OpenVMS Version 7.1 Release Notes

Contents (summary)

• Chapter 1 OpenVMS Installation, Upgrade, and Hardware Release Notes
• Chapter 2 OpenVMS Layered Products Release Notes
• Chapter 3 General User Release Notes
• Chapter 4 System Management Release Notes
• Chapter 5 Programming Release Notes
• Chapter 6 Device Support on OpenVMS Systems
• Appendix A OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2---1H3 Device Naming Notes
• Appendix B Remedial Kits Included in OpenVMS Version 7.1
• Appendix C Product Retirement Notices
• Index
• Figures
• Tables

Contents

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  Chapter 1 OpenVMS Installation, Upgrade, and Hardware Release Notes
  • 1.1 Digital's Support Policy
  • 1.2 Installation and Upgrade Information Common to VAX and Alpha
    • 1.2.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 1.2.1.1 Networking Options
      • 1.2.1.2 DECnet Documentation
      • 1.2.1.3 Digital TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation Requirement
      • 1.2.1.4 OpenVMS Cluster Compatibility Kit for Version 6.2 Systems
  • 1.3 Installation and Upgrade Information Specific to VAX
    • 1.3.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 1.3.1.1 Magnetic Tape Distribution
  • 1.4 Installation and Upgrade Information Specific to Alpha
    • 1.4.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 1.4.1.1 Enabling the DECevent DIAGNOSE Command
    • 1.4.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 1.4.2.1 Spiralog File System Support
  • 1.5 AlphaServer 4100 (Alpha Only)
    • 1.5.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 1.5.1.1 Field Replaceable Units (FRU) Table Error
  • 1.6 DEC 7000 (Alpha Only)
    • 1.6.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 1.6.1.1 Ctrl/P Behavior Change During Boot
  • 1.7 Qvision Graphics Board (Alpha Only)
  • 1.8 RF73 and Other RFnn DSSI Disk Devices
    • 1.8.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 1.8.1.1 RF73 and Other RFnn DSSI Disk Devices and Controller Memory Errors

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  Chapter 2 OpenVMS Layered Products Release Notes
  • 2.1 Layered Product Support
  • 2.2 DEC BASIC
    • 2.2.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.2.1.1 BASIC$STARLET.TLB Build Restriction (Alpha Only)
  • 2.3 DEC C and DEC C++
    • 2.3.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 2.3.1.1 STARLET Header Files Now Ship With OpenVMS VAX
    • 2.3.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.3.2.1 Pre-Version 5.2 Kits May Delete SYS$STARLET_C.TLB (VAX Only)
      • 2.3.2.2 DEC C++ Version 5.3 Installation Fails (VAX Only)
  • 2.4 DEC Pascal
    • 2.4.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.4.1.1 Installing DEC Pascal After An Upgrade (Alpha Only)
  • 2.5 DEC PL/I (Alpha Only)
    • 2.5.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.5.1.1 RTL Support for OpenVMS Version 7.1
  • 2.6 DECforms
    • 2.6.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.6.1.1 Support on OpenVMS Version 7.0 and Later (Alpha Only)
  • 2.7 DECpresent
    • 2.7.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.7.1.1 Installation Dependency on OpenVMS VAX Version 6.1 or Later
  • 2.8 DECram
    • 2.8.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.8.1.1 DECram Version 2.2 Is Not Supported (Alpha Only)
  • 2.9 DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS
    • 2.9.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 2.9.1.1 DECwindows Motif Version 1.2 for OpenVMS No Longer Supported
    • 2.9.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.9.2.1 Language Variants for DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--4
      • 2.9.2.2 Remedial Kits for DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--3
      • 2.9.2.3 Console Broadcasts Disabled
      • 2.9.2.4 System Files Purged During Startup
    • 2.9.3 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 2.9.3.1 Getting Started With the New Desktop (Alpha Only)
  • 2.10 DECwindows X11 Display Server (Alpha Only)
    • 2.10.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 2.10.1.1 Ctrl/F2 Behavior Change
    • 2.10.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.10.2.1 Graphics Boards Support for Release 6
  • 2.11 Digital Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) for OpenVMS
    • 2.11.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.11.1.1 DCE and Digital TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 4.1
      • 2.11.1.2 Support Restrictions
  • 2.12 POSIX for OpenVMS
    • 2.12.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 2.12.1.1 POSIX for OpenVMS Version 2.0 Is Not Supported
  • 2.13 Wind/U Products for OpenVMS

