ECO NUMBER: VAXBACK02_072 PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VAXBACK02_072 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: VAXBACK01_072 3 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 3.1 The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE installation of this, or any required kit: VAXUPDATE01_072 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 VAX V7.2. 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSEXE]STABACKUP.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXBACK02_072 KIT o A CREDIRERR error status does not remove files from post-processing when performing a BACKUP/DELETE operation. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 1 November 2000 - [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE o Provide a /NOUNLOAD qualifier fro BACKUP to carry over through continuation volumes of a tape volume set. Before this fix, there was no way to specify /NOUNLOAD in BACKUP, so controlling continuation volumes was not possible. UNLOAD/NOUNLOAD keywords have been added to the RELEASE_TAPE qualifier, with UNLOAD as the default. On the command line, the entry will look like the following: $BACKUP/RELEASE_TAPE=NOUNLOAD !NOUNLOAD the volume $BACKUP/RELEASE_TAPE=UNLOAD !UNLOAD the volume $BACKUP/RELEASE_TAPE !UNLOAD (Default) Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE - [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE o The command BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY DKA0: DKA1: does not do the compare. If the /LOG qualifier is added to the command, the message BACKUP-S-COMPARED displays for every file, but the files are not compared. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]STABACKUP.EXE o The command: BACKUP/RECORD/SINCE=BACKUP Disk:[000000...] Target: fails to update the backup date of the MFD directory 000000.DIR. Consequently, if the modification date of the 000000.DIR is later than the backup date, each invocation of the above command will result in the whole disk being backed-up. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE - [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE o There are issues with BACKUP ignoring /SINCE/MODIFIED qualifiers. For example: Command: Behavior: ======== ========== -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 1 November 2000 $BACKUP/SINCE=date/CREATED correctly selects files $BACKUP/SINCE=date/MODIFIED incorrectly selects *ALL* files $BACKUP/SINCE=date/MODIFIED/NOINC correctly selects files If the following occurs: 1. The parent directory meets the selection criteria 2. The /SINCE qualifier was entered, signifying that some sort of incremental backup is to be performed 3. The user did not explicitly enter the MFD or the /NOINCREMENTAL qualifier then all files in the directory are saved and no comparison is done between the input date specifier and the files in the directory. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE - [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE o When two ASCII files are different by one character, BACKUP/COMPARE will complete with no error message. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE - [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE o BACKUP does not preserve the File Caching attributes during file copy operations. When a new directory or file is created, it inherits its caching attribute from its parent directory. When a new version of an existing file is created, the new file inherits its caching attribute from the highest version of the existing file. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE - [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 1 November 2000 6 KIT INSTALLATION RATING: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide to which customers should apply this remedial kit. (Reference attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement) INSTALLATION RATING: INSTALL_3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 7 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL VAXBACK02_07 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit. Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation, 2000 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. 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