OpenVMS ALPCPU1A02_062 Alpha V6.2 CPU Routines ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS ALPCPU1A02_062 Alpha V6.2 CPU Routines ECO Summary
 
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Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1999.  All rights reserved.

Modification Date:  13-APR-99
Modification Type:  Updated Kit  Supersedes ALPCPU1A01_062

PRODUCT:    OpenVMS Alpha 

COMPONENT:  CPU Routines 

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPCPU1A02_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  ALPCPU1A01_062
     ECO Kit Approximate Size: 324 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
     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):

                                 RACORE (Token Ring) Adapter and/or 
                                 DE500-BA Adapter and/or the new
                                 Alpha 21264 system 
     Specific Hardware System:  EB164

     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 RACORE 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: 

pProblems Addressed in the ALPCPU1A02_062 Kit:

  o  Indexing was changed to zero-based so that array indexing will start
     with [0], [1], etc. not [1], [2], etc.  The C language uses
     zero-based indexing. 

  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 because
     the threshold value was previously too large. 


Problems Addressed in the ALPCPU1A01_062 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.
     Since the supported adapter, a Thomas Conrad (Token Ring
     adapter), is being phased out, this new adapter must now be
     supported.


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.

Files on this server are as follows:

»alpcpu1a02_062.README
»alpcpu1a02_062.CHKSUM
»alpcpu1a02_062.CVRLET_TXT
»alpcpu1a02_062.a-dcx_axpexe