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VMS722_UPDATE-V0100 Update (Alpha V7.2-2) ECO Summary

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    Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2002.  All rights reserved.
    
    Modification Date:  09-AUG-2002
    Modification Type:  Kit released from on Engineering Hold.
    
    OpenVMS Remedial Kit
    Hold Release Notification
    
    
    Date: August 5, 2002
    
    Kit Name:  VMS722_UPDATE-V0100
    Hold Release Date: 5-AUG-2002
    
    
    RELEASE STATEMENT:
    
    The VMS722_UPDATE-V0100 kit wass placed on hold fo two reasons:
    
     - The kit erroneously included the VMS722_PPPD-V0100 kit that had been placed
       on hold.
    
     - During installation users might see the following error message:
    
          %DCL-E-INVIFNEST, invalid IF-THEN-ELSE nesting structure or
                            data inconsistency
    
    The VMS722_UPDATE-V0100 kit was placed on hold as a precaution while the impact of
    these issues was evaluated.
    
       For the PPPD kti issue, it has been determined that the PPPD problems affect a
    very limted set of customers that are running PPPD and will have no system impacts
    on the majority of the user community.
    
    The INVIFNEST error that is seen is caused by a typographical error in a post
    installation command file and does not affect the integrity of the installation
    or the running of the command file..
    
    For that reason, the VMS722_UPDATE-V0100 kit is being removed from hold.
    
    Engineering is addressing the PPPD issues in a separate PPPD kit to be issued in
    the near future.  The error message will be corrected in the next VMS722 UPDATE kit.
    
    **************************************************************************************************
    OP/SYS:     OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-2
    
    COMPONENT:  System
    
    SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation
    
    ECO INFORMATION:
    
         ECO Kit Name:  VMS722_UPDATE-V0100
                        DEC-AXPVMS-VMS722_UPDATE-V0100--4.PCSI
         ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:
    
             VMS722_ACRTL-V0100
             VMS722_AMACRO-V0100
             VMS722_AUDSRV-V0100
             VMS722_BACKUP-V0100
             VMS722_CLIUTL-V0100
             VMS722_DCL-V0100
             VMS722_DDTM-V0100
             VMS722_DECW_XTERM-V0100
             VMS722_DELETE-V0100
             VMS722_DRIVER-V0100
             VMS722_DW_MOT_MUP-V0100
             VMS722_F11X-V0100
             VMS722_FIBRE_SCSI-V0200
             VMS722_GRAPHICS-V0100
             VMS722_INSTALL-V0100
             VMS722_IPC-V0100
             VMS722_LAN-V0200
             VMS722_MAIL-V0100
             VMS722_MANAGE-V0100
             VMS722_MONTOR-V0100
             VMS722_MOUNT96-V0100
             VMS722_PPPD-V0100
             VMS722_REM-V0100
             VMS722_RMS-V0200
             VMS722_RTPAD-V0100
             VMS722_SHADOWING-V0100
             VMS722_SYS-V0100
             VMS722_SYSLOA-V0200
    
         ECO Kit Approximate Size:  117984 Blocks
         Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-2
         System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
         Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Yes
         Installation Rating:  INSTALL_1
                               1 - To be installed on all systems running
                                    the listed version(s) of OpenVMS.
    
         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 System Components on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-2.This
    kit addresses the following problems:
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_UPDATE-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  The VMS722_UPDATE-V0100 kit is a  consolidation  of  previously
         released  OpenVMS  V7.2-2  ECO kits.  The following ECO kits are
         included:
    
             VMS722_ACRTL-V0100
             VMS722_AMACRO-V0100
             VMS722_AUDSRV-V0100
             VMS722_BACKUP-V0100
             VMS722_CLIUTL-V0100
             VMS722_DCL-V0100
             VMS722_DDTM-V0100
             VMS722_DECW_XTERM-V0100
             VMS722_DELETE-V0100
             VMS722_DRIVER-V0100
             VMS722_DW_MOT_MUP-V0100
             VMS722_F11X-V0100
             VMS722_FIBRE_SCSI-V0200
             VMS722_GRAPHICS-V0100
             VMS722_INSTALL-V0100
             VMS722_IPC-V0100
             VMS722_LAN-V0200
             VMS722_MAIL-V0100
             VMS722_MANAGE-V0100
             VMS722_MONTOR-V0100
             VMS722_MOUNT96-V0100
             VMS722_PPPD-V0100
             VMS722_REM-V0100
             VMS722_RMS-V0200
             VMS722_RTPAD-V0100
             VMS722_SHADOWING-V0100
             VMS722_SYS-V0100
             VMS722_SYSLOA-V0200
    
         Following are the problems addressed by the above kits.   Note
         that  the problems addressed in the VMS722_ACRTL-V0100 kit can
         be       found        in        a        separate        file,
         [SYSHLP]VMS722_ACRTL-V0100_CVRLET.TXT.
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_AMACRO-V0100
    
      o  CMPW of values that are more than 32767 apart  will  give  the
         wrong result.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]ALPHA_MACRO.EXE
    
    
      o  AMACRO's floating point support macros do not correctly handle
         double-precision  floating  point  immediate  operands require
         more than 7 digits of precision.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSLIB]STARLET.MLB
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_AUDSRV-V0100 KIT
    
      o  Digital command language (DCL) does not  regain  control  when
         the  SET  SECURITY  command  is issued.  When this occurs, the
         profile for the object in question may not be updated  on  all
         nodes in a cluster environment.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]AUDIT_SERVER.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_BACKUP-V0100 KIT
    
      o  When  BACKUP  operations  are  done  on  a  system  with  many
         resources and where either the authorized privileges or SYSGEN
         PQL values are very large, an ACCVIO could occur.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  BACKUP fails when  the  input  saveset  is  referenced  via  a
         searchlist.  For example:
    
              $ DIR VDE$SYSTEM:*.BCK
    
              Directory SYS$COMMON:[VDE]
    
              VDE$UPLOAD.BCK;1
    
              Total of 1 file.
    
              $ BACKUP VDE$SYSTEM:VDE$UPLOAD.BCK/SAVE/LIST
    
              Listing of save set(s)
    
              %BACKUP-F-OPENIN, error opening
              CLU$COMMON:[VDE.ALP_IMAGES]VDE$UPLOAD.BCK; as input
              -RMS-E-FNF, file not found
    
    
              Images Affected: -  [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                                  [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
    
      o  When a backup fails part way through, if the set is  remounted
         using  the  backup  target  disk,  the  backup  target disk is
         wrongly chosen as the master member.  The valid disk is  added
         as a copy member and the data is lost.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  BACKUP will create a tape volume label from the  saveset  name
         if   no   name  is  provided  in  the  BACKUP  command.   When
         PARSE_STYLE = EXTENDED and  the  saveset  name  is  lowercase,
         BACKUP does not explicitly change the case to uppercase.  When
         the tape is initialized the tape volume label is lowercase.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  If a BACKUP/LIST of a save-set is on a disk that  was  mounted
         /FOREIGN,  the  disk is inaccessible until it is dismounted or
         until BACKUP is used to create another save-set on  the  disk.
         Trying to access the disk fails with a %SYSTEM-F-VOLINV error.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
      o   When using BACKUP  to  copy  a  directory  tree,  a  directory
          version  limit  can  be improperly placed on the destination's
          parent directory.  This can occur if  the  first  file  copied
          into  the parent directory is a directory file which does have
          a directory limit.
    
            Images Affected:[SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                            [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
    
      o  If ODS-2 disks are converted to ODS-5 and then converted  back
         to ODS-2, the following problems can occur:
    
               -  A BACKUP/IMAGE of the disk with the /NOALIAS switch  would
                  not  pick  up  the  directory  structure  of any files and
                  directories which were created during the  time  the  disk
                  was an ODS-5 structure.
    
               -  Trying to add ACL's to  previously  created  ODS-5  files,
                  results in the following error:
    
                    %SET-I-NOALIAS, $11$DUA431:[FMCDBS]SDBXD1.JIM;1 is an
                     alias entry; file not modified
    
    
               -  Previously created ODS-5 directories can be  deleted  when
                  they have files in them, with no error.
    
               -  An ANALYZE/DISK reports the following error on  previously
                  created ODS-5 files which have been deleted after the disk
                  was converted:
    
                     %ANALDISK-W-LOSTHEADER, file (18,1,1) JP.TXT
                     not found in a directory
    
               Images Affected:[SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                               [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
    
    
      o  BACKUP fails with  a  %BACKUP-E-POSITERR,  -SYSTEM-F-ILLIOFUNC
         error  combination  with  RMT  or INFOSERVER remotely accessed
         tape  devices.   Particularly  when  only  a  /LIST   and   no
         /DENSITY/MEDIA  qualifiers  are supplied in the BACKUP command
         line.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  A "%backup-f-insbufspace, insufficient buffer space" error can
         occur   when   an   application   makes   excessive  calls  to
         backup$start.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE
                           [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE
    
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_CLIUTL-V0100 KIT
    
      o  When a SHO QUEUE command is entered, a queue entry number that
         is  over  10,000,000  shows as asterisks rather than the queue
         entry number.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]QUEMAN.EXE
                           [SYSMSG]CLIUTLMSG.EXE
    
    
    
    
      o  Error openning file message could be incorrectly signaled.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]SET.EXE
    
    
      o  The  output  of  a  CREATE/DIRECTORY/LOG  command  prints  the
         resulting  directory  name  in  uppercase,  regardless  of the
         actual  on-disk  case.   The  actual  directory   is   created
         correctly,  but the informational message does not reflect the
         actual case of the directory.  For example:
    
              $ SET DEFAULT DISK$ODS5:[test]
              $ SET PROCESS/PARSE=EXTENDED
              $ CREATE/DIRECTORY/LOG [test.MixedCaseDir]
              %CREATE-I-CREATED,DISK$ODS5:[TEST.MIXEDCASEDIR] created
    
              $ DIR Mixed*.dir
    
              Directory DISK$ODS5:[test]
    
              MixedCaseDir.DIR;1
    
              Images Affected:[SYSEXE]CREATE.EXE
    
    
      o  A  MTXCNTNONZ  bugcheck  could  occur  during   logical   name
         translation via the DCL SHOW LOGICAL command.
    
              Crashdump Summary Information:
              ------------------------------
              Bugcheck Type:     SSRVEXCEPT, Unexpected system service
                                 exception
              Current Process:   APACHE$WWW_5
              Current Image:     DSA30:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE]SHOW.EXE
              Failing PC:        00000000.00052050    SHOW+62050
                               (VMS721_UPDATE-V0300)
              Failing PS:        00000000.00000003
              Module:            SHOW
              Offset:            0006205
    
    
              Images Affected:[SYSEXE]SHOW.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_DCL-V0100 KIT
    
              When the DCL PIPE command is issued in batch  mode,  it  skips
              over the DCL statement immediately following the PIPE command.
              This occurs when the ";" separator is followed  by  a  command
              sequence containing an "@filespec" command.
    
              Images Affected:[SYSEXE]DCL.EXE
    
    
      o  Running the pipe command in a loop might result in one of  the
         following errors:
    
               o  DOUBLDEALO user mode bugchecks
    
               o  ACCVIO in various symbol manipulation routines
    
               o  SYMOVF error message
    
    
               Images Affected:[SYSEXE]DCL.EXE
    
    
      o  A process that has spawned several jobs, using  a  combination
         of  SPAWN/WAIT  and  SPAWN/NOWAIT commands, stays in state HIB
         after all the spawned subprocesses have completed.
    
           Images Affected:[SYSEXE]DCL.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_DDTM-V0100 KIT
    
      o  The system can crash with a SSRVEXCEPT bugcheck in TPSERV.
    
