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<pre><center><b><font color="black">
 OpenVMS VAXDISM01_U2055 VAX V5.5-2__V5.5-2H4 DISMOUNT ECO Summary
</font></b></center><p>
 
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 1994. All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:      OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENTS:  DISMOUNT.EXE
             DISMNTSHR.EXE

SOURCE:      Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXDISM01_U2055
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  100 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2, V5.5-2H4
     System Reboot Necessary:  No


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for DISMOUNT and DISMNTSHR on OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2
through V5.5-2H4.  This kit addresses the following problems: 
 
Problems addressed in the VAXDISM01_U2055 kit:

  o  A tape drive remains allocated even after the process that had
     allocated it has terminated.  The tape drive is then unavailable
     for any other use.  An example is shown below. 

        EXAMPLE:

        $ sho device/full mua0

        Magtape   $90$MUA0:   (YELLO),  device  type  TA90,  is online,
        allocated, controller  supports  tape  data caching (write-back
        cache  enabled),  mounted  foreign ,  record - oriented device,
        file-oriented  device ,  available to cluster, error logging is
        enabled.

        Error count               15     Operations completed    122191
        Owner process             ""     Owner UIC     [FIELD,OPERATOR]
        Owner process ID    20802A14     Dev Prot   S:RWED,O:RWED,G:,W:
        Reference count            2     Default buffer size      65024
        Volume label        "*B*002"     Relative volume no.          0
        Record size                0     Transaction count            1
        Mount status         Process     Mount count                  1
        ACP process name          ""
        Density                39782     Format               Normal-11

        Volume status:  odd parity.

        $ sh process/id=20802A14
        %SYSTEM-W-NONEXPR, nonexistent process


RELATED ARTICLES:

Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS database.  To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using either of the following the
search strings: 'VAXDISM01_U2055' or 'VAXDISM'. 


ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool.  If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, please open the DIA or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:

  [AES] How To Electronically Request ECO Kits Using Service Tools


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The system does not need to be rebooted after this kit is installed.
However, if you have other nodes in your VAXcluster, they should be
rebooted or you should install this kit on each system in order to make
use of the new image(s).
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<font color="black" size="+1">This patch can be found at any of these sites:</font><p>
<a name="colorado">
</a><a href="http://ftp1.support.compaq.com/public/vms/vax/v5.5-2/vaxdism01_u2055.README">Colorado Site</a><br>
<a name="georgia">
</a><a href="http://ftp11.support.compaq.com/public/vms/vax/v5.5-2/vaxdism01_u2055.README">Georgia Site</a><br>
<a name="europe">
</a></p><hr><a name="europe"><br>
<font color="black" size="+1">Files on this server are as follows:</font><p>
</p></a><pre><a name="europe"></a><a href="/public/vms/vax/v5.5-2h4/vaxdism01_u2055.README">vaxdism01_u2055.README</a>
<a href="/public/vms/vax/v5.5-2h4/vaxdism01_u2055.CHKSUM">vaxdism01_u2055.CHKSUM</a>
<a href="/public/vms/vax/v5.5-2h4/vaxdism01_u2055.CVRLET_TXT">vaxdism01_u2055.CVRLET_TXT</a>
<a href="/public/vms/vax/v5.5-2h4/vaxdism01_u2055.a-dcx_vaxexe">vaxdism01_u2055.a-dcx_vaxexe</a>
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