OpenVMS ALPMSGF04_062 Alpha V6.2 - V6.2-1H3 SYSMSG ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS ALPMSGF04_062 Alpha V6.2 - V6.2-1H3 SYSMSG ECO Summary
 
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Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1997, 1999.  All rights reserved.

Modification Date:  16-JUN-99
Modification Type:  Updated Kit  Supersedes ALPMSGF03_062

PRODUCT:     OpenVMS Alpha 

COMPONENT:   SYSMSG 

SOURCE:      Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ALPMSGF04_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  ALPMSGF03_062 (Never Released)
                                           ALPMSGF02_062 
                                           ALPMSGF01_062 
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  800 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:  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:

         ALPCLUSIO01_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 SYSMSG on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 through V6.2-1H3.  
This kit addresses the following problems: 

Problems Addressed in the ALPMSGF04_062 Kit:

  o  Demote FILESTRUCT error to a warning for size violation

     The following new MOUNT warning message is added:

     %MOUNT-W-INCONSIZE, inconsistent number of blocks reported,
                         some data may not be accessible

     This message occurs as a result of the size discrepancy problem
     fixed by kit ALPMOUN05_062. 

     Image(s) Affected:

          [SYSMSG]SYSMSG.EXE


Problems Addressed in the ALPMSGF03_062 Kit:

  o  Installation conflict with OpenVMS Alpha Y2K kit

     The ALPMSGF02_062 remedial kit required that the ALPCLUSIO01_062 kit
     be installed.  If the user tried to install the ALPMSGF02_062 kit on
     a system that had both the ALPCLUSIO01_062 and OpenVMS Alpha Y2K
     remedial kits installed, the ALPMSGF02_062 kit did not recognize
     that the ALPCLUSIO01_062 kit had been installed.  This caused the
     ALPMSGF02_062 installation to fail. 

     There are no new ECO problem corrections in this kit.  If you have
     installed the ALPMSGF02_062 remedial kit, you do not need to install
     the ALPMSGF03_062 remedial kit. 


Problems Addressed in the ALPMSGF02_062 Kit:

  o  If a system has been upgraded to V6.2 from V6.1, the KITINSTAL.COM 
     procedure in kits that require the ALPCLUSIO01_062 remedial kit to 
     be installed first, did not properly verify that the ALPCLUSIO01_062 
     remedial kit had been installed.


Problems Addressed in the ALPMSGF01_062 Kit:

  o  An incompatibility exists between the COBOLRTL024 and ALPCLUSIO01_062
     TIMA kits.  Each kit contains a new SYSMSG.EXE, but neither of them 
     includes all of the messages.  This SYSMSG.EXE provides all of the 
     messages needed for these two kits.

     An installation incompatibility also exists.  The SYSMSG.EXE
     provided in the COBOLRTL024 kit has an out of order image
     identification.  This results in one of the following
     installation problems:

       o  If the COBOLRTL024 kit is installed prior to ALPCLUSIO01_062 
          or this MSGF ECO kit, these kits will fail to install properly. 
          Before installing the ALPCLUSIO01_062 or this MSGF ECO kit, 
          the SYSMSG.EXE provided by the COBOLRTL024 should be deleted.  
          An analyze/image command performed on the SYSMSG.EXE image
          provided by the COBOLRTL024 kit, will give the following
          information:

            Image Identification Information

              image name: "SYSMSG"
              image file identification: "X-3"
              image file build identification: "X5SC-SSB-1L0B"
              link date/time: 16-AUG-1995 16:36:25.32
              linker identification: "T11-11"

       o  If the COBOLRTL024 remedial kit is installed after the
          ALPCLUSIO01_062 or this MSGF ECO kit, the SYSMSG.EXE 
          image provided by COBOLRTL024 will not contain a new 
          message for DISMOUNT.  After installing COBOLRTL024, 
          the new SYSMSG.EXE should be deleted, leaving the 
          SYSMSG.EXE provided by the ALPCLUSIO01_062 or this 
          MSGF ECO kit in place.


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:

»alpmsgf04_062.README
»alpmsgf04_062.CHKSUM
»alpmsgf04_062.CVRLET_TXT
»alpmsgf04_062.a-dcx_axpexe
»alpmsgf04_062.CVRLET_TXT