              Crashdump Summary Information:
              ------------------------------
              Crash Time:        9-NOV-1999 16:14:48.85
              Bugcheck Type:     SSRVEXCEPT, Unexpected system
                                 service exception
              Current Process:   TP_SERVER
              Current Image:     DSA0:[SYS1.SYSCOMMON.]
                               [SYSEXE]TPSERV.EXE;1
              Failing PC:        00000000.00022B10 TPSERV+22B10
              Failing PS:        10000000.00000000
              Module:            TPSERV
              Offset:            00022B10
    
    
              This problem can also manifest itself as the TP_SERVER process
              looping and consuming CPU cycles.
    
              Images Affected:[SYSEXE]TPSERV.EXE
    
                     CFS.73858, CFS.73905, CFS.72749, CFS.74362
    
      o  INSF_NONPAGED, Insufficient nonpaged pool  system  crashes
         in  a variety of (victim) images because most of non-paged
         pool is consumed  by  IPC  buffers  allocated  by  DECdtm.
         These     IPBs    consistently    have    the    following
         characteristics:
    
                   o  IPB$W_SIZE contains 140
    
                   o  IPB$B_EVENT contains 03,(DATA)
    
                   o  IPB$L_SEND_LEN     contains     4C      (value      of
                      lm$k_max_write_size)
    
                   o  IPB$L_REPLY_LEN contains A00 (value of lmsvmsg$k_bln)
    
                   o  IPB$L_FLAGS contains 421,
    
                   o  IPB$L_STATUS contains 01,
    
                   o  IPB$L_ALIAS  contains  the  address   of   an   LM_LCB
                      structure which is also on the free list
    
    
               o  The IPC trace log shows a repeat pattern:
    
                  START:
    
    
                   o  IPC$_LINK
    
                   o  EV_LINK
    
                   o  IPC$_ACCEPT
    
                   o  EV_ACCEPT
    
                   o  IPC$_GETBUF
    
                  The IPB specified in the following two entries is  one  of
                  the leaked buffers and does not appear in any of the other
                  trace entries.
    
                   o  IPC$_SEND
    
                   o  EV_DATA
    
                   o  EV_DATA
    
                   o  IPC$_UNLINK
    
                   o  EV_DISC
    
                   o  EV_DISC_COMP
    
    
                  END:
    
    
                   o  IPC$_RELBUF
    
    
               o  Accessing the DECdtm log file via LMCP shows this error:
    
                    $ MCR LMCP LMCP> SHOW LOG SYSTEM$foobar.LM$JOURNAL
    
                    %LMCP-E-VERS_MISMATCH, version mismatch for transaction
                    log format - operation aborted
    
    
    
              Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$TRANSACTION_SERVICES.EXE
    
    
      o  The system can crash due  to  a  forced  DDTMBUG  bugcheck  in
         SYS$TRANSACTION_SERVICES.
    
              Crashdump Summary Information:
              ------------------------------
              Bugcheck Type:     DDTMBUG, DDTM has detected an invalid
                                 condition
              Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.801D3AA0
                                 SYS$TRANSACTION_SERVICES+0BAA0
              Failing PS:        20000000.00000203
              Module:            SYS$TRANSACTION_SERVICES
                                 (Link Date/Time: = 4-MAY-2001 18:05:37.03)
              Offset:            0000BAA0
    
    
              Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$TRANSACTION_SERVICES.EXE
    
    
      o  Some DECdtm initialization does not occur.
    
           Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$TRANSACTION_SERVICES.EXE
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_DECW_XTERM-V0100 KIT
    
      o  Several FONTS (such as Hebrew) cause a process crash trying to
         start  the  FONT_DAEMON (process DECW$FD).  Users will see the
         following error message:
    
              %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual
              address=000000B9CA8`, PC=000000000003A328, PS=0000001B
    
    
              Images Affected:[SYSEXE]DECW$DWT_FONT_DAEMON.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_DELETE-V0100 KIT
    
      o  A   PURGE/LOG   <node>::[...]*.*   command   results   in    a
         SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO.
    
              SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, Access violation, Reason mask=00,
              virtual address=00000000304c4154, PC=FFFFFFFF804C1CDC,
              PS=0000001B
    
    
              Images Affected:[SYSEXE]DELETE.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_DRIVER-V0100 KIT
    
      o  When the CD-ROM is booted on  an  ES40,  the  following  error
         message is returned after the initial boot messages:
    
              %SYSBOOT-I-GCTMINOR, GCT used with minor revision mismatch
              expected 00000005.00000001 - seen: 00000005.00000002
    
              %SYSBOOT-F-LDFAIL,unable to load SYS$BASE_IMAGE.EXE,
              status=00000054
    
              halted CPU = 0
              halt code = 5
              HALT instruction executed
              PC = 1d5e8
              boot failure
    
    
              Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DQDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  When mounting an ATAPI device an ATA init_device_param command
         attempts  to  set  the disk geometry.  This command is illegal
         for ATAPI devices but it takes 15  seconds  before  the  drive
         reports the error.
    
           Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DQDRIVER.EXE
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_DW_MOT_MUP-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  Compaq has determined  that  systems  running  OpenVMS  Alpha,
         OpenVMS  VAX,  SEVMS  VAX  or  SEVMS Alpha with the DECwindows
         MotifServer installed have a potential security  vulnerability
         that  could  be exploited to allow existing users unauthorized
         access to data and system resources.  To protect against  this
         potential   security   risk,  Compaq  is  making  available  a
         mandatory update patch for OpenVMS customers.
    
         Installation of the DECwindows Motif Server is optional during
         the  installation  of  the  OpenVMS Operating System.  You can
         verify whether or not the DECwindows  Motif  Server  has  been
         installed on your system using the following command:
    
                $ DIRECTORY SYS$LIBRARY:DECW$*.EXE
    
         If no  DECW$*.EXE  files  are  present  on  your  system,  the
    
         DECwindows  Motif  Server  is not installed on your system and
         you do not need to apply this mandatory update.
    
                                   NOTE
                                   ----
    
         If the DECwindows Motif Server is not installed on your system
         you do NOT need to install this mandatory update.
    
         Apply this mandatory update if the DECwindow Motif  Server  is
         installed  on  your  system  and  you  are  running one of the
         following versions of OpenVMS or SEVMS:
    
           o  OpenVMS Alpha Version  6.2  and  all  associated  hardware
              releases (for example, Version 6.2-1H1)
    
           o  SEVMS Alpha Version 6.2
    
           o  OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1-2
    
           o  OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1
    
           o  OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-2
    
           o  OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1H1
    
           o  OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3
    
           o  OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2
    
           o  OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1
    
           o  OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2
    
           o  OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3
    
           o  SEVMS VAX Version 6.2
    
    
                                       NOTE
                                       ----
    
         OpenVMS VAX V5.5-2 is not subject to this  potential  security
         vulnerability.
    
         After completing the update, Compaq strongly  recommends  that
         you  perform  an  immediate backup of your system disk so that
         any subsequent restore operations begin with updated software.
         Otherwise,  you must reapply the update after a future restore
         operation.  Also, if at some  future  time  you  upgrade  your
         system  to  one of the versions of OpenVMS or SEVMS listed you
         must reapply the update.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$TRANSPORT_COMMON.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]DECW$TRANSPORT_DECNET.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]DECW$TRANSPORT_LAT.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]DECW$TRANSPORT_LOCAL.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]DECW$TRANSPORT_TCPIP.EXE
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_F11X-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  A synchronization issue between RMS's read of directory  files
         for  wildcard  operations and concurrent XQP activity has been
         identified and  corrected.   Prior  to  this  change,  it  was
         possible  that  RMS  could  obtain  an  inconsistent view of a
         directory file when reading it into its internal cache.   This
         could result in spurious RMS-E-FNF (file not found) errors.  A
         synchronization mechanism has been implemented between the XQP
         and  RMS  in  order  to  ensure  that  a  consistent view of a
         directory is achieved.
    
         In order to get this complete fix, you also  need  to  install
         the VMS722_RMS-V0200 ECO kit.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE
    
    
      o  The system can crash with a "MAPCNTZER, Attempted to  generate
         zero length map pointer" bugcheck.
    
         Crashdump Summary:
         ------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     MAPCNTZER, Attempted to generate zero
                            length map pointer
         Current Process:   _TNA69:
         Current Image:     DSA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE]SYSGEN.EXE
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.A89F6B98    MAKE_POINTER_C+00044
         Failing PS:        30000000.00000000
         Module:            F11BXQP
                            (Link Date/Time: 24-AUG-2000 07:20:45.47)
         Offset:            00026B98
    
         R3 = 00000000.00000000 <<< value of COUNT - ARG1: block count
    
         SDA> CLUE STACK
    
         Stack Frame:
         PV       00000000.7B009230  FFFFFFFF.A8A28390 MAKE_POINTER
         Entry Point                 FFFFFFFF.A89F6B54 MAKE_POINTER_C
               00000000.7B009238  00000000.0090AE6C
         return PC 00000000.7B009240 FFFFFFFF.A89F1DBC EXTEND_C+00978
                                                       ^^^^^^^ caller
         saved R2      00000000.7B009248  FFFFFFFF.A8A275D0  EXTEND
         saved R3      00000000.7B009250  00000000.00000000
         saved R8      00000000.7B009258  00000000.00000000
         saved FP      00000000.7B009260  00000000.7B009270
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE
    
    
    
      o  On  Multi-Path  devices,  a   MONITOR   DISK/ITEM=QUEUE_LENGTh
         command  will  show  a  high  queue length.  It will stay high
         until reboot.  The queue length on a switched path device,  as
         seen from SDA, will show as negative.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]F11BXQP.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_FIBRE_SCSI-V0200 KIT:
    
      o  The system can crash  with  a  SSRVEXCEPT,  Unexpected  system
         service exception" bugcheck.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     SSRVEXCEPT, Unexpected system service
                            exception
         CPU Type:          AlphaServer 2100 4/233
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.801CB968
                            NSA$REFERENCE_RIGHTS_CHAIN_C+00008
         Failing PS:        10000000.00000201
         Module:            SECURITY
                            (Link Date/Time: 5-AUG-2001 01:12:10.86)
         Offset:            0000B968
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  When a Fibre Channel disk is being brought back online,  after
         a controller failover, the user may see a variety of problems,
         ranging from process hangs, system hangs, and  system  crashes
         with  a  variety of bugchecks.  All systems using disks served
         from the affected HSG controllers will be affected.
    
         The nature of this problem is two fold.
    
          o  It completely shuts down  the  HSG  controller.   Anything
             accessing  that  HSG  will hang until their I/O times out.
             This will cause any number of failures from all the  disks
             becoming unavailable.
    
          o  It consumes a number of resources on the systems.  A crash
             will  result  from  what  ever  critical resource runs out
             first.
    
         If the wrong equilibrium is reached, the systems can appear to
         hang  forever.  It is possible, but not likely, that they will
         also recover with no intervention.
    
              Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  The system can crash with  an  "INCONSTATE,  Inconsistent  I/O
         data base" bugcheck at SYS$FGEDRIVER+8C3C.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     INCONSTATE,
                            Inconsistent I/O data base
         Current Process:   NULL
    
         Current Image:     <not available>
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.802DAC3C SYS$FGEDRIVER+08C3C
         Failing PS:        18000000.00000804
         Module:            SYS$FGEDRIVER
                            (Link Date/Time:  5-DEC-2001 14:41:56.69)
         Offset:            00008C3C
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]FC$SDA.EXE
    
    
      o  When a TLZ10 tape with an incorrect label is  installed  on  a
         789X  SCSI adapter (KZPEA 7899 card or built-in 7895 card in a
         DS20E), the user should  receive  a  MEDOFL  (Medium  offline)
         error.   Instead, the user receives an incorrect DRVERR (Drive
         Error) error.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKADRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  The system can crash with a INVEXCP bugcheck.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information
         -----------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.80363B80    SYS$PKADRIVER+0BB80
         Failing PS:        00000000.00001504
         Offset:            0000BB80
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKADRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  An INIT command, when used on SCSI tapes, can take 1/2 hour or
         more to quit if no tape is in the unit.  With this change, the
         INIT command fails immediately with no media in the drive.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE
    
    
    NEW FUNCTIONALITY INTRODUCED IN VMS722_FIBRE_SCSI-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  The Compaq KZPEA-DB SCSI Storage Adapter is a high-performance
         dual  channel Ultra 160 SCSI adapter that connects external or
         internal SCSI  storage  devices  to  a  PCI-based  host  Alpha
         system.   The  module provides multimode SCSI support for both
         Single-Ended  (SE)  and  Low  Voltage  Differential  (LVD)SCSI
         peripherals in a 33/66 MHz PCI slot.
    
