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VAXF11X06_062 VAX V6.2 F11/File Serve ECO Summary
TITLE: VAXF11X06_062 VAX V6.2 F11/File Serve ECO Summary
 
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] VAXF11X06_062 VAX V6.2 F11/File Serve ECO Summary
 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998, 1999.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENT:  F11BXQP
            F11AACP
            FILESERV

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXF11X06_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  VAXF11X05_062
                    NOTE:  The fixes contained in the previous versions
                           of this ECO (VAXF11X03_062, VAXF11X02_062 and
                           VAXF11X01_062) are included in the
                           VAXY2K02_062 ECO kit.
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  432 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V6.2
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Yes
     Installation Rating:   INSTALL_1
                            1 - To be installed on all systems running
                                the listed version(s) of OpenVMS.

     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         VAXCLUSIO01_062, VAXY2K02_062

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:

         VAXSYSA02_062 for a $GET_SECURITY fix when reading the ORB
         on a file that had no synchronization with the file system.


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for F11BXQP on OpenVMS VAX V6.2.  This kit addresses 
the following problems:

Problems Addressed in the VAXF11X05_062 kit:

  o  A NOTFCBFCB bugcheck on the simultaneous dereference of a file
     occurred.

     Image(s) Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  If a process attempts to mount a bound volume set (BVS) and
     all the members of the BVS are not present, an attempt to lock
     the volume for REBUILDing the meta-data on the volume will
     fail, but the blocking lock (F11B$b) is left with the process.

     Image(s) Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  An XQPERR bugcheck in LOCKERS can occur when the retry limit
     on the F11B$x lock is reached.

     This problem can occur when the owner of the $x lock is
     running at a high process process priority and a number of
     processes are in a clustered system are also trying to
     validate this lock, but at a lower process priority.

     Image(s) Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  When a directory with multiple headers, e.g., a large ACL, is
     deleted on one mode in a cluster (Node A), if that directory
     had previously been accessed on another node in the cluster
     (Node B), the files created with the previously deleted
     headers would show up on Node B with a NOSUCHFILE error."

  o  Fix the internal GETTIM function so that it properly formats
     the 64 bit internal time to an RSX-11 compatible ASCII string.

     RSX date strings contain only a 2 character year field (ASCII).
     In order to accommodate the year 2000, this ASCII encoding
     will now include the value of decades (since 1900) into the
     string.   This means that for the years 1900 through 1999, the
     date string will appear as 00 to 99.  For the years 2000 into
     the years 39xx, the string will show as ':0', ';0', etc.

     For years prior to the year 1900, dates are encoded as binary
     zeros, which is interpreted as 'no date'.

     Image(s) Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE


Problems Addressed in the VAXF11X05_062 kit:

  o  During the mounting of the system disk, the error message that
     the disk is mounted with a reduced cache is suppressed.  Hence, 
     the System Manager may be unaware that the performance of the 
     system disk and all others attached to the same cache block is 
     questionable.

     Image Affected:  [SYSEXE]FILESERV.EXE
 
  o  When deleting a large file (such as a system dump file), a
     UNXSIGNAL Bugcheck may occur.  This particular bugcheck occurs
     because a variable in the code causes a reference to memory
     data that the file system does not own and an internal access
     violation occurs (ACCVIO).

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  On some systems with higher rates of system paging or with
     WSDEC set to a non-standard value, a system can crash with a
     PGFLIPLHI (Page Fault IPL too High) bugcheck.  This problem
     happened when the system returns from a SMP$ACQUIRE call.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE  

  o  An XQPERR can occur in the RDBLOK module during disk cleanup
     using DCL.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  When storing the value of a directory index buffer, the system
     may crash with a PGFLIPLHI, SSRVEXCPTN error.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  A dismount on a shadowded device results in an unnecessary
     copy.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  If a process is created with a termination mailbox unit
     assigned, the files are not properly audited.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  An XQPERR bugcheck (crash) in the RETURN_CREDITS module can
     occur during DISMOUNT.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  An XQPERR Bugcheck (crash) in XQP can occur during a SET ACL
     (SET FILE/ACL) operation.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  When two processes are competing to dismount a volume, one
     process may be just a bit faster than the other and delete the
     VCB and other structures before the second process has time to
     finish up its processing.  The result is a UNXSIGNAL/ACCVIO 
     crash.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  A device reporting a read error (SS$_PARITY) during read/write
     processing in the XQP will attempt to record the bad blocks
     and FID in the BADLOG.SYS file.  When the internal close
     operation occurs (on BADLOG), the system XQPERR bugchecks 
     when it finds the process's dirty buffers have not been 
     written out.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  A UNXSIGNAL/ACCVIO error can occur at module F11BXQP.  This
     problem occurs during mount, when the primary volume is not
     yet mounted.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  Processes can hang (deadlock) when dismounting a device.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  A 'no such file' error can occur on directory extension FCBs.

     This problem can occur in at least two ways:

       1.  A file appears normal on one node but has an 'no such
           file' error from another node.

       2.  BACKUP or DUMP /HEADER encounters a read attributes  
           error of NOSUCHFILE.  This error occurs when an attempt 
           is made to read a file header, for which the FCB for the 
           old header is still in memory.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  Alternate file access checking does not provide the correct
     information  for files on ODS-1 disks.  That is, an ODS-1 disk
     access does not process the alternate file access checking
     parameters FIB$L_ALT_ACCESS and FIB$L_STATUS.

     Image Affected:  [SYSEXE]F11AACP.EXE

  o  The F11A routine ACPCONTROL only understands the control
     function REMAP_FILE.  Hence, for illegal function codes, all
     other control functions return NORMAL, when ILLIOFUNC should
     be returned instead.

     Image Affected:  [SYSEXE]F11AACP.EXE

  o  Occasional false end-of-file (EOF) errors can occur on a read
     operation.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  The XQP fails after an IO$_DEACCESS call with an SS$_BADPARAM
     error.  One cannot determine whether a file is still open or
     not due to the failed IO$_DEACCESS call.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE

  o  Non-privileged users can change the revision date (and count)
     of a file for which they should have only READ access.  For
     example, if a non-privileged user with READ-only file access
     tries to set the file protection, a failure occurs with an
     SS$_NOPRIV error as expected.  However, the revision date (and
     count) are modified.

     Image Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE


Problems Addressed in the VAXF11X04_062 kit:

  o  An XQPERR bugcheck error, "all the index buffers  are  active",
     occurs when running with a reduced cache or during a BACKUP.

  o  An XQPERR bugcheck error, 'wrong lock basis with FCB  present',
     occurred when creating files with ACLs on a full volume.

  o  One can serialize on the wrong volume in a volume set.

  o  Fix a reserved operand fault bugcheck on $QIO exit.   The  $QIO
     failed  on  return  because  the  IPL  was  set to zero but was
     entered at IPL 2.

  o  $GET_SECURITY was  reading  the  ORB  on  a  file  without  any
     synchronization  with  the file system.  In the best case, this
     problem can lead to bad information  being  returned.   In  the
     worst  case,  if  the  file system was rebuilding the ORB's ACL
     chain at the time, a kernel mode ACCVIO can occur.

     *** Note:  In order to get this fix, you must also install the
                kit VAXSYSA01_062.


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 images.

If it is not possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at
this time, a rolling re-boot may be performed.
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»vaxf11x06_062.README
»vaxf11x06_062.CHKSUM
»vaxf11x06_062.CVRLET_TXT
»vaxf11x06_062.a-dcx_vaxexe
»vaxf11x06_062.CVRLET_TXT
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