ECO NUMBER: VMS722_REM-V0100 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2-2 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2-2 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VMS722_REM-V0100 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: None. 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 V7.2-2 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSEXE]REMACP.EXE (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_REM-V0100 KIT o The following problems have ben corrected: 1. Stopping and restarting the REMACP process without the provided management utilities (STOPREM and RTTLOAD.COM results in a system crash. Crashdump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL Current Process: REMACP -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 24 April 2002 Current Image: $1$DGA300:[SYS61.SYSCOMMON.] [SYSEXE]REMACP.EXE;1 Failing PC: 00000000.0000C278 Failing PS: 0C000000.00000800 Module: REMACP Offset: 0000C278 2. SET HOST connections are rejected even though RJOBLIM has not been reached. Stopping and restarting the REMACP process temporarily clears the condition. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]REMACP.EXE 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_3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 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 VMS722_REM /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 No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 24 April 2002 7.1 Special Installation Instructions: 7.1.1 Post - Kit Installation tasks Running REMACP process must be manually stopped and new process started using RTTLOAD.COM. All remote terminal sessions must be terminated during this process. The REMACP process can be properly terminated using the command: $ MCR STOPREM However, REMACP will not terminate until all users with SET HOST connections have logged out. This can be determined using the command: $ SHOW DEVICE RTA If there are any RTA devices other than RTA0, there are users still logged in via DECnet. Once they log out, the REMACP process will terminate. To start up REMACP again, use the procedure: $ @SYS$MANAGER:RTTLOAD 7.1.2 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 - Add the following qualifiers to the PRODUCT INSTALL command and add that command to the DCL procedure. /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0 - De-assign the logicals assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS722_REM-V0100 kit would be: $ $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS722_REM/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0 $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $! -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 24 April 2002 $ exit Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation, 2002 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. COMPAQ, the Compaq logo, VAX, Alpha, VMS, and OpenVMS are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 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