Updated: 24-SEP-2003 (Use your browsers' Reload button to ensure you're viewing the most recent version)
VMS722_MSCP-V0100 Alpha V7.2-2 MSCP ECO Summary
*OpenVMS] VMS722_MSCP-V0100 Alpha V7.2-2 MSCP ECO Summary
New Kit Date: 11-JAN-2003
Modification Date: Not Applicable
Modification Type: NEW KIT
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2002,2003. All rights reserved.
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: MSCP
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VMS722_MSCP-V0100
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS722_MSCP-V0100--4.PCSI
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 160 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-2
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating: INSTALL_2
2 - To be installed by all customers
using the following feature(s):
TMSCP
Kit Dependencies:
The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE
installation of this, or any required kit:
VMS722_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 MSCP on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-2. This kit
addresses the following problems:
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS722_MSCP-V0100 KIT
o Densi ties for the TF85, TF86 and TF87 are missing from
DENSITY_TABLE. These missing densities may cause
TMSCP$VMSTOMSCP_DENS to fail to locate a certain density,
thereby looking beyond allocated memory. The result is a
crash at AMAC$EMUL_LOCC_C+0005C, called from TMSCP+05B54 (in
R26).
This change adds the missing densities to DENSITY_TABLE and
also makes TMSCP$VMSTOMSCP_DENS more robust against missing
densities.
Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]TMSCP.EXE
o A system crash may occur if a tape is ANSI mounted and
mountverification starts:
Crashdump Summary Information
-----------------------------
Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL
Current Process: NULL
Current Image: <not available>
Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.8011174C
MNTVER_STD$GET_CKSUM_BUF_C+001CC
Failing PS: 00000000.00000804
Module: IO_ROUTINES_MON (Link Date/Time:
10-NOV-2001 06:14:53.62)
Offset: 0002B74C
Failing Instruction:
MNTVER_STD$GET_CKSUM_BUF_C+001CC: LDQ_U R25,#X0120(R26)
Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]TMSCP.EXE
o With Fibrechannel tapes, in the event of a connection error,
one I/O could return an error while subsequent I/Os, that are
still underway, complete with success. This causes problems
for mountverification when attempting to reposition the tape
for error recovery. The I/Os that complete after failed I/O
cause the tape position in the UCB to be updated. This causes
out of sequence I/Os to be written to the tape, resulting in
data corruption which may only be detected by BACKUP's verify
operation.
Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]TMSCP.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: 'VMS722_MSCP-V0100' or 'VMS722_MSCP'.
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 VMS722_MSCP /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=V1.0
- De-assign the logicals assigned
For example, a sample command file to install the
VMS722_MSCP-V0100 kit would be:
$
$ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE
$ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE
$!
$ PROD INSTALL VMS722_MSCP/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0
$!
$ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP
$ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT
$!
$ 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 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| TMSCP.EXE | 072EC922 | X-3 | 22-FEB-2002 |
| | | 11:47:58.77 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
|
