ECO NUMBER: VMS721_IPC-V0200 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2-1 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2-1 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VMS721_IPC-V0200 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: o VMS721_PCSI-V0100 o VMS721_UPDATE-V0300 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 V7.2-1 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]IPCDEF.STB (new file) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_IPC-V0200 KIT o A system can crash with an "INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O data base" bugcheck when another node is rejoining the cluster after rebooting, and the ACCEPT fails. Crashdump Summary Information: -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 4 December 2001 ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O data base Current Process: NULL Current Image: Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.83350640 SYS$IPC_SERVICES+48640 Failing PS: 1C000000.00000804 Module: SYS$IPC_SERVICES (Link Date/Time: 19-MAY-2001 01:30:51.36) Offset: 00048640 Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE o When processes are communicating via ICC, if process resource wait is enabled and the transmitter gets too far ahead of the receiver, then the transmitting process goes into MUTEX wait. This is expected as the BYTLIM quota is exhausted. However, the transmitter processes hangs in MUTEX wait waiting for BYTCNT/BYTLM to be returned. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE o A system crash due to a KRNLSTAKNV bugcheck can occur. The crash is caused by fork queue corruption. In order for the corruption to occur, all of the following must be true: - Multinet is running - IPC is using the CI - The CI is not running on the primary CPU - There is heavy Multinet and IPC activity, pushing the timing of fork queue access for both Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE - [SYSEXE]IPCDEF.STB -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 4 December 2001 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: INSTALL_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 VMS721_IPC /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: 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: - $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE - $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE - Add the following qualifiers to the PRODUCT INSTALL command and add that command to the DCL procedure. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 4 December 2001 /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V2.0 - De-assign the logicals assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS721_IPC-V0200 kit would be: $ $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS721_IPC/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V2.0 $! $ 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. 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