ECO NUMBER: VMS712_LAT-V0100 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.1-2 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.1-2 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VMS712_LAT-V0100. 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: None. 3 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 3.1 The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE installation of this, or any required kit: - VMS712_UPDATE-V0300. - VMS62TO71U2_PCSI-V0200. 3.2 In order to receive all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits, or later, should also be installed: None. 4 KIT DESCRIPTION: 4.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2. 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYS$LDR]LAT$RATING.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]LAT$SHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]LATACP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]LATCP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]LATSYM.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]LTPAD.EXE (new image) -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 22 October 2001 o [SYS$LDR]SYS$LTDRIVER.EXE (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS712_LAT-V0100 KIT o Due to a protocol error, an INCONSTATE bugcheck occurred in routine LT$PROT_VIO while tearing down a virtual circuit. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$LTDRIVER.EXE o On a virtual LTA device, some applications may hang after receiving an XOFF character when TTSYNC was set. Virtual LTA devices are created by using the DCL command SET HOST/LAT . Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]LTPAD.EXE o An INCONSTATE crash occurs in SYS$LTDRIVER in routine LT$XMT_RUN. See partial crash dump summary below: Crashdump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O data base Current Process: LAB_PO>124 Current Image: DSA538:[SYS1.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE]DSM.EXE Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.8BD02E08 SYS$LTDRIVER+0AE08 Failing PS: 20000000.00000804 Module: SYS$LTDRIVER Offset: 0000AE08 Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$LTDRIVER.EXE o An INVEXCEPTN crash occurs in the LT$CRASH routine (module LTDRIVER_SOLICIT) if a periodic timeout event is declared when SSB$B_SOL_STATE = 0. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$LTDRIVER.EXE o System can crash with an INVEXCEPTN, 'Exception while above ASTDEL' error. See partial crash dump summary below: -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 22 October 2001 Crashdump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL Current Process: IMPARATIB Current Image: DSA4:[COMPTA.][CPTTIERS.EXE]CTLM.EXE;40 Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.9199F9F0 SYS$LTDRIVER+159F0 Failing PS: 30000000.00000804 Module: SYS$LTDRIVER (Link Date/Time: 28-MAY-1999 23:24:58.19) Offset: 000159F0 Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$LTDRIVER.EXE - [SYSEXE]LATACP.EXE o A system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL at SYS$LTDRIVER_NPRO+18C0C bugcheck. Crashdump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL Current Process: NULL Current Image: Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.807BCC0C SYS$LTDRIVER_NPRO+18C0C Failing PS: 30000000.00000804 Module: SYS$LTDRIVER Offset: 00018C0C Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$LTDRIVER.EXE o The system crashes with an INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O data base bugcheck at SYS$LTDRIVER+13384. See partial crash dump summary below: Crashdump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O data base Current Process: NULL Current Image: Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.BE5FF384 SYS$LTDRIVER+13384 Failing PS: 10000000.00000804 Module: SYS$LTDRIVER (Link Date/Time: 28-MAY-1999 23:24:58.19) Offset: 00013384 -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 22 October 2001 Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$LTDRIVER.EXE 6 KIT INSTALLATION RATING: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide 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. 7 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: PRODUCT INSTALL VMS712_LAT /SOURCE=[location of Kit] The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit. Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt This kit requires a system reboot. Compaq strongly recommends that a reboot is performed immediately after kit installation to avoid system instability If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they must also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s). If it is not possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a rolling re-boot may be performed. 7.1 Special Installation Instructions: -- COVER LETTER -- Page 5 22 October 2001 7.1.1 Scripting of Answers to Installation Questions During installation, this kit will ask and require user response to several questions. If you wish to automate the installation of this kit and avoid having to provide responses to these questions, you must create a DCL command procedure that includes the following definitions and commands: 1. Define systemwide logical NO_ASK$BACKUP as TRUE 2. Define systemwide logical NO_ASK$REBOOT as TRUE 3. Add the following qualifiers to the PRODUCT INSTALL command and add that command to the DCL procedure. /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0 4. De-assign the logicals assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS712_LAT-V0100 kit would be: $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS712_LAT/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0 $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT $ exit Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation, 2001 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. COMPAQ, the Compaq logo, VAX, Alpha, VMS, and OpenVMS are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Confidential computer software. Valid license from Compaq required for possession, use, or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license. Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for Compaq products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 6 22 October 2001 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. 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