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  Chapter 3 General User Release Notes
  • 3.1 DCL Commands
    • 3.1.1 Changes and Enhancements
    • 3.1.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 3.1.2.1 SET PROCESS/NOAUTO_UNSHELVE Command in Cluster Environment
  • 3.2 DECTPU
    • 3.2.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 3.2.1.1 Motif Widget Context Help Built-In
  • 3.3 High-Performance Sort/Merge Utility (Alpha Only)
    • 3.3.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 3.3.1.1 Secondary Error Messages Not Displayed
      • 3.3.1.2 Concurrent Sort Operations
      • 3.3.1.3 Merging Stream Files Limitation
    • 3.3.2 Corrections
      • 3.3.2.1 Default File Specification
  • 3.4 Online Help
    • 3.4.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 3.4.1.1 Topic Name Changes
  • 3.5 Point-to-Point Protocol Utility (Alpha Only)
    • 3.5.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 3.5.1.1 Internet Protocol Callback Images Requirement

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  Chapter 4 System Management Release Notes
  • 4.1 Alpha System Dump Analyzer (SDA)
    • 4.1.1 Corrections
      • 4.1.1.1 SHOW POOL/RING_BUFFER Command Now Displays Large Pool Packets
  • 4.2 AUTOGEN Command Procedure
    • 4.2.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.2.1.1 NPAGEDYN and NPAGEVIR Limitations and Warnings (VAX Only)
      • 4.2.1.2 Calculating the Page File Size (Alpha Only)
      • 4.2.1.3 WSMAX Calculations
  • 4.3 Backup Utility
    • 4.3.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.3.1.1 /SINCE Qualifier Behavior Change
    • 4.3.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.3.2.1 /IMAGE and /ALIAS Qualifiers
      • 4.3.2.2 /VERIFY Qualifier
      • 4.3.2.3 /ENCRYPTION Qualifier Not Supported (Alpha Only)
      • 4.3.2.4 MOUNT Messages When Backing Up Tapes
      • 4.3.2.5 FILES--11 Mounted Tapes
      • 4.3.2.6 Image Backups from an RF73 Disk
  • 4.4 Debugger
    • 4.4.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.4.1.1 Displaying a Debug Session from a Personal Computer (PC)
  • 4.5 DECamds
    • 4.5.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.5.1.1 License is Now Included with OpenVMS
    • 4.5.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.5.2.1 Kernel Threads Not Supported (Alpha Only)
  • 4.6 DECdtm Services
    • 4.6.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.6.1.1 Kernel Threads Restriction (Alpha Only)
  • 4.7 DECevent Fault Management Support (Alpha Only)
    • 4.7.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.7.1.1 Bit-to-Text Translation Support
      • 4.7.1.2 Logical File Names
  • 4.8 External Authentication
    • 4.8.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.8.1.1 OpenVMS User Name Prompt Accepts Case-Sensitive Terminal Input
    • 4.8.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.8.2.1 Impact on Layered Products and Applications
      • 4.8.2.2 Mixed-Version OpenVMS Cluster Systems
      • 4.8.2.3 LGI Callout Services Disable External Authentication
      • 4.8.2.4 DECwindows Pause Screen Uses SYSUAF Password
      • 4.8.2.5 FTP Server and Failed Connections With External Authentication
      • 4.8.2.6 DECnet-Plus and NET_CALLOUTS Parameter
      • 4.8.2.7 PATHWORKS LAN Manager Server Required for External Password Updates
      • 4.8.2.8 No Password Expiration Notification on Workstations
  • 4.9 Install Utility
    • 4.9.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.9.1.1 Installing Images
  • 4.10 LAN ATM (Alpha Only)
    • 4.10.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.10.1.1 ATM Switch Problem
  • 4.11 LANCP/LANACP Servers
    • 4.11.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.11.1.1 LANACP LAN Server Application Startup (Alpha Only)
  • 4.12 Mail Utility
    • 4.12.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.12.1.1 MAIL.EXE and Privileges
  • 4.13 Mount Utility
    • 4.13.1 Corrections
      • 4.13.1.1 MOUNT/CLUSTER and DISMOUNT/CLUSTER Commands Function Correctly
  • 4.14 Nonpaged Pool
    • 4.14.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.14.1.1 Reclamation Algorithms Changed (Alpha Only)
  • 4.15 OpenVMS Cluster Systems
    • 4.15.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.15.1.1 Cluster Client License Changes
      • 4.15.1.2 OpenVMS Cluster Compatibility Kit for Version 6.2 Systems
      • 4.15.1.3 KFPSA Adapter Support (Alpha Only)
      • 4.15.1.4 Maximizing CIPCA Adapter Performance With an HSJ50
      • 4.15.1.5 Fast Path Support for CIPCA
      • 4.15.1.6 CIPCA Use of Synchronous Arbitration Algorithm