         The KZPEA adapter has the following features:
    
              1.  Provides full-featured dual-channel Ultra  160  SCSI  host
                  adapter with a 66/33 MHz 64-bit PCI interface.
    
              2.  Supports Ultra160 data transfer rates up to 160 MB/sec  on
                  the 16-bit SCSI bus using LVD SCSI peripherals.
    
              3.  Supports  mixed  SCSI-2,   Ultra2,   and   Ultra160   SCSI
                  peripherals on Compaq Storageworks enclosures.
    
              4.  Supports hot-swapping/hot-adding of SCSI peripherals.
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKADRIVER.EXE
    
         Restrictions and Workarounds:
    
         The KZPEA-DB Ultra 160 SCSI Storage Adapter currently supports
         only split bus racks, not single bus Starbrite storage racks.
    
      o  Interrupt and  Response  Coalescing  is  a  functional  option
         implemented  in  KGPSA firmware which allows LP8000 and LP9002
         adapters to reduce the number of interrupts seen  by  a  host.
         Given  a  response count and a delay time (in ms), the adapter
         can defer interrupting the host until that number of responses
         is  available  or  until  that  amount  of  time  has  passed,
         whichever occurs first.  This also makes each  interrupt  seen
         by  the  host  more  cost-effective  because it will generally
         process more responses per interrupt  than  without  Interrupt
         Coalescing.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSHLP.UNSUPPORTED]FC$CP.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER.EXE
    
      o  Enabling Interrupt and Response Coalescing
    
         You can turn on Interrupt and  Response  Coalescing  with  the
         following command:
    
            $ MCR SYS$ETC:FC$CP FGx <enables> [<delay ms>] -
            $_ [<response count>]
    
            -  FGx :   the  type  of  FG  device  (FGA,  FGB  etc.).   To
               determine  which  FG  devices  are  present,  refer to the
               section titled "Determining FGx Devices"
    
            -  <enables> :  Enables bit 1 = Response Coalescing and bit 0
               = Interrupt Coalescing.
    
            -  <delay ms> :  Delay is in milliseconds and can range  from
               0 to 255 decimal.
    
            -  Response count can range from 0 to 63 decimal.
    
            -  Any negative value leaves a parameter unchanged.
    
            -  Values returned are those  which  are  current  after  any
               changes.
    
         The recommended command is:
    
               MCR SYS$ETC:FC$CP FGA 3 1 8
    
         You should substitute FGA with whatever FG device you wish  to
         configure.   The  command  must be run once per boot for every
         Emulex FibreChannel adapter on which Interrupt  Coalescing  is
         to  be  enabled.   Once enabled it will persist across adapter
         initializations, path switches, CPU affinity changes, etc., in
         other words, until the next boot.  Interrupt Coalescing can be
         turned off by passing an "enables" value of 0.
    
      o  Determining FGx Devices
    
         In order to tell which FGx device(s)  you  have  on  your
         system, execute the following commands:
    
            $ ANALYZE/SYSTEM
              SDA>CLUE CONFIG/A
    
         Following is an excerpt of an example of  the  output  of
         the  above  commands.   Note  that  all  fields  are  not
         included, only those needed to determine adapter type.
    
            Adapter Configuration:
            ----------------------
    
            Port     BusArrayEntry           Device Name / HW-Id
            ----     ----------------        --------------------
            FGA:     FFFFFFFF.810FBC40       KGPSA-CA (Emulex LP8000)
            FGB:     FFFFFFFF.810FBC78       KGPSA-** (Emulex LP9000)
    
         Interrupt and Response Coalesing  will  only  operate  on
         LP8000  and  LP9002  adapters.  If the device name is not
         listed  you  will  you   will   need   to   EXAMINE   the
         BusArrayEntry  entry  to  tell  whether the Adapter is an
         LP8000, LP9002 or an earlier type of adapter.   Following
         is an example of the EXAMINE command:
    
            SDA> EXAMINE FFFFFFFF.810FBC40
            FFFFFFFF.810FBC40:  F80010DF.F80010DF   "ß..øß..ø"
            SDA> EXAMINE FFFFFFFF.810FBC78
            FFFFFFFF.810FBC78:  F90010DF.F90010DF   "ß..ùß..ù"
    
            The field F80010DF.F80010DF shows that the adapter is  an
            LP8000  adapter.   The field F90010DF.F90010DF shows that
            the adapter is an LP9002 adapter.
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_FIBRE_SCSI-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  When an HSZ/HSG device reports mirror copy status events,  the
         ERRCNT  of  the  device  is incremented.  This gives the false
         impression that there is a problem with the device(s).
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  In a multiprocessor environment, exception conditions (such as
         AUTOGEN,   disk   errors,  power  glitches,  etc.)  cause  the
         PKWDRIVER, the hardware interface,  and  the  script  code  to
         become   unsynchronized   relative   to   each   other.   This
         un-synchronization  can  cause  excessive  bus  resets,  mount
         verify  timeouts,  command  timeouts, I/O system hangs, system
         crashes and/or file corruption.  The most obvious  problem  is
         the  occurrence  of SCSI bus resets.  These can be seen with a
         "SHOW ERROR" command and will be in the error log.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKWDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  A system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN  @SYS$K_VERSION_01+00D20
         error.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above
                                ASTDEL
         Current Process:   O-2-BAD
         Current Image:     $1$DGA1000:[SYS3.SYSCOMMON.]
                                [SYSEXE]OPCCRASH.EXE;4
         Failing PC:        00000000.00030D20
                                SYS$K_VERSION_01+00D20
         Failing PS:        10000000.00000803
         Module:            OPCCRASH
         Offset:            00030D20
    
    
              Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  Odd byte records, read from tape to  a  memory  buffer  larger
         than the tape record, results in one extra byte of data.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKWDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  If a disk is mounted software write protected, when  the  disk
         enters  and  completes mount verification, the disk is changed
         to software write enabled.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  I/O to or from a Qlogic bus can hang when the bus  is  heavily
         loaded and undergoing stress, such as in a cluster transition.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKQDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  For 8MM tapes only (eg.  Exabyte, TZK15), a COPY command to  a
         freshly  initialized  tape  results  in  a  fatal  drive error
         whenever the COPY command is issued on a  TMSCP  client  node.
         The  error  log shows that an Illegal Request has been sent to
         the drive.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  FGEDRIVER can experience the following problems:
    
           o  INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL
    
           o  INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O data base
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  A system can crash during system startup  if  a  SCSI  Exabyte
         tape drive is present on a parallel SCSI bus.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  Mounting CDs in the Yamaha CD-Writer  CRW8424S  results  in  a
         '%MOUNT-F-FORMAT, invalid media format' error message.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  When booting, a shadowed system disk can hang the cluster.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  The  system  can  crash  with  a   SHADDETINCON   bugchek   in
         SYS$SHDRIVER.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     SHADDETINCON, SHADOWING detects inconsistent
                            state
                            Current Process:   NULL
                            Current Image:     <not available>
                            Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.A9C2EB98
                            SYS$SHDRIVER+82B98
         Failing PS:        34000000.00000804
         Module:            SYS$SHDRIVER    (Link Date/Time:
                            5-AUG-2001 01:03:45.34)
         Offset:            00082B98
    
              Images Affected: le;[SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE
    
    
    
    NEW FUNCTIONALITY ADDED IN THE VMS722_GRAPHICS-V0100 KIT
    
      o  PowerStorm 300/350 OpenVMS Graphics Support
    
         This document contains the release  notes  for  PowerStorm  300/350
         Graphics  Support  Version  2.0  for OpenVMS.  Specific information
         about this support can be found  in  the  P300_350_V2_README  file.
         This file is available in the following formats:
    
            File                         Format
            -------------------          ------------------
    
            P300_350_V2_README.TXT           Text
            P300_350_V2_README.PDF           Acrobat Reader
            P300_350_V2_README.HTML          HTML
            P300_350_V2_README_CONTENTS.HTML HTML
    
    
         These files can be found at SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP]
    
    
      o  New ELSA GLoria Synergy DDX image
    
         A new device dependent  X  server  image  is  provided  to  improve
         performance  on  EV6 (21264) based platforms containing ELSA GLoria
         Synergy     graphics      modules.       A      new      procedure,
         SYS$MANAGER:DECW$DEVICE_CONFIG_P2.COM,  is  executed  automatically
         during DECwindows startup.  The new procedure will, on  appropriate
         platforms,  define  a logical name that will redirect the server to
         use the new P2 device  dependent  X  code,  DECW$SERVER_DDX_P2.EXE.
         DECW$SERVER_DDX_GZ.EXE  will continue to be used on older platforms
         containing ELSA GLoria Synergy graphics modules.
    
         Image(s) Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_P2.EXE
    
    GENERAL GRAPHICS PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE VMS722_GRAPHICS-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  Attempts to use the MIT-SHM Shared Memory Extension fail  with
         the following error:
    
         X Error of failed request:  BadAccess (attempt to access private
         resource denied)
           Major opcode of failed request:  131 (MIT-SHM)
           Minor opcode of failed request:  1 (X_ShmAttach)
           Serial number of failed request:  11
           Current serial number in output stream:  12
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DIX.EXE
    
    
      o  In OpenVMS V7.3,  the  default  decwindows  transport  can  be
         specified         via         the         logical         name
         DECW$SETDISPLAY_DEFAULT_TRANSPORT.  However, any  SET  DISPLAY
         commands   will  now  change  the  transport  to  the  default
         transport,  not  the  transport  previously  specified.    For
         example,
    
         $ show display
    
              Device:    WSA24:  [super]
              Node:      NODE1
              Transport: DECNET
              Server:    0
              Screen:    0
    
         $ show log DECW$SETDISPLAY_DEFAULT_TRANSPORT
              "DECW$SETDISPLAY_DEFAULT_TRANSPORT" =
                           "tcpip" (LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)
    
         $ set displ/node=NODE2
         $ show display
    
              Device:    WSA24:  [super]
              Node:      NODE2
              Transport: tcpip
              Server:    0
              Screen:    0
    
         $ set display/screen=1
         $ show display
    
             Device:    WSA24:  [super]
             Node:      NODE1
             Transport: tcpip
             Server:    0
             Screen:    1
    
         The   DECW$SETDISPLAY_DEFAULT_TRANSPORT   default    transport
         setting  should  only  be  used with the "$set display/create"
         qualifier.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]DECW$SETSHODIS.EXE
    
    
      o  Under some  circumstances  the  DECwindows  server  can  abort
         during  startup.  The SYS$MANAGER:DECW$SERVER_0_ERROR.LOG file
         contains  the  error  message  "failed  to   initialize   core
         devices".
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DIX.EXE
    
      o  When drawing connected line segments with the line  width  set
         to 1, the pixel at the join point between two line segments is
         not drawn in some cases.
    
