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HP Services Software Patches - alplat03_062
 
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 1998.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS Alpha 

COMPONENT:  LAT, LTDRIVER

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPLAT03_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  ALPLAT02_062
                                           ALPLAT01_062

     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  1057 Blocks
                    Saveset A - 1044 Blocks

     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3 
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes

     Installation Rating:   2 - To be installed on all systems running
                                the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and
                                using the following feature(s):
                                
                                LAT


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

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


PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPLAT03_062:

  o  VCRP packets are being overwritten.

  o  A CREATE LINE LINK$NAME/DEV=XXA0:  command in LATCP  can  crash
     the system.

  o  After executing the following commands:

         LATCP> CREATE SERVICE SERVICE1/APPL
         LATCP> CREATE SERVICE SERVICE2/APPL
         LATCP> CREATE SERVICE SERVICE3/APPL
         LATCP> DELETE SERVICE SERVICE2
         LATCP> SET SERVICE SERVICE3/STATIC_RATING=1

     the static ratings for services following SERVICE2 can  not  be
     changed.


PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPLAT02_062:

  o  Item list verification routines caused an ACCVIO                         
                                                                              
  o  LATACP crashes with PGFIPLHI                                             
                                                                              
  o  LTDRIVER crashes with INVEXCEPTN                                         
                                                                              
  o  Some applications use break through the system service to write          
     to  their  numerous  terminals at the same time.  When LATCP is          
     running, the management LTA device created  by  LATCP  is  also          
     broadcast to.   This  slows  done the application to the point           
     where the application exhausts its byte limit.  
                                                                              
  o  An MC LATCP CREATE PORT command with  an  invalid  device  name          
     will crash the system.                                                   
                                                                              
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPLAT01_062:                                           
                                                                              
  o  Fix possible CPUSPINWAIT crashes and another crash  during  LAT          
     $QIO postprocessing.                                                     
                                                                              
  o  System can only sustain about 125 LAT X sessions to various VXT          
     2000s  on  the  network.  Some customers have more than 125 VXT          
     2000s and not all users can connect to larger OpenVMS systems. 
                                                                              
  o  If LTDRIVER times out a virtual  circuit,  it  will  build  and          
     transmit  a  LAT  Stop  message.   If  a session on the virtual          
     circuit attempts to write data while the  datalink  layer  owns          
     the   Stop  message  (i.e.   the  message  is  on  the  "to  be          
     transmitted"  queue),  the  system  will   crash   in   routine          
     LT$DECLARE_CIRC_EVENT.                                                   
                                                                              
  o  If the terminal class driver calls LTDRIVER at the flow  change          
     entry  point  (typically  done  for  a  SET  TERMINAL command),          
     LTDRIVER will remember it must change the terminal server  port          
     settings  if  no LAT connection exists.  Unfortunately, this is          
     not a desired side  affect  for  dedicated  ports  and  limited  
     ports.   Note,  this  will  only  be seen if a user connects to          
     OpenVMS  from  a  terminal  server   port   that   has   REMOTE          
     MODIFICATION  enabled  and if they happen to get the LTA device          
     with this setting.                                                       
                                                                              
  o  Deleting a link already marked for deletion, or a link that  is          
     not ready will result in a system crash.   


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 entire
Files on this server are as follows:
Files on this server are as follows:
»alplat03_062.README
»alplat03_062.CHKSUM
»alplat03_062.CVRLET_TXT
»alplat03_062.a-dcx_axpexe
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