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*OpenVMS] VMS73_SYSLOA-V0300 Alpha V7.3 SYSLOA ECO Summary

New Kit Date:       11-OCT-2002
Modification Date:  Not Applicable
Modification Type:  NEW KIT

Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2002.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENT:  SYSLOA

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VMS73_SYSLOA-V0300
                    DEC-AXPVMS-VMS73_SYSLOA-V0300--4.PCSI
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  688 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
     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), or later, must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this, or any required  kit:

          VMS73_UPDATE-V0100

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits, or later, should also be installed:

          None.

ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for SYSLOA on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3. This kit addresses
the following problems:

PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS73_SYSLOA-V0300 KIT

     o  A process, on a multiprocessor machine in a small cluster, may
        hang  in  RWSCS  state when creating or updating a clusterwide
        logical name.

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


     o  The  system  can  crash  with   a   BADDALRQSZ   bugcheck   in
        EXE$DEANONPGDSIZ_C   following  an  attempt  to  deallocate  a
        structure whose W_SIZE offset contains 0.  In  some,  but  not
        all cases, the current process is CLUSTER_SERVER.

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



RELATED ARTICLES:

Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS database(s).  To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using either of the following
search strings: 'VMS73_SYSLOA-V0300' or 'VMS73_SYSLOA'.


ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool.  If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, open the DIA, WIS or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:

     [AES] How To Electronically Request ECO Kits Using Service Tools


INSTALLATION NOTES:

This kit requires a system reboot.  Compaq strongly recommends that
a  reboot  is performed immediately after kit installation to avoid
system instability

If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they must also  be
rebooted  in  order  to make use of the new image(s).  If it is not
possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a
rolling re-boot may be performed.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation  utility
by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the
DCL prompt:

PRODUCT INSTALL VMS73_SYSLOA /SOURCE=[location of Kit]

The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that
contains the kit.

Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing
HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt

Special Installation Instructions:

     o  Scripting of Answers to Installation Questions

        During installation,  this  kit  will  ask  and  require  user
        response  to  several  questions.  If you wish to automate the
        installation of this kit and avoid having to provide responses
        to  these  questions,  you must create a DCL command procedure
        that includes the following definitions and commands:

           -  $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE

           -  $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE

           -  Add  the  following  qualifiers  to  the  PRODUCT  INSTALL
              command and add that command to the DCL procedure.

                /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V3.0


           -  De-assign the logicals assigned

        For  example,  a  sample   command   file   to   install   the
        VMS73_SYSLOA-V0300 kit would be:

          $
          $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE
          $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE
          $!
          $ PROD INSTALL VMS73_SYSLOA/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V3.0
          $!
          $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP
          $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT
          $!
          $ exit

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  |                     Table of Kit Image Information                     |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  |                            | Overall  | Image File      | Image Link   |
  | Image Name                 | Checksum | Identification  | Date/Time    |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  |SYS$CLUSTER.EXE             | 8ABE6028 | X-3             | 10-APR-2002  |
  |                                       |                 | 15:27:49.50  |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+