OpenVMS ALPSYSI01_071 Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 SYSINIT ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS ALPSYSI01_071 Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 SYSINIT ECO Summary
 
Modification Date:  17-NOV-98
Modification Type:  New Kit

NOTE:  An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
       The name of the compressed file will be kit_name-dcx_vaxexe
       for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha.
 
       Once the file is copied to your system, it can be expanded
       by typing RUN compressed_file.  The resultant file will
       be the OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file which
       can be used to install the ECO.
 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:     DIGITAL OpenVMS Alpha 

COMPONENT:  SYSINIT.EXE
            IOGEN$SCSI_CONFIG.EXE
            IOGEN$SHARE.EXE

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPSYSI01_071 
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None.
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  667 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, V7.1-1H1, V7.1-1H2
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Yes
     Installation Rating:  INSTALL_3
                           3 - To be installed on all systems running
                               the listed versions of OpenVMS which
                               are experiencing the problems described.

     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         None 

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:

         ALPSYSA02_071


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for SYSINIT problems on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1 through
V7.1-1H2.  This kit addresses the following problems: 

  o  A satellite will hang while booting under the following 
     conditions:

     1.  The satellite has device naming on;

     2.  It boots from a served disk which does not have a
         PAC (DKcn); and

     3.  It has a PAC assigned to its local PKC.

     In order to get the full fix, the ALPSYSA02_071 kit also needs
     to be installed.

  o  A connection to TMSCP served tapes results in a system crash.

  o  Deadlocks or up to 72-second delays occur during booting of  
     a node that uses SCSI port allocation classes.  The deadlocks
     occur if the votes from a quorum disk are needed to form a
     cluster or if the page or swap disk is a disk other than the
     system disk.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
rebooted.  If there are other nodes in the VMScluster, 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.

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Files on this server are as follows:

»alpsysi01_071.README
»alpsysi01_071.CHKSUM
»alpsysi01_071.CVRLET_TXT
»alpsysi01_071.a-dcx_axpexe