OpenVMS ALPCPU0907_062 Alpha V6.2 - V6.2-1H3 System Routines ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS ALPCPU0907_062 Alpha V6.2 - V6.2-1H3 System Routines ECO Summary
Modification Date: 15-JUL-98
Modification Type: DOCUMENTATION: Technical
This kit should only be applied to Alpha
Server 2x00 systems.
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) Digital Equipment Corporation 1995, 1998. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: System Routines
SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPCPU0907_062
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPCPU906_062
ALPCPU905_062
ALPCPU904_062
ALPCPU903_062
ALPCPU902_062
ALPCPU901_062
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 1364 Blocks
Saveset A: 1350 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
Alpha Server 2x00 Systems
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Reboot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating: 2 : To be installed by all customers using
the following feature(s):
RACORE (Token Ring) adapter
and/or DE500-BA adapter
KIT DEPENDENCIES:
The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
installation of this kit:
None.
In order to receive the all the corrections listed in this
kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:
ALPLAN05_062 - For RACOR and DE500-BA adapter support
AXPGUP01_062
******************* NOTE ***********************
* *
* You must also install the AXPGUP01_062 kit *
* or you may experience system instability *
* *
*************************************************
******************** WARNING!! ********************
* *
* A MACHINECHK may occur on an Alpha 2100 EV4 *
* when DECwindows is started. This occurs only *
* when a PCI-based Qvision Card is in use and *
* the ALPCPU904_062 and AXPGUP01_062 ECO kits *
* are installed on the system. *
* *
* Engineering has be notified of and is working *
* on resolving this issue. *
* *
* To find out if your system has a QVISION card *
* you can do the following to look for a PCI1280 *
* GQA: device. *
* *
* *
* $ ANALYZE/SYSTEM *
* SDA> CLUE CONFIG ! look for PCI1280 device *
* ! Press return and get to the Adapter Conf part*
* SDA> EXIT *
* *
******************** WARNING!! ********************
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for the System Routines on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2
through V6.2-1H3.
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPCPU0907_062 KIT
o Add support for the DE500-BA adapter and the Gigabit Ethernet
adapter.
o The RACORE (Token Ring) adapter was never supported in V6.2.
The supported adapter, Thomas Conrad (Token Ring adapter) is
being phased out so this new adapter must be supported.
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPCPU906_062 KIT:
o If an AlphaServer 2100 5/300, AlphaServer 2000 5/300, or
AlphaServer 2100A 5/300 system has a problem with CPU0, and the
console fails over to a different CPU, the user may see a mchk
in PAL mode while trying to boot. (Halt code=7).
o Change errorlog type codes used to log machine check frames.
The errorlog type code will now match expected values for
proper DECevent analysis.
Problems Addressed in ALPCPU905_062:
o Remedial kits ALPDRIV10_061 and ALPCPU904_062 both contain the
V6.1 remedial SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0902.EXE image. This kit
eliminates the duplication.
Problems Addressed in ALPCPU904_062:
o There is a dependency between this kit and the AXPGUP01_062
remedial kit. When the ALPCPU904_062 remedial kit is
installed on an OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 system, the AXPGUP01_062
remedial kit must also be installed. If the AXPGUP01_062 kit
is not installed, it is possible to experience bugchecks caused
by machine checks while in kernel mode.
Problems Addressed in ALPCPU903_062:
o If a device's EISA configuration utility CFG file requests two
or more IRQs, the device can crash an EISA-based system. This
problem can occur on Digital AlphaServer 2100 5/250, AlphaServer
8400 5/275, AlphaStation 600 5/266, Digital AlphaServer 1000 4/200
and DEC 2000-300 platforms.
Problems Addressed in ALPCPU902_062:
o Intermittent system failures may occur due to the incorrect handling
of a correctable memory error. The failure appears as an INVEXCEPTN
crash.
o A system crash may occur during an attempt to queue a lock request
against an associated resource. The crash occurs due to a corrupt
R0 register.
Problems Addressed in ALPCPU901_062:
o Due to machine checks that may occur during attempts to boot in
PALmode, AlphaServer 2100 systems with an EV45/275 MHz CPU installed
may not boot.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
rebooted.
If you have other nodes in your VMS 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.
This patch can be found at any of these sites:
Colorado Site
Georgia Site
Files on this server are as follows:
alpcpu0907_062.README
alpcpu0907_062.CHKSUM
alpcpu0907_062.CVRLET_TXT
alpcpu0907_062.a-dcx_axpexe
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