ECO NUMBER: DECNET4AECO062 ----------- PRODUCT: DECnet FOR OpenVMS ALPHA -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: DECnet FOR OpenVMS ALPHA 6.2 ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 1224 ---------------- COVER LETTER DIGITAL Read Before Installing ECO for DECnet for OpenVMS Alpha. Product: DECnet for OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 Kit Name: DECnet4AECO062 ECO Kit DECnet4AECO062 Description Corrections have been included for the following components: o SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]NETACP.EXE o SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]NETACP.STB o SYS$COMMON:[SYS$LDR]NETDRIVER.EXE o SYS$COMMON:[SYS$LDR]NETDRIVER.STB Problem Description The CPU affinity for NETACP was modified to prevent a potential system crash or race conditions leading to a deaccess hang in an SMP or EV5 environment. This kit will also modify the DECnet $PROBE to prevent an access violation on zero length $QIO reads or writes. This zero length $QIO for example could be used when terminating a series of IO$M_MULTIPLE reads or writes. Installation Overview Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL DECNET4AECO062 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. This system must be rebooted for the new NETDRIVER image to be loaded. Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation 1997. All Rights reserved. This software is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or copying of this software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital or an authorized sublicensor. This ECO has not been through an exhaustive field test process. Due to the experimental stage of this ECO/workaround, Digital makes no representations regarding its use or performance. The customer shall have the sole responsibility for adequate protection and back-up data used in conjunction with this ECO/workaround.