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VMS73_APB-V0200 Alpha V7.3 APB/BOOT ECO Summary
New Kit Date: 28-JUN-2003
Modification Date: Not Applicable
Modification Type: New Kit
Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2003. All rights reserved.
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: APB/BOOT
SOURCE: Hewlett-Packard Company
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VMS73_APB-V0200
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS73_APB-V0200--4.PCSI
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: VMS73_APB-V0100
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 5200 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating:
2 - To be installed by all customers using
the following feature(s):
o Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000
o AlphaServer ES40
o DE435 to DE500 systems
Kit Dependencies:
The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE
installation of this , or any required kit:
o VMS73_PCSI-V0100
o VMS73_UPDATE-V0100
In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
kit, the following remedial kits, or later, should also be installed:
None
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for APB/BOOT on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3. This kit
addresses the following problems:
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS73_APB-V0200 KIT
o Previous APB kit not compatible with new PCSI functionality
The VMS73_APB-V0100 kit is not compatible with the newly
released PCSI PRODUCT UNDO PATCH functionality. This new PCSI
functionality allows a user to uninstall a patch kit. If a
user was to install the VMS73_APB-V0100 patch kit using the
new PROD INSTALL /SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA option and then attempted
to uninstall the kit using the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH feature, the
system could be left in an unbootable state. This new
VMS73_APB-V0200 kit re-issues the VMS73_APB-V0100 kit with
updated installation files that allow safe removal of the kit.
Note that this is the only change in this new APB patch kit.
There are no new APB changes in the VMS73_APB-V0200 kit. If
you have already installed the VMS73_APB-V0100 patch kit,
there is no need to install the VMS73_APB-V0200 kit.
Images Affected: POSTUNDO.COM
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS73_APB-V0100 KIT
o XP1000 workstation cannot boot as a satellite node into a
cluster
The Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000 cannot boot as a
satellite node into a cluster. Instead, they hang/timeout
waiting for the disk server.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]APB.EXE
o Ethernet switch erroneously put in full duplex mode
A DE602 installed in an ES40, and configured via the console
as half-duplex mode, will put an Ethernet switch in full
duplex mode when the switch is configured in auto-negotiate
mode.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]APB.EXE
o AlphaServer ES45 support added
This kit adds boot support for the Titan chip set for
AlphaServer ES45 for Intel chips 82558/82559, the DE435 to
DE500 systems and for the DEFPA.
Images Affected: [SYSEXE]APB.EXE
RELATED ARTICLES:
Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS database(s). To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using either of the following
search strings: 'VMS73_APB-V0100' or 'VMS73_APB'.
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. HP strongly recommends that a
reboot is performed immediately after kit installation to avoid
system instability
If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they must also be
rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s). If it is not
possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a
rolling re-boot may be performed.
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_APB /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
SPECIAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
o Scripting of Answers to Installation Questions
During installation, this kit will ask and require user
response to several questions. If you wish to automate the
installation of this kit and avoid having to provide responses
to these questions, you must create a DCL command procedure
that includes the following definitions and commands:
- $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE
- Add the following qualifiers to the PRODUCT INSTALL
command and add that command to the DCL procedure.
/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V2.0
- De-assign the logicals assigned
For example, a sample command file to install the
VMS73_APB-V0200 kit would be:
$
$ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE
$!
$ PROD INSTALL VMS73_APB/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V2.0
$!
$ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP
$!
$ exit
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| Table of Kit Image Information |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
| Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| APB.EXE | CA05091A | X-8 | 2-DEC-2001 |
| | | 01:47:07.95 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| DEBUG_APB.EXE | D205091A | X-8 | 2-DEC-2001 |
| | | 01:53:14.29 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
|
