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HP Services Software Patches - alplan02_062
 
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 1996.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS Alpha 

COMPONENT:  LAN - Local Area Network
            Boot Drivers

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPLAN02_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  ALPBOOT01_062 (Only Partially,
                                                          see NOTE Below)
                                           AXPLAN01_062
                                           AXPLAN03_061
                                           AXPLAN02_061
                                           AXPLAN01_061
ECO Kit Size:  Saveset A -  180 Blocks
               Saveset B - 1026 Blocks
               Saveset C -  576 Blocks
            Cover Letter -   20 Blocks

        Total of 4 files - 1802 Blocks

     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2,
                                    V6.2
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes

NOTE:  The ALPBOOT01_062 remedial kit is superseded for the 
       DECchip 21040 and 21041 (TULIP) Driver problem only.   
       All other fixes previously contained in the ALPBOOT01_062 
       ECO have been moved to the ALPBOOT05_061 and ALPBOOT02_062 
       remedial kits.

ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for LANs and Boot Drivers on OpenVMS Alpha
V6.1 through V6.2.  This kit addresses the following problems:

Problems addressed in the ALPLAN02_062 kit:  

  o  Separate the ALPBOOT01_062 remedial kit into separate kits for
     LAN and BOOTDRIVER fixes.


Problems addressed in the ALPBOOT01_062 kit:  

  o  Digital  has  determined  that  a  condition  exists  in  some           
     PCI-Ethernet  interfaces in which there is an extremely remote           
     possibility for data corruption during  network  transmission.           
     Digital  has  received  no  customer  complaints  to date, but           
     rather first encountered the problem during  internal  product           
     testing and analysis.  This specific condition exists when the           
     PCI interface is set  to  a  DMA  burst  length  of  0  or  32           
     longwords.   Using  a  DMA  burst  length  of 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16           
     longwords will eliminate  this  condition.   To  address  this           
     concern,  Digital  is  making  available  a  driver  patch and           
     considers its installation mandatory for all affected  systems           
     and   options   to   optimize  data  integrity.   No  hardware           
     modification or replacement is necessary.                                
                                                                              
     This condition only exists under the  Digital  UNIX  operating           
     system  V3.2C  and  OpenVMS  Alpha  V6.1  (and  variants, i.e.           
     V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2)  and  V6.2.   Higher-level  protocols  and           
     layered  applications  may, in fact, detect the corruption and           
     retry the data transmission with  some  negligible  affect  on
     data  throughput.   Windows  NT  has  a  default setting of 16
     longwords for the DMA burst length.  This does not pose a risk
     unless a customer were to change this setting.

     The system and option products from Digital that are  impacted
     by this condition include:

              DE434 PCI-Ethernet option       AlphaServer  400 system
              DE435 PCI-Ethernet option       AlphaServer 1000 system
              DE450 PCI-Ethernet option       AlphaServer 2000 system
              AlphaStation 200 system         AlphaServer 2100 system
              AlphaStation 250 system         AlphaServer 8200 system
              AlphaStation 400 system         AlphaServer 8400 system
              AlphaStation 600 system

     For OpenVMS Alpha users, this condition exists  in  V6.1  (and
     variants)  and V6.2.  Digital plans on providing the corrected
     driver in all OpenVMS Alpha factory installed software  as  of
     early  December  and  in the V6.2-1H1 hardware release and the
     V7.0 release scheduled for distribution in  January  1996,  as
     well.   Because the OpenVMS operating system drivers have this
     parameter hard coded, it is not possible to change it  without
     loading a new driver.


Problems addressed in the AXPLAN01_062 kit:  

NOTE:  According to OpenVMS Engineering, the fixes described in
       this SECTION discussing ALPLAN (or AXPLAN) kits have been
       included in OpenVMS Alpha V7.0.

  o  This kit provides support for DE203, DE204, and DE205 Digital
     Ethernet ISA Bus Adapters.

     NOTE:  This following information replaces Section 4.11.2.2 in the
            OpenVMS Version 6.2 Release Notes.

            To enable support for DE203, DE204, and DE205 Digital
            Ethernet ISA Bus Adapters, a device must be configured.
            Then the system must be shut down and rebooted.

            Currently OpenVMS Alpha does not support multiple adapters.
            The DE203, DE204, and DE205 ISA LAN devices must be
            configured with a port address (iobase0) of 300 (hex), the
            base of adapter memory (membase0) should be d0000 (hex),
            and a memory length (memlen0) of 10000 (hex).  These ISA LAN
             devices can be configured in one of the following ways:

               o  Using the console isacfg command
               o  Using the data file, SYS$MANAGER:ISA_CONFIG.DAT

            The following examples are specific to DE203, DE204, and
            DE205 devices.   For more information about configuring ISA
            devices, refer to the OpenVMS Version 6.2 Release Notes.

            To configure an ISA LAN device using the isacfg command at
            the console prompt do the following:

               >>> isacfg -slot 1 -etype 1 -enadev 1 -irq0 5 -iobase0 300
                -membase0 %Xd0000 -memlen0 %x10000 -handle "DE205" -mk

            The command ("-mk") makes an isacfg entry for the ISA device
            at slot 1.  It is a singleport type of device (-typ 1).  The
            "-handle" parameter tells the operating system what type of
            device it is and must be set to "DE205".  The iobase should
            be set to 300(hex), the base of adapter memory should be set
            to D0000(hex), and the length of adapter memory should be
            set to 10000 (hex).

            To configure an ISA LAN device using the
            SYS$MANAGER:ISA_CONFIG.DAT file, you must enter the
            following information:
               [ERA0]
               NAME=ER    ; Device name
               DRIVER=SYS$ERDRIVER  ; Driver name
               NODE=1    ; Slot #1
               IRQ=5    ; IRQ 5
               PORT=(300:f)   ; 15 bytes starting at 300 (hex)
               MEM=(D0000:10000)  ; 64 bytes starting at D0000 (hex)


Problems Addressed in the AXPLAN03_061 kit for OpenVMS Alpha V6.1,
V6.1-1H1 and V6.1-1H2:

  o  The images supplied with the AXPLAN02_061 kit were not
     installable on OpenVMS AXP V6.1-1H2.  This kit provides
     corrected images that will install on V6.1, V6.1-1H1, and
     V6.1-1H2.


Problems addressed in the AXPLAN02_061 kit for OpenVMS Alpha V6.1,
V6.1-1H1 and V6.1-1H2:

  o  The DEFTA for TurboChannel systems has a data corruption
     problem.  This fix provides a driver software fix for that
     problem.  Also, DEFPA support is added.

     NOTE:  This is not a problem in OpenVMS Alpha V6.1-1H2.

  o  The SMC Tulip adapter requires software selection of thin
     wire/thick wire.  This fix adds this software selection to the
     runtime driver and the boot driver.


Problems addressed in the AXPLAN01_061 kit for OpenVMS Alpha V6.1,
V6.1-1H1 and V6.1-1H2:

  o  If multiple PCI LAN adapters are present in a system, they are
     typically multiple Tulip PCI Ethernet adapters.  The adapters
     may not be configured properly resulting in the adapters being
     marked offline.


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 must be rebooted.
Files on this server are as follows:
»alplan02_062.README
»alplan02_062.CHKSUM
»alplan02_062.CVRLET_TXT
»alplan02_062.a-dcx_axpexe
»alplan02_062.b-dcx_axpexe
»alplan02_062.c-dcx_axpexe
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