HP Services Software Patches - vaxcliu03_070

 
NOTE:  An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
       The name of the compressed file will be kit_name-dcx_vaxexe
       for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha.
 
       Once the file is copied to your system, it can be expanded
       by typing RUN compressed_file.  The resultant file will
       be the OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file which
       can be used to install the ECO.
 

Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1994, 1997.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:      OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENTS:  CLIUTL - SET.EXE
                      SHOW.EXE

SOURCE:      Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXCLIU03_070
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  VAXCLIU02_070 (V7.0 Only)
                                           VAXCLIU01_070 (V7.0 Only)
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  700 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V7.0
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No

     Installation Rating:  3 - To be installed on all systems running
                               the listed versions of OpenVMS which
                               are experiencing the problems described.

     NOTE:  In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit,
            the following remedial kits also need to be installed:

                 None


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for the DCL commands 'SET' and 'SHOW' on OpenVMS
VAX V7.0.  This kit addresses the following problems:

Problems Addressed in the VAXCLIU03_070 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. 


Problems Addressed in the VAXCLIU01_070 Kit for OpenVMS VAX V7.0:

  o  A DCL 'SHOW PROCESS/CONTINUOUS' command can cause a system crash
     if the process being shown has already been deleted.

  o  In V5.5, when LAT master was used to replace the old LTDRIVER, a
     problem was found that might, in certain circumstances, cause a
     fatal bugcheck.  This occurred if the DCL commands 
     
          SET TERMINAL/PROTOCOL=DDCMP LTAn
     or
          SET TERMINAL/PROTOCOL=NONE LTAn

     were used.  Since DDCMP protocol has never been supported on LAT
     ports, a decision was made to disable the use of these commands on
     LAT ports.  Since V5.5 shipped it has been found that many customers
     have third-party software that does do DDCMP on LAT ports.  This has
     become a major customer satisfaction issue. 


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The system does not need to be rebooted after this kit is installed.
However, if you have other nodes in your OpenVMS VMScluster, they should
be rebooted or you should install this kit on each system in order to
make use of the new image(s). 

Files on this server are as follows:

»vaxcliu03_070.README
»vaxcliu03_070.CHKSUM
»vaxcliu03_070.CVRLET_TXT
»vaxcliu03_070.a-dcx_vaxexe