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ALPCPU1604_071 V7.1 CPU_ROUTINES_1605 ECO Summary
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1997, 1999. All rights reserved.
Modification Date: 16-JUN-1999
Modification Type: Updated Kit: Supersedes ALPCPU1603_071
OP/SYS: DIGITAL OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1605.EXE
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: ALPCPU1604_071
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: ALPCPU1603_071
ALPCPU1602_071
ALPCPU1601_071
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 378 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, V7.1-1H1, V7.1-1H2
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Reboot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating: INSTALL_3
3 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed versions of OpenVMS which
are experiencing the problems described.
Kit Dependencies:
The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
installation of this kit:
ALPBASE02_071
In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:
None
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists for SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_1605.EXE on OpenVMS
Alpha V7.1 through V7.1-1H2. This kit addresses the following
problems:
Problems addressed in ALPCPU1604_071 kit:
o After installation of the ALPCPU1603_071 kit on a V7.1
system, the system does not boot properly. This problem
is only on V7.1 systems. If you have a 7.1-1H1 or V7.1-1H2
system and have installed the ALPCPU1603_071 kit, you do
not need to install this kit.
Problems addressed in ALPCPU1603_071 kit:
o Different versions of CPUs did not work together in the
Alphaserver 4100.
o Array indexing was changed from from [1] and [2] to [0]
and [1] respectively because the C computer language uses
zero-based indexing.
o Error log system data from a machine check logout frame
was incorrect.
Problems addressed in ALPCPU1602_071 kit:
o The ALPCPU1601_071 remedial kit, which applied to V6.2* and
V7.1 is being reissued as two single version kits. There
are no new fixes in this kit. If you have installed the
ALPCPU1601_071 remedial kit you do not need to install this
kit.
Problems addressed in ALPCPU1601_071 kit:
o Allow the use of mixed EV5 and EV6 CPUs on AlphaServer
4000/4100 systems.
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: 'ALPCPU1604_071' 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, 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 you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they must also be
rebooted in order to make use of the new image. 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_1605.EXE | 66BF8545 | X-2A1 | 28-OCT-1998 |
| | | 22:07:11.74 |
+----------------------------+----------+-----------------+--------------+
|
