| Title and Copyright Information |
| About This Manual |
| Audience |
| Organization |
| Related Documents |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 1 | New and Changed Features |
| 1.1 | Support for the AlphaServer GS Series |
| 1.2 | Memory Troller |
| 1.3 | Compaq Capacity on Demand |
| 1.4 | Support for TruCluster Server |
| 1.5 | Tcl/Tk Version 8.2 |
| 1.6 | Internet Protocol Version 6 Support |
| 1.7 | Extended System V Functionality |
| 1.8 | Device Drivers Must Be Recompiled |
| 1.9 | Additional Changes |
| 1.9.1 | Change to pax, tar, and cpio for Standards Compliance |
| 1.9.2 | Large Shared Memory Segments Support |
| 1.9.3 | Event Management |
| 1.9.4 | New Division of Privileges Capabilities |
| 1.9.5 | Bootable Tape Supports LSM |
| 1.9.6 | FDDI Device Driver |
| 1.9.7 | DNS/BIND Enhancements |
| 1.9.8 | NTP Enhancements |
| 1.9.9 | IMAP Server Enhancements |
| 1.9.10 | Account Management Enhancements |
| 1.9.10.1 | Filtering Added to the SysMan Account Management Task |
| 1.9.10.2 | Enhanced Security Features |
| 1.9.11 | File System Enhancements |
| 1.9.11.1 | AutoFS |
| 1.9.11.2 | Digital Versatile Disk File System |
| 1.9.11.3 | Changes to the mount and statfs System Calls |
| 1.9.11.4 | UFS File System Extension |
| 1.9.12 | Development Environment Enhancments |
| 1.9.12.1 | Enhancements to the acreate Function |
| 1.9.12.2 | Spike Post-Link Optimizer |
| 1.9.12.3 | Changes in the Assembly Process of the as and cc Commands |
| 1.9.13 | Advanced Printing Software Version 1.1 |
| 1.9.14 | Performance Manager |
| 1.9.15 | New Options for Collect |
| 1.9.16 | Perl Upgraded to Version 5.005 |
| 1.9.17 | Windows System Software Enhancements |
| 1.9.17.1 | Change to X Server Behavior for Graphic Drivers |
| 1.9.17.2 | CDE and Motif Applications Can Run in UTF-8 Locales |
| 1.9.17.3 | Improved Size 2 Terminal Font |
| 1.9.17.4 | Motif Version 2.1 |
| 1.9.18 | GNU M4 Version 1.4 |
| 1.9.19 | Netscape Communicator |
| 2 | Features and Interfaces Scheduled for Retirement |
| 2.1 | Retired in This Release |
| 2.1.1 | DECwindows Applications |
| 2.1.2 | DEC C Compiler Default Changed from -std0 to -std |
| 2.1.3 | Sendmail Version 5.65 |
| 2.1.4 | MH/POP |
| 2.1.5 | The cc.alt Compiler |
| 2.1.6 | System V Environment |
| 2.1.7 | Assembler binasm Interface |
| 2.1.8 | NL*/NC* libc Interfaces |
| 2.1.9 | POSIX Threads CMA Interface |
| 2.1.10 | OSF/Motif Version 1.1.3 |
| 2.2 | Features and Interfaces Scheduled for Retirement in Future Releases |
| 2.2.1 | POSIX 1003.4a (Draft 4) pthread Routines in the POSIX Threads Library |
| 2.2.2 | POSIX Threads Metering |
| 2.2.3 | Asynchronous I/O Binary Compatibility |
| 2.2.4 | SCSI Device Names |
| 2.2.5 | XIE Version 3.0 X Client Extension |
| 2.2.6 | The atmsetup Script |
| 2.2.7 | The installupdate -i Option |
| 2.2.8 | The pixstats Program-Analysis Command |
| 2.2.9 | ATM IP Switching Will Be Retired |
| 2.2.10 | The ogated Routing Daemon |
| 2.2.11 | DEC Ada RTL |
| 2.2.12 | The /usr/include/userpw.h Header File |
