the Worldwide Language Support Product from a RIS Server
3.5.3    Future Location of Unsupported Kernel Object Subsets
3.6    Dataless Server Installation
3.6.1    Restriction Using TruCluster Server
 
4    Processor-Specific Notes
4.1    General Notes on Processors
4.1.1    Upgrading Your Hardware
4.1.2    Future Enhancements for Expanded Block Size
4.1.3    Floppy Disk Drives
4.1.4    KZPSA Behind the PCI-to-PCI Bridge
4.1.5    Qlogic ISP1040B CAM Errors
4.1.6    DJ-ML200-xx PCI NVRAM Hardware Revision
4.1.7    Managing HSZ and HSG Hardware
4.1.8    No Console-Level Multipath Support for Some Older Systems
4.2    AlphaServer 1000 and 1000A Systems
4.2.1    EISA Configuration Utility Version 1.10
4.2.2    Graphics Resolution
4.3    AlphaServer GS Systems
4.3.1    Possible OLAR Errors on Primary CPU
4.3.2    Do Not Repetitively Power Cycle CPUs
4.3.3    Hot Add Restriction
4.4    Personal Workstation 433au, 500au, and 600au Systems
4.4.1    64-Bit PCI Option Cards
4.4.2    Incorrect Default Keyboard Mappings
4.5    Alpha VME and PCI/ISA (DMCC) Modular Single-Board Computers
 
5    Base Operating System Software Notes
5.1    Commands and Utilities
5.1.1    The diskconfig Restriction
5.1.2    The vdump Restriction with Clone Filesets and NFS
5.1.3    APIs and Commands Affected by Mixed-Speed CPUs
5.1.4    Replacing a Failed HSZ40, HSZ50, or HSZ70 Controller
5.1.5    Root Permissions Are Required to Use the Bootable Tape (BT) Application
5.1.6    Escaped Comment Symbols in a Makefile
5.1.7    Editing an HTML File with XEmacs
5.1.8    Change in the Default root crontab File
5.1.9    Change to the sh, ksh, and csh Shells
5.1.10    Netscape Communicator
5.1.10.1    Netscape Communicator Dumps Core Running in CDE
5.1.10.2    Deleting Multiple Mail Messages Causes Netscape Communicator to Dump Core
5.1.10.3    Netscape Communicator Dumps Core Intermittently
5.1.10.4    Cannot Delete Mail Messages from Inbox to Trash When Using IMAP Server
5.1.10.5    Netscape Communicator Returns sh: /usr/bin/X11/showps: not found
5.1.10.6    Netscape Communicator Returns X Authorization Error
5.2    SysMan System Management Applications
5.2.1    Possible Loss of Data When the root File System Is Full
5.2.2    SysMan Account Manager
5.2.3    Tcl Error Can Occur During DNS (BIND) Configuration
5.2.4    Large Integer Values in Configuration Applications
5.2.5    Error Message When Using sysman -cli -set values Command
5.2.6    Problem When Reconfiguring Network Interface Cards
5.2.7    SysMan Command Line Interface
5.2.8    SysMan Web Page Does Not Display or Work Properly
5.2.9    SysMan Configuration and Administration Restriction
5.2.10    NTP Configuration Restriction
5.2.11    Configuring an NFS Server
5.2.12    Display Problems on Systems with Low-Resolution Graphics Cards
5.2.13    SysMan Applications Do Not Work Properly at VGA Resolution
5.2.14    SysMan Menu
5.2.14.1    Installation Branch Hangs When Run in Background
5.2.14.2    Installation Branch Is Not Supported for Clusters
5.2.14.3    Running the SysMan Menu Standalone on a PC Fails to Launch Tasks
5.2.14.4    Manage Local and NIS Users
5.2.14.5    Display Currently Mounted File Systems
5.2.15    SysMan Station
5.2.15.1    Incorrect Launch Status
5.2.15.2    Objects Might Not Display Properly with Internet Explorer
5.2.15.3    Cannot Restart the Client in a Web Browser
5.2.15.4    Client 5-Minute Timeout
5.2.15.5    Physical_Filesystems View Displays Two Disk Objects for LSM
5.2.15.6    Icons Indicating Warning or Failed States
5.2.15.7    Group Icons Are Not Available for Some Objects
5.2.15.8    Multiple AdvFS Volumes Might Not Appear Properly
5.2.15.9    SysMan Station Does Not Update Changes to Device base_name Dynamically
5.2.15.10    Some Tools Might Fail When Launched From a Group Object
5.2.15.11    Unable to Expand the Host Object in a Cluster
5.2.15.12    Unable to Select Other Objects After a Vertical Bus Is Selected
5.2.16    Configuring Tru64 UNIX from Linux Systems
5.3    System Administration
5.3.1    Binary Error Log Event May Be Incorrectly Reported As Double Error Halt
5.3.2    Boot Sequence Stops in Single-User Mode After Core Dump
5.3.3    Account Manager
5.3.3.1    General Restrictions
5.3.3.2    Account Manager and Enhanced Security
5.3.4    EISA Configuration Utility Revision Requirements
5.3.5    Alternate Root Installation May Change Host File Dates
5.3.6    Prestoserve Restriction on Devices Larger Than 1 TB
5.3.7    Possible Error Updating /etc/doprc
5.3.8    Persistent Reservation Error
5.3.9    Security
5.3.9.1    Authentication Problem with Multihreaded Applications
5.3.9.2    Security and Compaq Management Agents
5.3.9.3    Behavior of useradd, usermod, and userdel Commands
5.3.9.4    Prevent IP Spoofing Attacks
5.3.9.5    Use db_checkpoint for Log Trimming
5.3.10    OSFJAVA Subsets Are Required for Bundled Applications
5.3.11    Argument Size Limit for the exec System Call
5.3.12    Hardware Manager Incorrectly Reports the Presence of the Keyboard and Mouse
5.3.13    Compaq Management Agents for Tru64 UNIX (Compaq Insight Manager)
5.3.13.1    Software Notes
5.3.13.2    Known Problems
5.3.14    Event Manager
5.3.14.1    Event Viewer and evmget Display a Message When the binlog File Is Invalid
5.3.14.2    Event Manager Reports Kernel Messages with Critical Priority
5.3.14.3    Event Manager Fails to Detect syslogd and binlogd During Boot
5.4    Network and Communications
5.4.1    Performance Tuning for Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
5.4.2    The autofsd Utility
5.4.3    The rcinet stop inet Command Stops IPv6 Communications
5.4.4    Mail
5.4.4.1    The mailcv -I -t and -M -t Commands Do Not Work As Expected
5.4.4.2    IMAP Server: Preserving Uppercase User Names
5.4.4.3    The sendmail Warning Message
5.4.4.4    Problem Starting the sendmail Daemon
5.5    Local Area Transport
5.5.1    Duplicate Minor Numbers and latsetup
5.5.2    Simultaneous llogin Connections
5.6    File Systems
5.6.1    Advanced File System (AdvFS)
5.6.1.1    New AdvFS Mount Option Activates Data Logging on All Files in a Fileset
5.7    Logical Storage Manager
5.7.1    The diskconfig LSMnopriv Option Does Not Work
5.7.2    Cannot Enable Logging on RAID 5 Volumes Using the LSM Bottom-Up Commands
5.7.3    LSM Dirty Region Logging (DRL) Cannot Be Used with rootvol
5.7.4    LSM Initialization Hangs When Accessing Failed Fibre Channel Devices
5.8    Printing
5.8.1    Advanced Printing Software GUI Dialogs Appear on All Workspaces
5.8.2    Printing Entries in the syslog Now Log at info Priority
 
