ECO NUMBER: VMS731_MSCP-V0100 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3-1 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3-1 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VMS731_MSCP-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 [SYS$LDR]TMSCP.EXE (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS731_MSCP-V0100 KIT o A SCSERROR bugcheck will occur on the server when serving a native TMSCP-speaking tape device (e.g. HSJ-based or DSSI-based tape) via SCS over NI. Crashdump Summary Information ----------------------------- Bugcheck Type: SCSERROR, Fatal condition detected in SCS layer or SCS port Current Image: $20$DKA100:[SYSO.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE] DIRECTORY.EXE Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.84320A08 PPC.BUFNAM_INV+00088 -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 26 November 2002 Failing PS: 28000000.00000804 Module: SYS$PEDRIVER (Link Date/Time: 18-JUL-2002 20:02:47.24) Offset: 00018A08 Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]TMSCP.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_2 : To be installed by all customers using the following feature(s): TMSCP 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_MSCP /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. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 26 November 2002 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_MSCP-V0100 kit would be: $ $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS731_MSCP/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0 $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT $! $ exit © 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. 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. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Confidential computer software. Valid license from COMPAQ are required for possession, use, or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license. COMPAQ shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for COMPAQ products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 26 November 2002 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THIS PATCH IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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