ECO NUMBER: ALPDWXT01_070 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 7.0 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 7.0 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: ALPDWXT01_070 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: AXPDWXT01_061 3 KIT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2, V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3, V7.0 This kit no longer supports OpenVMS V1.5*. If you are using OpenVMS Alpha V1.5* and need the fixes contained in this kit, it is recommended that you upgrade to a later version of OpenVMS Alpha. 3.2 In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit, the following remedial kits also need to be installed: None. 3.3 Files patched or replaced for OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2 o [SYS$LDR]DECW$XTDRIVER.EXE (new image) 3.4 Files patched or replaced for OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3 o [SYS$LDR]DECW$XTDRIVER.EXE (new image) 3.5 Files patched or replaced for OpenVMS Alpha V7.0 o [SYS$LDR]DECW$XTDRIVER.EXE (new image) -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 30 September 1996 4 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPDWXT01_070 KIT o EV4 and later CPU modules in a multiple CPU environment will cause VXT2000 window users (using the LAT transport protocol) to lose all Decterm's, clocks, calendars, bookreader, etc. Only Session Manager remains. 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN AXPDWXT01_061 KIT FOR OPENVMS ALPHA V6.1, V6.1-1H1 o When a LAT connection is lost because of a network interruption, XTDRIVER posts the same IRP twice to I/O postprocessing, corrupting the I/O postprocessing queue and possibly resulting in a SSRVEXCEPTN crash. 6 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 ALPDWXT01_070 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. System should be rebooted after successful installation of the kit. If you have other nodes in your VMS cluster, they should also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s). Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1996 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 Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.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, duplication, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Equipment Corporation.