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VMS721_PCSI-V0100 Alpha V7.2-1 PCSI ECO Summary
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2000. All rights reserved.
New Kit Date: 13-APR-2000
Modification Date: 04-JUN-2001
Modification Type: Replaced dependency VMS721_UPDATE-V0100 with None
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: PCSI
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VMS721_PCSI-V0100
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 3600 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: No
Rolling Re-boot Supported: N/A
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 PCSI on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1. This kit addresses
the following problems:
o When installing FORTRAN and FORRTL products, the system hangs
if both products are selected for installation at the same
time.
Images Affected:
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
- [SYSEXE]PCSI$MAIN.EXE
o If the following PCSI steps are taken:
1. Install a FULL type product kit
2. Patch the FULL product with a PATCH type kit(s)
3. Install a PARTIAL type software product on top of the FULL
kit
then, two versions of the same FULL product are created and
patches are not transferred from the FULL product to the
PARTIAL product. This would eventually lead to an
un-repairable PCSI database corruption.
Images Affected:
- [SYSEXE]PCSI$MAIN.EXE
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o The following duplicate error messages reported by the PCSI
utility display during a product upgrade:
%PCSI-E-INSVOLSPC, insufficient space on volume DISK$ALPCSI_SYS
-PCSI-I-VOLSPC, 159261 required; 124344 available; -34917 net
Terminating is strongly recommended.
Do you want to terminate? [YES] no
%PCSI-E-INSVOLSPC, insufficient space on volume DISK$ALPCSI_SYS
-PCSI-I-VOLSPC, 159261 required; 124344 available; -34917 net
Terminating is strongly recommended.
Do you want to terminate? [YES] no
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o The reinstallation of a PARTIAL kit causes an ACCVIO. This
occurs when certain data is passed from one instance of the
PARTIAL product to another instance of the same product.
After the transfer, pointers to the originating data
structures are cleared. These pointers will be needed later.
When the PARTIAL kits are different, re-installation of
PARTIAL kit will not clear pointers.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o An OpenVMS upgrade would generate an unexpected prompt to
terminate the operation.
Images Affected:
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
- [SYSEXE]PCSI$MAIN.EXE
o When re-installing a product that has a library module in its
Product Description File (PDF), the PCSI utility terminates
with an ACCVIO error.
Images Affected:
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
- [SYSEXE]PCSI$MAIN.EXE
o Changed the behavior of file conflict resolution between a
file from the kit being installed and a file with the same
name that has already been installed. Previously, when two
files had the same generation number, the PCSI utilty would
retain the file already on the system disk. Now when there is
a tie, the file from the kit being installed replaces the file
previously installed.
Images Affected:
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
- [SYSEXE]PCSI$MAIN.EXE
o When a PRODUCT RECONFIGURE command is executed and the
reconfigured product has two or more patches applied to it,
the PCSI utility incorrectly marks the patches as removed.
This inconsistency can cause an ACCVIO on subsequent
operations.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o When an OpenVMS partial kit is installed to upgrade the full
version of OpenVMS, new files supplied by the partial kit that
should replace the ones provided by the full OpenVMS version
are ignored by the PCSI utility.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o The PCSI utility returns the %PCSI-F-ASSERTFAIL error
message and aborts when upgrading the OpenVMS operating system
with a partial kit.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o When a FULL product kit replaces a file provided by another
product, or a PATCH product kit replaces a file provided by
its parent product or another patch, use of the IMAGE LIBRARY
option of the FILE statement in the PDF (Product Description
File) must be used consistently. For example, if one product
provides a file and places it in SYS$LIBRARY:IMAGELIB.OLB, but
another product replaces the file but does not specify that it
should also be placed in image library, then the installation
will fail with a %PCSI-E-PARUDF error message.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o Installing OpenVMS patch kits out of order results in a
%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO access violation. The proper order, assuming
OpenVMS is already loaded, is:
1. Install the latest patch first, then any additional
patches in descending order, based upon Release Version,
e.g., V5.1, V4.2, V3.4, etc.
2. Install the patch UPDATE V1.0, then UPDATE02 V1.0, and
then re-install patch UPDATE V1.0.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o Update the PCSI internal version to V7.2-108. This version
can be seen via a PRODUCT SHOW UTILITY command.
Also Update the copyright notice.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o During installation, PCSI bases its required disk space
calculation on deleting the old versions of images that are
changed, thus freeing up disk space. OpenVMS remedial kits do
not delete the old images and therefore do not free up any
disk space. This caused the PCSI utility to under estimate
the amount of free disk space required to install a product or
patch kit. If the disk space requirement is under estimated
and there is insufficient free space, the following errors are
reported:
%PCSI-E-OPENOUT, ...
-RMS-F-FUL, device full
%PCSI-E-OPFAILED
Terminating is strongly recommended
The result is an incomplete installation of the files from the
kit. For an ECO to the operating system, there is risk that
the system may be unusable.
This change modifies the PCSI disk space calculation to take
into account the fact that remedial kits do not delete old
images.
Images Affected:
- [SYSEXE]PCSI$MAIN.EXE
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o An attempt to upgrade a product and also apply a patch (or
ECO) kit to it in the same PRODUCT INSTALL opertion may fail
with the following error:
%PCSI-E-FAILCONF, ...
Images Affected:
- [SYSEXE]PCSI$MAIN.EXE
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o Installation of two or more patch kits that provide the same
file, and also update IMAGELIB.OLB with the file, may cause
the PCSI product database to be inconsistent if the patch kits
are installed out of order. Symptons include:
o Output from a PRODUCT SHOW OBJECT /FULL command shows that
all versions of the file are in conflict with one another
(i.e., no file in the set has a status of "OK").
o Output from a PRODUCT SHOW OBJECT /FULL command shows that
the owner of the file is one product and the owner of the
module in IMAGELIB.OLB is another product (or patch).
Images Affected:
- [SYSEXE]PCSI$MAIN.EXE
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o Installation of the DWMOTIF V1.2-5 product from a sequential
kit (that is, a .PCSI file) appears to hang in the initial
phase of the process. After a delay (typically of 1 to 5
minutes), the configuration dialog continues. The delay occurs
immediately after the PCSI utility issues the message:
"Configuration phase starting ..."
Images Affected:
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
- [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o When a number of patch kits are installed in a descending
version sequence, and they contain files with IMAGE LIBRARY
attribute set, a PRODUCT SHOW OBJECT command will display all
the IMAGE LIBRARY files at conflict. This indicates incorrect
entries to the PCSI database and may cause some problems.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
o When a number of patch kits are installed and they contain
files with the IMAGE LIBRARY attribute set, a PRODUCT SHOW
OBJECT command may display inconsistent information, (i.e.,
showing a file owned by one patch kit and the equivalent image
library module owned by another patch kit.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]PCSI$SHR.EXE
RELATED ARTICLES:
Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS database. To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using either of the following
search strings: 'VMS721_PCSI-V0100' or 'VMS721_PCSI'.
ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:
If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool. If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, open the DIA, WIS or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:
[AES] How To Electronically Request ECO Kits Using Service Tools
INSTALLATION NOTES:
The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
rebooted. If there are other nodes in the VMScluster, they must
also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s).
If it is not possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at
this time, a rolling re-boot may be performed.
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| Table of Kit Image Information |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
| Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| PCSI$MAIN.EXE | CD10B093 | X11.1 | 29-MAR-2000 |
| | | 00:47:12.20 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| PCSI$SHR.EXE | 370061A1 | X11.1 | 29-MAR-2000 |
| | | 00:43:15.39 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
|
