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ALPOPDR04_062 Alpha V6.2 OPDRIVER ECO Summary
Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1997. All rights reserved.
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: OPDRIVER.EXE
SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPOPDR04_062
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPOPDR03_062
ALPOPDR02_062
ALPOPDR01_062
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 234 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Installation Rating: 3 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed versions of OpenVMS which
are experiencing the problems described.
NOTE: In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit,
the following remedial kits also need to be installed:
None
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for OPDRIVER on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2. This kit
addresses the following problems:
Problems addressed in ALPOPDR04_062
o The ALPOPDR03_062 remedial kit documentation stated that it fixed a
problem regarding OPDRIVER timeouts on Turbolasers. This problem is
not fixed in the OPDRIVER remedial kits. It is fixed by the
ALPSYS09_062 (or supersedant) remedial kit. There are no new fixes in
this kit. If you have installed the ALPOPDR03_062 remedial kit, you
do not need to install this kit.
Problems addressed in ALPOPDR03_062
o While trying to print a large file using DCPS on a Dec 2000
model 300, the system would hang.
o Operators at console see timeout errors under heavy usage.
o A serial console on a Turbolaser (as opposed to a remote or LAT console)
may see device timeouts after issuing commands such as $ directory
or $ show device.
Problems addressed in ALPOPDR02_062
o A paused serial terminal console in a cluster can cause software
timeouts and ultimately cluster crashes.
This problem is corrected in OpenVMS V7.0
Problems addressed in ALPOPDR01_062
o Occasionally, when outputting to OPA1 a WRITE SYS$OUTPUT timeout
will occur.
Year 2000
Y2K
RELATED ARTICLES:
Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS database. To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using either of the following
search strings: 'ALPOPDR04_062' or 'ALPOPDR'.
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:
In order for the corrections in this kit to take effect, the system
must be rebooted. If the system is a member of a VMScluster, the
entire cluster should be rebooted.
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| Table of Kit Image Information |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
| Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| OPDRIVER.EXE | 8911598E | X-1 | 13-NOV-1996 |
| | | 17:05:56.27 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
|
