ECO NUMBER: ALPMTAA01_070 ----------- PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha Operating System -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha Operating System 7.0 ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 1054 ---------------- COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: ALPMTAA01_070 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: ALPMTAA01_062 3 KIT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2, V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3, V7.0 3.2 In order to receive the full fixes listedin this kit the following remedial kits also need to be installed: ALPSHAD09_061 ( for OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 installations only) 3.3 Files patched or replaced for OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2 o [SYSEXE]MTAAACP.EXE (new image) 3.4 Files patched or replaced for OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3 o [SYSEXE]MTAAACP.EXE (new image) 3.5 Files patched or replaced for OpenVMS Alpha V7.0 o [SYSEXE]MTAAACP.EXE (new image) -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 19 November 1996 4 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMTAA01_070 KIT FOR OPENVMS ALPHA V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3, V7.0 o MTAACP can hang during multivolume copy operations. 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMTAA01_062 KIT o The system crashes with NOBVPVCB. o The system crashes with an XQPERR while dismounting a MAD drive. 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN AXPMTAA01_061 KIT o If a tape is initialized with a non-blank accessibility field and then mounted using /OVERRIDE=(ACCESSIBILITY), the tape mounts but cannot be read or written to. The command format to initialize the tape would be similar to: INIT/LABEL=VOLUME_ACCESSIBILITY="+" tape: LABEL In addition, the following OPCOM messages are generated and the tape volume is automatically unloaded after an attempt to WRITE or READ the tape volume: %%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 12-DEC-1994 12:57:23.53 %%%%%%%%%%% Message from user USERXX on NODEXX non-blank accessibility field in volume labels on SYS$DEVICE: %%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 12-DEC-1994 12:57:23.54 %%%%%%%%%%% o If a user tried to kill the MTAAACP process or process that emitted the QIO, MTAAACP would go into RWAST state and hang. 7 KIT INSTALLATION RATING: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide as to which customers should apply this remedial kit. (Reference attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement) INSTALLATION RATING: 1 : To be installed by all customers. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 19 November 1996 8 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ALPMTAA01_070 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. System should be rebooted after successful installation of the kit. If you have other nodes in your VMScluster, they should also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s). Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1996 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. The software contained on this media is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Equipment Corporation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THIS PATCH IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITAL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE OR PROFIT, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PATCH MADE AVAILABLE HERE OR TO THE USE OF SUCH PATCH.