| 2.2.13 | Internationalized Print Filters dl1152wrof and dl5100wrof |
| 2.2.14 | Replacement of hiprof, pixie, and third Interfaces |
| 2.2.15 | Default fork Support in hiprof and pixie |
| 2.2.16 | The feedback Command |
| 2.2.17 | Event Report Formatter (uerf) |
| 2.2.18 | Ladebug to Replace dbx As the Default Debugger |
| 2.2.19 | AdvFS Subsystem Attributes |
| 2.2.20 | AdvFS Fragment Attributes |
| 2.2.21 | Tcl Version 7.6 and Tk Version 4.2 |
| 2.2.22 | The dxlsm Interface |
| 2.2.23 | Netscape FastTrack Server |
| 2.2.24 | C++ Runtime Libraries libtask and libcomplex |
| 2.3 | Hardware Support Retirement Notices |
| 2.3.1 | Hardware Support Retired in This Release |
| 2.3.1.1 | KZESC and KZPSC Array Controllers |
| 2.3.1.2 | Systems |
| 2.3.1.3 | TURBOchannel Adapters |
| 2.3.1.4 | XMI Adapters |
| 2.3.1.5 | TGEC Network Adapter for the DEC 4000 |
| 2.3.1.6 | Legacy Storage Devices |
| 2.3.2 | Hardware Support Scheduled to Be Retired in Future Releases |
| 2.3.2.1 | Disk Devices |
| 2.3.2.2 | Array Controllers |
| 2.3.2.3 | Network Adapters |
| 2.3.2.4 | FDDI Adapter for Futurebus |
| 3 | Installation Notes |
| 3.1 | General Information About Installation |
| 3.1.1 | Disk Space Requirements |
| 3.1.2 | Firmware Revision |
| 3.1.2.1 | HSZ Firmware Requirements |
| 3.1.3 | Nonconfigured Subsets and the setld Menu Restriction |
| 3.1.4 | Reloading Subsets with setld |
| 3.1.5 | The setld Utility Does Not Handle White Space in Directory Names |
| 3.1.6 | IMAP and POP |
| 3.1.7 | Initial sendmail Warning Message |
| 3.1.8 | The autopush Message Displayed During Boot |
| 3.1.9 | I/O Error Message |
| 3.1.10 | Ignore the error writing output file Message |
| 3.1.11 | Persistent Reservation Errors |
| 3.2 | Layered Product Considerations |
| 3.2.1 | Mounting the Associated Products CD-ROM |
| 3.2.2 | Open Source Internet Solutions |
| 3.2.2.1 | Disable ASE Failover for OSIS Services Before Upgrade |
| 3.3 | Full Installation |
| 3.4 | Update Installation |
| 3.4.1 | Update Installation of UFS File System on LSM Volumes Will Fail |
| 3.4.2 | Update Installation Might Exit While Removing SVE |
| 3.4.3 | Reconfigure Mail After an Update Installation |
| 3.4.4 | Failure to Merge /var/adm/sendmail/sendmail.cf |
| 3.4.5 | Dangerous Write Permission Warning for the Sendmail Configuration File |
| 3.4.6 | Restriction to Using the Graphical Update Installation Interface |
| 3.4.7 | Additional Disk Space Needed |
| 3.4.8 | Changes to /etc/doprc Are Not Preserved |
| 3.4.9 | Ignore the /etc/doprc Error Message |
| 3.4.10 | Ignore clu_get_info Warnings |
| 3.4.11 | Ignore grep Error on Worldwide Language Support |
| 3.4.12 | Core Files Present After Update Install |
| 3.4.13 | PanoramiX ADK |
| 3.5 | RIS Installation |
| 3.5.1 | Time Zone Restriction |
| 3.5.2 | Rolling Upgrade Restriction |
| 3.5.3 | Serving the Worldwide Language Support Product from a RIS Server |
| 3.6 | Dataless Server Installation |
| 3.6.1 | Restriction Using TruCluster Server |
| 4 | Processor-Specific Notes |