           Images Affected: [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DIX.EXE
    
    
      o  The system may crash with an SSRVEXCEPT or  PGFIPLHI  bugcheck
         on  SMP  systems  when  terminating client processes which are
         connected using the local transport.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$TRANSPORT_LOCAL.EXE
    
    
    ELSA PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE VMS722_GRAPHICS-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  When  an  X/Motif  application  issues  an  XDrawRectangle  or
         XDrawRectangles  request  with  a  negative  x coordinate, the
         coordinate is incorrectly treated as a large positive  number,
         resulting in spurious lines being drawn on the screen.
    
           Images Affected: [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_GZ.EXE
    
    
      o  If the DECwindows server  is  started  with  the  pixel  depth
         (DECW$SERVER_PIXEL_DEPTH  logical  name) set to 16, the server
         will crash.  This problem is seen with the ELSA Gloria Synergy
         graphics  controller  (SN-PBXGK-BB), only when using the older
         DECW$SERVER_DDX_GZ.EXE server image.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_GZ.EXE
    
    
      o  When  using  the  ELSA  Gloria  Synergy  graphics   controller
         (SN-PBXGK-BB)  in  8 bit mode, the DECwindows server can crash
         when copying data from the screen to a pixmap.  This  is  most
         often  seen  when  performing  a drag-and-drop operation.  The
         server can crash in several different locations  depending  on
         the  timing  of  the  operation.   Another symptom of the same
         problem is that the server can return spurious BadAlloc errors
         (server resources exhausted).
    
            Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_GZ.EXE
    
    
      o  There are screen  corruption  problems  when  using  the  ELSA
         Gloria Synergy graphics controller (SN-PBXGK-BB):
    
           o  Spurious  horizontal  lines  are  displayed  when  drawing
              diagonal lines in 8 bit mode.
    
           o  When dragging a window on the screen with "display  window
              contents  during move" enabled and the screen backdrop set
              to Background, remnants of the window are left  behind  on
              the backdrop.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_P2.EXE
    
    
      o  When  using  the  ELSA  Gloria  Synergy  graphics   controller
         (SN-PBXGK-BB)  and  running  applications which write a lot of
         data to the screen  (such  as  rapidly  scrolling  text  in  a
         DECterm window), the system clock loses time.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$GZDRIVER.EXE
                             [SYS$LDR]SYS$GZVDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  User messages enabled in  the  console  variable  BOOT_OSFLAGS
         (bit<17> = 1) or on the console BOOT command line (e.g., >>> B
         -FL 0,20000) may cause a system crash or  hang  while  booting
         with an ELSA GLoria Synergy graphics controller (SN-PBXGK-BB),
         a  JIB  graphics  controller  (3X-DEPVD-AA),  or  a   Trifecta
         graphics controller (3X-DEPVZ-AA), especially on an SMP system
         with the console variable CONSOLE set to SERIAL.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$GZDRIVER.EXE
                             [SYS$LDR]SYS$GZVDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  Some monitors like the Compaq P75 & P700, fail to  synchronize
         when the Trifecta graphics controller (3X-DEPVZ-AA) or the JIB
         graphics controller (3X-DEPVD-AA) attempts to put  the  screen
         into  standby  mode.   The  problem  manifests itself with the
         screen going partly black; you may see a partial  display  and
         the screen may blink and/or click.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$GZDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$GZVDRIVER.EXE
    
    TGA2 (POWERSTORM 4D20/3D30) PROBLEMS IN THE VMS722_GRAPHICS-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  When  booting  with  a  PowerStorm  3D30  (SN-PBXGB-AA)  or  a
         PowerStorm  4D20  (SN-PBXGB-CA)  graphics  controller  and the
         SYSGEN parameter POOLCHECK enabled, the system may crash  with
         an ACCVIO bugcheck.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$GYCDRIVER.EXE
    
    VX1 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE VMS722_GRAPHICS-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  The following screen corruption problems occur when using  the
         3Dlabs Oxygen VX1 graphics controller (SN-PBXGF-AB):
    
           o  Video corruption is produced when dragging  certain  icons
              around the CDE desktop.  For example, after moving an icon
              from the Application Manager window to the  desktop,  each
              subsequent  move  of  the  icon  on  the desktop (backdrop
              required), leaves behind unintended pixels.
    
           o  With selected backdrops, video corruption is produced when
              dragging  objects  around  the  CDE desktop.  For example,
              when dragging a window around the desktop with the  "GRAY"
              backdrop  selected,  remnants of the left and right window
              borders are left behind on the  desktop  in  the  form  of
              spurious vertical lines.
    
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_P3.EXE
    
    
      o  With the 3Dlabs Oxygen VX1 graphics  controller  (SN-PBXGF-AB)
         and  either  8 or 16 bits per pixel selected, extra pixels may
         be drawn around the edges of objects.
    
           Images Affected: [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_P3.EXE
    
    
      o  With the 3Dlabs Oxygen VX1 graphics controller  (SN-PBXGF-AB),
         the  Monitor  utility  may  show  excessive time in "Interrupt
         State" when the screen saver is active.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$GFDRIVER.EXE
    
    
    P350 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE VMS722_GRAPHICS-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  Occasionally  the  DECwindows  server  would  crash  when   an
         application did extensive creation and deletion of 3D contexts
         interspersed  with  extensive  2D  drawing,  including  window
         creation and destruction.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DIX.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$OPENGLPEERRI.EXE
    
    
      o  Running the Viewperf 6.1.2 MedMCAD test causes an  application
         crash  when using LOCAL transport or a server crash when using
         network transport.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_RIDDGL.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$OPENGLPEERRI.EXE
    
      o  When 3D contexts using a  network  connection  are  destroyed,
         their  buffers are not being properly deallocated.  The result
         is that, as applications create and delete 3D  contexts,  over
         time  the  server's  virtual  memory  undergoes  unconstrained
         growth.
    
           Images Affected: [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_GB.EXE
    
      o  Certain OpenGL viewing  transformations  result  in  incorrect
         placement of primitives drawn.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$OPENGLPEERRI.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_RIDDGL.EXE
    
      o  The following problems are corrected:
    
           -  Repeated calls to glXMakeCurrent with a network connection
              caused  a slow but steady increase in the server's virtual
              memory space.
    
           -  Drawing polygons or triangles in GL_LINE  mode  along  the
              bottom  or  right  edge of the OpenGL viewport resulted in
              extra lines being drawn along the edge of the viewport.
    
           -  When a single OpenGL context was used  to  render  to  two
              different windows, sometimes the display in one window was
              corrupted.
    
           -  Stippled line strips  with  sub-pixel  segments  were  not
              rendered by OpenGL.
    
           -  In some instances, the DECwindows server would  hang  when
              rendering certain horizontal lines as filled rectangles.
    
           -  In some instances, the DECwindows server would  hang  when
              rendering certain polygons.
    
           -  Drop-down menu items became blank when the mouse was moved
              over a menu tear-off line.
    
           -  In some instances, pixel corruption  would  occur  when  a
              window was moved over a highlighted item.
    
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$OPENGLSHR_V11.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$OPENGL_PROTOCOL_V11.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$OPENGLPEERRI.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_GB.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_RIDDGL.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$SVEXT_GLX_P350.EXE
    
    
    
      o  Some  programs  using  GLUT   (OpenGL   Utility   Toolkit)   -
         specifically the glutIdleFunc function - would loop infinitely
         and/or ignore keyboard/mouse input.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$OPENGLUTSHR.EXE
    
      o  XFillRectangle calls with extremely  out-of-range  coordinates
         sometimes  resulted in erroneous drawing artifacts outside the
         window.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_DDX_GB.EXE
                             [SYSLIB]DECW$SERVER_RIDDGL.EXE
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_INSTALL-V0100 KIT
    
      o  For performance reasons, it is beneficial to install large and
         heavily accessed images RESIDENT.  On NUMA platforms, RESIDENT
         installed images also get replicated into each RAD  to  reduce
         memory latency.
    
         Until now, it was not possible to install  an  image  RESIDENT
         that  was  linked TRACEBACK.  Customers are not always willing
         to re-link their images /NOTRACEBACK because they  would  like
         the  stack  tracedump  for  trouble  shooting,  in case of any
         errors.  On the other hand they  would  like  the  performance
         benefit that installing an image RESIDENT gives.
    
         This change allows /TRACEBACK linked images  to  be  installed
         RESIDENT  if  they  do not specify any privileges.  Privileged
         installed  images  with  the   debug/traceback   handler   are
         vulnerable.   For  these  images  the  INSTALL  ADD or REPLACE
         command will still be prohibited.
    
              Images Affected: [SYSEXE]INSTALL.EXE
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_IPC-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  A system can crash with an "INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O  data
         base"  bugcheck  when  another  node  is rejoining the cluster
         after rebooting, and the ACCEPT fails.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     INCONSTATE, Inconsistent I/O data base
         Current Process:   NULL
         Current Image:     <not available>
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.83350640   SYS$IPC_SERVICES+48640
         Failing PS:        1C000000.00000804
         Module:            SYS$IPC_SERVICES
                            (Link Date/Time: 19-MAY-2001 01:30:51.36)
         Offset:            00048640
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE
    
    
      o  When processes are communicating via ICC, if process  resource
         wait  is  enabledand the transmitter gets too far ahead of the
         receiver, then the transmitting process goes into MUTEX  wait.
         This  is  expected as the BYTLIM quota is exhausted.  However,
         the transmitter processes hangs  in  MUTEX  wait  waiting  for
         BYTCNT/BYTLM to be returned.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE
    
    
      o  A system crash due to a KRNLSTAKNV bugcheck  can  occur.   The
         crash  is  caused  by fork queue corruption.  In order for the
         corruption to occur, all of the following must be true:
    
               -  Multinet is running
    
               -  IPC is using the CI
    
               -  The CI is not running on the primary CPU
    
               -  There is heavy Multinet  and  IPC  activity,  pushing  the
                  timing of fork queue access for both
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]IPCDEF.STB
    
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_LAN-V0200 KIT:
    
      o  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
                                [SYS$LDR]NET$CSMACD.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]NET$FDDI.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$ECDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$EIDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]SYS$ERBTDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$ESDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$EWDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]SYS$EWBTDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$EWDRIVER_DE500BA.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$EW1000A.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_LAN-V0100 KIT
    
      o  A scatter/gather mapping error can occur.  This is seen  as  a
         machine check bythe system followed by a system crash.
    
         Crash Dump Summary
         ------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     MACHINECHK, Machine check while in
                            kernel mode
         Current Process:
         Current Image:     $82$DUA51:[CTM$TMROOT.][CTM_BYTEM]
                            CTM_BYTEM_ALPHA_32.EXE;2
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.80014688
                            EXE$SYSTEM_CORRECTED_ERROR_C+004F8
         Failing PS:        00000000.00001F04
         Module:            SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_2608
                            (Link Date/Time: 17-MAR-2001 03:15:10.47)
         Offset:            00006688
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$EIDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  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
                                [SYS$LDR]NET$CSMACD.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]NET$FDDI.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$ECDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$EIDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]SYS$ERBTDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$ESDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$EWDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]SYS$EWBTDRIVER.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$EWDRIVER_DE500BA.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYS$EW1000A.EXE
    
    
      o  A system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN, Exception  while  above
         ASTDEL bugcheck after the user issues an NCL SHOW FDDI STATION
         * ALL command.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL
         Current Process:   SCHED#_563
         Current Image:     DSA2000:[SYS3.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE]NCL.EXE;1
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.F793B758    NET$FDDI+0D758
         Failing PS:        20000000.00000804
         Module:            NET$FDDI    (Link Date/Time:
                            18-MAY-2000 00:48:44.06)
         Offset:            0000D758
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]NET$FDDI.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_MAIL-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  If a username logical is defined using  /TRANSLATION=TERMINAL,
         sending  a  mail  message  to  that  person  will  fail with a
         "%MAIL-E-NOSUCHUSR, no such  user  logical_name"  error.   See
         example below:
    
           $ DEFINE/TRANSLATION=TERMINAL js john_smith
           $ MAIL
             MAIL> SEND
             To: js
             %MAIL-E-NOSUCHUSR, no such user JS
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  After a  COMPRESS  command  fails,  subsequent  mail  commands
         cannot be processed.  See example below:
    
         MAIL> COMPRESS
         %MAIL-E-NOFILEOPEN, no mail file open
    
         MAIL> DIR
         %MAIL-E-NOFILEOPEN, no mail file open
    
         MAIL> READ
         %MAIL-E-NOFILEOPEN, no mail file open
         %MAIL-E-NOMSGS, no messages
    
         MAIL> SELECT A
         %MAIL-E-NOFILEOPEN, no mail file open
    
         MAIL> EXIT
         %MAIL-E-NOFILEOPEN, no mail file open
         %MAIL-E-NOFILEOPEN, no mail file open
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  If a message line containing an embedded  NULL  character  was
         extracted  to  a  file,  the message line was truncated at the
         NULL character.
    
