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VMS73_LMF-V0100 ALPHA 7.3 LMF ECO Summary
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001. All rights reserved.
New Kit Date : 04-OCT-2001
Modification Date: Not Applicable
Modification Type: New Kit
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: LMF
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VMS73_LMF-V0100
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS73_LMF-V0100--4.PCSI
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 1136 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha 7.3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Re-boot Supported: No
Installation Rating: INSTALL_3
3 - To be installed by customers
experiencing the problems corrected.
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 LMF on Alpha V7.3. This kit addresses the following
problems:
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS73_LMF-V0100 KIT:
o Some OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 GS80/160/320 AlphaServer
systems with hard or soft partitions and a common license
database (LDB) have difficulty booting up all partitions if
you had modified nonsharable license PAKs to share license
units among OpenVMS instances. This problem has been
corrected.
Before you install this kit, you must perform the following
steps:
1. If you installed workarounds, remove them.
OpenVMS systems that have a problem using a common license
database on hard and soft partitions display the following
symptoms:
o Booting OpenVMS produces OPCOM messages which state
that licenses cannot be loaded.
o Logging in to OpenVMS produces an error message which
states that the OPENVMS-ALPHA license cannot be
loaded.
To get around the inability to use nonsharable license
PAKs in a common license database to share license units
among OpenVMS instances on hard and soft partitions,
Compaq recommended that you use one of the following two
workarounds:
o Use of a separate license database for each operating
system instance running OpenVMS on AlphaServer
GS80/160/320 systems
o Use of temporary (120-day) license PAKs provided by
Compaq Services
If you used either of these workarounds, you must remove
it before installing this kit.
To remove the workaround:
o If you had set up separate license databases
You should create a common license database before
installing this kit. See the OpenVMS License
Management Utility Manual for guidelines on setting up
a common license database.
o If you installed temporary PAKs
If you installed temporary PAKs in the common license
database, you must disable the temporary PAKs for the
following licenses:
- OPENVMS-ALPHA
- OPENVMS-ALPHA-USER
- OPENVMS-ALPHA-USER-ADL
To see a list of temporary PAKs installed on your
system, enter the following command:
$ LICENSE LIST /FULL /BEFORE /TERMINATION_DATE= -
_$ "-120-" OPENVMS-ALPHA, OPENVMS-ALPHA-USER, -
_$OPENVMS-ALPHA-USER-ADL
This command displays (for the three license we
specify) the licenses that satisfy one of the
following conditions:
- Have already terminated
- Will terminate within the next 120 days.
Disable each of the temporary PAKs listed above with
the LICENSE DISABLE command. For example:
$ LICENSE DISABLE OPENVMS-ALPHA -
_$ /AUTHORIZATION=authorization-value
where authorization-value helps to identify the
license, and is displayed by the LICENSE LIST command
you used to find the temporary PAKs.
2. Install Licenses
Before you install this kit, you should perform the
following steps to ensure that the common license database
can share license units among hard and soft partitions:
i. Calculate required units.
o Load the base OpenVMS license.
o Load the SMP licenses.
o Use the following command to verify that you have
the correct number of license units:
$ SHOW LICENSE /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS /CLUSTER
________________________ Note ____________________
The base OpenVMS license allows you to have only
one interactive user login per physical system
(not per partition). (However, you can always
login from OPA0: in each partition.) For
additional interactive users, you will require
additional license units. See your Compaq
representative to determine your needs.
