OpenVMS VMS721_LAN-V0100 Alpha V7.2-1 LAN ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS VMS721_LAN-V0100 Alpha V7.2-1 LAN 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) Compaq Computer Corporation 1999. All rights reserved.
Modification Date: 22-SEP-1999
Modification Type: Corrected version number from 7.21 to 7.2-1.
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: LAN - Local Area Network
APB.EXE (new image)
DEBUG_APB.EXE (new image)
SYS$EWDRIVER_DE500BA.EXE (new image)
SYS$EWBTDRIVER.EXE (new image)
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VMS721_LAN-V0100
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS721_LAN-V0100--4.PCSI
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: NONE
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 2032 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating:
2 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and
using the following feature(s):
COMPAQ Professional Workstation XP1000.
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 LAN on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1. This kit addresses the
following problems:
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_LAN-V0100 KIT
o Add support for XP1000 embedded Ethernet adapter.
Add support for the COMPAQ Professional Workstation XP1000
embedded Ethernet adapter.
The ADAPTER_NAME field in the COMPAQ Professional Workstation
XP1000 embedded Ethernet SROM is blank. Since, the boot and
runtime drivers are only aware of this field being blank for
the Digital Personal Workstation, these drivers will see the
COMPAQ Professional Workstation XP1000 as a Digital Personal
Workstation. The COMPAQ Professional Workstation XP1000 and
Digital Personal Workstation embedded Ethernets are not
programmed in the same way.
o Autonegotiation fails.
When the Tulip bootdriver determines that a 21143 chip is
present it checks the EEPROM to further identify the
controller type. If the EEPROM does not further identify the
controller, the driver checks if the system type is a Digital
Personal Workstation. If it is, the MAU type is determined
and the controller is programmed accordingly. The XP-1000
platform does not identify the controller in the EEPROM and is
not a Digital Personal Workstation so the bootdriver was
returning OFFLINE on a network boot.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
Install this kit with the PolyCenter Software Installation utility
by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the
DCL prompt:
PRODUCT INSTALL VMS721_LAN /SOURCE=[location of Kit]
The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that
contains the kit.
Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing
HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt
The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
rebooted.
If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS 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.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This patch can be found at any of these sites:
Colorado Site
Georgia Site
European Site
Files on this server are as follows:
dec-axpvms-vms721_lan-v0100--4.README
dec-axpvms-vms721_lan-v0100--4.CHKSUM
dec-axpvms-vms721_lan-v0100--4.pcsi-dcx_axpexe
vms721_lan-v0100.CVRLET_TXT
