OpenVMS ALPDRIV05_062 Alpha V6.2 PNDRIVER ECO Summary
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 1996. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: SYS$PNDRIVER.EXE
SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPDRIV05_062
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPDRIV02_062
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 774 Blocks
Saveset A - 162 Blocks
Saveset B - 306 Blocks
Saveset C - 306 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.2, V6.2-1H1,
V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Installation Rating: 3 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed versions of OpenVMS which
are experiencing the problems described.
NOTE: In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit,
the following remedial kits also need to be installed:
None
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for SYS$PNDRIVER.EXE on OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 through V6.2.
This kit addresses the following problems:
Problems addressed in ALPDRIV05_062 kit for OpenVMS ALPHA V6.2,
V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3.
o System crashes with an SPLIPLHIGH bugcheck when full spinlock
checking is enabled.
Problems addressed in ALPDRIV05_062 kit for OpenVMS ALPHA V6.1, V6.2,
V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3.
o The system can crash with memory corruption after attempting to
utilize physical addresses over 4-Gigabytes.
Problems addressed in ALPDRIV02_062 kit
o Occasional Transaction timeout error and/or machine check
crashes occur on the KFMSB on a KFMSB adapter (re)start.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
In order for the corrections in this kit to take effect, the system
must be rebooted. If the system is a member of a VMScluster, the
entire cluster should be rebooted.
This patch can be found at any of these sites:
Colorado Site
Georgia Site
Files on this server are as follows:
alpdriv05_062.README
alpdriv05_062.CHKSUM
alpdriv05_062.CVRLET_TXT
alpdriv05_062.a-dcx_axpexe
alpdriv05_062.b-dcx_axpexe
alpdriv05_062.c-dcx_axpexe
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