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COMPONENT: Ethernet Driver, EZDRIVER.EXE

OP/SYS: OpenVMS VAX

SOURCE: Digital Customer Support Center

ECO INFORMATION:

CSCPAT Kit: CSCPAT_0252 V1.0 (CSCPAT_0252010)
CSCPAT Kit Size: 90 blocks
Engineering Cross Reference: EZDRIVER$IMAGE01_541
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS VAX Versions 5.4-1 and 5.4-2
System Reboot Necessary: {Yes/No}


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO (patch) kit exists for OpenVMS VAX V5.4-1 and V5.4-2. This kit
addresses the following problems:

o On a VAX 4000, one of several error messages is displayed after
an Ethernet connection is lost or after enabling several Ethernet
connections consecutively (such as LAT, PCSA) during system
startup.

There is also an increase usage of Large Request Packets (LRP) in
memory. The LRP usage is mainly composed of CXB data structure
types.

o The system is running PATHWORKS for VMS on a VAX 4000-300. When
you copy from the file service to the PC, there is no delay in
the copy at all. However, if you try to copy from the PC to the
VAX, it takes 3-4 minutes for the copy to complete.

You are also logging PAA0 errors on the VAX.

o Upon starting up the PCFS_SERVER through normal procedures of
@SYS$STARTUP:PCFS_STARTUP.COM, DECnet will start producing DECnet
event messages 0.7 Abort Service request on system console
(OPCOM).


RELATED ARTICLES:

Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the VMS database. To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using the search string
'CSCPAT_0252'.

NOTE:

This problem with EZDRIVER occurred with OpenVMS VAX V5.4-1, V5.4-1A,
and V5.4-2. It was fixed in OpenVMS VAX V5.4-3.

However, there are other problems with EZDRIVER that are addressed in
CSCPAT_0552, which installs on OpenVMS VAX V5.4-3 through V5.5-2.


ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool. If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, open the DIA, WIS or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:

[AES] How To Electronically Request ECO (Patch) Kits Using Service Tools


INSTALLATION NOTES:

In order for the corrections in this kit to take effect, the system
must be rebooted. If you are a member of a VAXcluster, the entire
cluster should be rebooted.
  
  ==========================================================================
  | Table of Kit Image Information |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  | | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
  | Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  | EZDRIVER.EXE |%XF29C98AD| X-17R1 | 27-FEB-1991 |
  | | | 11:15:50.54 |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+