    • 4.15.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.15.2.1 Booting Satellites with DECnet--Plus
      • 4.15.2.2 SCSI Cluster Restrictions (Alpha Only)
      • 4.15.2.3 AlphaServer 4000/4100 Systems Problem in SCSI Clusters
      • 4.15.2.4 CI-to-PCI (CIPCA) Adapter (Alpha Only)
        • 4.15.2.4.1 HSC40 and HSC70 Controller Revision Levels
        • 4.15.2.4.2 HSJ50 Firmware Requirement for Use of 4K CI Packets
        • 4.15.2.4.3 Link Module DIP Switch Settings
        • 4.15.2.4.4 Systems Using CIPCA, CIXCD, and KFMSB
        • 4.15.2.4.5 MULTIPROCESSING and SYSTEM_CHECK Parameter in Systems with CIPCAs
        • 4.15.2.4.6 DECevent Required to Analyze Errors
      • 4.15.2.5 MEMORY CHANNEL (Alpha Only)
        • 4.15.2.5.1 Memory Requirements
        • 4.15.2.5.2 Adapter Support
        • 4.15.2.5.3 MEMORY CHANNEL PCI Adapter Configuration Guidelines
        • 4.15.2.5.4 Rolling Upgrades
        • 4.15.2.5.5 MEMORY CHANNEL System Parameter Settings
      • 4.15.2.6 System Startup in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment (Alpha Only)
    • 4.15.3 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 4.15.3.1 Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
      • 4.15.3.2 OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
  • 4.16 POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
    • 4.16.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.16.1.1 PRODUCT Command Changes
        • 4.16.1.1.1 New /INTERFACE Qualifier Invokes Motif Interface
        • 4.16.1.1.2 Qualifiers Removed from Documentation
        • 4.16.1.1.3 Qualifiers Retired
    • 4.16.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.16.2.1 PRODUCT Command Lacks Options to Control Output
      • 4.16.2.2 Product Removal Restrictions
    • 4.16.3 Corrections
      • 4.16.3.1 Estimated Disk Space Requirements
  • 4.17 RMS Journaling
    • 4.17.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.17.1.1 Remote Access of Recovery Unit Journaled Files in an OSI Environment
      • 4.17.1.2 VFC Format Sequential Files
  • 4.18 Security
    • 4.18.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.18.1.1 DETACH Privilege Renamed to IMPERSONATE
      • 4.18.1.2 DIRECTORY Command Now Summarizes Suppressed PATHWORKS ACEs
  • 4.19 StorageWorks RAID Array 110 Subsystem (VAX Only)
    • 4.19.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.19.1.1 SHOW DEVICE Does Not Display Capacity
      • 4.19.1.2 TURBOchannel Devices: Booting Not Supported
  • 4.20 System Management Utility
    • 4.20.1 Corrections
      • 4.20.1.1 DO Command Performance Corrected
      • 4.20.1.2 DO Command Output Line Length Is Again 2048 Bytes
      • 4.20.1.3 SHUTDOWN.LOG File Now Closes Properly With SHUTDOWN NODE Command
      • 4.20.1.4 Extraneous Message Removed on PARAMETER SET Command
      • 4.20.1.5 Exclamation Mark at Start of Command Line No Longer Causes Warning Message
      • 4.20.1.6 SYSMAN DISKQUOTA ENABLE and DISABLE Commands Now Work On Entire Cluster (VAX Only)
  • 4.21 System Parameters
    • 4.21.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.21.1.1 DUMPSTYLE
      • 4.21.1.2 GBLPAGES and GBLPAGFIL (Alpha only)
      • 4.21.1.3 GH_RSRVPGCNT (Alpha Only)
      • 4.21.1.4 LOCKIDTBL_MAX
      • 4.21.1.5 MAXBUF (VAX Only)
      • 4.21.1.6 PIOPAGES
      • 4.21.1.7 RMS_DFMBC
      • 4.21.1.8 RMS_GBLBUFQUO
      • 4.21.1.9 STARTUP_P1--8
      • 4.21.1.10 VIRTUALPAGECNT (VAX Only)
      • 4.21.1.11 VIRTUALPAGECNT (Alpha Only)
    • 4.21.2 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 4.21.2.1 OpenVMS Version 7.1 New Features Manual
  • 4.22 Terminal Fallback Facility (TFF) (Alpha Only)
  • 4.23 UETP (User Environment Test Package)
    • 4.23.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.23.1.1 RRD45 CD--ROM Testing (VAX Only)
  • 4.24 VAX System Dump Analyzer (SDA)
    • 4.24.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.24.1.1 Dump File Process
  • 4.25 Volume Shadowing
    • 4.25.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 4.25.1.1 Shadow Set Member Support Raised to 500
      • 4.25.1.2 Per-Disk Licensing Enforced
      • 4.25.1.3 Volume Shadowing Locally Connected SCSI Disks (VAX Only)
    • 4.25.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 4.25.2.1 Bad Block Repair (BBR) Logic Problem
      • 4.25.2.2 HSD10 Virtual Disks
      • 4.25.2.3 Minimerge Capability Requires Dump Off System Disk
      • 4.25.2.4 Minimerge Version Incompatibility
      • 4.25.2.5 HSZ40 and Transportable SCSI Disk Shadow-Set Members
    • 4.25.3 Corrections
      • 4.25.3.1 Crash Dump Problem Corrected (Alpha Only)
      • 4.25.3.2 DISMOUNT/CLUSTER Command Problem Corrected