         Example message:
    
                111111111111111111111111111111
                111111111111^@1111111111111111
                111111111111111111111111111111
    
    
         Extracting the message results in output file:
    
                111111111111111111111111111111
                111111111111111111111111111111
                111111111111111111111111111111
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  Using callable mail routines over a period of  time  may  fail
         with    '%LIB-F-INSVIRMEM,   insufficient   virtual   memory'.
         Callable Mail allocates free memory space, but does not return
         all of it.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  Attempting to DEFINE/KEY  function  keys  F6  thru  F14  fails
         without  an  error  message;  the  newly  defined key will not
         function.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  The statistics returned in a call to MAIL$MAILFILE_PURGE_WASTE
         are    incorrect.     The   MAIL$_MAILFILE_TOTAL_RECLAIM   and
         MAIL$_MAILFILE_DATA_RECLAIM     item     codes     to      the
         MAIL$MAILFILE_PURGE_WASTE  callable mail routine always return
         identical values.  Further, the value returned when using  the
         item   code  MAIL$MAILFILE_DELETED_BYTES  is  always  0.   The
         OpenVMS documentation  states  that  this  field  returns  the
         number of bytes deleted from a mail file.  See example below:
    
         %MAIL-I-RECLPLSWAIT, reclaiming deleted file space.
         Please wait...
    
              Data buckets reclaimed:            [6]
              Number of data buckets scanned:    [7]
              Number of index buckets reclaimed  [0]
              Number of deleted bytes:           [0]
              Number of messages deleted:        [68]
              Number of bytes reclaimed:         [6]
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  If a user is in Mail and issues  a  SET  FILE  command  for  a
         different  Mail  subdirectory.  Mail ignores the command.  See
         the example below:
    
              PROMPT> mail
    
              MAIL> sho ver
              Mail V1.0
    
              MAIL> SHOW FILE
              Your current mail file is SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]MAIL.MAI.
    
              MAIL> SET FILE SYS$SYSDEVICE:[BAT.MAIL]
    
              MAIL> DIR/FOLDER
              Listing of folders in SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]MAIL.MAI
                   Press CTRL/C to cancel listing
              MAIL
    
              MAIL> SHOW FILE
              Your current mail file is SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]MAIL.MAI.
    
              MAIL> EXIT
    
           mages Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  Errors can occur when copying a Mail folder from one  file  to
         another.   Not  all  of  the  files may be copied and no error
         message is displayed.  See the example below:
    
              MAIL> SELECT "MAIL-nov-1998"
              %MAIL-I-SELECTED, 3121 messages selected
    
              MAIL> SEL/SINCE=01-jan-80
              %MAIL-I-SELECTED, 3121 messages selected
    
              MAIL> COPY/ALL "MAIL-nov-1998" dua3:[mpiati]
    
              MAIL> SET FILE dua3:[mpiati]
    
              MAIL> SELECT "MAIL-nov-1998"
    
              %MAIL-I-SELECTED, 169 messages selected
    
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  The DATE in the header of a message is omitted from  extracted
         messages.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  When a new message arrives and the mail file in use is not the
         default,  the READ/NEW command does not close the current mail
         file and open the default mail file.   An  explicit  SET  FILE
         command  to  the default mail file must be executed before the
         READ/NEW command is issued.  Further, the new messages  remain
         in the NEWMAIL folder.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  UCX$SMTP_MAILSHR.EXE fails with an 'ACCVIO, access  violation'
         when  sending  a mail message with a record greater than 1,000
         bytes.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MAILSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  The SEND/LAST command fails  to  include  the  text  from  the
         previous  mail  message  when  MAIL is invoked with MAIL/EDIT.
         This only occurs when the /EDIT qualifier is used without  the
         MAIL DCL command.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  OpenVMS Mail does not filter out the <ESC>  character  on  the
         header  fields, i.e., From:, To:, CC:  and Subj:  strings.  In
         some instances, a mail message could be received with  a  type
         of  VT  Escape  Sequence  that  could modify the behavior of a
         user's terminal; the potential would be to render the terminal
         unusable.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  An %MAIL-E-ALTPRIJOB error  message  displays  without  cause.
         See example below:
    
         $ MAIL
    
         MAIL> 22
         (Message #22 is displayed)
    
         MAIL> PRINT
    
         MAIL>  5
         (Message #5 is displayed)
    
         MAIL> PRINT/QUEUE=32$LB2A
         %MAIL-E-ALTPRIJOB, error altering parameters of job 505 queue 32$LB2A
         Job MAIL (queue 34$LB4L, entry 505) started on 34$LB4L
    
         MAIL> EXIT
         $
    
         In this example, print queue  34$LB4L  is  the  default  print
         queue in the user's MAIL profile.
    
         This error is benign  because  the  print  job  eventually  is
         released  to  the printer (32$LB2A in the example above), even
         though the user is not notified.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAIL.EXE
    
    
      o  A spawned MAIL  command  MAIL/SUBJ="......."  fails  with  the
         following error:
    
              %MAIL-E-UAFGETERR, error reading user authorization file
    
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]MAILSHRP.EXE
    
    
      o  Mail gives ill-formed audit error messages:
    
         $ SET AUDIT/ALARM/AUDIT/ENABLE=PRIVILEGE=SUCCESS
         $ REPLY/ENABLE
         $ MAIL
         MAIL> SHOW FORW/ALL/USER=*
    
    
         Username                        Forwarding address
         USERA                           NODE1
    
         %%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  99-MAY-9999 99:99:99.99  %%%%%%%%%%%
                 Message from user AUDIT$SERVER on MYNODE
    
         Auditable event:          Ill-formed internal (TCB) audit
                  .
                  .
         Status:                   %SYSTEM-F-BADBUFLEN, specified
                                   buffer length is invalid or
                                   out-of-range
    
           Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MAILSHRP.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_MANAGE-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  Customers have questioned why SYSMAN DO commands, issued  from
         a  local  node,  generate  an  ALTPRI  audit  alarm  and set a
         priority of 7.  For example:
    
         Message from user AUDIT$SERVER on NODE1
         Security alarm (SECURITY) on NODE1, system id: 00000
         Auditable event:          Privilege failure
         Event information:        ALTPRI not used to create
         process with elevated priority (RUN/PRIORITY, $CREPRC)
         Event time:                9-JUL-2001 14:49:12.18
         PID:                      21A00427
         Process name:             pname
         Username:                 uname
         Process owner:            [gname,uname]
         Terminal name:            TNA4:
         Image name:               $40$DKA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.]
                                        [SYSEXE]SYSMAN.EXE
         New priority:             7
         Privileges missing:       ALTPRI
    
         Customers do not understand why there is a request  to  create
         the  process  at priority 7.  The subprocess is created at the
         lower priority and functions properly for a  client  who  does
         not have the ALTPRI privilege.
    
         This change provides the following priority settings:
    
          o  If the requester has ALTPRI, use  current  behavior,  i.e.
             create the subprocess at priority 7.
    
          o  If  the  requester  does  not  have  ALTPRI,  create   the
             subprocess at the requester default priority.
    
          o  If  default  priority  is  greater  than  7,  create   the
             subprocess at priority 7.
    
         This maintains the current priority settings on the subprocess
         creation and eliminates the unnecessary audit alarm.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]SMI$OBJSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  The USERNAME of the SMISERVER process is not set back  to  the
         username  of  the  starting process after a user exits SYSMAN.
         For example:
    
         Starting username:
    
         SYSTEM1>sho proc/id=20200218
    
         9-MAR-2001 13:21:12.00 User: SYSTEM  Process ID:  20200218
                                Node: SYSTEM1 Process name:"SMISERVER"
                                SYSTEM1>
    
    
         >>> From another system:
    
         SYSTEM2> mc sysman set env/node=SYSTEM1/user=testusr
    
         Remote Password:
         %SYSMAN-I-ENV, current command environment:
                Individual nodes: SYSTEM1
                At least one node is not in local cluster
                Username TESTUSR will be used on nonlocal nodes
    
         SYSMAN> do sho proc
         %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node SYSTEM1
         9-MAR-2001 13:22:46.81 User: TESTUSR Process ID:  202002E7
                         Node: SYSTEM1 Process name:"SMI$TESTUSR_1"
         SYSMAN>
    
         >>> SMISERVER process on SYSTEM1 before exiting SYSMAN
             on SYSTEM2
    
         SYSTEM1>sho proc/id=20200218
    
         9-MAR-2001 13:24:02.82 User: TESTUSR Process ID:  20200218
                            Node: SYSTEM1 Process name:"SMISERVER"
         SYSTEM1>
    
    
         >>> SMISERVER process on SYSTEM1 after exiting SYSMAN
             on SYSTEM2:
    
         SYSTEM1>sho proc/id=20200218
    
         9-MAR-2001 13:26:06.02 User: TESTUSR Process ID:  20200218
                            Node: SYSTEM1 Process name:"SMISERVER"
         The username should be "SYSTEM".
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]SMISERVER.EXE
    
    
    
      o  This kit affects  some  tape  devices  (tape  drives  and
         robots)  which  are connected to Fibre Channel via an MDR
         (Modular Data Router).  The affected  tape  devices  have
         binary  WWIDs  that  contain embedded byte values between
         61h    and    7Ah.     For    example,    a    WWID    of
         02000008:500E-09E0-0005-3072 (note the last byte value is
         72h).  These devices are  detected  during  a  SYSMAN  IO
         FIND_WWID command, as verified by the WWID value recorded
         in SYS$SYSTEM:SYS$DEVICES.DAT.  However, the  devices  do
         not  configure  if  SYSMAN  IO  AUTOCONFIGURE  is invoked
         immediately after the the SYSMAN  IO  FIND_WWID  command.
         Only  a  reboot will result in configuring these devices.
         The purpose of this kit is  to  avoid  this  need  for  a
         reboot.
    
         Note:  Similar issues can arise when using the SYSMAN  IO
         REPLACE_WWID command.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]SMI$OBJSHR.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_MONTOR-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  The command MONITOR RMS/FILE=LOGIN.COM  will  access  violate.
         For example:
    
         $ monitor rms/file=login.com
         %MONITOR-E-COLLERR, error during data collection
          -SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=5B,
         virtual address=000000000000001B, PC=000000007ACAF7EC, PS=7ACAF82D
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MONTORSHR.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]SPISHR.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]VPM.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]VPM_SERVER.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_MOUNT96-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  Roxio CD Creator V5.0 for PCs  creates  a  disk  that  is  not
         compliant  to  the  ISO  standard.   Attempting to mount these
         disks on an OpenVMS system  will  crash  the  system  with  an
         SSRVEXCEPT, Unexpected system service exception bugcheck.
    
