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New Kit Date:       06-APR-2002
Modification Date:  Not Applicable
Modification Type:  Updated Kit  Supersedes VMS721_RTPAD-V0100

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENT:  RTPAD

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VMS721_RTPAD-V0200
                    DEC-AXPVMS-VMS721_RTPAD-V0200--4.PCSI
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  VMS721_RTPAD-V0100
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  416 Blocks
     Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Information NA
     Installation Rating:   INSTALL_3
                            3 : To be installed by customers experiencing
                                the  problems corrected.

     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this, or any required  kit:

            o  VMS721_UPDATE-V0300

            o  VMS721_PCSI-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 RTPAD on OpenVMs Alpha V7.2-1.
This kit addresses the following problems.

PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_RTPAD-V0200:

  o  When running RTPAD, a process can hang in LEF state.

          Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]RTPAD.EXE


PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721_RTPAD-V0100 KIT:

  o  The system can crash with a KRNLSTAKNV bugcheck.

         Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$CTDRIVER.EXE

  o  A bugcheck occurs in CTDRIVER during a cancel I/O process.

          Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$CTDRIVER.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: 'VMS721_RTPAD-V0200' or
'VMS721_RTPAD'.


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:

No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit.

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 VMS721_RTPAD /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

        -  $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT 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

  o  For  example,  a  sample   command   file   to   install   the
     VMS721_RTPAD-V0200 kit would be:

          $
          $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE
          $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE
          $!
          $ PROD INSTALL VMS721_RTPAD/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V2.0
          $!
          $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP
          $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT
          $!
          $ exit


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  |                     Table of Kit Image Information                     |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  |                            | Overall  | Image File      | Image Link   |
  | Image Name                 | Checksum | Identification  | Date/Time    |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  | RTPAD.EXE                  | 3D948661 | X-9             | 15-JAN-2002  |
  |                                       |                 | 17:38:30.50  |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  | SYS$CTDRIVER.EXE           | 938D33F3 | X-3             | 15-JAN-2002  |
  |                                       |                 | 17:38:45.34  |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+