OpenVMS Version 7.1 Release Notes

• Kernel threads
  • enabling per-image using THREADCP and /THREADS_ENABLE
  • enabling systemwide using MULTITHREAD
• KFMSB adapter
  • problems and restrictions
    • system tuning
• KFPSA adapter support

• LAN ATM
  • ATM switch problem
• LANCP/LANACP
  • change to startup procedure
• Layered products
  • impacts of external authentication
  • Software Public Rollout Reports
  • versions supported for current release
• LGI callout services
  • external authentication disabled
• LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL routine
  • LIB$_EOMWARN warning
  • potential DECthreads problem
• Librarian utility (LIBRARIAN)
  • error reporting problem and workaround
• Linker utility
  • linking with MTHRTL
• Linking device driver images
• Lock manager
  • data corruption problem corrected
• LOCKIDTBL_MAX system parameter
• LRL
  • default value on stream files
• LTDRIVER restriction

• MACRO--32 Compiler for OpenVMS Alpha
  • problems and restrictions
    • .CALL_ENTRY directive
    • quadword moves into the VAX SP and PC
    • STARLET.MLB
• Magnetic tape distribution for VAX
• Mail utility (MAIL)
  • changes and enhancements
    • MAIL.EXE and privileges
    • return status modifications
      • MAIL$MAILFILE routine
      • MAIL$MESSAGE routine
      • MAIL$SEND routine
  • problems and restrictions
    • callable mail used with kernel threads enabled
• MASSBUS adapters
  • I/O registers
• Mathematics (MTH$) Run-Time Library
  • See MTH$ RTL
• MAXBUF system parameter
• MC_SERVICES_Pn
• MEMORY CHANNEL
  • problems and restrictions
    • adapter configuration
    • adapter support
    • hardware guide
    • memory requirements
    • rolling upgrades
    • running CLUSTER_CONFIG.COM
    • system parameter settings
• Memory holes on AlphaServer 4100 systems
• Microcode revision levels
  • commands for updating
  • on DSSI disk devices
• Minimerge function
  • on system disks
  • version compatibility problem
• MMOV$MSBDRIVER
• MOUNT command
  • /CLUSTER qualifier corrected
• MSCP_CMD_TMO system parameter
  • documentation correction
• MTH$ RTL
  • executable image restrictions
• MULTIPROCESSING system parameter
• Multiprocessor support for DECthreads
• MULTITHREAD system parameter
  • DECthreads virtual processors

• Network options
• Nonpaged pool
  • reclamation algorithms changed
• NPAGEDYN system parameter #1
• NPAGEDYN system parameter #2
• NPAGEVIR system parameter #1
• NPAGEVIR system parameter #2

• Online help
  • topic name changes
• OpenVMS Cluster Compatibility Kit
• OpenVMS Cluster systems
  • changes and enhancements
    • client license changes
    • Cluster Compatibility Kit
  • documentation corrections
  • maximizing CIPCA adapter performance
  • problems and restrictions
    • booting satellites with DECnet--Plus
  • problems and restrictions
    • external authentication on mixed-version
  • problems and restrictions
    • KZPSA-AA availability
    • SCSI clusters
  • problems and restrictions
    • system startup using ALPHAVMSSYS.PAR file
  • See also CIPCA adapter, MEMORY CHANNEL, and SCSI OpenVMS Cluster systems
• OpenVMS Debugger
  • corrections
    • breakpoints in Fortran routines
    • debugging DEBUG.EXE
    • EXAMINE command no longer fails on valid address range
    • quoted string literals now passed correctly
    • SET TRACE not restricted to one AST level
    • SET TYPE/OVERRIDE in condition statements
    • static watchpoints
    • watchpoint support in global sections
  • documentation correction
  • problems and restrictions
    • displaying a debug session from a PC
    • errno value in threaded applications
• OpenVMS VAX
  • magnetic tape distribution

• Page file size
  • calculation changes
• Parallel Processing Library (PPL$) freeware
• PATHWORKS ACEs
  • displaying
• PATHWORKS LAN Manager server
  • required for external password updates
• Per-disk licensing
  • enforcement
• PGFLQUOTA
  • problems
• PIOPAGES system parameter
• Pipe function argument
• Point-to-Point Protocol utility (PPPD)
  • TCP/IP requirements
• POLYCENTER Software Installation utility
  • changes and enhancements
    • DECwindows Motif Interface retirement
    • invoking Motif interface
  • corrections
    • estimated disk space requirements
  • problems and restrictions
    • execute statement
    • file generations
    • removing products
  • PRODUCT command
    • See PRODUCT command
• Port driver $QIO
  • restriction
• POSIX for OpenVMS
  • 1003.4a Draft 4 interface retirement
  • DECthreads interface
  • Version 2.0 not supported
• PPL$ (Parallel Processing Library) freeware
• PPPD
  • See Point-to-Point Protocol utility
• PRODUCT command
  • changes and enhancements
    • /INTERFACE qualifier used to invoke Motif interface
    • PRODUCT INSTALL
    • PRODUCT RECONFIGURE
    • PRODUCT SHOW OBJECT
  • problems and restrictions
    • no output control option
• PXG graphics board not supported

