ECO NUMBER: VAXDRIV02_072 PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX OPERATING SYSTEM V7.2 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VAXDRIV02_072. 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: VAXUPDATE01_072. 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 VAX V7.2. 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE (new image) o [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXDRIV02_072 KIT o INIT/DENSITY=XXX does not switch the density of the TSZ07 tape drive. This can happen if the following conditions occur: 1. A TSZ07 tape drive is locally connected to a SCSI adapter and driven by MKDRIVER. 2. The tape drive is TMSCP served to the clients. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 24 October 2001 3. The tape has been previously initialized to a density of 6250. If the INIT command issued specifies a density of 1600, the command will not fail, but the requested density is not honored. The tape remains at a density of 6250. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o A MOUNT command to a TZ8X drive can hang or fail with a "Volume not software enabled" error. This error occurs when the tape loaded is a COMPACT III tape that has previously been initialized at TK87 compacted density. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o The errorlog contains a bogus status when an I/O times out. It should log an SS$_TIMEOUT error for a DU/TU timeout. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o In certain cases DUDRIVER attempts to use the wrong alloclass of a disk, particularly satellite nodes when booting. This causes problems when attempting to access an MSCP served disk with the same allocation class as the client but a different allocation class from the server. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o A tape error can cause an INVEXCEPTN system crash. Crash Dump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL Current Process: NULL Current Image: Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.800AC2C0 MNTVER_STD$GET_CKSUM_BUF_C+001D0 Failing PS: 10000000.00000804 -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 24 October 2001 Module: IO_ROUTINES Offset: 000202C0 Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o Occasionally, undetected data corruption can occur during a cluster failover event, port crash, or mount verification. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o A tape device hangs following a MOUNT-F-SERIOUSEXCP, 'Serious exception detected by TMSCP Controller' error. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o A system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN in SYS$DUDRIVER bugcheck. See the partial crash dump summary below: Crash Dump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL Current Process: NULL Current Image: Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.80344454 SYS$DUDRIVER_NPRO+10454 Failing PS: 18000000.00000804 Module: SYS$DUDRIVER Offset: 00010454 Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o A system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN: DUDRIVER DUTU$CREATE_CDDB DDB$ DOUBLE DEALLOCATION bugcheck. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 24 October 2001 - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o When initializing a TZ tape unit, the INITIALIZE command could fail with a %INIT-F-DRVERR error, which causes an entry to be made in the errorlog. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER.EXE o If a tape, served by an V7.2-1 Alpha system, is mounted on a VAX V7.2 system with the /MEDIA_FORMAT=COMPACTION option, compaction may not be enabled. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER o Backup to a bad tape may result in a hung I/O request. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER o Compaction does not function properly on VAX clients of Alpha-served Fibre tapes. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER o Disk I/O appears to hang or get dropped. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER o A SHADDETINCON bugcheck occurs when a shadowing I/O hangs. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 5 24 October 2001 Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]DUDRIVER.EXE - [SYS$LDR]TUDRIVER 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 VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL VAXDRIV02_072 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. 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. Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation, 2001 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 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. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 6 24 October 2001 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. 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