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OP/SYS:     OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENT:  TUDRIVER

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     CSCPAT Kit:  CSCPAT_0144 V1.2  (CSCPAT_0144012)
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  144 Blocks
     Engineering Cross Reference:  TUDRIVER$PATCH01_511
                                   TUDRIVER$PATCH01_520
                                   TUDRIVER$PATCH01_530
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V5.1-1, V5.2, V5.2-1, V5.3,
                                  V5.3-1, V5.3-2
     System Reboot Necessary:  Yes


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO (patch) kit exists for TUDRIVER.EXE on OpenVMS VAX V5.1-1
through V5.3-2.  This kit addresses the following problems:

  o  After upgrading the HSC CRONIC software to either V4.00 (HSC50)
     or V5.00 (HSC40/70), dynamic failover for tape does not work.

  o  Dynamic failover for the TA90 is not supported.

  o  After installing HSC software (CRONIC) V4.00 or V5.00, dynamic
     tape failover does not work.

  o  When the TA90 is dual-ported, the tape subsystem returns the
     following error:

          -SYSTEM-F-SERIOUSEXCP, TMSCP Controller - Serious Exception

     The secondary path reports "SI command timeouts" (error 2B) on the
     HSC console.

  o  A process hangs in LEF state when trying to INITIALIZE, MOUNT, or
     BACKUP to a TU81, TK70 or TK50.  Typing a <CTRL/Y> may or may not
     release the hung process.  Any further attempt to use the tape
     drive results in another LEF hang.

  o  A system may crash with an INVEXCEPTN or PGFIPLHI bugcheck at
     TUDRIVER+2D3C if a <CTRL/Y> is entered during a BACKUP to tape.

  o  A system crashes with a TAPECLASS driver bugcheck at TUDRIVER+1349
     when a reconnection attempt is made after a virtual circuit error
     or failure.


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 the search string
'CSCPAT_0144'.


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 (Patch) Kits Using Service Tools


INSTALLATION NOTES:

In order for the corrections in this kit to take effect, the system
must be rebooted.  If the system is a member of a VAXcluster, then
the entire cluster should be rebooted.