TITLE: OpenVMS VMS73_LMF-V0100 ALPHA 7.3 LMF ECO Summary

New Kit Date : 04-OCT-2001
Modification Date: Not Applicable
Modification Type: New Kit

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-dcx_axpexe.pcsi, then it can
       be expanded by typing RUN kitname-dcx_axpexe.pcsi. The resultant
       file will be the PCSI installation file which can be used to install
       the ECO.
 

 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2001. All rights reserved.

OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENT: LMF

SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name: VMS73_LMF-V0100
                    DEC-AXPVMS-VMS73_LMF-V0100--4.PCSI
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size: 1136 Blocks
     Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha 7.3
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
     Rolling Re-boot Supported: No
     Installation Rating: INSTALL_3
                           
                            3 - To be installed by customers
                                experiencing the problems corrected.

     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 LMF on Alpha V7.3. This kit addresses the following
problems:

PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS73_LMF-V0100 KIT:

  o Some OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 GS80/160/320 AlphaServer
     systems with hard or soft partitions and a common license
     database (LDB) have difficulty booting up all partitions if
     you had modified nonsharable license PAKs to share license
     units among OpenVMS instances. This problem has been
     corrected.

     Before you install this kit, you must perform the following
     steps:

       1. If you installed workarounds, remove them.

           OpenVMS systems that have a problem using a common license
           database on hard and soft partitions display the following
           symptoms:

           o Booting OpenVMS produces OPCOM messages which state
              that licenses cannot be loaded.

           o Logging in to OpenVMS produces an error message which
              states that the OPENVMS-ALPHA license cannot be
              loaded.

           To get around the inability to use nonsharable license
           PAKs in a common license database to share license units
           among OpenVMS instances on hard and soft partitions,
           Compaq recommended that you use one of the following two
           workarounds:

           o Use of a separate license database for each operating
              system instance running OpenVMS on AlphaServer
              GS80/160/320 systems

           o Use of temporary (120-day) license PAKs provided by
              Compaq Services

           If you used either of these workarounds, you must remove
           it before installing this kit.

           To remove the workaround:

           o If you had set up separate license databases

              You should create a common license database before
              installing this kit. See the OpenVMS License
              Management Utility Manual for guidelines on setting up
              a common license database.

           o If you installed temporary PAKs

              If you installed temporary PAKs in the common license
              database, you must disable the temporary PAKs for the
              following licenses:

                - OPENVMS-ALPHA
                - OPENVMS-ALPHA-USER
                - OPENVMS-ALPHA-USER-ADL

              To see a list of temporary PAKs installed on your
              system, enter the following command:

              $ LICENSE LIST /FULL /BEFORE /TERMINATION_DATE= -
              _$ "-120-" OPENVMS-ALPHA, OPENVMS-ALPHA-USER, -
              _$OPENVMS-ALPHA-USER-ADL

              This command displays (for the three license we
              specify) the licenses that satisfy one of the
              following conditions:

                - Have already terminated
                - Will terminate within the next 120 days.

              Disable each of the temporary PAKs listed above with
              the LICENSE DISABLE command. For example:

                 $ LICENSE DISABLE OPENVMS-ALPHA -
                _$ /AUTHORIZATION=authorization-value

              where authorization-value helps to identify the
              license, and is displayed by the LICENSE LIST command
              you used to find the temporary PAKs.

       2. Install Licenses

           Before you install this kit, you should perform the
           following steps to ensure that the common license database
           can share license units among hard and soft partitions:

             i. Calculate required units.

                 o Load the base OpenVMS license.
                 o Load the SMP licenses.
                 o Use the following command to verify that you have
                    the correct number of license units:

                    $ SHOW LICENSE /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS /CLUSTER

                 ________________________ Note ____________________

                 The base OpenVMS license allows you to have only
                 one interactive user login per physical system
                 (not per partition). (However, you can always
                 login from OPA0: in each partition.) For
                 additional interactive users, you will require
                 additional license units. See your Compaq
                 representative to determine your needs.
                  __________________________________________________

            ii. Add your licenses to the common license database. For
                 example:

