OpenVMS VAXINIT01_062 INIT$SHR.EXE for OpenVMS VAX V6.2 ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS VAXINIT01_062 INIT$SHR.EXE for OpenVMS VAX V6.2 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.
 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998.  All rights reserved.


Modification Date:  18-MAR-1999                                              
Modification Type:  Article Updated as VAXMOUN03_062 is Now Available        

Modification Date:  02-DEC-1998                                              
Modification Type:  Updated Article to list the dependent ECO                
                     VAXMOUN03_062 as unavailable until a later date. 


Modification Date:  20-NOV-1998 
Modification Type:  New ECO Kit


OP/SYS:     OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENT:  INIT$SHR

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation


ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXINIT01_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  144 Blocks

     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V6.2
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No
     Installation Rating:   INSTALL_3
                            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:

         None

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

         VAXSYSA02_062
         VAXBACK03_062
         VAXMOUN03_062
         VAXDISM02_062
         VAXMTAA03_062


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

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

Problems Addressed in VAXINIT01_062:
      
  o  A possible system crash occurs during Host Based  RAID  Unbinds    
     with  MME code enabled.  A mailbox read synchronization problem    
     causes the crash.                                              
                                                                        
     This problem only occurs when a host-based RAID UNBIND  command    
     is done while an MME-based application is running.             
                                                                        
     This problem can occur in several different code areas  of  the    
     operating system.  In order to eliminate all known instances of    
     this  problem,  the   following   remedial   kits   (or   their    
     supersedants) will also need to be installed:                  
                                                                        
     VAXSYSA02_062                                                      
     VAXBACK03_062                                                      
     VAXMOUN03_062                                                      
     VAXINIT01_062                                                      
     VAXMTAA03_062                                                  

  o  A process using MME could potentially "miss" the VOL1 label  on
     a  tape.  Also, a process could "hang" trying to send a message
     to the MME process.  


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The system does not need to be rebooted after this kit is installed.
However, if the system is a member of a VMScluster, the other cluster
members should be rebooted or this kit should be installed on each 
system in order to make use of the new image(s). 

Files on this server are as follows:

»vaxinit01_062.README
»vaxinit01_062.CHKSUM
»vaxinit01_062.CVRLET_TXT
»vaxinit01_062.a-dcx_vaxexe