         Crash Dump Summary
         ------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     SSRVEXCEPT,
                            Unexpected system service exception
         Current Process:   DKA400CACP
         Current Image:     $82$DKA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.]
                            [SYSEXE]F11CACP.EXE
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.800ACD10    EXE$QIO_C+00170
         Failing PS:        30000000.00000001
         Module:            IO_ROUTINES    (Link Date/Time:
                                           29-MAR-2000 00:52:23.33)
         Offset:            0001AD10
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MOUNTSHR.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]VMOUNT.EXE
    
    
    
      o  A SET VOLUME/REBUILD command on a volume set may not reset the
         volume  write  count  to  the correct number of writers in the
         cluster.  This can occur when a node that had the  volume  set
         mounted  did  not update the volume write count on dismount or
         on a crash.  A SHOW DEVICE/REBUILD command always  shows  this
         volume  as needing a rebuild.  Even a SET VOLUME/REBUILD=FORCE
         command will not clear this rebuild status.
    
         Note: To receive this complete change you must also install
               the VMS722_CLIUTL-V0100 ECO kit.
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MOUNTSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  -  A MOUNT/NOWRITE command on a disk on one cluster will  now
            work  correctly, even if the disk is mounted with a /WRITE
            qualifier on another cluster  in  the  SAN  (Storage  Area
            Network).  Previously, depending on the order in which the
            mount commands were executed, the mount  would  fail  with
            the message:
    
            DIFVOLMNT - different volume already mounted on this
                        device.
    
    
         -  If a disk is  mounted  with  a  /WRITE  qualifier  on  one
            cluster and a /NOWRITE qualifier on another cluster in the
            SAN, mount  verification  will  fail  with  a  WrongVolume
            status  error  on  the  system  which had the disk mounted
            /NOWRITE.   This  change  allows  mount  verification   to
            complete successfully in this configuration.
    
    
         Note: To receive this complete correction you must also install
               the VMS722_SYS-V0100 and VMS722_FIBRE_SCSI-V0200 ECO kits.
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]MOUNTSHR.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]VMOUNT.EXE
    
    
      o  Read failures  during  a  disk  mount  that  were  due  to  an
         inability to read the home block and failures that were due to
         transient errors, such as from  a  path  switch  or  SCSI  bus
         reset, were following the same failure path.  That is, reading
         the alternate home block and if successful, mounting the  disk
         as  read  only.   However,  failures  due  to transient errors
         should not read the alternate home block and should mount  the
         disk as READ/WRITE.
    
         For transient error failures, this change will now  cause  the
         READ  to  be  re-tried  for 30 seconds (30 re-tries at one per
         second).  If the READ succeeds, the disk will  be  mounted  as
         READ/WRITE.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]VMOUNT.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]MOUNTSHR.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_PPPD-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  Line table lookup fails when line number is greater than 9.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$PPPDRIVER.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_REM-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  The following problems have ben corrected:
    
          1.  Stopping and restarting the  REMACP  process  without  the
              provided  management  utilities  (STOPREM  and RTTLOAD.COM
              results in a system crash.
    
              Crashdump Summary Information:
              ------------------------------
              Bugcheck Type:     INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above
                                 ASTDEL
              Current Process:   REMACP
              Current Image:     $1$DGA300:[SYS61.SYSCOMMON.]
                                 [SYSEXE]REMACP.EXE;1
              Failing PC:        00000000.0000C278
              Failing PS:        0C000000.00000800
              Module:            REMACP
              Offset:            0000C278
    
    
          2.  SET HOST connections are rejected even though RJOBLIM  has
              not  been  reached.   Stopping  and  restarting the REMACP
              process temporarily clears the condition.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]REMACP.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_RMS-V0200 KIT:
    
      o  Fix  for  RMS  global  buffer  hang  due  to  abort  ($delprc)
         rundowns.
    
         An application may  experience  a  hang  under  the  following
         conditions:
    
           -  RMS global buffers are enabled on some files.
    
           -  Many processes are terminated with $delprc (e.g., STOP/ID)
              when files are still open.
    
           -  The   application   is   restarted   after   the   process
              terminations without rebooting the system.
    
         The symptom for this problem is that during the restart of the
         application,  a process enters a tight loop in executive mode.
         Once encountered, a system reboot is  required  to  clear  the
         problem.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]SDARMS$SHARE.EXE
    
    
      o  RMS fix for inconsistent secondary key index structure.
    
         Any application that does a lot of deleting  or  does  updates
         that  change  a  no  duplicate  secondary key value to another
         value in an indexed file is a  potential  candidate  for  this
         problem.
    
         An ANALYZE/RMS_FILE of the indexed file reports the  following
         error for a secondary key:
    
         "Index bucket references missing data bucket with VBN nnn"
    
         The problem may be that  the  secondary  index  structure  has
         duplicate  index  value  entries  and  there  should  never be
         duplicates in the index structure.   If  the  secondary  index
         allows  a  binary  search  (is uncompressed), records could be
         hidden using an exact secondary key lookup.
    
         This   problem   results   from   the   entire   space   being
         inappropriately  reclaimed for the physically last SIDR record
         in some secondary data  bucket  which  contains  only  deleted
         entries.
    
         This problem is restricted to an indexed file with a secondary
         key  that allows no duplicates.  The primary key contents will
         be intact and correct, and a convert of the file will  rebuild
         the  secondary  indexes  and  leave  the  file in a consistent
         state.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
    
    
      o  Fix to prevent the CONVERT/RECLAIM utility from  producing  an
         inconsistent  index  structure  in  an  indexed  file during a
         reclamation.
    
         An ANALYZE/RMS_FILE reports the following error:
    
             "Index bucket references missing data bucket with VBN nnn"
    
         A level 1 index record associated with a data (level 0) bucket
         that  was  reclaimed was not removed from the index bucket, as
         it should have been.
    
         It is extremely difficult to detect  in  advance  of  doing  a
         convert/reclaim  whether  an  indexed  file is vulnerable if a
         reclaim were applied to it.  For  example,  one  condition  is
         that  one of the initial level 1 index buckets associated with
         data buckets eligible for reclamation has some condition  (for
         example,  only one index record) that will cause a rollback of
         a removed index record during a reclamation.
    
         Without the fix, doing a full convert  (without  the  /RECLAIM
         qualifier) ensures avoiding this problem.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]RECLAIM.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]CONVERT.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]CONVSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  Fix to the CONVERT utility to prevent the signal  of  a  fatal
         read  error  (CONV-F-READERR)  with  an RMS-S-NORMAL secondary
         status when callable convert  is  invoked  within  a  threaded
         application.   This  correction  prevents  the erroneous error
         signal when the end of the input file is reached.
    
         Although callable convert is not a thread safe application, it
         is  possible  to  invoke  the callable interface from within a
         single instance within a single thread.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]CONVERT.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]CONVSHR.EXE
    
    
      o  Fix to the CONVERT utility to prevent  a  convert  which  uses
         either  network  or  tape  input from creating an empty output
         indexed file.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]CONVERT.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]CONVSHR.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_RMS-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  Fix to increase the directory path cache size  to  accommodate
         larger directories.
    
         A threaded process may deplete the RMS  directory  path  cache
         when  multiple  process  threads  are  performing simultaneous
         directory lookups.  This can result in  a  race  condition  in
         which  the  threads  end  up in an infinite loop attempting to
         traverse their respective  paths  while  the  cache  is  being
         frequently  flushed.   This  problem  is  aggravated  when the
         directory paths contain long  names  and/or  deep  structures.
         The  directory  path  cache size has been increased to prevent
         this behavior.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
    
    
      o  Fix to increase the size of RMS's internal ASB stack.
    
         RMS's internal ASB stack boundaries may  be  exceeded  due  to
         unanticipated  third  party  EXEC mode activity such as an AST
         delivery  while  RMS  is  operating  on  its  internal  stack.
         Because  the  stack was initially sized for exclusive RMS use,
         the stack  limits  can  overflow  causing  adjacent  RMS  data
         structures  to  become  corrupted.  This can result in various
         aberrant RMS conditions including non-fatal EXEC  mode  System
         Service Exceptions.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
    
    
      o  Fix to prevent EXEC mode hangs with EXEC ASTs disabled.
    
         Under rare circumstances, non-atomic access to an RMS  process
         global data cell could result in status bits being lost during
         concurrent cell access.  A status bit to indicate whether  RMS
         currently  has  ASTs  disabled  could inadvertently be cleared
         through this access resulting in an infinite hang  within  RMS
         waiting for an AST delivery, but with EXEC mode ASTs disabled.
         Atomic access to this cell prevents this from occurring.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
    
    
      o  RMS RU journaling  fix  for  an  update  window  when  a  SIDR
         (secondary  index  data  record)  marked  as  RU-DELETE may be
         inappropriately re-marked as deleted while the SIDR  is  still
         part  of  an  active  recovery unit.  If this transaction were
         aborted, this could result in  the  new  secondary  key  value
         being retained in the primary data record.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
    
    
      o  Fixes for problems associated with deleting an accessor  of  a
         file with global buffers enabled.
    
         The probability of these problems occurring increases not only
         with  processes  deleted with a $delprc or stop/id but also if
         they are also accessing a  file  that  is  opened  and  closed
         constantly for only one operation, with brief windows when the
    
         file has only one accessor (for example, SYSUAF.DAT).
    
           -  Process hang waiting for exclusive global section  process
              lock  if same file is opened more than once and process is
              deleted during a $connect to  the  same  file  before  the
              section  is  completely initialized.  This could leave one
              stream still holding the exclusive lock when  the  process
              is terminated.
    
           -  Fatal accvio.  The last accessor of the file  is  deleted,
              and  during  the abort rundown a new process is waiting to
              connect to the global section when the global section lock
              is  released  by  the  last  accessor.  Because the global
              section is a temporary section and doesn't get marked  for
              delete,  there  is  the  possibility  of  a lag before the
              section is deleted by the system.  There was  a  potential
              race  condition  when the new connect might map to the old
              global section before it was deleted.  This  could  result
              in  the  new  mapper  using  some  stale (no longer valid)
              pointers in the old section.
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]DDIF$RMS_EXTENSION.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]SDARMS$SHARE.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]RMSDEF.STB
    
    
      o  Enhance minimum process quotas that the RMSREC_SERVER detached
         process  is  created with.  This server is dedicated to RMS RU
         journaling detached recovery.
    
         ENQLM  and  PGFLQUOTA  are  the  process  quotas   that   some
         applications  have  found it necessary to override the minimum
         on their  system  or  cluster  by  increasing  the  associated
         PQL_Mxxxx  sysgen  parameter (e.g.  PQL_MENQLM).  The defaults
         for these quotas are now 1 million for ENQLM and 100  thousand
         for  PGFLQUOTA.  The enhancement also sets WSEXTENT at runtime
         to the WSMAX sysgen parameter.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
    
      o  Rollback of a remote file transfer change made in V7.2 to  its
         day  1  behavior in order to restore prior performance metrics
         for remote file transfers that request file transfer  mode  by
         setting  the  SQO  (FAB$L_FOP) option.  The change was made to
         ignore the file transfer mode (FTM) request if the remote file
         was write shared.
    
         This has led to a  number  of  reports  of  applications  that
         previously  had  SQO  specified  for  remote  files  that  are
         experiencing significant  performance  degradations  in  their
         remote  applications  with  the V7.2 family and V7.3.  We have
         reviewed the previous behavior  for  file  transfer  mode  and
         found   that   while   there  is  the  appearance  of  locking
         inconsistencies for readers when FTM  is  used,  there  is  no
         potential  for  data  corruption.  We have concluded that when
         users set the FTM (SQO) option,  they  are  in  effect  giving
         permission  for  the  same kind of inconsistencies that a user
         allows when the read-regardless (RRL) option is set.
    
