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OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3–1ReleaseNotesOrder Number: AA–RSD0A–TEJune 2002This manual describes changes to the software; installation, upgrade,and comp

B.4 AlphaServer 4100 —EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) ... B–8B.5 AlphaServer 8200 and AlphaServer 8400 ... B–9B.5.1

Programming Release Notes5.19 POSIX Threads LibraryWhen a CPU is added or removed, the threads library will query for the newnumber of active CPUs, an

Programming Release Notes5.20 Privileged Interfaces and Data StructuresIn versions of OpenVMS prior to Version 7.2, the IRP structure contained theadd

Programming Release Notes5.20 Privileged Interfaces and Data Structures5.20.2 IPL Requirement For OpenVMS Fork Thread Creation Now EnforcedV7.3-1Sever

Programming Release Notes5.22 LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL—Error in the RTL Library (LIB$) Manual5.22 LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL—Error in the RTL Library (LIB$)Ma

Programming Release Notes5.24 Screen Management (SMG$) Facility Documentation• The description of routine SMG$SET_KEYPAD_MODE should contain thisnote:

Programming Release Notes5.25 SORT32 Utility5.25.6 SORT/SPECIFICATION and Compound Conditions—RestrictionV7.3-1SORT32 does not issue a diagnostic for

6Device Support on OpenVMS SystemsThis chapter contains release notes pertaining to OpenVMS device support onAlpha and VAX systems. Where appropriate,

Device Support on OpenVMS Systems6.1 Recompiling and Relinking OpenVMS Device Driverssource changes to customer-written drivers, refer to the OpenVMS

Device Support on OpenVMS Systems6.4 CRCTX Routines Enhanceda bad status. If SYSTEM_CHECK is set, the system will fail. IOC$DEALLOC_CNT_RES clears the

PrefaceIntended AudienceThis manual is intended for all OpenVMS Alpha operating system users. Readthis manual before you install, upgrade, or use Vers

Device Support on OpenVMS Systems6.7 Memory Holes on AlphaServer 4100 Systems6.7 Memory Holes on AlphaServer 4100 SystemsV7.1Physical memory holes may

Device Support on OpenVMS Systems6.7 Memory Holes on AlphaServer 4100 SystemsFigure 6–1 Example Memory Diagram1fff.ffff512 MB memory daughter card pai

Device Support on OpenVMS Systems6.7 Memory Holes on AlphaServer 4100 Systemsint dma_size;int pages;status = IOC$NODE_DATA (crb, IOC$K_DIRECT_DMA_SIZE

Device Support on OpenVMS Systems6.10 AlphaStation 255: PCI Configuration Restriction6.10 AlphaStation 255: PCI Configuration RestrictionV7.1The OpenVMS

Device Support on OpenVMS Systems6.13 OpenVMS Alpha SCSI Firmware Support6.13.2 Required Firmware for Multihost Use of RZ26L and RZ28 DisksV6.2If you

Device Support on OpenVMS Systems6.14 Add-On SCSI Adapters6.14 Add-On SCSI AdaptersV7.3-1Version 6.2 and higher of OpenVMS Alpha supports various add-

7Interlocked Memory InstructionsThe Alpha Architecture Reference Manual, Third Edition (AARM) describesstrict rules for using interlocked memory instr

Interlocked Memory Instructions7.2 Using the Code Analysis Tool (SRM_CHECK)$ define DCL$PATH []$ srm_check myimage.exeThe tool supports wildcard searc

Interlocked Memory Instructions7.3 Characteristics of Noncompliant Codeonly in C or C++ programs that use LDx_L/STx_C instructions in assemblylanguage

• The release note may be pertinent in multiple-version OpenVMS Clustersystems.Related DocumentsFor a list of additional documents that are available

Interlocked Memory Instructions7.4 Coding Requirements• Any branch that has a destination between an LDx_L and an STx_C• STx_C instructions that do no

Interlocked Memory Instructions7.4 Coding RequirementsTo correct this code, the memory access to read the value of INDEX must firstbe moved outside the

Interlocked Memory Instructions7.6 Recompiling Code with ALONONPAGED_INLINE or LAL_REMOVE_FIRSTNoteSource modules that call the EXE$ALONONPAGED routin

AProduct Retirement NoticesThis appendix contains notifications about OpenVMS products that are no longersupported or that are slated for retirement. I

