ECO NUMBER: VMS731_CLUSTER-V0100 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3-1 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3-1 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VMS731_CLUSTER-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 V7.3-1 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSEXE]CONFIGURE.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]STACONFIG.EXE (new image) o [SYS$LDR]SYS$SCS.EXE (new image) o [MANAGE]VMS$INITIAL-050_CONFIGURE.COM (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS731_CLUSTER-V0100 KIT o Since V7.2, a MSCP_SERVE_ALL value of 4 has not worked correctly. It is supposed to serve only the system disk, but it does not serve any disks. All other values of MSCP_SERVE_ALL work correctly. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 19 March 2003 This change insures that you can MSCP serve *just* the system disk, as is documented with MSCP_SERVE_ALL = 4. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]STACONFIG.EXE - [SYSEXE]CONFIGURE.EXE o When updating from OpenVMS V7.3R to V7.3-1R it is possible for the LANACP process to get an ACCVIO followed by a PROCGONE bugcheck as the LANACP process attempts to terminate and run down. This will cause the upgrade procedure to terminate prematurely during the reboot. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]STACONFIG.EXE - [MANAGE]VMS$INITIAL-050_CONFIGURE.COM o If an SCS data-transfer SCS$MAP request encounters an SCS port-specific mapping resource exhaustion ("stall"), the system will crash upon attempt to resume the SCS map data-transfer setup operation, when such resources become available and the stalled operation restarts. While many VMS SCS port drivers use port-specific SCS mapping resources (S/G-maps, CRCTX$, etc.), only SYS$PADRIVER for the SHAC-DSSI-chip/KFESA has an unusually small quantity of SCS mapping resources (128 CI buffer descriptors, to be exact). It is therefore most likely to encounter this failure. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$SCS.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_1 : To be installed by all customers. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 19 March 2003 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 VMS731_CLUSTER /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. HP 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. /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0 - De-assign the logicals assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS731_CLUSTER kit would be: $ $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS731_CLUSTER/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0 -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 19 March 2003 $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT $! $ exit © Copyright [2003] Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP and/or its subsidiaries required for possession, use, or copying. 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