         This change  restores  the  pre-V7.2  behavior  for  the  file
         transfer  mode for remote files.  If SQO is set, file transfer
         mode will be used regardless of the sharing specified for  the
         remote  file.   Users  should  expect  to see the same kind of
         inconsistencies  in  reading  data  as  they  see   when   the
         read-regardless (RRL) option is set.  The SQO option should be
         disabled if this is not acceptable for some  application.   In
    
         addition,  to  avoid  the  possibility  of  a hang that may be
         induced by retrying remote accesses after a record lock error,
         users  should  consider  setting  both  the  no-lock (NLK) and
         read-regardless (RRL) options in the RAB$L_ROP in applications
         that  use  the file transfer mode (SQO) option for remote file
         accesses.  (Note:  The  new  NQL  (no  query  locking)  option
         introduced  in  V7.2-1H1  is not supported by the DAP protocol
         for remote files.)
    
         An application should  continue  to  work  with  the  restored
         behavior  without  a new change even if a change has been made
         to an existing application to restore the file  transfer  mode
         behavior  since the SQO fix was made in V7.2 (e.g., adding the
         UPI sharing option).
    
         There is just one potential problem that we need to point out.
         For new applications designed and implemented in V7.2 or later
         that may allow remote accesses to  write  shared  files,  they
         should  check  whether  SQO (FAB$L_FOP) is enabled.  Currently
         the SQO option is being ignored (unless the UPI sharing option
         is  specified),  and  the file transfer mode is not being used
         for any remote accesses.  With the  restore  of  pre-V7.2  SQO
         behavior,  it will start being used and so the behavior of the
         application could change.  Anyone with a new application  that
         has  SQO  set  and the possibility of write shared files being
         remotely accessed by the application should  consider  whether
         the SQO option needs to be disabled.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]RMS.EXE
    
      o  Fix to prevent an infinite loop in SDA's SHOW PROCESS/RMS.
    
         Under rare circumstances, a high  priority  process  utilizing
         the  online System Dump Analyzer (ANALYZE/SYSTEM) to examine a
         low priority process's RMS attributes (SHOW  PROCESS/RMS)  may
         enter  an  infinite  loop.   Since  the  process  is  at  high
         priority, it may have an adverse impact on other processes  on
         the system.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]SDARMS$SHARE.EXE
    
    
      o  Fix for a user-mode accvio when converting a  sequential  file
         when  the  maximum  record  size  (MRS)  in its file header is
         inappropriately set to zero.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]CONVSHR.EXE
                                [SYSEXE]CONVERT.EXE
    
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_RTPAD-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  When running RTPAD, a process can hang in LEF state
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]RTPAD.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_SHADOWING-V0100 KIT:
    
      o  A system can experience many MountVerifcation  messages  occur
         with  no  apparent  cause and no errors reported.  There is no
         way to identify what is causing these messages
    
           Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$SHDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  In a multi-node cluster, some cluster members  may  hang  when
         accessing a shadowset if:
    
           o  The shadowset being accessed has multiple members.
    
           o  All the shadowset members are local to one of the  cluster
              nodes.
    
           o  All the shadowset members are  being  MSCP-served  by  the
              local node to the other cluster members.
    
           o  The local node goes down and remains  down  for  at  least
              MVTIMEOUT seconds.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$SHDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  On multiple member shadow sets greater  than  18  Gigabyte  in
         size,  if  the  port  driver  returns  an  SS$_DATACHECK for a
         IO$_WRITEPBLK, the wrong LBNs will be written by the shadowing
         driver.  This could lead to data corruption.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$SHDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  On a stand alone system,  when  a  virtual  unit  aborts,  the
         system could crash with an INVEXCEPTN bugcheck.
    
           Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$SHDRIVER.EXE
    
    
      o  OPCOM will frequently display a virtual unit  device,  or  the
         member  device string, without any other message.  This can be
         seen during startup if you are using a shadowed  system  disk,
         or  even  during  the  dismount  of  the  virtual  unit or the
         dismount of members.
    
         This has been  corrected  so  that  you  now  will  receive  a
         complete VMS message, such as:
    
            %SHADOW-I-VOLPROC, DSA719: shadow master has changed.
            Dump file WILL be written if system crashes.
    
            rather than just displaying:
    
                  DSA719:
    
            Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$SHDRIVER.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_SYS-V0100 KIT
    
      o  The  kill()  sys$sigprc  CRTL  functions  return   the   error
         SS$_SUSPENDED  when  the  process  is  neither  suspended  nor
         waiting on a resource.  The processes is simply waiting  on  a
         mutex  or  is  in  the  transient  RWSCS state.  This leads to
         ORA-482 crashes on Oracle 8.1.6 or 8.1.7 OPS could also occur.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
    
    
      o  An application that uses signals, may contain  processes  that
         hang  with an AST (Asynchronous System Trap) queued to it.  It
         hangs until another AST is delivered to  the  process.   Since
         ASTs  are  commonly  sent  to  processes, this hang may not be
         noticed but it will cause some performance degradation.   This
         change  will  prevent  this  hang  and  result  in performance
         improvement.  The amount of improvement is  dependent  on  the
         application causing the hang.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
    
      o  The following command string should change  the  path  to  the
         disk:
    
    
                $SET DEVICE/SWITCH/PATH=PGB0: $1$DGA11
                $DIR $1$DGA11:[000000]
                $SHOW DEVICE/MULTI
    
    
         Sometimes it does not.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]MULTIPATH.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]MULTIPATH.STB
    
    
      o  Two  new  variants  of  the  DE600  have  been  added  to  the
         configuration file.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]SYS$CONFIG.DAT
    
    
      o  The F$PID lexical function in DCL does not  work  as  expected
         when  the  user running the procedure does not have sufficient
         privilege to examine other processes.  The result may be  that
         process  selection  in  combination with F$CONTEXT returns the
         wrong PID.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
    
    
    
      o  MOUNT and Mount Verification sanity checks have  been  relaxed
         to correct the following issues:
    
          o  A MOUNT/NOWRITE command on a disk on one cluster will  now
             work  correctly  even if the disk is mounted with a /WRITE
             qualifier on another cluster  in  the  SAN  (Storage  Area
             Network).  Previously, depending on the order in which the
             mounts were executed, the mount would fail with the  error
             message:
    
             DIFVOLMNT - different volume already mounted on this
                         device.
    
             .le;If a disk is mounted with a /WRITE qualifier on one cluster and a
             /NOWRITE qualifier on another cluster in the SAN, MountVerification will
             fail with a WrongVolume status error on the system which had the disk
             mounted /NOWRITE.  This change allows MountVerification to complete
             successfully in this configuration.
             .end list
             .literal
    
             Note: To receive this complete correction you must also
                   install the VMS722_MOUNT96-V0100 and
                   VMS722_FIBRE_SCSI-V0200 ECO kits.
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES_MON.STB
    
    
      o  The system can crash with an INCONMMGST bugcheck.
    
         The system can crash with an PGFIPLHI bugcheck.  The  dump
         will be unintelligable where the level 1 page table became
         invalid.
    
    
         Both problems have only been seen after lengthy  stress  tests
         where  processes  had very small working sets.  This condition
         can occur when the system is forced into heavy swapping.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$VM.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
    
    
    
    
      o  SYS$GETJPI incorrectly returned  BADPARAM,  when  called  with
         JPI$M_NO_TARGET_INSWAP  flag and at least one CTL and PSB item
         code (like JPI$_IMAGNAME and JPI$_RIGHTS_SIZE).
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
    
    
      o  If a packet is requested from non-paged pool  that  is  larger
         than  nonpaged  pool's  maximum  allowed  size  (NPAGVIR), the
         request fails but nonpaged pool expands to  its  maximum  size
         even though the request can not be satisfied.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES_MIN.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES_MIN.STB
    
    
      o  In an OpenVMS, mixed version, clustered environment,  a  fatal
         invalid identifier format (%SYSTEM-F-IVIDENT) error can result
         on versions of  OpenVMS  that  are  not  OpenVMS  COE  (Common
         Operating Environment) compliant.
    
         This can occur  on  non-COE  compliant  OpenVMS  systems  when
         attempting to display the rights identifiers of a process that
         is  granted  a  valid  GID  COE  identifier.   The   following
         commands,  lexicals,  (and  respective system services), cause
         the %SYSTEM-F-IVIDENT system message to be  displayed  instead
         of the text translation of this COE GID IDENTIFIER:
    
           1.  F$GETJPI("PID_xxx","PROCESS_RIGHTS")
    
           2.  F$GETJPI("PID_xxx","RIGHTSLIST")
    
           3.  $ SHOW PROCESS/ALL
    
           4.  $ SHOW PROCESS/RIGHTS
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SECURITY_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]SECURITY.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]SECURITY_MON.STB
                                [SYSLIB]SECURESHR.EXE
                                [SYSLIB]SECURESHRP.EXE
    
    
    
      o  A system can fail to boot with the following error:
    
             %INIT_IO_DB-F-LOAD_SH_ERROR, Error Loading shadowing
             driver SYS$SHDRIVER.EXE, error = 0x00000870
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]EXEC_INIT.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]EXEC_INIT.STB
    
    
      o  A call to $GETJPI to  return  information  about  the  calling
         process  could return a SS$_NOPRIV status.  This occurs if the
         call is made while a persona representing a  security  profile
         that  differs  from  the  natural  persona  (Persona_ID  1) is
         active.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
    
    
    
      o  Calls to the $SNDOPR system service can result in a SS$_MBFULL
         return status:
    
             status = sys$sndopr(&req_desc, 0);
    
         This change increases the size of the OPCOM mailbox.
    
         With faster systems, OPCOM messages are being generated faster
         and  accumulating  in the OPCOM mailbox.  While increasing the
         mailbox size will only put off the  problem  if  the  rate  of
         incoming  messages is greater than the rate at which OPCOM can
         process them, this change will solve the  problem  of  sudden,
         short  bursts  of  messages arriving in the mailbox at roughly
         the same time.  The extra space will allow the messages to sit
         in the mailbox until OPCOM can catch up with its processing.
    
              Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES.EXE
                               [SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES_MIN.EXE
                               [SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES.STB
                               [SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES_MIN.STB
    
    
      o  The  system  can  experience   an   INVEXCEPTN   bugcheck   at
         SCH$QEND_C+001E0
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     INVEXCEPTN, Exception while
                            above ASTDEL
         Current Process:
         Current Image:     <not available>
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.800CFB50 SCH$QEND_C+001E0
         Failing PS:        10000000.00000804
         Module:            PROCESS_MANAGEMENT (Link Date/Time:
                            23-JAN-2001 08:37:04.46)
         Offset:            00007B50
    
              Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
                               [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
                               [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
                               [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
    
    
      o  The system can crash with a "REFCNTNEG, PFN reference count is
         negative" bugcheck at MMG$DELETE_BUFOBJ_C+00B7C, SYS$VM+251CC,
         in routine DELBUFOBJPAGES.  Another REFCNTNEG bugcheck, caused
         by     the    same    problem,    could    also    occur    at
         MMG$DELETE_BUFOBJ_C+00E24,    SYS$VM+25474,     in     routine
         DECPT_BUFOBJ.    The   bugcheck  is  caused  by  PFN  database
         corruption.  The SDA command:
    
               FORMAT @^QR15/TYPE=PFN
    
         can be used to examine the value in the  PFN$W_BO_REFC  field.
         If it is greater than or equal to 8000, 32768 decimal, this is
         the cause of the bugcheck.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$VM.EXE
    
    
      o  The system can crash  with  an  RNLSTAKNV,  Kernel  stack  not
         valid, bugcheck during process or image rundown.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     KRNLSTAKNV, Kernel stack not valid
         Current Process:
         Current Image:     <not available>
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.800243A8
                            SMP$BUGCHK_HALT_CPU_C+001F8
         Failing PS:        00000000.00001F00
         Module:            SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_2208 (Link Date/Time:
                            17-MAR-2001 03:15:26.81)
         Offset:            000163A8
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
    
    
      o  Doing I/O on a multipath device, when the current  path  is  a
         secondary,  results  in  an increase in the UCB$L_OPCNT in the
         primary as  well  as  the  current  path  UCB.   Although  the
         UCB$L_OPCNT in the secondary grows faster than in the primary,
         the UCB$L_OPCNT in the primary should not be changing (except,
         at  most  by  once  per  second  for  polling.) This is easily
         observed when doing a DIR/SIZE on the system disk.
    