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  Chapter 5 Programming Release Notes
  • 5.1 Backup API
    • 5.1.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.1.1.1 CONTROL Event Types Return Incorrect Message Arguments
      • 5.1.1.2 Journaling Callback Events Restriction
      • 5.1.1.3 Repetitive Calls to BACKUP$START Can Cause an Error
    • 5.1.2 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 5.1.2.1 OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
  • 5.2 Batch and Print Queues
    • 5.2.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.2.1.1 Terminating Executing Batch Jobs
  • 5.3 Debugger
    • 5.3.1 Corrections
      • 5.3.1.1 Breakpoints Within Fortran Routines
      • 5.3.1.2 SET TYPE/OVERRIDE No Longer Ignored in Conditional Statements
      • 5.3.1.3 SET TRACE No Longer Restricted to One AST Level
      • 5.3.1.4 Quoted String Literals Now Passed Correctly
      • 5.3.1.5 EXAMINE Command No Longer Fails on Valid Address Range
      • 5.3.1.6 Watchpoint Support in Global Sections (Alpha Only)
      • 5.3.1.7 Watchpoint Support and $GETJPI
      • 5.3.1.8 DEBUG.EXE Image
    • 5.3.2 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 5.3.2.1 OpenVMS Debugger Manual
  • 5.4 DEC Ada Run-Time Library
    • 5.4.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.4.1.1 AST Procedures With Access Violations
      • 5.4.1.2 Unexpected Storage Errors (Alpha Only)
  • 5.5 DEC C Run-Time Library
    • 5.5.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 5.5.1.1 New Universal Symbols in DECC$SHR Improve Link Profile (Alpha Only)
      • 5.5.1.2 Time Zone Cache Greatly Improves Performance
      • 5.5.1.3 Changing Default LRL Value On Stream Files
      • 5.5.1.4 Unicode Additions
      • 5.5.1.5 Internationalization Support
    • 5.5.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.5.2.1 Internationalization Compatibility Problem With DECwindows Motif
      • 5.5.2.2 Socket Behavior Prior to UCX Version 3.3
      • 5.5.2.3 Linking DEC C Applications Using /NOSYSSHR
      • 5.5.2.4 Linking With /NOSYSSHR Disables Dynamic Activation
    • 5.5.3 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 5.5.3.1 DEC C Run-Time Library Reference Manual for OpenVMS Systems
  • 5.6 DECthreads
    • 5.6.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 5.6.1.1 Behavior With Multiple Kernel Threads and Upcalls Enabled (Alpha Only)
        • 5.6.1.1.1 Multiprocessor Support
        • 5.6.1.1.2 $EXIT and Exit Handling Changes
        • 5.6.1.1.3 Condition Variable Waits
        • 5.6.1.1.4 Blocking System Service Calls
        • 5.6.1.1.5 $HIBER
      • 5.6.1.2 POSIX 1003.1c Standard Interface
      • 5.6.1.3 Thread Independent Services (TIS) Interface
      • 5.6.1.4 POSIX 1003.4a Draft 4 Interface Retirement
      • 5.6.1.5 CMA Interface: Change in Status
      • 5.6.1.6 Application Coding Errors
    • 5.6.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.6.2.1 Release Compatibility
      • 5.6.2.2 Language Support
      • 5.6.2.3 DECthreads Debugger Metering Function
      • 5.6.2.4 C Run-Time Library errno Value
      • 5.6.2.5 SET TASK/ACTIVE Command
      • 5.6.2.6 Dynamic Image Activation
  • 5.7 DECTPU for DECwindows Motif
    • 5.7.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.7.1.1 Small Display Monitors and DECwindows Motif Applications
  • 5.8 Digital Portable Mathematics Library (DPML) (Alpha Only)
    • 5.8.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 5.8.1.1 Returned Values Are Different in Some DPML Routines
  • 5.9 High-Performance Sort/Merge Utility (Alpha Only)
  • 5.10 Kernel Threads (Alpha Only)
    • 5.10.1 Changes and Enhancements
  • 5.11 Librarian Utility
    • 5.11.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.11.1.1 PGFLQUOTA Should Exceed 23000 (Alpha Only)
  • 5.12 LTDRIVER
    • 5.12.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.12.1.1 CANCEL SELECTIVE Cannot Cancel IO$_TTY_PORT Functions
  • 5.13 MACRO-32 Compiler for OpenVMS Alpha (Alpha Only)
    • 5.13.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.13.1.1 Quadword Moves Into the VAX SP and PC
      • 5.13.1.2 .CALL_ENTRY Requires New STARLET.MLB
  • 5.14 Mail Utility
    • 5.14.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 5.14.1.1 MAIL$SEND, MAIL$MESSAGE, and MAIL$MAILFILE Return Status Modifications
    • 5.14.2 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.14.2.1 Threads Restriction for Callable Mail
  • 5.15 Mathematics (MTH$) Run-Time Library
    • 5.15.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.15.1.1 Linking Images to Run on Previous OpenVMS VAX Versions (VAX Only)
  • 5.16 POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
    • 5.16.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.16.1.1 Generation Option of File Statement
      • 5.16.1.2 Multiple Execute Remove Statements
  • 5.17 Privileged Interfaces and Data Structures (Alpha Only)
  • 5.18 Record Management Services (RMS)
    • 5.18.1 Changes and Enhancements
      • 5.18.1.1 RMS Performance Optimization With VIOC Cache (Alpha Only)
    • 5.18.2 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 5.18.2.1 OpenVMS Record Management Services Reference Manual
  • 5.19 Run-Time Library (LIB$)
    • 5.19.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.19.1.1 LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL Signals Warning for Modules With Compilation Errors
  • 5.20 Screen Management (SMG$) Facility
    • 5.20.1 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 5.20.1.1 OpenVMS RTL Screen Management (SMG$) Manual
  • 5.21 Shared Linkage Sections
    • 5.21.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.21.1.1 Interdependencies Between Images (Alpha Only)
  • 5.22 System Services
    • 5.22.1 Problems and Restrictions
      • 5.22.1.1 SYS$AVOID_PREEMPT and SYS$SETUP_AVOID_PREEMPT Prototype Definitions
      • 5.22.1.2 Linking SECURESHR Images to Run on Older Versions
      • 5.22.1.3 $SUSPND Behaves Incorrectly in a Cluster Environment
    • 5.22.2 Documentation Changes and Corrections
      • 5.22.2.1 OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual
  • 5.23 X/Open Transport Interface (XTI)
    • 5.23.1 Changes and Enhancements
    • 5.23.2 Problems and Restrictions

