OpenVMS ALPAUDS01_070 Alpha V7.0 Audit Server ECO Summary

 
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       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) Digital Equipment Corporation 1998.  All rights reserved.

Modification Date:  27-MAY-98
Modification Type:  New Kit.

OP/SYS:     DIGITAL OpenVMS Alpha 

COMPONENT:  Audit Server

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPAUDS01_070 
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None 
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  450 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V7.0 
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Yes
     Installation Rating:   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:

         None 


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for the Audit Server on OpenVMS Alpha V7.0.  This kit 
addresses the following problems: 

  o  The SET AUDIT/SERVER=NEW_LOG (create new clusterwide audit log
     file) will not always work as expected.  Sometimes it does not
     work at all and at other times it only works from one node in
     the cluster.

  o  AUDIT_SERVER had one of two possible problems:

     *  The AUDIT_SERVER process may intermittently fail with the
        following access violation error:

          %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00,
          virtual address=00000001, PC=00031628, PS=0000001B

        The source of the  problem  was  that  R11  had  a  bad  value
        (00000001).

     *  A second problem is hangs waiting for doorbell locks.  Two
        hung AUDIT_SERVER processes in a VMScluster might hang in
        Local Event Flag (LEF), waiting for the other process to
        release a different doorbell lock.  When this problem occurs,
        processes may begin backing up in the RWMBX state, trying to
        write new messages to MBA3:.

  o  When the AUDIT_SERVER is requested to exit, typically due to a
     system shutdown, it could potentially hang in HIBernation
     state not processing any messages in MBA3:.  This problem
     could potentially cause other processes to go into RWMBX state
     when the mailbox fills up, and hang the system.

  o  MOUNT of a new shadow set by a non-privileged user fails, even
     if the VU (Virtual Unit) had its ownership changed prior to a
     reboot.


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.

                ************* NOTE ************

     A reboot can be avoided by stopping and re-starting the
     AUDIT_SERVER.   HOWEVER, if the system is experiencing the 
     problems described in this remedial kit, stopping the 
     AUDIT_SERVER may cause the system to hang.  If that happens, 
     you must reboot the system to recover.  To stop and restart 
     the AUDIT_SERVER:

               $SET AUDIT/SERVER=EXIT   (to stop)



This patch can be found at any of these sites:


Colorado Site


Georgia Site




Files on this server are as follows:

alpauds01_070.README
alpauds01_070.CHKSUM
alpauds01_070.CVRLET_TXT
alpauds01_070.a-dcx_axpexe