ECO NUMBER: VAXCLIU03_061 ----------- PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX Operating System -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX Operating System 6.1 ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 715 ---------------- COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VAXCLIU03_061 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: VAXCLIU02_070 for OpenVMS VAX V6.1 only 3 KIT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS VAX V6.1 3.2 In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit the following remedial kits also need to be installed: VAXSHAD09_061 for OpenVMS VAX V6.1 only VAXVERI01_071 for OpenVMS VAX V6.1 only 3.3 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSEXE]SET.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]SHOW.EXE (new image) 4 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXCLIU03_061 KIT o This problem was originally fixed in the VAXCLIU02_070 remedial kit, but this is a new problem that has the same effect. This kit fixes the new problem. When doing a SHOW PROCESS /CONTINUOUS command in a constrained working set, it is possible to get a PGFIPLHI bugcheck. The problem occurs because a reference is made at elevated IPL, to one of several data cells located in pageable memory. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 18 June 1997 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXCLIU02_070 KIT FOR OPENVMS VAX V6.1 o When doing a SHOW PROCESS/CONTINUOUS command in a constrained working set, it is possible to get a PGFIPLHI bugcheck. 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXCLIU01_070 KIT FOR OPENVMS VAX V6.1 o A Show Process/Continuous can crash the system if the process being shown is deleted. 7 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXCLIU01_062 KIT FOR OPENVMS VAX V6.1 o The index file of a disk can become corrupted. Closer examination of the index file will show that a large number of blocks in the index file, at contiguous VBNs from the start of the file, will have 2 words corrupted in the file at offsets 0x3a and 0x1FE. These correspond to the locations of checksum1 and checksum2 in a volume homeblock. In order to receive this full fix, in addition to this kit you must also install the VAXVERI01_071 kit. 8 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXCLIU02_061 KIT o SHOW DEVICE/FULL outputs "unknown" for the tape density for the TF86 tape drive. o When the RAID shadow set is very large, the "percent copied" value can be more than 100%. o The number of free blocks shown by a SHOW DEVICE for DFS mounted disks is not available and is returned as -1. o ACCVIO for RF disks when they are not finished initializing when a SHOW DEVICE is done. o SHOW SYSTEM /IDENT with other selection qualifiers results in /IDENT being ignored. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 18 June 1997 9 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: 3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 10 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 VAXCLIU03_061 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit. Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1997 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.