ECO NUMBER: SLSE01B029 ----------- PRODUCT: Storage Library System for OpenVMS -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: Storage Library System for OpenVMS 2.9B ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 18153 ---------------- Cover Letter for Storage Library System for OpenVMS Version 2.9B-E01 Kit Description: This kit contains an update of the Remote Device Facility (RDF) software. This update (V4.1G) supersedes V4.1D which had been included with V2.8A, 2.9(A) and V2.9B of the SLS/MDMS software product. Remote Device Facility is a trademark of Touch Technologies, Inc. who developed and maintains the software. This kit may be applied to systems running the following version(s) of Storage Library System (SLS) or Media and Device Management Services (MDMS): SLS V2.8A SLS V2.9(A) SLS V2.9B MDMS V2.8A MDMS V2.9(A) MDMS V2.9B This kit automatically installs the correct images for your type of system (VAX or Alpha). This kit should be applied to systems where either SLS or MDMS have been installed. MDMS does not include the backup and restore functionality of SLS. MDMS can be installed separately to support these products: Archive/Backup System (ABS), Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM), or Sequential Media File System (SMF). Problem Descriptions: --------------------- 1. When the RDF network compression options is in effect, SLS backups (which use the OpenVMS backup /LIST qualifier) fail with the following errors: BACKUP-E-INVRECTYP: Invalid record type in saveset BACKUP-E-INVRECSIZ: Invalid record size in saveset 2. When using /MEDIA=COMPACT on an OpenVMS backup or mount command, the RDF psedo device does not show that compaction is enabled for remote MK devices (TZ87, TZ88, etc.). This affects the following systems: OpenVMS V6.2 with ALPCLUSI001_062 or VAXCLUSI001_062 applied OpenVMS V7.0 or later (VAX and ALPHA) 3. RDclient ACCVIO when an OPCOM message larger than 256 bytes is received 4. The MNT and FOR bits of the physical device are toggles on each i/o between the client and server. This causes the TUDRIVER to not complete the mount verify of an RDEV device upon a recoverable hardware error. 5. Intermittently (with low frequency) the RDF's RDserver (V4.1A) process fails with an access violation similar to the following on Alpha platforms: %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual address=00000008 PC=86209024, PS=0000001B %TRACE-F-TRACEBACK, symbolic sump follows Image Name Module Name Routine Name RDSERVER_A62 SRVRPARSE check_cfg_file RDSERVER_A62 RDSERVER rdserver_main RDSERVER_A62 RDSERVER _main Refer to the release notes for more information. Installation Instructions: Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and entering the following command at the DCL prompt: $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL SLSE01B029 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit save set. After installing this kit, it is necessary to restart SLS for all of the changes to take effect. NOTICE: After installing this ECO and before using the RDF product, you must reboot the Alpha node(s) where RDF will be utilized. This restriction does not apply for VAX nodes. For a mixed-architecture configuration or other heterogeneous VMScluster configurations, the kit must be installed on each node having its own SLS$ROOT directory structure. Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation 1998. 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.