ECO NUMBER: VMS73_DCL-V0300 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VMS73_DCL-V0100 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: VMS73_UPDATE-V0100 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 Alpha V7.3 4.2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE (new image) 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS73_DCL-V0100 KIT o When unprocessed record lines are encountered in an input command file, DCL overwrites image failure status with the warning DCL-W-SKPDAT. The overwrite of the status should only happen when images exited with a successful status. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 15 October 2002 o A file created by DCL will erroneously inherit the file extension quantity value from a previously opened file. For example: $ DIR/FULL LOGIN.COM . . . File attributes: Allocation: 18, Extend: 5000 ** Note that LOGIN.COM has DEQ set to 5000 $ OPEN/READ/SHARE FILE LOGIN.COM $ CLOSE FILE $ $ @tt/out=out.txt _$ put something in file %DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling \PUT\ _$ Exit $ $ DIR/FULL OUT.TXT Directory $2$DKB0:[TEST] OUT.TXT;1 File ID: (8282,1,0) Size: 1/5004 Owner: [SYSTEM] Created: 21-AUG-2002 10:35:50.40 Revised: 21-AUG-2002 10:35:57.94 (1) File attributes: Allocation: 5004, Extend: 5000, Global buffer count: 0 Client attributes: None Total of 1 file, 1/5004 blocks. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE o If an upcall enabled image's execution is interrupted with ^y, and execution of a DCL command procedure is entered as the first command at the ^Y DCL prompt, an access violation occurs. For example: ^y $ @TEST %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual address=0000000000000004, PC=FFFFFFFF80B4FBEC, PS=0000001B ... Images Affected: -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 15 October 2002 - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS73_DCL-V0200 KIT o When the DCL PIPE command is issued in batch mode, it skips over the DCL statement immediately following the PIPE command. This occurs when the ";" separator is followed by a command sequence containing an "@filespec" command. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE o Running the pipe command in a loop may result in one of the following problems: o DOUBLDEALO user mode bugchecks o ACCVIO in various symbol manipulation routines o SYMOVF error message Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE o A process that has spawned several jobs, using a combination of SPAWN/WAIT and SPAWN/NOWAIT commands, stays in state HIB after all the spawned subprocesses have completed. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE 7 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS73_DCL-V0100 KIT o When an image run by a DCL procedure includes a line that generates a skipped data warning immediately after the image line, the status from the image run is returned in R0 and the warning is not caught by DCL. Images Affected: -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 15 October 2002 - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE o Attempting to execute the TCPIP$CONFIG.COM procedure results in an ACCVIO abnormally terminating the process. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE o The PIPE command may cause a SYSTEM-F-MBTOOSML error message. This is caused by the command overflowing the mailbox handling the data between the subprocesses. Raising the SYSGEN parameter DEFMBXMXMSG has no effect. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]DCL.EXE o Support for the /PASSIVE qualifier has been added. /PASSIVE /PASSIVE=option Controls whether the FTP client or server initiates the data connection. If this qualifier is not specified, the Internet Protocol appropriate value is used (OFF for IPv4, ON for IPv6). The underlying TCP/IP Networking product must recognize this qualifier and must support FTP passive in order for this qualifier to have an effect. Options: OFF The FTP server initiates the data connection. ON The FTP client initiates the data connection. This is often used where a firewall between the FTP client and server prevents the server from making an outbound connection. ON is the default value if only /PASSIVE is specified. Images Affected: - [CLD]COPY.CLD - [CLD]DIRECTORY.CLD -- COVER LETTER -- Page 5 15 October 2002 8 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. 9 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 VMS73_DCL /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 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. 9.1 Special Installation Instructions: 9.1.1 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 - Add the following qualifiers to the PRODUCT INSTALL command and add that command to the DCL procedure. /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V3.0 -- COVER LETTER -- Page 6 15 October 2002 - De-assign the logicals assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS73_DCL-V0300 kit would be: $ $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS73_DCL/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V3.0 $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT $! $ exit © 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. 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. 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