6    Development Environment Notes
6.1    General Programming
6.1.1    Change to bcopy, bcmp, and bzero
6.1.2    Change to struct utmp, struct utmpx, and struct lastlog
6.1.3    The getaddrinfo() Routine Might Return the Incorrect Return Status
6.1.4    Time Zone Environment Variable Setting
6.2    POSIX Threads Library (pthreads)
6.2.1    pthread_mutex_destroy() Can Return EBUSY for Unlocked Mutex
6.2.2    Problems with Use of the stackaddr Thread Creation Attribute
6.2.3    Memory Alignment Issue
6.2.4    POSIX Threads Library pthread_debug() and pthread_debug_cmd() Routines
6.2.5    Process-Shared Synchronization Objects and Debugging
6.2.6    Use of errno
6.3    Kernel Programming
6.3.1    System Call Funneling
6.3.2    Changes to the ATM Kernel Programming Interface
6.3.3    Changes to the Internal Kernel Exception Frame
6.3.4    Changes to the VFS Programming Interface
 
7    Window System Software Notes
7.1    Hardware Notes and Restrictions
7.1.1    PowerStorm Graphics Support
7.1.2    Qvision Graphics Display Error
7.2    X Servers
7.2.1    Limited Multiscreen Display Support with CDE
7.2.2    Pixmap Color Errors with PanoramiX
7.2.3    Colons Missing from Display
7.2.4    X Print Server Extension Library Restriction
7.2.5    Multimedia Services AlphaVCR Utility Problem
7.3    CDE Clients
7.3.1    Inaccessible Dialog Buttons
7.3.2    Screen Savers Prevent Efficient Power Management
7.3.3    Remote Invocation of CDE File Manager dtfile
7.3.4    Possible Failure in the XOpenDisplay Call
7.3.5    Login to CDE_SESSION Restriction
7.3.6    Possible Problem with CDE ToolTalk Messaging
7.4    Internationalization
7.4.1    Japanese Keyboard Support in Console Mode
7.4.2    Default Keyboard Setting Might Prevent User Login
 
8    Documentation Notes
8.1    Software Product Description (SPD) Replaced by QuickSpec
8.2    Netscape Problem with the Search by Keyword Feature
8.3    AltaVista CD-ROM Search Might Not Work Correctly with Netscape Communicator
8.4    Command and Shell User's Guide
8.5    Security
8.6    Kernel Debugging
8.7    Logical Storage Manager
8.8    Online Help
8.8.1    SysMan Menu
8.8.1.1    Title Bar Is Incorrect
8.8.1.2    Help on Item Sometimes Fails
8.8.2    System Management Station
8.8.2.1    Online Help Window Does Not Maximize Automatically
8.8.3    Insight Manager
 
A    Software Subset Information
A.1    Disk Space Required for Software Subsets
A.2    Disk Space Required for RIS Areas
A.3    Disk Space Required for Documentation
 
B    Clearing Persistent Reservations on Disks Behind HSZ80 and HSG80 Controllers
 
Tables
A-1    Disk Space Requirements - Base Operating System
A-2    Disk Space Requirements - Associated Products Vol. 1
A-3    Disk Space Requirements - Associated Products Vol. 2
A-4    Disk Space Required for RIS Areas
 
Index