| 4.1 | General Notes on Processors |
| 4.1.1 | Upgrading Your Hardware |
| 4.1.2 | Floppy Disk Drives |
| 4.1.3 | KZPSA Behind the PCI-to-PCI Bridge |
| 4.1.4 | Qlogic ISP1040B CAM Errors |
| 4.1.5 | DJ-ML200-xx PCI NVRAM Hardware Revision |
| 4.1.6 | Managing HSZ and HSG Hardware |
| 4.1.7 | No Console-Level Multipath Support for Some Older Systems |
| 4.2 | AlphaServer 1000 and 1000A Systems |
| 4.2.1 | EISA Configuration Utility Version 1.10 |
| 4.2.2 | Graphics Resolution |
| 4.3 | AlphaServer GS Systems |
| 4.3.1 | Offlining Certain CPUs Is Not Supported |
| 4.4 | Personal Workstation 433au, 500au, and 600au Systems |
| 4.4.1 | 64-Bit PCI Option Cards |
| 4.4.2 | Incorrect Default Keyboard Mappings |
| 4.5 | Alpha VME and PCI/ISA (DMCC) Modular Single-Board Computers |
| 5 | Base System Software Notes |
| 5.1 | Commands and Utilities |
| 5.1.1 | Root Permissions Are Required to Use the Bootable Tape (BT) application |
| 5.1.2 | Escaped Comment Symbols in a Makefile |
| 5.1.3 | Editing an HTML File with XEmacs |
| 5.1.4 | Change in the Default root crontab file |
| 5.1.5 | Netscape Communicator |
| 5.1.5.1 | Netscape Security |
| 5.1.5.2 | Netscape Communicator Dumps Core Running in CDE |
| 5.1.5.3 | Deleting Multiple Mail Messages Causes Netscape Communicator to Dump Core |
| 5.1.5.4 | Netscape Communicator Dumps Core Intermittently |
| 5.1.5.5 | Cannot Delete Mail Messages from Inbox to Trash When Using IMAP Server |
| 5.1.5.6 | Communicator Returns sh: /usr/bin/X11/showps: not found |
| 5.2 | SysMan System Management Applications |
| 5.2.1 | Possible Loss of Data When the root File System is Full |
| 5.2.2 | SysMan Account Manager |
| 5.2.3 | Tcl Error Can Occur During DNS (BIND) Configuration |
| 5.2.4 | Large Integer Values in Configuration Applications |
| 5.2.5 | Error Message When Using sysman -cli -set values Command |
| 5.2.6 | Problem When Reconfiguring Network Interface Cards |
| 5.2.7 | SysMan Command Line Interface |
| 5.2.8 | SysMan Applications |
| 5.2.9 | NTP Configuration Restriction |
| 5.2.10 | Configuring an NFS Server |
| 5.2.11 | Display Problems on Systems with Low-Resolution Graphic Cards |
| 5.2.12 | SysMan Applications Do Not Work Properly at VGA Resolution |
| 5.2.13 | SysMan Menu |
| 5.2.13.1 | Installation Branch Hangs When Run in Background |
| 5.2.13.2 | Installation Branch Is Not Supported for Clusters |
| 5.2.13.3 | Running the SysMan Menu Standalone on a PC Fails to Launch Tasks |
| 5.2.13.4 | Manage Local and NIS Users |
| 5.2.13.5 | Display Currently Mounted File Systems |
| 5.2.14 | SysMan Station |
| 5.2.14.1 | Incorrect Launch Status |
| 5.2.14.2 | Objects Might Not Display Properly with Internet Explorer |
| 5.2.14.3 | Cannot Restart the Client in a Web Browser |
| 5.2.14.4 | Client 5-Minute Timeout |
| 5.2.14.5 | Physical_Filesystems View Displays Two Disk Objects for LSM File Systems |
| 5.2.14.6 | Icons Indicating Warning or Failed States |
| 5.2.14.7 | Group Icons Are Not Available for Some Objects |
| 5.2.14.8 | Multiple AdvFS Volumes Might Not Appear Properly |
