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VAXSYS01_073 VAX V7.3 ECO Summary
*OpenVMS] VAXSYS01_073 VAX V7.3 ECO Summary
New Kit Date: 30-OCT-2002
Modification Date: Not Applicable
Modification Type: NEW KIT
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2002. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX Operating System V7.3
COMPONENT: SYSTEM
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VAXSYS01_073
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 1998 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS VAX Operating System V7.3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating: INSTALL_1
1 - To be installed by all customers.
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:
VAXMOUN01_073
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for SYSTEM components on OpenVMS VAX V7.3. This kit addresses the following
problems:
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXSYS01_073 KIT
o A process can hang in a MUTEX wait state.
Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
o Taking full dumps of VAX systems with greater than 2 gigabytes
of physical memory does not work. Symptoms can vary, but the
most common is a HALT in kernel mode while trying to take a
dump.
Note that, after this fix is applied, while a dump is being
taken, you may see a string of dots displayed indicating
progress through the dumping procedure. On some terminals,
only one line of dots is displayed. There may be a long delay
before the "Dump Complete" message is displayed. Please be
patient during this process, and wait until the "Dump
Complete" message appears.
Images Affected:[SYSEXE]SYSBOOT.EXE
[SYSEXE]SYSBOOT_XDELTA.EXE
[SYSEXE]TERTIARY_VMB.EXE
[SYSEXE]VMB.EXE
[SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION.EXE
[SYS$LDR]EXEC_INIT.EXE
o MOUNT and Mount Verification sanity checks have been relaxed
to correct the following issues:
o A MOUNT/NOWRITE command on a disk on one cluster will now
work correctly even if the disk is mounted with a /WRITE
qualifier on another cluster in the SAN (Storage Area
Network). Previously, depending on the order in which the
mounts were executed, the mount would fail with the error
message:
DIFVOLMNT - different volume already mounted on this
device.
** Note **
In order to receive the complete MOUNT corrections that are
contained in this kit you will also need to install the
VAXMOUN01_073 ECO kit.
Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES.EXE
[SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES_MON.EXE
[SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES.STB
[SYS$LDR]IO_ROUTINES_MON.STB
o If a packet is requested from nonpaged pool that is larger
than nonpaged pool's maximum allowed size (NPAGVIR), the
request fails. However, nonpaged pool expands to its maximum
size, even though the request can not be satisfied.
Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES.EXE
[SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES_MIN.EXE
[SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES.STB
[SYS$LDR]SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES_MIN.STB
o In an OpenVMS mixed version clustered environment, a fatal
invalid identifier format (%SYSTEM-F-IVIDENT) error can result
in versions of OpenVMS that are not OpenVMS COE (Common
Operating Environment) compliant.
This can occur on non-COE compliant OpenVMS systems when
attempting to display the rights identifiers of a process that
is granted a valid GID COE identifier. The following
commands, lexicals, (and respective system services), cause
the %SYSTEM-F-IVIDENT system message to be displayed instead
of the text translation of this COE GID IDENTIFIER:
1. F$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
o After an upgrade to V7.3, some VAX nodes take somewhat longer
to boot than the pre-V7.3 boot times. Some take a lot longer
to boot. This delay occurs between the "OpenVMS" banner
message and the "%WBM-..." message. This ECO will bring the
boot time between these two banner messages down to pre-V7.3
boot times.
Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]EXEC_INIT.EXE
o The system can crash with a CWLNMERR bugcheck at various
locations in the LOGICAL_NAMES executive image.
Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]LOGICAL_NAMES.EXE
o A system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN bugcheck.
Images Affected:[SYSLDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
[SYSLDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.STB
[SYSLDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
[SYSLDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.STB
o If there is a lot of cluster-wide $GETJPI activity, a process
may hang waiting for the completion of an RMS $FLUSH
operation. The I/O request resulting from this may wait
forever because the IOSB is not filled in.
Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE
[SYS$LDR]PROCESS_MANAGEMENT_MON.EXE
RELATED ARTICLES:
Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OpenVMS database. To view these articles, open the appropriate product
database and perform a query using either of the following search strings:
'VAXSYS01_073' or 'VAXSYS'.
ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:
If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool. If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, open the DIA, WIS or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:
[AES] How To Electronically Request ECO Kits Using Service Tools
INSTALLATION NOTES:
Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the
SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt:
@SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL VAXSYS01_073 [location of the saveset]
The saveset location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory
that contains the kit saveset.
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.
==========================================================================
| Table of Kit Image Information |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
| Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| EXCEPTION.EXE |%X28E6ABA9| X-5 | 26-JUN-2002 |
| | | 14:42:46.42 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| EXEC_INIT.EXE |%X2AF75F17| X-5 | 26-JUN-2002 |
| | | 14:42:20.31 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| IO_ROUTINES.EXE |%X8D7BC41F| X-5 | 26-JUN-2002 |
| | | 14:42:25.21 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| LOGICAL_NAMES.EXE |%XF8F5246D| X-5 | 26-JUN-2002 |
| | | 14:42:40.68 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| PROCESS_MANAGEMENT.EXE |%X85116725| X-5 | 26-JUN-2002 |
| | | 14:41:44.43 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SECURESHR.EXE |%XDC0FC38D| X-7 | 25-SEP-2001 |
| | | 10:30:05.35 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SECURESHRP.EXE |%XE2BE7EEE| X-7 | 25-SEP-2001 |
| | | 10:30:01.87 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SECURITY.EXE |%X3857EC5F| X-5 | 26-JUN-2002 |
| | | 14:42:37.56 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES.EXE |%X8E4F69D3| X-5 | 26-JUN-2002 |
| | | 14:42:08.65 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES_MIN.EXE |%XFCEFD71C| X-5 | 26-JUN-2002 |
| | | 14:42:13.29 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| TERTIARY_VMB.EXE |%XD307E486| X-25 | 30-JUL-2001 |
| | | 23:22:30.70 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
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