ECO NUMBER: ALPMSGF04_062 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: ALPMSGF04_062 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: ALPMSGF03_062 3 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 3.1 The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE installation of this, or any required kit: ALPCLUSIO01_062 3.2 In order to receive all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed: None. 4 KIT DESCRIPTION: 4.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSMSG]SYSMSG.EXE (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMSGF04_062 KIT o The following new MOUNT warning message is added: %MOUNT-W-INCONSIZE, inconsistent number of blocks reported, some data may not be accessible This message occurs as a result of the size discrepancy problem fixed by kit ALPMOUN05_062. Image(s) Affected: -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 8 June 1999 - [SYSMSG]SYSMSG.EXE 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMSGF03_062 KIT o The ALPMSGF02_062 remedial kit required that the ALPCLUSIO01_062 kit be installed. If the user tried to install the ALPMSGF02_062 kit on a system that had both the ALPCLUSIO01_062 and OpenVMS Alpha Y2K remedial kits installed, the ALPMSGF02_062 kit did not recognize that the ALPCLUSIO01_062 kit had been installed. This caused the ALPMSGF02_062 installation to fail. There are no new ECO problem corrections in this kit. If you have installed the ALPMSGF02_062 remedial kit, you do not need to install the ALPMSGF03_062 remedial kit. 7 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMSGF02_062 KIT o If a customer upgraded their system to V6.2 from V6.1, the KITINSTAL.COM procedure in kits that require the ALPCLUSIO01 remedial kit to be installed first, did not properly verify that the ALPCLUSIO01_062 remedial kit had been installed. 8 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMSGF01_062 KIT o An incompatibility between the COBOLRTL024 and ALPCLUSIO01_062 TIMA kits exists. Each kit contains a new SYSMSG.EXE, but neither of them include all of the messages. This SYSMSG.EXE provides all of the messages needed for these two kits. An installation incompatibility also exists. The SYSMSG.EXE provided in the COBOLRTL024 kit has an out of order image identification. This results in one of the following installation problems: o If the COBOLRTL024 kit is installed prior to ALPCLUSIO01_062 or this MSGF ECO kit, these kits will fail to install properly. Before installing the ALPCLUSIO01_062 or this MSGF ECO kit, the SYSMSG.EXE provided by the COBOLRTL024 should be deleted. An analyze/image command performed on the SYSMSG.EXE image provided by the COBOLRTL024 kit, will give the following information: Image Identification Information image name: "SYSMSG" -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 8 June 1999 image file identification: "X-3" image file build identification: "X5SC-SSB-1L0B" link date/time: 16-AUG-1995 16:36:25.32 linker identification: "T11-11" o If the COBOLRTL024 remedial kit is installed after the ALPCLUSIO01_062 or this MSGF ECO kit, the SYSMSG.EXE image provided by COBOLRTL024 will not contain a new message for DISMOUNT. After installing COBOLRTL024, the new SYSMSG.EXE should be deleted, leaving the SYSMSG.EXE provided by the ALPCLUSIO01_062 or this MSGF ECO kit in place. 9 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: INSTALL_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 ALPMOUN05_062 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is rebooted. 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. Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation, 1999 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 Compaq Computer Corporation. Possession, use, or dissemination of the software and media is -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 8 June 1999 authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Compaq Computer 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 COMPAQ 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.