Kit Name: ALPBACK02_071 Kits superseded by this kit: ALPBACK01_071 Kit Dependencies: The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE installation of this, or any required kit, kit: None. In order to receive 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, V7.1-1H2 Files patched or replaced: o [SYSEXE]BACKUP.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]BACKUPSHR.EXE (new image) Problems addressed in ALPBACK02_071 kit o A %BACKUP-F-WAITIDLEBCB error is possible when a media error is encountered with the BACKUP utility. Problems addressed in ALPBACK01_071 kit o Four major problems occurred: 1. Incremental restores may get an INCDELERR error message and loop continuously when attempting to perform a directory tree delete on a specific DIR filespec. The following text is an example of the message syntax: Page 2 %BACKUP-E-INCDELERR, error deleting $4$DUA1:[WINDATA.NETSCAPE.CACHE]CACHE.DIR;1 -SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file 2. A possible ACCVIO (access violation) can occur when backing up volume sets, particularly individual relative volumes. 3. A problem with the /OWNER and /BY_OWNER qualifiers occurred with an error message such as: BACKUP/LOG TEST.BCK/SAVE/BY_OWNER=[20,0] X.X %BACKUP-F-BADOPTVAL, invalid callable interface option value, argument position 7, option type = 59, option value = 1048576 4. Since upgrading to OpenVMS V7.1 from OpenVMS V6.2, BACKUP procedures could not be run. BACKUP fails with an ACCVIO error PC=0000000000000000. Although the problem matches the contents of the article listed below, workarounds described in the article failed at the customer site. Identifier: CTI_SRC970415001958 VEGA Item Number: 55327 Title:[OpenVMS] BACKUP Fails W/ACCVIO At PC=0000000000000000 Kit Installation Rating: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide 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 ALPBACK02_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. Page 3 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. Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1998 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. The software contained on this media is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Equipment Corporation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THIS PATCH IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITAL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE OR PROFIT, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PATCH MADE AVAILABLE HERE OR TO THE USE OF SUCH PATCH.