TITLE: OpenVMS VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI-V0100 Alpha V7.3-1 FibreChannel/SCSI ECO Summary NOTE: An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file. For OpenVMS savesets, the name of the compressed saveset file will be kit_name.a-dcx_vaxexe for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name.a-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha. Once the OpenVMS saveset is copied to your system, expand the compressed saveset by typing RUN kitname.dcx_vaxexe or kitname.dcx_alpexe. For PCSI files, once the PCSI file is copied to your system, rename the PCSI file to kitname.pcsi-dcx_axpexe or kitname.pcsi-dcx_vaxexe, then it can be expanded by typing RUN kitname.pcsi-dcx_axpexe or kitname.pcsi-dcx_vaxexe. The resultant file will be the PCSI installation file which can be used to install the ECO. New Kit Date: 15-NOV-2002 Modification Date: Not Applicable Modification Type: NEW KIT Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001,2002. All rights reserved. OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha COMPONENT: FibreChannel SCSI Drivers SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation ECO INFORMATION: ECO Kit Name: VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI-V0100 DEC-AXPVMS-VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI-V0100--4.PCSI ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None ECO Kit Approximate Size: 2560 Blocks Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-1 System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes Installation Rating: INSTALL_1 1 : To be installed by all customers. 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 FibreChannel and SCSI Drivers on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-1. This kit addresses the following problems: PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI-V0100 KIT o A system can crash with a INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL bugcheck. Crashdump Summary Information ----------------------------- Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL Current Image: $1$DGA510:[PRG]LPARTREQ.EXE;6 Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.80405E60 SYS$PGADRIVER+0BE60 Failing PS: 38000000.00000804 Module: SYS$PGADRIVER (Link Date/Time: 24-AUG-2001 00:12:20.64) Offset: 0000BE60 Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER.EXE o As a result of mount verification on SCSI tapes, the fastskip algorithm could be inadvertently turned off. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE o The user will see unnecessary console messages from FGEDRIVER. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE o A system can crash with an INVEXCEPTN bugcheck. Crashdump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL Current Process: STACONFIG Current Image: STACONFIG.EXE Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.80029F14 IOC$DEALLOC_CNT_RES_NOSYNC_C+00154 Failing PS: 20000000.00000B04 Module: SYSTEM_PRIMITIVES_MIN (Link Date/Time: 28-MAR-2002 14:22:47.68) Offset: 00001F14 Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$PKQDRIVER.EXE o Paths to FibreChannel disks can become permanently unavailable without notification to the user and without any error log entries being written. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER [SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER o Disk drives that support the SCSI-3 SPC3 standard cannot be mounted. When an attempt is made to mount such drives the error log records "invalid inquiry" messages. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE o When using FC$SDA to examine the FCP ring buffer, if the request was sent FastPath, the FC-LA field is always 0, which is an invalid value for FC-LA. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$GKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKRDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER.EXE [SYSLIB]FC$SDA.EXE o During a hard reset the system can experience 64-byte LAL corruption or an ACCVIO system crash. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$GKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKRDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER.EXE [SYSLIB]FC$SDA.EXE o When using FC$SDA to display STDTs, some useful fields (such as the new Queue Full handling cells and the target reset count) are missing. Also, FC$SDA has no support for an FC STDT /ALL command. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$GKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKRDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER.EXE [SYSLIB]FC$SDA.EXE o The system can crash with a LOCKMGRERR, Error detected by Lock Manager bugcheck. Crashdump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: LOCKMGRERR, Error detected by Lock Manager Current Process: NULL Current Image: Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.802F4148 LCK$RCV_RM_BXFER_C+001F8 Failing PS: 18000000.00000804 Module: SYS$CLUSTER (Link Date/Time: 4-MAR-2002 15:21:35.69) Offset: 0001C148 Failing Instruction: LCK$RCV_RM_BXFER_C+001F8: BUGCHK R0 = 00000000.00002044 %SYSTEM-F-INSFSPTS, insufficient SPTEs available Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$GKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKRDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER.EXE [SYSLIB]FC$SDA.EXE o The System can crash with an INVEXCEPTN at SYS$FGEDRIVER+177E0. (ERS$PLOGI_IND+3E0) Crashdump Summary Information: ------------------------------ Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL Current Process: NULL Current Image: Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.804157E0 SYS$FGEDRIVER+177E0 Failing PS: 18000000.00000804 Module: SYS$FGEDRIVER (Link Date/Time: 18-SEP-2002 10:30:49.38) Offset: 000177E0 Failing Instruction: SYS$FGEDRIVER+177E0: LDQ_U R19,#X001C(R1) Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE o Data underflow on Fast Path IO will cause SS$_NOTQUEUED errors to be logged, and cause a visible mount verification. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE o The user may see frequent mount verifications. These can have several causes: - Frequent quorum disk mount verification can occur when the quorum disk has a relatively heavy I/O load applied to it. This is not a problem when the quorum disk is used as recommended,meaning with no significant I/O load. However, in some customer clusters this recommendation is ignored. - Frequent TX/RX DMA failures can occur which result in mount verifications. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER.EXE o If the system can not allocate a KPB for a Fast Path IO, an IO may not finish, putrtjgthe disk ina Mountverify state. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$PKQDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PKADRIVER.EXE o During system boot, fibre channel storage devices may not be configured. Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$FGEDRIVER.EXE [SYS$LDR]SYS$PGADRIVER.EXE o A BACKUP command from a client system to a TMSCP served SCSI tape may complete with success, but the resulting saveset cannot be read by BACKUP. For example: $ INIT $7$MKC0: TEST0 $ MOUNT/FOREIGN $7$MKC0: %MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, TEST0 mounted on _$7$MKC0: (UTRA41) $ BACK/LOG TEST.TXT TP:TEST0/SAV %BACKUP-S-COPIED, copied USER1:[USER]TEST.TXT;1 $ DISMOUNT/NOUNLOAD TP $ MOUNT/FOREIGN TP %MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, TEST0 mounted on _$7$MKC0: (UTRA41) $BACK/LIST TP: Listing of save set(s) %BACKUP-F-LABELERR, error in tape label processing on $7$MKC0:[000000].; -SYSTEM-W-ENDOFFILE, end of file Images Affected:[SYS$LDR]SYS$MKDRIVER.EXE INSTALLATION NOTES: This kit requires a system reboot. Compaq strongly recommends that a reboot is performed immediately after kit installation to avoid system instability 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. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION: Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: PRODUCT INSTALL VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI /SOURCE=[location of Kit] The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit. Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.