OpenVMS VAXSYSB01_071 VAX V7.1 System Components ECO Summary

 
Modification Date:  16-JUN-98
Modification Type:  New Kit:  Replaces:
                                VAXSYS05_071
                                VAXSYS01_071

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:     DIGITAL OpenVMS VAX 

COMPONENT:  System Components
              EVENT_FLAGS_AND_ASTS
              LOGICAL_NAMES
              SECURITY
              SYSDEVICE
              SYSLICENSE
              VAXCLUSTER_CACHE

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXSYSB01_071 
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  VAXSYS05_071
                                           VAXSYS01_071
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  342 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V7.1 
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Yes
     Installation Rating:  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:

         None. 

       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 some system components on OpenVMS VAX V7.1.
This kit addresses the following problems: 

Problems Addressed in VAXSYSB01_071:

  o  A process may hang if it is being deleted while VIOC is 
     waiting for a CFCB lock.  The process cannot be deleted 
     because there is an original outstanding I/O which will 
     never complete.   The Deaccess IRP will be placed into 
     the CCB$L_DIRP field but will not be executed in post-I/O
     processing because the outstanding I/O will never be 
     delivered.

  o  The AUDIT server runs into an access violation in kernel  
     mode when it encounters an unknown security class.


Problems Addressed in VAXSYS05_071:

  o  A SSRVEXCEPT crash occurred early in the boot process when a            
     new 'fixed' image was used.  The Signal Array had an ACCVIO            
     with the message code in the offending PC = EXE$WRTMAILBOX+00C1C       
     and in the operand = EXE$DELMBX+006E4.                                 
  

Problems Addressed in VAXSYS01_071:

  o  Systems may crash with one of the following footprints:                  
                                                                              
          INCONSTATE SYS$VCC_NPRO+00009F04                                    
          INCONSTATE SYS$VCC_NPRO+00009F00                                    
          INCONSTATE VAXCLUSTER_CACHE+03EB1                                   


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 patch can be found at any of these sites:


Colorado Site


Georgia Site




Files on this server are as follows:

vaxsysb01_071.README
vaxsysb01_071.CHKSUM
vaxsysb01_071.CVRLET_TXT
vaxsysb01_071.a-dcx_vaxexe