Product Retirement NoticesA.3 ISA_CONFIG.DAT Unsupported in Future ReleaseA.3 ISA_CONFIG.DAT Unsupported in Future ReleaseV7.1Support for using the SY

Product Retirement NoticesA.5 Archived ManualsSection New Book LocationChapter 4 Extended File Naming Considerations for OpenVMS Application Developer

BHardware Release Notes from PreviousReleasesThis appendix contains information specific to certain hardware products:• ALPHAbook 1• AlphaServer 1000A•

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.1 ALPHAbook 1$ define dcl$path sys$etc$ scsi_mode -devnam dka0 -devtyp DVAS-2810 -offset f 01 -page 38

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.1 ALPHAbook 1Note the following conventions:– The default is either 3 (if a monitor is available) or 1

. . . A horizontal ellipsis in examples indicates one of the followingpossibilities:• Additional optional arguments in a statement have beenomitted.•

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.1 ALPHAbook 1B.1.5 PCMCIA Bus SupportThe following notes apply to the PCMCIA bus.Supported PCMCIA Cards

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.1 ALPHAbook 1B.1.6 Audio SupportThe DECsound utility included with DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 does

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.1 ALPHAbook 1• Two keys are mislabeled. The KP_Subtract and KP_Add are engraved in greyon the minus ( -

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.1 ALPHAbook 1B.1.8 OpenVMS Cluster RestrictionsDue to controller limitations of the PCMCIA Ethernet car

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.3 AlphaServer 2100probing hose 0, PCIprobing PCI-to-EISA bridge, bus 1probing PCI-to-PCI bridge, bus 2*

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.4 AlphaServer 4100 —EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)AlphaBIOS Setup F1=HelpESC=ExitDisplay System Config

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.5 AlphaServer 8200 and AlphaServer 8400B.5.2 Environmental Data RestrictionsV7.1-1H1On AlphaServer 8200

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.9 Graphics Boards Support• ZLXp–LB.10 DIGITAL Modular Computing Components (DMCC)This section contains

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.11 PowerStorm 300/350 PCI Graphics ControllerB.11.2 AlphaStation 255 PowerStorm Graphics CardsV7.3On Al

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.12 RFnn DSSI Disk Devices and Controller Memory Errors1. Log in to the SYSTEM account or another accoun

Hardware Release Notes from Previous ReleasesB.12 RFnn DSSI Disk Devices and Controller Memory ErrorsTable B–2 (Cont.) Commands for Updating Microcode

IndexAACMS, 4–18applications not starting, 2–2ECO needed, 2–2IVP failure, 2–2ACMS IPC-E-BCKTRNSFAIL error message, 4–8ACMS kits and file deletions, 4–1

CIXCD adapter restriction, 4–17Class Scheduler, 4–23CLISYMTBL system parameter, 2–6Cluster compatibility kits, 4–23Cluster interconnectsLANs as cluste

DEFPA adapteron AlphaServer 1000A computer, B–7/DENSITYkeyword specification, 4–22Device driver MON, 6–3Device support, 6–13D extensions, B–11DIAGNOSE

IIDE CD–ROM, 3–7INITIALIZE/SHADOW command, 4–39Installationremove Kerberos before upgrade, 1–9Installation and upgrade informationAlpha and VAXchanges

Nonpaged pool, lock manager changes, 4–19NPAGEDYN system parameter, 4–17NPAGERAD system parameter, 4–17OODS-2 volumesnonsupport of case preservation,

Registry serverSee OpenVMS RegistryReleasesupgrade paths, 1–1Remedial kitsmixed-version OpenVMS Cluster system, 4–23Restoring alias directories, 4–9Re

Threaded application hang fix, 5–3Timer Queue Entries, 5–2timesfunction performance improvement, 5–4Time zone rules, 2–3TQEsSee Timer Queue EntriesTran

1OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation ReleaseNotesThis chapter contains information that you need to know before installing theOpenVMS Alpha Version 7.