                  $ LICENSE REGISTER license-name /ISSUER=DEC -
                  _$ /AUTHORIZATION=USA123456 -
                  _$ /PRODUCER=DEC -
                  _$ /UNITS=1050 -
                  _$ /AVAILABLITY=H -
                  _$ /OPTIONS=(NO_SHARE) -
                  _$ /CHECKSUM=2-BGON-IAMA-GNOL-AIKO

                  Note that you cannot use the /INCLUDE qualifier with
                  the LICENSE REGISTER command to override the NO_SHARE
                  attribute of the license.

            iii. Modify the license to override the NO_SHARE attribute
                  of the PAKs with the command LICENSE
                  REGISTER/INCLUDE=(node-name-list). For example:

                  $ LICENSE MODIFY OPENVMS-ALPHA -
                  _$ /INCLUDE=(NODEA, NODEB, NODEC)

             iv. To make OpenVMS Alpha license units available to the
                  instance of OpenVMS running in each partition, you
                  must ensure that SRM environment variable
                  SYS_SERIAL_NUM is the same in each partition. To do
                  so, perform the following steps:

                  a. From the master console of each partition (usually
                      on console line 0), use the SHOW SYS_SERIAL_NUM
                      command to display the system serial number. For
                      example:

                      $ ^P
                      halted CPU 0
                      halt code=1
                      operator initiated halt
                      PC = ffffffff9c0a0aa8
                      P00>>>SHOW SYS_SERIAL_NUM
                      sys_serial_num G2A105

                      If the value of SYS_SERIAL_NUM is blank, use the
                      SHOW SYS_SERIAL_NUM command from the master
                      console in each of the other partitions to check
                      for a non-blank system serial number.

                      ________________________ Note ____________________

                      If all partition consoles show a blank value for
                      SYS_ SERIAL_NUM, you must create a non-zero value
                      of up to 16 characters. Ensure that the system
                      serial number that you create is not used on any
                      other AlphaServer GS80/160/320 on this OpenVMS
                      Cluster.
                      ___________________________________________________

                  b. Once you have determined the system serial number,
                      use the SET SYS_SERIAL_NUM command from the master
                      console of each partition to change SYS_SERIAL_NUM
                      to the correct value. For example:

                      $ ^P
                      halted CPU 0
                      halt code=1
                      operator initiated halt
                      PC = ffffffff9c0a0aa8
                      P00>>>SET SYS_SERIAL_NUM G2A105

                      You must do this in every hard partition and in
                      every soft partition.

              v. In order for the OpenVMS Cluster license database to
                  be updated correctly, Compaq recommends that you
                  completely shutdown and reboot all OpenVMS Cluster
                  common nodes. A rolling upgrade type of boot does not
                  correctly update the common license database.

                  ________________________ Note ________________________
                    
                  Any time you reconfigure the number of hard or soft
                  partitions on your AlphaServer GS80/160/320 you
                  must make sure that all partitions have the same
                  SYS_SERIAL_NUM if your system is part of an OpenVMS
                  Cluster that shares a common license database.

                  See AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Getting Started with
                  Partitions for more information about hard and soft
                  partitions.

                  ______________________________________________________

          Images Affected: [SYS$LDR]SYSLICENSE.EXE
                            [SYS$STARTUP]LICENSE_CHECK.EXE
                            [SYSEXE]LMF.EXE
                            [SYSEXE]SHOW.EXE

INSTALLATION NOTES:

This kit requires a system reboot. Compaq strongly recommends that
a reboot is performed immediately after kit installation. If a
reboot is not performed, your system may be left in an inconsistant
state.

The entire cluster must be rebooted at the same time. Rolling
reboots are not allowed and, if done, may lead to system
instability.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

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 VMS73_LMF /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

                   ******* NOTE *******

There are several steps that must be performed before this kit is
installed. Refer to section 5.0 for information on these actions
that must be performed before kit installation.

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