         A number of customers and third-parties rely on these counters
         to  be  accurate  in  their  performance and capacity planning
         tools.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES_MON.EXE
                                [SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES.STB
                                [SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES_MON.STB
    
    
      o  The system can crash with an  "SSRVEXCEPT,  Unexpected  system
         service" bugcheck.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     SSRVEXCEPT, Unexpected system service
                            exception
         Current Process:   ACMS00ESP001000
         Current Image:     DSA4:[DTV.EXE]DTVSV750.EXE;5
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.802059E8    XQP$FCBSTALE_C
         Failing PS:        00000000.00000000
         Module:            F11BXQP    (Link Date/Time:
                            17-MAR-2001 03:16:47.08)
         Offset:            0000D9E8
    
              Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]LOCKING.EXE
    
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_SYSLOA-V0200 KIT:
    
      o  Two systems in a cluster can crash with a LOCKMGRERR bugcheck.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     LOCKMGRERR, Error detected by Lock Manager
         Current Process:   _OVRNITE3921
         Current Image:     <not available>
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.8022DB48 LCK$SND_CVTREQ_C+00EE8
         Failing PS:        38000000.00000804
         Module:            SYS$CLUSTER
                            (Link Date/Time: 29-DEC-1999 04:13:30.44)
         Offset:            0001FB48
    
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$CLUSTER.EXE
    
    
    
      o  All  FTP   client   process   and   many   others   (including
         SECURITY_SERVER)  can  end up waiting for a cluster lock which
         is being held by another system.When  this  happens,  all  new
         logins  (telnet,  FTP,  Network,  Console)  on ANY node of the
         cluster hang.
    
              Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$CLUSTER.EXE
    
    
      o  Following an attempt to deallocate a  structure  whose  W_SIZE
         offset  contains  0,  the  system  can crash with a BADDALRQSZ
         bugcheck in EXE$DEANONPGDSIZ_C.  In some, but not  all  cases,
         the  current  process  is  CLUSTER_SERVER.  In cases where the
         current process is not CLUSTER_SERVER,  the  stack  will  have
         addresses in EXE$CSP_BRDCST and EXE$ALLOC_CSD.
    
         Crashdump Summary Information:
         ------------------------------
         Bugcheck Type:     BADDALRQSZ, Bad memory deallocation
                            request size or address
         Current Process:
         Current Image:     [SYS0.SYSCOMMON.]
                            [SYSEXE]TCPIP$IMAP_SERVER.EXE
         Failing PC:        FFFFFFFF.800432B4
                            EXE$DEANONPGDSIZ_C+000C4
         Failing PS:        20000000.00000801
         Module:            SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES (Link Date/Time:
                            5-AUG-2001 01:12:07.09)
         Offset:            000152B4
    
    
              Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$CLUSTER.EXE
    
    
    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_SYSLOA-V0100 KIT
    
      o  Audit data is not captured for non-trusted processes.
    
              Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$CLUSTER.EXE
    
    
    RELATED ARTICLES:
    
    Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
    the OPENVMS and STORAGE database(s).  To view these articles,
    open the appropriate product database and perform a query using either
    of the following search strings: VMS722_UPDATE-V0100 or VMS722_UPDATE.
    
    
    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:
    
    The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
    rebooted.  If there are other nodes in the VMScluster, 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 VMS722_UPDATE /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  SYSGEN Parameter Changes
    
         As part of the post installation processing of this  kit,
         two  SYSGEN  parameters  (PIOPAGES  and IMGIOCNT) will be
         modified in  order  to  accommodate  changes  being  made
         within the RMS image.
    
         The post installation process will make an effort to  add
         appropriate  lines  to  the  MODPARAMS.DAT  files for all
         system roots found on  the  installation  disk  and  will
         perform  a SYSGEN write current with the modifications on
         the system from which this kit is being  installed.   The
         installation  process  will  provide  the status of these
         changes and any further instructions as necessary.
    
    
      o  %INSTALL-E-NODELSHRADR Error Message
    
         During installation you may see the following message:
    
         %INSTALL-E-NODELSHRADR, unable to delete image with shareable
         address data
         -INSTALL-I-PLSREBOOT, please reboot to install a new version of
         this image
    
    
         This is not a cause for concern.  It  simply  means  that
         DECC$SHR.EXE  was installed as a resident image, which is
         the standard configuration  for  OpenVMS  Alpha  systems.
    
         The  new  image  will not take effect until the system is
         rebooted.
    
    
      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 logical NO_ASK$BACKUP as TRUE
    
             -  Define logical NO_ASK$REBOOT as TRUE
    
             -  Define logical ARCHIVE_DW_MOT_MUP as TRUE if you wish
                to delete the replaced files.  If you do not want the
                replaced files deleted (NOT recommended  by  Compaq),
                define this logical as FALSE.
    
             -  Add the following qualifiers to the  PRODUCT  INSTALL
                command and add that command to the DCL procedure.
    
                /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0
    
    
             -  De-assign the logicals assigned
    
             For  example,  a  sample  command  file  to  install  the
             VMS722_UPDATE-V0100 kit would be:
    
             $
             $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE
             $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE
             $ DEFINE/SYS ARCHIVE_DW_MOT_MUP "TRUE"
             $!
             $ PROD INSTALL VMS722_UPDATE/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0
             $!
             $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP
             $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT
             $ DEASSIGN/SYS ARCHIVE_DW_MOT_MUP
             $!
             $ exit
    
    All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
      
      ==========================================================================
      |                     Table of Kit Image Information                     |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      |                            | Overall  | Image File      | Image Link   |
      | Image Name                 | Checksum | Identification  | Date/Time    |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | ALPHA_MACRO.EXE            | 2679049B | V4.1-11-3381U   |  3-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 05:10:48.23  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | APB.EXE                    | 74F5DEF2 | X-8             |  3-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 05:03:49.21  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | AUDIT_SERVER.EXE           | 98D4D0DE | X-9             | 21-SEP-2001  |
      |                                       |                 | 14:35:22.43  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | BACKUP.EXE                 | 4278A0DF | AXP72R001       | 10-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 12:03:10.32  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | BACKUPSHR.EXE              | E83D47EE | AXP72R001       | 10-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 12:02:19.96  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | CLIUTLMSG.EXE              | D617B745 | X-3             | 25-OCT-2001  |
      |                                       |                 | 04:21:27.13  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | CLUE$SDA.EXE               | F8B4DC1A | X-18A3          | 10-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 12:03:26.28  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | CONVERT.EXE                | 47CD6602 | X-8             | 16-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:56:22.18  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | CONVSHR.EXE                | 52FA7479 | X1-012          | 16-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:56:09.84  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | CREATE.EXE                 | B300454E | X-10            | 18-SEP-2001  |
      |                                       |                 | 11:55:34.15  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DCL.EXE                    | 161D1AC0 | X-18            | 22-FEB-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 11:47:53.70  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DDIF$RMS_EXTENSION.EXE     | C5BFE824 | X-3             | 24-SEP-2001  |
      |                                       |                 | 16:52:59.74  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DEBUG_APB.EXE              | 74F5DEF2 | X-8             |  3-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 05:09:31.79  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECC$SHR.EXE               | DD768D8A | V7.2-2-01       |  5-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 17:00:03.03  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$DWT_FONT_DAEMON.EXE   | 1C36EF01 | V1.1-015        | 16-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:21:54.31  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$OPENGLPEERRI.EXE      | D7EFD208 | V1.0            | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 11:03:02.34  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$OPENGLSHR_V11.EXE     | DDEDC988 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:27:22.55  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$OPENGLUSHR_V11.EXE    | FC03D6AA | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:27:45.20  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$OPENGLUTSHR.EXE       | 3C1F0F55 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:28:17.50  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$OPENGLWIDGETSHR_V11.EXE| B39B6929 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:28:09.03  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$OPENGL_PROTOCOL_V11.EXE| CA92468E | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:27:26.92  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SERVER_DDX_GB.EXE     | 537315D2 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 11:01:56.01  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SERVER_DDX_GZ.EXE     | AA396BAA | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:51:51.64  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SERVER_DDX_P2.EXE     | 0C5C269C | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:51:47.05  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SERVER_DDX_P3.EXE     | 307A2C68 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:51:45.17  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SERVER_DIX.EXE        | D2EAE91E | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:31:49.58  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SERVER_RIDDGL.EXE     | 9141059E | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 11:02:42.18  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SERVER_SISWDDGL.EXE   | 209D2674 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:37:55.07  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SETSHODIS.EXE         | 4FCC320E | DW T6.2-020507  |  7-MAY-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 10:36:22.99  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SVEXT_DEC_PEER_GLX.EXE| B39B8969 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 11:03:32.89  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$SVEXT_GLX_P350.EXE    | AB294D4E | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:37:17.27  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$TRANSPORT_COMMON.EXE  | 1F47F7BE | DW T6.2-020507  |  7-MAY-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 10:35:36.33  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$TRANSPORT_DECNET.EXE  | 58386888 | DW T6.2-020507  |  7-MAY-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 10:35:49.03  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$TRANSPORT_LAT.EXE     | A3C91F44 | DW X1.5-930406  | 25-AUG-2001  |
      |                                       |                 | 04:17:24.50  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$TRANSPORT_LOCAL.EXE   | 02E8E8AD | DW T6.2-020507  |  7-MAY-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 10:36:02.17  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$TRANSPORT_TCPIP.EXE   | F78B5419 | DW T6.2-020507  |  7-MAY-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 10:36:03.05  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DECW$XFS.EXE               | 21A4E984 | V1.0            | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:17:20.22  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | DELETE.EXE                 | D8C96523 | X-05            | 25-OCT-2001  |
      |                                       |                 | 04:07:41.97  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | EXCEPTION.EXE              | B71CFCE6 | X-3             | 28-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 09:06:24.00  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | EXCEPTION_MON.EXE          | 260CAD47 | X-3             | 28-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 09:07:04.94  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | EXEC_INIT.EXE              | 5670B6A5 | X-4A3           | 28-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 09:07:44.26  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | F11BXQP.EXE                | 02B8023B | XQP V7.2R-0004  | 28-FEB-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 09:40:09.17  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | FC$CP.EXE                  | 90C34610 | X-2             | 29-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 02:38:48.68  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | FC$SDA.EXE                 | 6682237A | X-6A3A1B1       | 29-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 02:38:45.82  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | FSINFO.EXE                 | FE19B936 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:21:45.01  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | FSLSFONTS.EXE              | 0952A2F6 | DW V7.2-020430  | 30-APR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 08:21:44.73  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | IMAGE_MANAGEMENT.EXE       | BE2B2FF4 | X-7             | 28-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 09:08:12.10  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | INSTALL.EXE                | 15A5B317 | X-26            |  3-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 05:03:23.80  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | IO_ROUTINES.EXE            | D49F05A3 | X-3             | 28-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 09:08:50.18  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | IO_ROUTINES_MON.EXE        | 684B7263 | X-3             | 28-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 09:10:23.30  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | LOCKING.EXE                | 1C79F1E0 | X-3             | 28-MAR-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 09:11:25.76  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | MAIL.EXE                   | 27105791 | V1.06           | 25-AUG-2001  |
      |                                       |                 | 04:14:36.89  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | MAILSHR.EXE                | 326E8246 | X-4             |  3-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 04:55:33.65  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
      | MAILSHRP.EXE               | 430ABC9B | X-4             |  3-JAN-2002  |
      |                                       |                 | 04:55:50.32  |
      +----------------------------+----------+-----------------