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.1 Upgrade PathsVersion 7.2-1H1 (Alpha)Version 7.2 (VAX)Mixed-version support for some of these vers

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.2 Compaq Operating System Support Policy• Enhancement releases for OpenVMS contain enhancements to

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.4 Firmware for OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-11.4 Firmware for OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-1V7.3-1The Ope

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.5 Networking OptionsFor information about how to configure and manage your Compaq networkingsoftware

© 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.Compaq, the Compaq logo, ACMS, Alpha, AlphaServer, DECnet, DECwindows, OpenVMS,PATHWORKS, POLYCENTER

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.7 PCSI-I-RETAIN Messages During DECnet-Plus Installation1.7 PCSI-I-RETAIN Messages During DECnet-Pl

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.9 Registry Upgrade from OpenVMS Version 7.2-1 or 7.2-1H1• Any other applications using RegistryAt s

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.9 Registry Upgrade from OpenVMS Version 7.2-1 or 7.2-1H1To prevent Registry startup on reboot, you

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.9 Registry Upgrade from OpenVMS Version 7.2-1 or 7.2-1H1If you are selectively upgrading nodes, you

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.11 Removing Kerberos V1.0 Before UpgradingStart the Kerberos servers by entering the following comm

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.14 Installing DECwindows and Insufficient Global SectionsPerform the following steps so that DECwind

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.15 PATHWORKS and Advanced Server for OpenVMS ProductsPATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) to PAT

OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.16 Compaq SDK v 1.2.2-1 Incompatible with OpenVMS Version 7.3 or Higher1.16 Compaq SDK v 1.2.2-1 In

2OpenVMS Associated Products Release NotesThis chapter contains information on OpenVMS associated products.For notes about using compilers, linkers, a

ContentsPreface ... xi1 OpenVMS Alpha Software Installation Release Notes1.1 Upgrade Paths ..

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.2 Expectations in Using File-Name Case SensitivityCase-sensitive operations do not work well when case is n

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.4 ACMS—IVP Failure Due to Server AbortingYou can install the ECO patch on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 and hig

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.7 COBOL—RMS Special Registers and RMS$_FNM Compared to RMS$CRE2.7 COBOL—RMS Special Registers and RMS$_FNM

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.9 New Versions of Availability Manager and DECamds Software• DECamds Versions 7.3B and earlier2.10 Compaq D

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.11 DECram2.11.3 Earlier Versions of DECramV7.3-1DECram Version 3.1 runs on OpenVMS Alpha systems, including

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.13 DECwindows MotifThe installation fails with the following error:%SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file\sys$l

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.15 Installing Compaq Open3D on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.32.15 Installing Compaq Open3D on OpenVMS Alpha Vers

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.17 DEC PL/I—RTL Support for OpenVMSEmail: [email protected] Multithreaded Applications Using Sockets and J

OpenVMS Associated Products Release Notes2.18 Multithreaded Applications Using Sockets and Java 2 Fast VMThe following procedure prevents this problem

3General User Release NotesThis chapter provides information for all users of the OpenVMS operatingsystem. It includes information about commonly used

2.9 New Versions of Availability Manager and DECamds Software ... 2–42.10 Compaq DECforms Web Connector Version 3.0 . . ... 2–52

General User Release Notes3.4 AlphaServer GS Series Systems3.4.1 AlphaServer GS Series Systems SupportedV7.3-1OpenVMS Version 7.2-2 or higher includes

General User Release Notes3.4 AlphaServer GS Series Systems• Use a temporary (120-day) license PAKs provided by Compaq Services.If you used either of

General User Release Notes3.4 AlphaServer GS Series Systemswill require additional license units. See your Compaq representative todetermine your need

General User Release Notes3.4 AlphaServer GS Series SystemsYou must do this in every hard partition and in every soft partition.5. In order for the Op

General User Release Notes3.4 AlphaServer GS Series Systems3.4.7 Booting an AlphaServer GS140V7.3-1If you are booting an AlphaServer GS140 system with

General User Release Notes3.7 Booting OpenVMS V7.3-1 on a Personal Workstation with IDE Controllers3.7 Booting OpenVMS V7.3-1 on a Personal Workstatio

4System Management Release NotesThis chapter contains information that applies to system maintenance andmanagement, performance management, and networ

System Management Release Notes4.3 BACKUP Utility—/[NO]ALIAS Qualifier Restriction4.3 BACKUP Utility—/[NO]ALIAS Qualifier RestrictionV7.3-1Compaq recomm

System Management Release Notes4.4 CDRECORD.COM RestrictionsTo specify a device name that includes an allocation class, use the DEFINEcommand in the f

