Kit Name:

     ALPAUDS01_071


Kits superseded by this kit:

     None.


Kit Dependencies:

     The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE installation
     of this kit:

     None.


     In order to receive the all the corrections listed in this kit, the
     following remedial kits should also be installed:

     None.


Kit Description:

     Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied:

     OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, V7.1-1H1


     Files patched or replaced:


      o  [SYSEXE]AUDIT_SERVER.EXE (new image)



Problems addressed in ALPAUDS01_071 kit


      o  The SET AUDIT/SERVER=NEW_LOG (create new clusterwide audit  log
         file)  will  not always work as expected.  Sometimes it doesn't
         work at all and at other times it only works from one  node  in
         the cluster.

      o  AUDIT_SERVER had one of two possible problems:

         The AUDIT_SERVER  process  may  intermittently  fail  with  the
         following access violation error:

             %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00,
           
             virtual address=00000001, PC=00031628, PS=0000001B

         The source of  the  problem  was  that  R11  had  a  bad  value
         (00000001).

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         A second problem is hangs waiting for doorbell locks.  Two hung
         AUDIT_SERVER processes in a VMScluster could get stuck in Local
         Event Flag (LEF), waiting for the other process  to  release  a
         different  doorbell  lock.  When this problem occurs, processes
         may begin backing up in the RWMBX state, trying  to  write  new
         messages to MBA3:.

      o  When the AUDIT_SERVER is requested to exit, typically due to  a
         system shutdown, it could potentially hang in HIBernation state
         not processing any  messages  in  MBA3:.   This  problem  could
         potentially  cause  other processes to go into RWMBX state when
         the mailbox fills up, and hang the system.

      o  MOUNT of a new shadow set by a non-privileged user fails,  even
         if  the  VU (Virtual Unit) had its ownership changed prior to a
         reboot.



Kit Installation Rating:

     The following kit  installation  rating,  based  upon  current  CLD
     information,  is provided to serve as a guide as to which customers
     should apply this remedial kit.  (Reference attached Disclaimer  of
     Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement)

     INSTALLATION RATING:

       3 : To  be  installed  by  customers  experiencing  the  problems
           corrected.



Installation Instructions:

     Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility  by  logging  into  the
     SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt:

         @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ALPAUDS01_071 [location of the saveset]

     The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory  that
     contains the kit saveset.

     The images in this kit will not take effect  until  the  system  is
     rebooted.

     If you have other nodes in your VMS  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.

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

     A  reboot  can  be  avoided  by  stopping   and   re-starting   the
     AUDIT_SERVER.   HOWEVER, if the system is experiencing the problems
     described in this remedial kit, stopping the AUDIT_SERVER may cause
     the system to hang.  If that happens, you must reboot the system to

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     recover.

     To stop and restart the AUDIT_SERVER:

             $SET AUDIT/SERVER=EXIT   (to stop)

             $SET AUDIT/SERVER=START  (to restart)


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