OpenVMS ALPDRIV18_061 Alpha V6.1 DUDRIVER/TUDRIVER 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, 1997.  All rights reserved.

PRODUCT:    OpenVMS Alpha 

COMPONENT:  SYS$DUDRIVER.EXE
            SYS$TUDRIVER.EXE

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPDRIV18_061
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  ALPDRIV15_061
                                           ALPDRIV04_070 (For OpenVMS 
                                                          Alpha V6.1
                                                          *ONLY*)
                                           ALPDRIV03_070 (For OpenVMS 
                                                          Alpha V6.1
                                                          *ONLY*)
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  558 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2
     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.

     NOTES:  In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit,
             the following remedial kits also need to be installed:

                 ALPSHAD09_061 


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for SYS$DUDRIVER/SYS$TUDRIVER on OpenVMS Alpha V6.1.  This 
kit addresses the following problems: 

Problems addressed in the ALPDRIV18_061 kit:

  o  Attempting to perform a directory of a mounted tape causes the
     process to hang and "INVALID COMMAND" MSCP END MSG* errorlog
     entries to be generated.

  o  A PACKACK, which is issued on a local ALPHA node to an MSCP cartridge 
     tape drive (for example a TF86) returns success, even if there is no 
     cartridge in the tape drive.

     This problem is fixed in OpenVMS Alpha V7.1.

  o  Unexpected end messages are logged on client nodes for GUS and
     AVAILABLE commands.

  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  A DCL copy command to a HSD05/10 based tape drive causes a process hang.


Problems addressed in the ALPDRIV15_061 kit:

  o  These OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 problem corrections were included in
     the multi-version ALPDRIV04_070 remedial kit.  They are now
     being issued as a V6.1 only remedial kit.

     There are no new problem corrections in this remedial kit.


Problems addressed in the ALPDRIV04_070 kit:

  o  A problem exists with HSJ/HSD 30, 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.


Problems addressed in the ALPDRIV03_070 kit: 

  o  The system experiences repetitive Volume Processing Messages on
     Host  Based  Volume Shadowing Disks.  The CDDB$W_RSTRTCNT field
     of the member devices will  be  incrementing  as  seen  in  the
     REINIT Count field under SDA.


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 


This patch can be found at any of these sites:


Colorado Site


Georgia Site




Files on this server are as follows:

alpdriv18_061.README
alpdriv18_061.CHKSUM
alpdriv18_061.CVRLET_TXT
alpdriv18_061.a-dcx_axpexe