4.5.2 DNS Name Server Required to Resolve TCP/IP Addresses . . ... 4–44.5.3 Shutdown Sequence ... 4–44.5.4 Res

System Management Release Notes4.5 Compaq Graphical Configuration Manager (GCM)4.5.2 DNS Name Server Required to Resolve TCP/IP AddressesV7.3-1To resol

System Management Release Notes4.5 Compaq Graphical Configuration Manager (GCM)This occurs because the error message that indicates that no connection

System Management Release Notes4.6 Reduced Cluster Performance with CI-LAN Switching4.6 Reduced Cluster Performance with CI-LAN SwitchingV7.3-1In rare

System Management Release Notes4.7 SCACP Reports PBAn Device Offline Errors4.7 SCACP Reports PBAn Device Offline ErrorsV7.3-1When you use the new SCACP

System Management Release Notes4.10 DECdtm Services4.10.1 DECdtm/XA with Oracle 8i and 9i (Alpha Only)V7.3-1With the new DECdtm/XA capability to write

System Management Release Notes4.12 VMS$COMMON.DIR File: Restore Problems4.12 VMS$COMMON.DIR File: Restore ProblemsV7.3-1On an OpenVMS system disk, th

System Management Release Notes4.12 VMS$COMMON.DIR File: Restore ProblemsIf the display lists lost files in the VMS$COMMON directory, as indicated by a

System Management Release Notes4.13 Kerberos4.13.1 Kerberos and Lowercase UsernamesV7.3-1When Kerberos obtains a user name from the system’s user auth

System Management Release Notes4.13 Kerberos• /INTERFACEActivates the requested display interface, if available. The two possible valuesare:/INTERFACE

System Management Release Notes4.14 External Authentication$ set passwordExternal user name not known; Specify one (Y/N)[Y]? YExternal user name [JOHN

4.21.2 OPC$ALLOW_INBOUND and OPC$ALLOW_OUTBOUNDChanges ... 4–204.21.3 Workstations in OpenVMS Clusters ..

System Management Release Notes4.14 External Authentication4.14.6 Impact on Layered Products and ApplicationsV7.1Certain layered products and applicat

System Management Release Notes4.14 External Authentication4.14.7 Mixed-Version OpenVMS Cluster SystemsV7.1Compaq recommends using external authentica

System Management Release Notes4.16 OpenVMS Galaxy Version 7.3-14.16.2 Using Fibre Channel in OpenVMS Galaxy ConfigurationsV7.3-1Fibre Channel support

System Management Release Notes4.16 OpenVMS Galaxy Version 7.3-14.16.5 MOP Booting RestrictionsV7.2In an OpenVMS Galaxy computing environment, MOP (Ma

System Management Release Notes4.19 ACMS Kits and File Deletions—Problem4.19 ACMS Kits and File Deletions—ProblemV7.3-1If you have installed any of th

System Management Release Notes4.20 Lock Manager4.20.2 Lock Manager and Nonpaged PoolV7.2To improve application scalability on OpenVMS Alpha systems,

System Management Release Notes4.21 OPCOMTAPESWhen you specify an invalid class, all classes are enabled. This change causesthe error messages listed

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster Systems4.22.1 SET PREFERRED_PATH for Disk with MSCP Access Only—ProblemCorrectedV7.3-1The followin

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster SystemsThis restriction will be removed in a future release.4.22.4 Obtaining the Correct Status of

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster Systemswill close, if the losses continue. Furthermore, continued operation with highLAN packet lo

4.32 VCC I/O Cache Size Increased . ... 4–384.33 Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS ... 4–384.33.1

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster SystemsNoteThe Volume Shadowing remedial kits for OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1and Version 7.2-1H1 o

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster SystemsTable 4–1 (Cont.) Remedial Kits Required for Cluster CompatibilityFacility File NameOpenVMS

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster SystemsTable 4–1 (Cont.) Remedial Kits Required for Cluster CompatibilityFacility File NameOpenVMS

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster Systemsmade. When this happens, OpenVMS will not configure disk devices, or certainpaths to disk de

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster SystemsP00>>>wwidmgr -set adapter -item 9999 -topo fabpga0.0.0.6.1 - Nvram read failed.Re

