ECO NUMBER: DS5ULTE01022H ----------- PRODUCT: DECserver 500 for ULTRIX/VAX -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: DECserver 500 for ULTRIX/VAX 2.2.H ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 2180 ---------------- DIGITAL Cover Letter for DECserver 500 ECO Kit DS5ULTE01022H. The following versions of the DS500 load image are superseded by this release. Versions V2.2.0 through V2.2.G. ECO Kit Description ------------------- The Release Notes contain a complete explanation of this release. Below is a brief description: o When trying to connect to another service on a device (such as MUXserver 320), the user gets a "Access denied" in reject message. o Host gets "Queued Entry Deleted By Server" message. Queued entries on the server will randomly get deleted by the server. The entry gets deleted after its 60 second timer times out to send a status message. o Group Codes In Node Database Don't Change After Multicast Message Change. o Server port appears to be hung after opening both sessions on a multisession terminal. o Server crashes immediately after connecting to a local defined service. o Password would not be accepted when connecting to a protected service. o Multisession session appears hung after VT520 user closes a session and tries to reopen it. o Multisession port hangs after user continuously switches from one session to another and typing Control C (which causes host to send a attention slot to abort/flush sending previous data). o System has a memory resource problem. This problem is caused by a stackguard failure. o Memory fills to 100% usage and buffers are full. System then appears hung. Node limit is set to 200. o A port hangs when a connection is made to a VAX system. Generally on a remote port with roundrobin connection service on the modem. o Ports are hung up in an XOFF state. They can be logged off, but others continue to get hung up in an XOFF state Installation Overview --------------------- If you have a previous version of the DECserver software it is suggested that you copy that software to a safe area before performing the installation. The systems you are installing this kit on, or copying these files to, must be setup as a DECnet load host, be on the same segment and have NCP database entries for the access servers you want to be loaded with this image. This kit contains one tar file DS5BASE22H.tar. This is the kit for ULTRIX/VAX. The setld command will not install a kit from a tar file. This kit was created with the intention of being able to be installed after the files were extracted from the tar file. The following examples are to describe a method to install the DECserver 500 software on the server. - You will need root privileges to perform the install. - Create a temporary working directory and copy the appropriate tar file to this area, remember to copy the tar file in image mode if you are using FTP. In the following examples /usr/users/server will be this directory. '# mkdir /usr/users/server' '# cd /usr/users/server' - Using the tar command extract the contents of the tar file. '# tar -xvf DS5BASE22H.tar' - Print and review the release notes, input/usr/lib/dnet/ds5_relnotes.mem. It may be a good idea to copy them to an area such as /usr/lib/dnet for future reference. - If you want to install the complete kit perform the following commands: 1) Make sure this version of the image is not already loaded. '# /etc/setld -i DS5BASE22H' setld: DS5BASE22H: Unknown subset 2) Perform the setld. '# /etc/setld -l /usr/users/server/output DS5BASE22H' - If you do not want to install the complete kit simply copy the ds5tsv.sys to usr/var/dnet. - Remove the files from temporary working directory. '# cd /usr/users/server' '# rm -r *' - Be sure the path and filename matches the ones setup in the load host's NCP database for the servers you want to upgrade. - Use a local console terminal to the DECserver you want to load and use the INIT DELAY 0 command to cause the server to re-initialize and load the new software image. - After the server reboots the software revision information is displayed in response to the SHOW SERVER command should reflect a version level of BL2.2.H. Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation 1996. All Rights reserved. This software is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or copying of this software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital or an authorized sublicensor. This ECO has not been through an exhaustive field test process. Due to the experimental stage of this ECO/workaround, Digital makes no representations regarding its use or performance. The customer shall have the sole responsibility for adequate protection and back-up data used in conjunction with this ECO/workaround.