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ALPMANA03_062 (Alpha V6.2 SYSMAN/SMISERVER) ECO Summary
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001. All rights reserved.
New Kit Date : 07-FEB-2001
Modification Date: Not Applicable
Modification Type: Updated Kit Supersedes ALPMANA02_062
PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENTS: SMISERVER.EXE
SMI$OBJSHR.EXE
SMI$SHR.EXE
STARTUP.COM
SYSMAN.EXE
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPMANA03_062
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPMANA02_062
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 1710
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: No
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Information not available
Installation Rating: INSTALL_2
To be installed by all customers using the
following feature(s):
SYSMAN.
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 SYSMAN and STARTUP on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2. This kit
addresses the following problems:
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPMANA03_062 KIT:
o The SYSMAN security profile is supposed to be identical on all
nodes in a cluster that uses the same security environment.
In some instances, however, SYSMAN uses the authorized
privileges from the UAF instead of the locally set privileges
on some nodes.
This problem was not completely fixed by kit ALPMANA02_062.
Images Affected: [SYSLIB]SMI$SHR.EXE
Problems Addressed in the ALPMANA02_062 Kit:
o Make SYSMAN security profile consistent clusterwide.
The SYSMAN security profile is supposed to be identical on all nodes
in a cluster that use the same security environment. However, SYSMAN
could use the authorize privileges from the UAF, instead of the
locally set privileges on some nodes.
For example, for a cluster named CLUSTER, node NODE1 should have the
same privilege settings as another node in the cluster, NODE2.
SYSMAN> set env/clus
%SYSMAN-I-ENV, current command environment:
Clusterwide on local cluster
Username SYSTEM (*** will be used on non-local nodes)
SYSMAN> show profile
%SYSMAN-I-DEFDIR, default directory on node NODE2 --
SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]
%SYSMAN-I-DEFPRIV, process privileges on node NODE2 --
TMPMBX
OPER
NETMBX
%SYSMAN-I-DEFDIR, default directory on node NODE1 --
SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]
%SYSMAN-I-DEFPRIV, process privileges on node NODE1 --
CMKRNL
CMEXEC
CMEXEC
SYSNAM
GRPNAM
ALLSPOOL
IMPERSONATE
DIAGNOSE
LOG_IO
GROUP
ACNT
PRMCEB
PRMMBX
PSWAPM
ALTPRI
SETPRV
TMPMBX
WORLD
MOUNT
OPER
EXQUOTA
NETMBX
VOLPRO
PHY_IO
BUGCHK
PRMGBL
SYSGBL
PFNMAP
SHMEM
SYSPRV
BYPASS
SYSLCK
SHARE
UPGRADE
DOWNGRADE
GRPPRV
READALL
IMPORT
AUDIT
SECURITY
Images(s) Affected:
- [SYSLIB]SMI$SHR.EXE
Problems Addressed in the ALPMANA02_070 Kit for OpenVMS Alpha V6.2,
V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, and V6.2-1H3:
o A crash in STARTUP.COM may occur on standalone OpenVMS Alpha
V6.2 nodes during the IOGEN section of the SYSMAN startup or
during STARTNET.COM. One of the symptoms of this crash is
corruption in the System Page Table Entry (SPTE) free list.
This problem is corrected in OpenVMS Alpha V7.0.
o SYSMAN 'DO' commands that result in very long output records
result in errors similar to the following:
-RMS-F-SYS, QIO system service request failed
-SYSTEM-F-MBTOOSML, mailbox is too small for request
There may be some SYSMAN truncation errors also.
o The SYSMAN 'PARAM SET' command, when executed on a cluster,
would return with an extraneous NOMORENODE error message.
o With the SYSMAN 'DO' command, certain DCL commands that do not
have output (e.g., SYSMAN> DO DEFINE XXX YYY) would take at
least 10 seconds/node to complete.
Problems Addressed in the ALPMANA01_070 Kit for OpenVMS Alpha V6.2,
V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3:
o SYSMAN 'DO' commands that result in very long output records
result in errors similar to the following:
-RMS-F-SYS, QIO system service request failed
-SYSTEM-F-MBTOOSML, mailbox is too small for request
There may be some SYSMAN truncation errors also.
o The SYSMAN 'PARAM SET' command, when executed on a cluster,
would return with an extraneous NOMORENODE error message.
o With the SYSMAN 'DO' command, certain DCL commands that do not
have output (e.g., SYSMAN> DO DEFINE XXX YYY) would take at
least 10 seconds/node to complete.
Problems Addressed in the ALPMANA01_062 Kit:
o SYSMAN accommodates the use of a ! character at the beginning
of its command line. All characters subsequent to the ! are
ignored and processing is passed to the next SYSMAN> prompt.
In OpenVMS V6.2, a regression in behavior occurred causing a !
character at the beginning of a SYSMAN command line to return
the following warning:
%CLI-W-NOCOMD, no command on line - reenter with alphabetic
first character
o OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 systems can crash due to corrupt system
page table entries (SPTE).
This problem is corrected in OpenVMS Alpha V7.0
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:
'ALPMANA03_062' or 'ALPMANA'.
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:
No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit.
Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the
SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt:
@SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ALPMANA03_062 [location of the saveset]
The saveset location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory
that contains the kit saveset.
==========================================================================
| Table of Kit Image Information |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
| Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SMI$OBJSHR.EXE | 15580A2E | X-40A1A2A2 | 23-OCT-2000 |
| | | 22:45:55.62 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SMI$SHR.EXE | B8092E3C | X-3 | 23-OCT-2000 |
| | | 22:43:24.10 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SMISERVER.EXE | 1953B5A2 | X-13 | 23-OCT-2000 |
| | | 22:50:14.46 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYSMAN.EXE | DE789773 | X-19 | 23-OCT-2000 |
| | | 22:48:46.45 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
|
