ECO NUMBER: VMS731_CPU2308-V0200 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3-1 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3-1 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VMS731_CPU2308-V0200 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: VMS731_CPU2308-V0100 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: VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI-V0300 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$LDR]SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_2308.EXE (new image) 5 NEW FUNCTIONALITY INTRODUCED IN THE VMS731_CPU2308-V0200 KIT o Currently only one Smart Array 5300 Backplane RAID Controller can be used on Alphaserver GS80/160/320 systems. This kit provides support for multiple controllers. In order to make use of this support you must also install the DEC-AXPVMS-VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI-V0300--4.PCSI (or later) patch kit. Images Affected: -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 10 April 2003 - [SYS$LDR]SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_2308.EXE 6 NEW FUNCTIONALITY INTRODUCED IN THE VMS731_CPU2308-V0100 KIT o Enable the DTAG2 ECC functionality. The additional hardware support in V7.3-1 enables ECC single-bit error interrupts and then properly logs any DTAG2 single-bit errors in the errorlog file. Prior OpenVMS releases (V7.2-1H1, V7.2-2, V7.3) never enable this functionality. The result is that the operating system is never notified by the hardware that a single-bit DTAG2 error has been detected and corrected by hardware. Images Affected: - [SYS$LDR]SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_2308.EXE 7 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): Alphaserver GS80/160/320 systems 8 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_CPU2308 /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 -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 10 April 2003 This kit requires a system reboot. HP 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. 8.1 Special Installation Instructions: 8.1.1 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=2.0 - De-assign the logicals assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS731_CPU2308-V0200 kit would be: $ $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS731_CPU2308/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=2.0 $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT $! $ exit © Copyright [2003] Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP and/or its subsidiaries 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 4 10 April 2003 Neither HP nor any of its subsidiaries shall 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 HP products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THIS PATCH IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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