ECO NUMBER: ALPMANA03_062 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V6.2 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V6.2 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: ALPMANA03_062. 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: ALPMANA02_062. 3 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 3.1 The following remedial kit(s) 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 should also be installed: None. 4 KIT DESCRIPTION: 4.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2., V6.2-1H3. 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSLIB]SMI$OBJSHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]SMI$SHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]SMISERVER.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]SYSMAN.EXE (new image) o [SYSEXE]STARTUP.COM (new file) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMANA03_062 KIT o The SYSMAN security profile is supposed to be identical on all nodes in a cluster that uses the same security environment. In some instances, however, SYSMAN uses the authorized privileges from the UAF instead of the locally set privileges on some -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 31 January 2001 nodes. This problem was not completely fixed by kit ALPMANA02_062. Images Affected: - [SYSLIB]SMI$SHR.EXE 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMANA02_062 KIT o Make the SYSMAN security profile consistent clusterwide. The SYSMAN security profile is supposed to be identical on all nodes in a cluster that use the same security environment. However, SYSMAN could use the authorize privileges from the UAF, instead of the locally set privileges on some nodes. For example, for a cluster named CLUSTER, node NODE1 should have the same privilege settings as another node in the cluster, NODE2. SYSMAN> set env/clus %SYSMAN-I-ENV, current command environment: Clusterwide on local cluster Username SYSTEM (*** will be used on non-local nodes) SYSMAN> show profile %SYSMAN-I-DEFDIR, default directory on node NODE2 -- SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] %SYSMAN-I-DEFPRIV, process privileges on node NODE2 -- TMPMBX OPER NETMBX %SYSMAN-I-DEFDIR, default directory on node NODE1 -- SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] %SYSMAN-I-DEFPRIV, process privileges on node NODE1 -- CMKRNL CMEXEC CMEXEC SYSNAM GRPNAM ALLSPOOL IMPERSONATE DIAGNOSE LOG_IO GROUP ACNT PRMCEB PRMMBX PSWAPM -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 31 January 2001 ALTPRI SETPRV TMPMBX WORLD MOUNT OPER EXQUOTA NETMBX VOLPRO PHY_IO BUGCHK PRMGBL SYSGBL PFNMAP SHMEM SYSPRV BYPASS SYSLCK SHARE UPGRADE DOWNGRADE GRPPRV READALL IMPORT AUDIT SECURITY Images(s) Affected: - [SYSLIB]SMI$SHR.EXE 7 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMANA02_070 KIT FOR OPENVMS V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3 o Possible crash on standalone OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 nodes in STARTUP.COM, during either the IOGEN portion of the SYSMAN startup, or during STARTNET.COM. One of the symptoms of these types of crashes is corruption in the System Page Table Entry (SPTE) free list. This problem has been corrected in OpenVMS V7.0. o SYSMAN DO commands that result in very long output records result in errors similar to the following: -RMS-F-SYS, QIO system service request failed -SYSTEM-F-MBTOOSML, mailbox is too small for request There may be some SYSMAN truncation errors also. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 31 January 2001 o The SYSMAN PARAM SET command, when executed on a cluster, would return with an extraneous NOMORENODE error message. o With the SYSMAN DO command, certain DCL commands that do not have output (e.g.SYSMAN> DO DEFINE XXX YYY) would take at least 10 seconds/node to complete. 8 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMANA01_070 KIT FOR OPENVMS ALPHA V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2 o SYSMAN DO commands that result in very long output records result in errors similar to the following: -RMS-F-SYS, QIO system service request failed -SYSTEM-F-MBTOOSML, mailbox is too small for request There may be some SYSMAN truncation errors also. o The SYSMAN PARAM SET command, when executed on a cluster, would return with an extraneous NOMORENODE error message. o With the SYSMAN DO command, certain DCL commands that do not have output (e.g.SYSMAN> DO DEFINE XXX YYY) would take at least 10 seconds/node to complete. 9 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMANA01_062 KIT o SYSMAN accommodates the use of a ! character at the beginning of its command line. All characters subsequent to the ! are ignored and processing is passed to the next SYSMAN> prompt. In OpenVMS V6.2, a regression in behavior occurred causing a ! character at the beginning of a SYSMAN command line to return the following warning: %CLI-W-NOCOMD, no command on line - reenter with alphabetic first character o OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 systems can crash due to corrupt system page table entries (SPTE). This problem is corrected in OpenVMS Alpha V7.0 -- COVER LETTER -- Page 5 31 January 2001 10 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): SYSMAN. 11 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 ALPMANA03_062 [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, 2001 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. The software contained on this media is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Compaq Computer Corporation. Possession, use, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Compaq Computer Corporation. 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