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ii. Add your licenses to the common license database. For
example:
$ LICENSE REGISTER license-name /ISSUER=DEC -
_$ /AUTHORIZATION=USA123456 -
_$ /PRODUCER=DEC -
_$ /UNITS=1050 -
_$ /AVAILABLITY=H -
_$ /OPTIONS=(NO_SHARE) -
_$ /CHECKSUM=2-BGON-IAMA-GNOL-AIKO
Note that you cannot use the /INCLUDE qualifier with
the LICENSE REGISTER command to override the NO_SHARE
attribute of the license.
iii. Modify the license to override the NO_SHARE attribute
of the PAKs with the command LICENSE
REGISTER/INCLUDE=(node-name-list). For example:
$ LICENSE MODIFY OPENVMS-ALPHA -
_$ /INCLUDE=(NODEA, NODEB, NODEC)
iv. To make OpenVMS Alpha license units available to the
instance of OpenVMS running in each partition, you
must ensure that SRM environment variable
SYS_SERIAL_NUM is the same in each partition. To do
so, perform the following steps:
a. From the master console of each partition (usually
on console line 0), use the SHOW SYS_SERIAL_NUM
command to display the system serial number. For
example:
$ ^P
halted CPU 0
halt code=1
operator initiated halt
PC = ffffffff9c0a0aa8
P00>>>SHOW SYS_SERIAL_NUM
sys_serial_num G2A105
If the value of SYS_SERIAL_NUM is blank, use the
SHOW SYS_SERIAL_NUM command from the master
console in each of the other partitions to check
for a non-blank system serial number.
________________________ Note ____________________
If all partition consoles show a blank value for
SYS_ SERIAL_NUM, you must create a non-zero value
of up to 16 characters. Ensure that the system
serial number that you create is not used on any
other AlphaServer GS80/160/320 on this OpenVMS
Cluster.
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b. Once you have determined the system serial number,
use the SET SYS_SERIAL_NUM command from the master
console of each partition to change SYS_SERIAL_NUM
to the correct value. For example:
$ ^P
halted CPU 0
halt code=1
operator initiated halt
PC = ffffffff9c0a0aa8
P00>>>SET SYS_SERIAL_NUM G2A105
You must do this in every hard partition and in
every soft partition.
v. In order for the OpenVMS Cluster license database to
be updated correctly, Compaq recommends that you
completely shutdown and reboot all OpenVMS Cluster
common nodes. A rolling upgrade type of boot does not
correctly update the common license database.
________________________ Note ________________________
Any time you reconfigure the number of hard or soft
partitions on your AlphaServer GS80/160/320 you
must make sure that all partitions have the same
SYS_SERIAL_NUM if your system is part of an OpenVMS
Cluster that shares a common license database.
See AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Getting Started with
Partitions for more information about hard and soft
partitions.
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Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYSLICENSE.EXE
[SYS$STARTUP]LICENSE_CHECK.EXE
[SYSEXE]LMF.EXE
[SYSEXE]SHOW.EXE
RELATED ARTICLES:
Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS databases. To view these articles,
open the appropriate product database and perform a query using either
of the following search strings: 'VMS73_LMF-V0100' or
'VMS73_LMF'.
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 Kits Using Service Tools
INSTALLATION NOTES:
This kit requires a system reboot. Compaq strongly recommends that
a reboot is performed immediately after kit installation. If a
reboot is not performed, your system may be left in an inconsistant
state.
The entire cluster must be rebooted at the same time. Rolling
reboots are not allowed and, if done, may lead to system
instability.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation utility
by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the
DCL prompt:
PRODUCT INSTALL VMS73_LMF /SOURCE=[location of Kit]
The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that
contains the kit.
Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing
HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt
******* NOTE *******
There are several steps that must be performed before this kit is
installed. Refer to section 5.0 for information on these actions
that must be performed before kit installation.
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| Table of Kit Image Information |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
| Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| LICENSE_CHECK.EXE | 0373E64E | X-10 | 9-MAY-2001 |
| | | 01:16:24.55 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| LMF.EXE | 730A237D | X-12 | 9-MAY-2001 |
| | | 01:17:48.14 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SHOW.EXE | 1672ADB8 | X-9 | 9-MAY-2001 |
| | | 01:55:34.36 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYSLICENSE.EXE | 67B4ABDD | X-3 | 9-MAY-2001 |
| | | 01:25:13.93 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
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