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster Systems4.22.12 Multipath Devices: Volume Rebuilds During MountOperation—Problem CorrectedV7.3-1Pre

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster Systems4.22.16 Fibre Channel Multipath Tapes and Third-Party ProductsV7.3-1OpenVMS Alpha Version 7

System Management Release Notes4.22 OpenVMS Cluster Systems• Set the new node’s system parameter LAN_FLAGS to a value of 32 to disableautonegotiation

System Management Release Notes4.25 OpenVMS Registry4.25.2 Registry Data Transfer Size Restriction EasedV7.3Previous versions of OpenVMS placed restri

System Management Release Notes4.26 Mixed-Version Cluster Restrictions for Registry Server and COM4.26 Mixed-Version Cluster Restrictions for Registry

5.13.12 Hypersort and RMS-F-SYN—Problem Corrected ... 5–105.13.13 Hypersort with Search Lists and Other Uses of LogicalNames—Restriction

System Management Release Notes4.26 Mixed-Version Cluster Restrictions for Registry Server and COMFor more information about the OpenVMS Registry prot

System Management Release Notes4.27 RMS Journalingupdates are made to the data file and are recorded in the AI journal, a subsequentroll forward operat

System Management Release Notes4.29 System Parameter Changes4.29 System Parameter ChangesV7.3-1The following sections list obsolete, modified, and new

System Management Release Notes4.29 System Parameter Changes• SHADOWING• VCC_MAXSIZERefer to online help for changes in the definitions of these parame

System Management Release Notes4.31 Terminal Fallback Facility (TFF)To enable default fallback to the terminal, enter the following DCL command:$ SET

System Management Release Notes4.33 Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS4.33.2 Multipath HSG/HSZ Disk Partitions and Volume Shadowing—ProblemCorrectedV7.3-1Pr

System Management Release Notes4.33 Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS$ DISMOUNT/POLICY=MINICOPY $80$DKA302:%DISM-W-CANNOTDMT, $80$DKA302: cannot be dismoun

5Programming Release NotesThis chapter provides release notes about both application and systemprogramming on OpenVMS systems.5.1 Common Data Security

Programming Release Notes5.2 Backup API—Journaling Callback Events Restriction5.2 Backup API—Journaling Callback Events RestrictionV7.1If an applicati

Programming Release Notes5.4 Batch and Print Queues Now Can Stop Executing Batch JobsNow, the SYNCHRONIZE command detects this situation and waits in

6.3.1 Change to S2DGB$L_32PHSTMO and S2DGB$L_64PHSTMO ... 6–26.4 CRCTX Routines Enhanced . . . ... 6–26.5 Device Drive

Programming Release Notes5.5 Compaq C Run-Time LibraryAlthough theecvtfunction was not intended to be AST-safe, handling of thread-specific data was re

Programming Release Notes5.5 Compaq C Run-Time Library5.5.7 stat Memory-Corruption—Problem CorrectedV7.3-1Memory corruption occasionally occurred when

Programming Release Notes5.7 Compaq COBOL Run-Time Library (RTL) for OpenVMS Alpha5.7.2 COBOL RTL and ISAM DELETE—Problem CorrectedV7.3-1The RTL now p

Programming Release Notes5.9 Compaq Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) for OpenVMS• Compaq DCE for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Reference Guide5

Programming Release Notes5.11 Debugger5.11.2 Previous Versions of Client/Server Interface Not Supported byDebuggerV7.3The OpenVMS Version 7.3 debugger

Programming Release Notes5.13 Hypersort Utility5.13.1 Hypersort and VFC Input FilesV7.3-1Hypersort now properly handles /KEY for VFC input files. You m

Programming Release Notes5.13 Hypersort Utility5.13.7 Hypersort Internal Work File and User Output File Extensions—ProblemCorrectedV7.3-1Hypersort ext

Programming Release Notes5.13 Hypersort Utility5.13.14 Hypersort and Lack of Free Space for Work Files—RestrictionV7.3-1Hypersort does not properly te

Programming Release Notes5.15 Linker Utility5.15.1 Change in Linker Default Behavior with Library CheckV7.3-1Previously, the linker’s check between th

Programming Release Notes5.18 Mathematics (MTH$) Run-Time Library—Linking ImagesBecause of the large number of entry points added to MTHRTL.EXE, that