OpenVMS VAXMANA02_062 VAX V6.2 SYSMAN ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS VAXMANA02_062 VAX V6.2 SYSMAN ECO Summary
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Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1999. All rights reserved.
Modification Date: 16-JUN-99
Modification Type: Updated Kit Supersedes VAXMANA04_070 (V6.2 Only)
PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX
COMPONENT: SYSMAN.EXE
SMISERVER.EXE
SMI$OBJSHR.EXE
SMI$SHR.EXE
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VAXMANA02_062
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: VAXMANA04_070 (V6.2 Only)
VAXMANA03_070 (V6.2 Only)
VAXMANA01_070 (V6.2 Only)
VAXMANA01_062
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 828 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS VAX V6.2
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating: INSTALL_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:
VAXCLUSIO01_062
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 SYSMAN/SMISERVER on OpenVMS VAX V6.2. This
kit addresses the following problems:
Problems Addressed in the VAXMANA02_062 Kit:
o A regression exists in the VAXMANA04_070 kit relative to the
VAXCLUSIO01_062 kit. The VAXMANA04_070 kit has images in common
with CLUSIO (i.e. SMI$OBJSHR.EXE, SMISERVER.EXE, and SYSMAN.EXE),
but the images in CLUSIO are dated later. CLUSIO documentation says
to install the VAXMANA04_070 kit first (actually the VAXMANA03_070
kit, but VAXMANA04_070 supersedes it). Hence, the user receives a
regression error message.
This kit resolves this regression by using the latest versions of
the three images, SMI$OBJSHR.EXE, SMISERVER.EXE, and SYSMAN.EXE,
that were built. These three images were in common with CLUSIO.
Note that no new fixes were done for these three images.
o Make the SYSMAN security profile consistent clusterwide.
The SYSMAN security profile is supposed to be identical on all nodes
in a cluster that use the same security environment. However,
SYSMAN could use the authorize privileges from the UAF, instead of
the locally set privileges on some nodes.
For example, for a cluster named CLUSTER, node NODE1 should have
same privilege settings as another node in the cluster, NODE2.
SYSMAN> set env/clus
%SYSMAN-I-ENV, current command environment:
Clusterwide on local cluster
Username SYSTEM (*** will be used on non-local nodes)
SYSMAN> show profile
%SYSMAN-I-DEFDIR, default directory on node NODE2 --
SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]
%SYSMAN-I-DEFPRIV, process privileges on node NODE2 --
TMPMBX
OPER
NETMBX
%SYSMAN-I-DEFDIR, default directory on node NODE1 --
SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]
%SYSMAN-I-DEFPRIV, process privileges on node NODE1 --
CMKRNL
CMEXEC
CMEXEC
SYSNAM
GRPNAM
ALLSPOOL
IMPERSONATE
DIAGNOSE
LOG_IO
GROUP
ACNT
PRMCEB
PRMMBX
PSWAPM
ALTPRI
SETPRV
TMPMBX
WORLD
MOUNT
OPER
EXQUOTA
NETMBX
VOLPRO
PHY_IO
BUGCHK
PRMGBL
SYSGBL
PFNMAP
SHMEM
SYSPRV
BYPASS
SYSLCK
SHARE
UPGRADE
DOWNGRADE
GRPPRV
READALL
IMPORT
AUDIT
SECURITY
Images(s) Affected:
1. [SYSLIB]SMI$SHR.EXE
Problems Addressed in the VAXMANA04_070 Kit for OpenVMS VAX V6.2:
o Incorrect problem statement noted in the VAXMANA03_070 kit (Correct
SYSMAN DISKQUOTA ENABLE|DISABLE command behavior.) This problem has
not been fixed. This kit, VAXMANA04_070 removes this problem
statement from the documentation. This kit does not contain any new
fixes.
Problems Addressed in the VAXMANA03_070 Kit for OpenVMS VAX V6.2:
o Kit is being issued to keep V6.2 common images at the same ECO level
as the VAXDOSD06_062 kit. There are no new fixes in this kit.
Problems Addressed in the VAXMANA01_070 Kit for OpenVMS VAX V6.2:
o SYSMAN DO commands that result in very long output records result in
errors similar to the following:
-RMS-F-SYS, QIO system service request failed
-SYSTEM-F-MBTOOSML, mailbox is too small for request
There may be some SYSMAN truncation errors also.
o The SYSMAN PARAM SET command, when executed on a cluster, would
return with an extraneous NOMORENODE error message.
o With the SYSMAN DO command, certain DCL commands that do not have
output (e.g. SYSMAN> DO DEFINE XXX YYY) would take at least 10
seconds/node to complete.
Problems Addressed in the VAXMANA01_062 Kit:
o SYSMAN accommodates the use of a ! character at the beginning of
its command line. All characters subsequent to the ! are ignored
and processing is passed to the next SYSMAN> prompt.
In OpenVMS V6.2, a regression in behavior occurred causing a !
character at the beginning of a SYSMAN command line to return the
following warning:
%CLI-W-NOCOMD, no command on line - reenter with alphabetic
first character
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
European Site
Files on this server are as follows:
vaxmana02_062.README
vaxmana02_062.CHKSUM
vaxmana02_062.CVRLET_TXT
vaxmana02_062.a-dcx_vaxexe
vaxmana02_062.CVRLET_TXT