• $QIO function codes
  • IO$_ADDSHAD retirement
  • IO$_CRESHAD retirement
  • IO$_REMSHAD retirement
• Qvision graphics boards
  • behavior changes

• RAB$B_MBF field
  • documentation correction
• Recovery unit journaling
  • restriction
• Remedial kits
  • included in OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1
  • included in OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1
• Retirement information
• RF73 disk
  • controller memory errors
  • image backups of
• RFnn disks
  • controller memory errors
• /RING_BUFFER qualifier
• RMS
  • documentation correction
  • performance optimization
• RMS Journaling
  • remote access of recovery unit journal files
• RMS_DFMBC system parameter
• RMS_GBLBUFQUO system parameter
• RRD45 CD--ROM testing
• Run-time library (LIB$)
• Run-time library (RTL) routines
  • changes
    • DTK$ freeware
    • PPL$ freeware

• SCSI-2 status
  • getting characteristics
• SCSI controllers
  • restrictions on AlphaServer 2100 systems
• SCSI disks
  • volume shadowing limitation
• SCSI OpenVMS Cluster systems
  • problems and restrictions
    • AlphaServer 4000/4100
  • problems and restrictions
    • SCSI clusters
• SECURESHR images
• SET PROCESS/NOAUTO_UNSHELVE command
• SET TRACE command
  • restriction lifted
• SET TYPE/OVERRIDE
  • in condition statements
• Shadow sets
  • support for more members
• Shadowing
  • See Volume shadowing
• Shared linkage sections
  • interdependencies between images
• SHOW DEVICE console command
  • StorageWorks RAID Array 110 Subsystem
• SMG$SET_KEYPAD_MODE
  • documentation correction
• SMP_SPINWAIT system parameter
• Snapshot facility
  • retirement
• Software Public Rollout Reports
• Sort/Merge utility (high-performance)
  • corrections
    • default file extension
  • problems and restrictions
    • concurrent sort operations
    • merging stream files limitation
    • no secondary error messages
• SORT32
  • See Sort/Merge utility (high-performance)
• SPI$CONNECT macro
  • R3 return with SPDT$M_CMDQ
  • R4 input
• SPI$GET_CONNECTION_CHAR macro
  • characteristics buffer
• Spiralog file system
  • deinstalling
  • upgrading
  • Version 1.2 support
• STARLET.MLB
• STARTUP_P1--8 system parameter
• StorageWorks RAID Array 110 Subsystem
  • SHOW DEVICE console command
  • TURBOchannel booting not supported
• Support policy for software
• $SUSPND system service
  • cluster problem
• Synchronous Arbitration algorithm
• SYS$AVOID_PREEMPT system service
• SYS$MSBDRIVER
  • removed from OpenVMS Distribution
• SYS$SETUP_AVOID_PREEMPT system service
• SYS$STARLET_C.TLB on VAX
  • deleted by pre-Version 5.2 kits
• System disks
  • minimerge capability
• System Dump Analyzer utility (SDA)
  • change to dump file process (VAX)
  • in Cluster Compatibility Kit
  • SHOW POOL qualifier fixed (Alpha)
• System Management utility (SYSMAN)
  • corrections
    • DO command performance
    • PARAMETER SET command
    • SHUTDOWN NODE command
    • SYSMAN DISKQUOTA ENABLE and DISABLE commands
    • SYSMAN DO command output line length
    • warning message with exclamation mark at start of command line
• System parameters
  • changes and enhancements
    • DUMPSTYLE
    • GH_RSRVPGCNT
    • LOCKIDTBL_MAX
    • MAXBUF
    • PIOPAGES
    • RMS_DFMBC
    • RMS_GBLBUFQUO
    • STARTUP_P1--8
    • VIRTUALPAGECNT (Alpha)
    • VIRTUALPAGECNT (VAX)
  • documentation correction
    • MSCP_CMD_TMO
  • problems and restrictions
    • ERLBUFFERPAGES
    • in a MEMORY CHANNEL configuration
    • MULTIPROCESSING
    • SMP_SPINWAIT
    • SYSTEM_CHECK
  • usage
    • MULTITHREAD
• System services
  • changes and enhancements
    • blocking calls
  • documentation correction
  • problems and restrictions
    • calling $SUSPND in cluster environment
    • linking SECURESHR images
    • SYS$AVOID_PREEMPT
    • SYS$SETUP_AVOID_PREEMPT
• SYSTEM_CHECK system parameter

• Tapes
  • backing up FILES--11
• TCP/IP
  • See Digital TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
• Terminal Fallback facility (TFF)
  • restrictions
• TFF
  • See Terminal Fallback facility
• Thread Independent Services (TIS) interface for DECthreads
• Time zone cache
• TURBOchannel devices
  • booting

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