OpenVMS ALPCPU0D05_062 Alpha V6.2-V6.2-1H3 CPU ROUTINES ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS ALPCPU0D05_062 Alpha V6.2-V6.2-1H3 CPU ROUTINES ECO Summary

Modification Date:  06-JAN-99
Modification Type:  Technical Modification:
                    This kit can be installed on OpenVMS Alpha
                    V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2 and V6.2-1H3.

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.
 
*OpenVMS] ALPCPU0D05_062 Alpha V6.2-V6.2-1H3 CPU ROUTINES ECO Summary
 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998, 1999.  All rights reserved.

PRODUCT:    DIGITAL OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENT:  CPU Routines

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPCPU0D05_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  ALPCPU0D04_062
                                           ALPCPU0D03_062
                                           ALPCPU02_062
                                           ALPCPU01_062
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  979 Blocks
     KIT Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
     Rolling Reboot Supported: Yes
     Specific Hardware Type:  AlphaStation/AlphaServer 400
     Installation Rating:  2 - INSTALL_2
                               To be installed on all systems running
                               the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and
                               using the following feature(s):

                               AlphaServer 1000 4/200
                               AlphaServer 400 4/233
                               AlphaStation 600 5/266

     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:

         ALPLAN05_062 - For RACOR and DE500-BA adapter support



ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for the CPU Routines on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 through 
V6.2-1H3.  This kit addresses the following problems:

Problems addressed in the ALPCPU0D05_062 ECO kit:

  o  The ALPCPU0D04_062 kit did not contain some images that were
     in its superseded kit ALPCPU0D03_062.  The images are included
     in this kit and they are:

          SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0D02.EXE
          SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0F05.EXE
          SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1102.EXE
          SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1402.EXE


Problems addressed in the ALPCPU0D04_062 ECO kit:

  o  A backport for OpenVMS V6.2-1H3 was done to change some
     definitions to unsigned long so that the error log will
     not be passed over.  Specifically, the error_time_threshold
     value was corrected since the threshold value was previously
     too large.


Problems addressed in the ALPCPU0D03_062 ECO kit:

  o  Add support for the DE500-BA adapter and the Gigabit Ethernet
     adapter.

  o  The RACORE (Token Ring) adapter was never supported in V6.2.
     The supported adapter, Thomas Conrad (Token Ring adapter) is
     being phased out so this new adapter must be supported.


Problems addressed in the ALPCPU02_062 ECO Kit:

  o  When a device driver uses IOC$NODE_FUNCTION to disable a device
     interrupt in the IRQ range 8 to 15, keyboard interrupts are
     also disabled.  This problem is seen on systems with
     customer-written drivers.  Because of the higher overhead of
     IOC$NODE_FUNCTION, the recommended way to disable interrupts is
     at the device itself.  The part of the code affected is used by
     AlphaServer 1000 4/200, AlphaServer 400 4/233, EB64 and
     AlphaStation 600 5/266 platforms, but the problem has only been
     reported on Digital AlphaServer 1000 4/200 platforms.

  o  If a device's EISA configuration utility CFG file requests two
     or more IRQs, the device can crash an EISA_based system.  This
     problem can occur on Digital AlphaServer 2100 4/250,
     AlphaServer 8400 5/275, AlphaStation 600 5/266, Digital
     AlphaServer 1000 4/200 and DEC 2000-300 platforms.


Problems addressed in the ALPCPU01_062 ECO Kit:

  o  On AlphaStation 200, AlphaStation 400 4/233, and AlphaServer
     1000 4/200 CPUs, about one out of every ten SET TIME commands
     will set the year or month incorrectly.  It appears that the
     most common incorrect years are 2014 and 1758.

     This problem is corrected in OpenVMS Alpha V7.0.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

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.

Files on this server are as follows:

»alpcpu0d05_062.README
»alpcpu0d05_062.CHKSUM
»alpcpu0d05_062.CVRLET_TXT
»alpcpu0d05_062.a-dcx_axpexe