OpenVMS ALPDRIV11_071 Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 TUDRIVER/DUDRIVER ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS ALPDRIV11_071 Alpha V7.1 - V7.1-1H2 TUDRIVER/DUDRIVER ECO Summary
Modification Date: 05-MAY-1999
Modification Type: Updated Kit: Supersedes ALPDRIV06_071
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) Compaq Computer Corporation 1997, 1999. All rights reserved.
OPSYS: DIGITAL OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPDRIV11_071
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPDRIV06_071
ALPDRIV02_071
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 630 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, V7.1-1H1, V7.1-1H2
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Installation Rating: INSTALL_3
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 SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE and SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE on OpenVMS
Alpha V7.1 through V7.1-1H2. This kit addresses the following problems:
The two primary deliverables in this kit are:
1. A number of backported fixes from the V7.2 stream which keeps
V6.2 and V7.1 code consistent with the V7.2 release. This
proactively delivers fixes that were found during V7.2 regression
testing (some of these problems were also reported by customers).
2. The ability to mount and use Fibrechannel devices from V6.2 and
V7.1 systems.
Problems addressed in ALPDRIV11_071 kit:
o When initializing a FIBRECHANNEL (DG) device from a client,
one of the two following errors is returned to the user (disk
only, not tape):
1. INIT-F_DIAGPACK, disk is a diagnostic pack; or
2. INIT-W-NOBADDATA, bad block data not found on volume
Note that an INIT of the same devices succeed on the server.
Image(s) affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
o The following describes conditions that may cause crashes:
1. During a virtual circuit failover event, DUDRIVER
attempts to use the CDT of another connection, for
example, the SCS$DIRECTORY, and this results in a
crash.
2. DUDRIVER will now detect that a CDRP has a zero
CDRP$L_UCB field, thereby preventing a system crash.
3. A failover when a device has two paths (one served
and one local) may result in a fatal MSCPCLASS bugcheck
error.
4. When an MSCP server loses connection to the local MSCP
device, a SHADDETINCON crash may ocur and the shadowset
member will be remvoed from the shadow set.
Image(s) affected:
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o Potential performance problems may occur (high interrupt stack
time) on low end systems in large cluster configurations, when
drives go offline.
Image(s) affected:
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o DUDRIVER/TUDRIVER device allocation class processing problems
can occur during failover and configuration.
1. Drives may be incorrectly configured multiple times as
separate devices with the same name on different paths.
2. Invalid data structures can be seen for DUDRIVER-based
devices with unusual (32-bit number) ALLOCLASSes, which
are not valid for any devices on the system.
3. Systems may crash upon receipt of "Duplicate Unit" MSCP
messages from a HSx controller. The foot print will be
an inconsistent I/O Database or ACCVIO.
Image(s) affected:
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o The MOUNT and INIT commands can fail with an MEDOFL error.
Image(s) affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
o Incorrect byte count in IRP/IOST may occur when a forced error
on a disk is encountered.
Image(s) affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
o A DCL copy command to a tape drive connected to a HSD05/10
can cause a process hang. This problem will not happen with a
BACKUP command and will not happen on HSJ/HSC connected tape
drives.
Image(s) affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE
Problems addressed in ALPDRIV06_071 kit:
o Unexpected end messages are logged on client nodes for GUS and
AVAILABLE commands.
o When SCSI disks connected to a HSxx controller are set transportable,
the system crashes with a DISKCLASS bugcheck.
o DUDRIVER does not FLUSH the pending queue of SHADOWING, HBR and
served IOs when connection failure routines are entered. This
causes a system/cluster hang.
o System crashes with a KERNEL STACK INVALID Bugcheck.
o A DCL copy command to a HSD05/10 based tape drive causes a
process hang.
o Starting with OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, the BACKUP and COPY utilities
will fail with "blank check" and "end of data" errors when
TLZ10) connected to HSJ or HSD controllers.
Problems addressed in ALPDRIV02_071
o A problem exists with HSJ/HSD30,40 and 50 controllers. After
some event that initiates Mount verification, a Pack-Ack will
fail to complete. The controller will report that it is
making progress on the command, but will never finish. This
causes all IO to the affected devices to be hung. The problem
has been seen mostly with the ONLINE component of a Pack-Ack.
One case of a NOP hanging has been seen. It is not known
whether other IOs including Data Transfer IOs may be involved.
o A 9TRK tape written with a density of 6250 is mounted on a TSZ07
tape drive. The mount completes successfully and this is followed
by a DCL directory command. When a Pack-Ack is issued for the tape
unit, the subsequent ONLINE command is issued using "stale" density
information. This ONLINE command is then rejected by the controller
with "INVALID COMMAND, INVALID FORMAT" errors and the process will
hang. The error count then continues to increment as the driver
keeps issuing the ONLINE command.
In the START_PACKACK TUDRIVER routine, a GUS-ONLINE-GUS sequence
is issued to the tape unit. The initial GUS is skipped unless
the drive is a DLT type or if the UCB$V_TU_DENS_DETERMINED bit
is set in devsts in the UCB. If a GUS is issued before the
ONLINE command, the density gets updated and the ONLINE succeeds.
o The operating system may crash with the following error:
"TMSCPSERV, Fatal error detected by TMSCP server"
This crash will only be seen if an MSCP-served tape device
requires mount verification.
The actual location of the crash is SCS$TAPE_MSCP_MV_C+00190.
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.
This patch can be found at any of these sites:
Colorado Site
Georgia Site
Files on this server are as follows:
alpdriv11_071.README
alpdriv11_071.CHKSUM
alpdriv11_071.CVRLET_TXT
alpdriv11_071.a-dcx_axpexe
alpdriv11_071.CVRLET_TXT
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