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OP/SYS:     OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENT:  IPC Services

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VMS712_IPC-V0100
                    DEC-AXPVMS-VMS712_IPC-V0100--4.PCSI
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  608 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2
     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) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         VMS712_UPDATE-V0300
         VMS62TO71U2_PCSI-V0200

       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 IPC Services on OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2.  This kit
addresses the following problems:

  o  A MOVC3 instruction in IPC causes non-paged pool corruption
     and crashes.  Massive non-paged pool corruption leads to various
     crashes and hangs.

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

  o  POOLCHECK bugchecks when a longword corruption contains
     zeroes.

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

  o  An ACCVIO crash occurred in SSRV$OpenAssociation.

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

  o  An INCONSTATE crash occurs in SYSIPC$SUBS/ipc$$remove_lcb due
     to a failed validity check.

       Images Affected:  [SYS$LDR]SYS$IPC_SERVICES.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: 'VMS712_IPC-V0100' or 'VMS712_IPC'.
  

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    |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
  | SYS$IPC_SERVICES.EXE       | 905ACF2B | V1.3-X03E-X6N6  | 30-AUG-2000  |
  |                                       |                 | 18:56:04.64  |
  +----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+