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ALPCPU0D05_062 Alpha V6.2-V6.2-1H3 CPU ROUTINES ECO Summary
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998, 1999. All rights reserved.
Modification Date: 06-JAN-99
Modification Type: Technical Modification:
This kit can be installed on OpenVMS Alpha
V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2 and V6.2-1H3.
PRODUCT: DIGITAL OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: CPU Routines
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPCPU0D05_062
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPCPU0D04_062
ALPCPU0D03_062
ALPCPU02_062
ALPCPU01_062
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 979 Blocks
KIT Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Reboot Supported: Yes
Specific Hardware Type: AlphaStation/AlphaServer 400
Installation Rating: 2 - INSTALL_2
To be installed on all systems running
the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and
using the following feature(s):
AlphaServer 1000 4/200
AlphaServer 400 4/233
AlphaStation 600 5/266
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:
ALPLAN05_062 - For RACOR and DE500-BA adapter support
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for the CPU Routines on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 through
V6.2-1H3. This kit addresses the following problems:
Problems addressed in the ALPCPU0D05_062 ECO kit:
o The ALPCPU0D04_062 kit did not contain some images that were
in its superseded kit ALPCPU0D03_062. The images are included
in this kit and they are:
SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0D02.EXE
SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0F05.EXE
SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1102.EXE
SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1402.EXE
Problems addressed in the ALPCPU0D04_062 ECO kit:
o A backport for OpenVMS V6.2-1H3 was done to change some
definitions to unsigned long so that the error log will
not be passed over. Specifically, the error_time_threshold
value was corrected since the threshold value was previously
too large.
Problems addressed in the ALPCPU0D03_062 ECO kit:
o Add support for the DE500-BA adapter and the Gigabit Ethernet
adapter.
o The RACORE (Token Ring) adapter was never supported in V6.2.
The supported adapter, Thomas Conrad (Token Ring adapter) is
being phased out so this new adapter must be supported.
Problems addressed in the ALPCPU02_062 ECO Kit:
o When a device driver uses IOC$NODE_FUNCTION to disable a device
interrupt in the IRQ range 8 to 15, keyboard interrupts are
also disabled. This problem is seen on systems with
customer-written drivers. Because of the higher overhead of
IOC$NODE_FUNCTION, the recommended way to disable interrupts is
at the device itself. The part of the code affected is used by
AlphaServer 1000 4/200, AlphaServer 400 4/233, EB64 and
AlphaStation 600 5/266 platforms, but the problem has only been
reported on Digital AlphaServer 1000 4/200 platforms.
o If a device's EISA configuration utility CFG file requests two
or more IRQs, the device can crash an EISA_based system. This
problem can occur on Digital AlphaServer 2100 4/250,
AlphaServer 8400 5/275, AlphaStation 600 5/266, Digital
AlphaServer 1000 4/200 and DEC 2000-300 platforms.
Problems addressed in the ALPCPU01_062 ECO Kit:
o On AlphaStation 200, AlphaStation 400 4/233, and AlphaServer
1000 4/200 CPUs, about one out of every ten SET TIME commands
will set the year or month incorrectly. It appears that the
most common incorrect years are 2014 and 1758.
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: 'ALPCPU0D05_062' or 'ALPCPU'.
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, please open the DIA 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 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.
==========================================================================
| Table of Kit Image Information |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| | Overall | Image File | Image Link |
| Image Name | Checksum | Identification | Date/Time |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0D02.EXE | B5EBC648 | X-1 | 4-MAR-1998 |
| | | 17:02:46.82 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_0F05.EXE | 3FA6DA80 | X-1 | 4-MAR-1998 |
| | | 17:02:46.82 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1102.EXE | EBEC3E8E | X-6 | 2-SEP-1998 |
| | | 17:47:46.01 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1105.EXE | 8CA564AE | X-6 | 2-SEP-1998 |
| | | 17:48:00.60 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
| SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1402.EXE | DDCDBFA6 | X-1 | 4-MAR-1998 |
| | | 17:02:50.17 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
|
