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Modification Date:  14-NOV-2001
Modification Type:  Note added regarding this kit is no longer
                    available through SSB.

OP/SYS: OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENT: Magtape ACP - MTAAACP.EXE

SOURCE: Digital Customer Support Center

ECO INFORMATION:

CSCPAT Kit: CSCPAT_0260 V1.1 (CSCPAT_0260011)
CSCPAT Kit Size: 180 Blocks
Engineering Cross Reference: VMSMTAAACP$IMAGE01_530, MTAACP$01054
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS VAX V5.3, V5.3-1, V5.3-2, V5.4, V5.4-1,
V5.4-2
System Reboot Necessary: Yes

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ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO (patch) kit exists for MTAAACP on OpenVMS VAX V5.3 through
V5.4-2. This kit addresses the following problems:

o When a magnetic tape mounted in Files-11 format is dismounted,
the system crashes with an XQPERR bugcheck. An analysis of the
crash dump using an SDA (System Dump Analyzer) SHOW CRASH
command reveals that the current process is MTAAACP.

o When performing a COPY to a labeled tape on a TA90 or TA90E and
Volume 2 is needed, the cartridge is automatically loaded.
However, the COPY operation does not continue. An operator must
REPLY to the OPCOM request to load Volume 2 before the COPY
operation will continue.

o The maximum variable-length record is 9991 bytes versus 9995
bytes as documented.


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_0260'.


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 the system is 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 |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  | MTAAACP.EXE |%XB8A4AAF4| X-1 | 19-SEP-1990 |
  | | | 11:10:48.03 |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  | MTAAACP.EXE |%X83FF9E9E| X-3 | 10-MAR-1991 |
  | | | 13:34:51.12 |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+