| 5.2.14.9 | SysMan Station Does Not Update Changes to Device base_name Dynamically |
| 5.2.14.10 | Some Tools Might Fail When Launched From a Group Object |
| 5.2.14.11 | Unable to Expand the Host Object in a Cluster |
| 5.2.14.12 | Unable to Select Other Objects After a Vertical Bus Is Selected |
| 5.2.15 | Configuring Tru64 UNIX from Linux Systems |
| 5.2.15.1 | Installing the SysMan Client on a Linux System |
| 5.3 | System Administration |
| 5.3.1 | Device Naming Changes |
| 5.3.2 | Boot Sequence Stops in Single-User Mode After Core Dump |
| 5.3.3 | Account Manager |
| 5.3.3.1 | General Restrictions |
| 5.3.3.2 | Account Manager and Enhanced Security |
| 5.3.4 | EISA Configuration Utility Revision Requirements |
| 5.3.5 | Alternate Root Installation May Change Host File Dates |
| 5.3.6 | Compressed Crash Dump Might Display Incorrect Byte Count |
| 5.3.7 | The dxkerneltuner Application Dumps Core |
| 5.3.8 | Prestoserve Restriction on Devices Larger than 1 TB |
| 5.3.9 | Possible Error Updating /etc/doprc |
| 5.3.10 | Persistent Reservation Error |
| 5.3.11 | Security |
| 5.3.11.1 | Authentication Problem with Multi-Threaded Applications |
| 5.3.11.2 | Security and Compaq Management Agents |
| 5.3.11.3 | Behavior of useradd, usermod, and userdel Commands |
| 5.3.11.4 | Prevent IP Spoofing Attacks |
| 5.3.11.5 | Use db_checkpoint for Log Trimming |
| 5.3.12 | OSFJAVA Subsets Are Required for Bundled Applications |
| 5.3.13 | Change in struct utmp, struct utmpx, and struct lastlog |
| 5.3.14 | Argument Size Limit for the exec System Call |
| 5.3.15 | Startup Messages Lost in Large Configurations |
| 5.3.16 | Hardware Manager Incorrectly Reports the Presence of the Keyboard and Mouse |
| 5.3.17 | Compaq Management Agents for Tru64 UNIX (Compaq Insight Manager) |
| 5.3.17.1 | Software Notes |
| 5.3.17.2 | Known Problems |
| 5.3.18 | Event Manager (EVM) |
| 5.3.18.1 | Event Viewer and evmget Display a Message When the binlog File Is Invalid |
| 5.3.18.2 | EVM Reports Kernel Messages with Critical Priority |
| 5.3.18.3 | EVM Fails to Detect syslogd and binlogd During Boot |
| 5.4 | Network and Communications |
| 5.4.1 | The autofsd Utility |
| 5.4.2 | The rcinet stop inet Command Stops IPv6 Communications |
| 5.4.3 |
| 5.4.3.1 | The mailcv -I -t and -M -t Commands Do Not Work As Expected |
| 5.4.3.2 | IMAP Server: Preserving Uppercase User Names |
| 5.4.3.3 | sendmail Warning Message |
| 5.4.3.4 | Problem Starting the sendmail Daemon |
| 5.5 | Local Area Transport |
| 5.5.1 | Duplicate Minor Numbers and latsetup |
| 5.5.2 | Simultaneous llogin Connections |
| 5.6 | File Systems |
| 5.6.1 | Advanced File System (AdvFS) |
| 5.6.1.1 | AdvFS Clones Cannot Be Opened for Direct I/O |
| 5.7 | Logical Storage Manager |
| 5.7.1 | Using LSM rootvol Requires sysconfigtab Parameters |
| 5.7.2 | Cannot Enable Logging on RAID 5 Volumes Using the LSM Bottom-Up Commands |
| 5.7.3 | LSM Dirty Region Logging (DRL) Cannot Be Used with rootvol |
| 5.7.4 | LSM Initialization Hangs When Accessing Failed Fibre Channel Devices |