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  Chapter 6 Device Support on OpenVMS Systems
  • 6.1 Recompiling and Relinking OpenVMS Device Drivers
    • 6.1.1 Alpha and VAX SCSI Device Drivers
    • 6.1.2 OpenVMS Alpha Device Drivers
  • 6.2 Changed Behavior of IO$_SKIPFILE Function
  • 6.3 ISA_CONFIG.DAT Unsupported in Future Release (Alpha Only)
  • 6.4 Required Change in ISA_CONFIG.DAT on AlphaStation 200/400
  • 6.5 Naming Serial Line Devices on Alpha Systems
  • 6.6 Errors After a Reset on Some Wide SCSI Adapters (Alpha)
  • 6.7 Memory Holes on AlphaServer 4100 Systems
  • 6.8 SYS$MSBDRIVER Removed from OpenVMS Alpha Distribution
  • 6.9 Device IPL Setup for OpenVMS Alpha Drivers
  • 6.10 AlphaStation 255: PCI Configuration Restriction
  • 6.11 Recommendation for RZ25M and RZ26N Disk Drives (Alpha)
  • 6.12 SCSI Controller Restriction on AlphaServer 2100 Systems
  • 6.13 OpenVMS Alpha SCSI Firmware Support
    • 6.13.1 Recommended Firmware Support for RZ26N and RZ28M Disks
    • 6.13.2 Required Firmware for Multi-Host Use of RZ26L and RZ28 Disks
      • 6.13.2.1 Firmware Revision Level 442 Requirements
      • 6.13.2.2 Firmware Revision Level 442 Installation Procedure
  • 6.14 OpenVMS Alpha SCSI Port and Class Drivers
    • 6.14.1 Add-On SCSI Adapters
  • 6.15 OpenVMS VAX Device Support Documentation Corrections
    • 6.15.1 OpenVMS VAX Device Support Manual
      • 6.15.1.1 Linking a Device Driver
      • 6.15.1.2 Device-Register I/O Space: Usage Restrictions
    • 6.15.2 OpenVMS VAX Device Support Reference Manual
      • 6.15.2.1 COM$DRVDEALMEM Routine Synchronization
      • 6.15.2.2 CRB Data Structure
      • 6.15.2.3 SCDRP Data Structure SCSI Flags
      • 6.15.2.4 SPI$CONNECT Macro
      • 6.15.2.5 SPI$GET_CONNECTION_CHAR and SPI$SET_CONNECTION_CHAR Macros
      • 6.15.2.6 $EQULST Macro