| 6 | Development Environment Notes |
| 6.1 | General Programming |
| 6.1.1 | Change to bcopy, bcmp, and bzero |
| 6.1.2 | Change in struct utmp, struct utmpx, and struct lastlog |
| 6.1.3 | The getaddrinfo() Routine Might Return the Incorrect Return Status |
| 6.1.4 | Time Zone Environment Variable Setting |
| 6.2 | POSIX Threads Library (pthreads) |
| 6.2.1 | Problems with Use of the stackaddr Thread Creation Attribute |
| 6.2.2 | Memory Alignment Issue |
| 6.2.3 | POSIX Threads Library pthread_debug() and pthread_debug_cmd() Routines |
| 6.2.4 | Process-Shared Synchonization Objects and Debugging |
| 6.2.5 | POSIX Threads Does Not Support the Addition or Removal of Processors |
| 6.2.6 | Use of errno |
| 6.3 | Kernel Programming |
| 6.3.1 | Changes to the ATM Kernel Programming Interface |
| 6.3.2 | Changes to the Internal Kernel Exception Frame |
| 6.3.3 | Changes to the VFS Programming Interface |
| 7 | Window System Software Notes |
| 7.1 | Hardware Notes and Restrictions |
| 7.1.1 | PowerStorm Graphics Support |
| 7.1.2 | Qvision Graphics Display Error |
| 7.2 | X Servers |
| 7.2.1 | Limited Multiscreen Display Support with CDE |
| 7.2.2 | Pixmap Color Errors with PanoramiX |
| 7.2.3 | Using LBX Clients |
| 7.2.4 | Colons Missing from Display |
| 7.3 | CDE Clients |
| 7.3.1 | Inaccessible Dialog Buttons |
| 7.3.2 | Screen Savers Prevent Efficient Power Management |
| 7.3.3 | Remote Invocation of CDE File Manager dtfile |
| 7.3.4 | Possible Failure in the XOpenDisplay Call |
| 7.3.5 | Login to CDE_SESSION Restriction |
| 7.3.6 | Possible Problem with CDE Tooltalk Messaging |
| 7.4 | Internationalization |
| 7.4.1 | Japanese Keyboard Support in Console Mode |
| 7.4.2 | Default Keyboard Setting Might Prevent User Login |
| 8 | Documentation Notes |
| 8.1 | Hardware Product Kits and New Hardware Delivery |
| 8.2 | Netscape Problem with the Search by Keyword Feature |
| 8.3 | AltaVista CD-ROM Search Might Not Work Correctly with Netscape Communicator |
| 8.4 | Command and Shell User's Guide |
| 8.5 | Security |
| 8.6 | Kernel Debugging |
| 8.7 | Sharing Software on a Local Area Network |
| 8.8 | Guide to Preparing Product Kits |
| 8.9 | Addition to the sysman_clone(8) Reference Page |
| 8.10 | Online Help |
| 8.10.1 | SysMan Menu |
| 8.10.1.1 | Title Bar Is Incorrect |
| 8.10.1.2 | Help on Item Sometimes Fails |
| 8.10.2 | System Management Station |
| 8.10.2.1 | Online Help Window Does Not Maximize Automatically |
| 8.10.3 | Insight Manager |
| A | Software Subset Information |
| A.1 | Disk Space Required for Software Subsets |
| A.2 | Disk Space Required for RIS Areas |
| A.3 | Disk Space Required for Documentation |
| B | Clearing Persistent Reservations on Disks Behind HSZ80 and HSG80 Controllers |
| Tables |
| 2-1 | Retired DECwindows Applications |
| 2-2 | Retired CDA Applications |
| A-1 | Disk Space Requirements |
| A-2 | Disk Space Requirements |
| A-3 | Disk Space Requirements |
| A-4 | Disk Space Required for RIS Areas |
| Index |