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  Appendix A OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2---1H3 Device Naming Notes
  • A.1 Device Naming on AlphaServer 1000A Systems
    • A.1.1 Restriction for PCI Adapters
  • A.2 Device Naming on AlphaServer 4100 Systems
  • A.3 Device Naming on AlphaServer 2100A Systems
  • A.4 Device Naming on AlphaStation 600 Systems

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  Appendix B Remedial Kits Included in OpenVMS Version 7.1
  • B.1 Remedial Kits Included in OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1
  • B.2 Remedial Kits Included in OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1

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  Appendix C Product Retirement Notices
  • C.1 DEC 3000 Series Workstations: PXG Graphics Board Not Supported (Alpha Only)
  • C.2 DECthreads: POSIX 1003.4a Draft 4 Interface To Be Retired
  • C.3 DTK$ (DECtalk) Available as Freeware
  • C.4 Error Reporting Formatter (ERF) To Be Retired
  • C.5 ISA_CONFIG.DAT Unsupported in Future Release (Alpha Only)
  • C.6 POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility: DECwindows Motif Interface To Be Retired
  • C.7 PPL$ (Parallel Processing Library) Available as Freeware
  • C.8 Selected $QIO Function Codes To Be Retired
  • C.9 Snapshot Facility Removed (VAX Only)
  • C.10 Archived Manuals

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  Index

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  Figures
  • 4-1 SHOW CLUSTER Display with CLUSTER Report
  • 6-1 Example Memory Diagram
  • A-1 AlphaServer 1000A Hardware Backplane
  • A-2 AlphaServer 4100 Hardware Backpanel
  • A-3 AlphaServer 2100A Hardware Backplane
  • A-4 AlphaStation 600 Hardware Backplane

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  Tables
  • 1-1 Supported Microcode Revision Levels
  • 1-2 Commands for Updating Microcode in Certain DSSI Disk Devices
  • 4-1 TFF Character Fallback Tables
  • 4-2 SHADOW_SYS_DISK System Parameter Settings
  • 6-1 Revision Level 442 Firmware Compatibility
  • C-1 Manuals Archived With OpenVMS Version 7.1

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