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Conference spezko::cluster

Title:+ OpenVMS Clusters - The best clusters in the world! +
Notice:This conference is COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL. See #1.3
Moderator:PROXY::MOORE
Created:Fri Aug 26 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5320
Total number of notes:23384

5245.0. "BADVEC after installing VAXCOMPAT_062 (Redhawk)" by TIMABS::FREPPEL (Mosquito ergo summm...) Fri Mar 07 1997 06:30

Hi all,

We have installed VAXCOMPAT_062 on a VAX 4000-106A without reboot. For
configuration information see the end of the note.

I then wanted to install VAXCLUSIO01_062 in order to get the correct
shadowing software. The installation failed with the following message:

    %DCL-W-ACTIMAGE, error activating image MOUNTSHR
    -CLI-E-IMGNAME, image file DSA500:[SYS4.SYSCOMMON.][SYSLIB]MOUNTSHR.EXE
    -SYSTEM-F-BADVEC, invalid change mode or message vector

In fact, every attempt to use BACKUP gives the above message.
Also, an attempt to us MOUNT results in the very same message beibg displayed.

I am very reluctant to try a reboot because I suppose the system is rendered
unbootable (it will mount its system disk as a shadow set, and it will mount
more shadow sets later during bootstrap).

What's wrong with VAXCOMPAT_062 (aka 'Redhawk')?
Btw, I can't find it in TIMA any more. Is this a hidden hint not to use it?

Raymond.


PS:
The system is running OpenVMS V6.2 with the following patches applied 
(in this order):
	VAXSHAD05_062
	VAXDRIV03_070
	VAXMSCP01_070
	VAXDRIV04_070
	VAXMANA02_070
It is an NI-member (FDDI) of a two site VMScluster with 2Alphas (OpenVMS V6.2)
and 2VAXen (OpenVMS V6.2).
    
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5245.1INSTALL REPLACE previous versionTIMABS::FREPPELMosquito ergo summm...Fri Mar 07 1997 07:539
    Obviously VAXCOMPAT INSTALL REPLACEs SYS$SHARE:MOUNTSHR.EXE. After
    renaming MOUNTSHR.EXE;0 to .COMPAT and INSTALL REPLACing the provious
    version the message mentioned in the base note did not reappear.
    MOUNT and BACKUP work as expected.
    
    But what other components may have been affected by applying VAXCOMPAT?
    Is this expected behaviour?
    
    Raymond.
5245.2VMSSG::FRIEDRICHSAsk me about Young EaglesFri Mar 07 1997 09:3929
    I'm not quite sure I follow all of the logic in .0...

    The CLUSIO kit is a superset of the COMPAT kit.  It has everything 
    in the COMPAT kit plus additional SHADOW and MOUNT fixes.

    Both kits also include lots of files.  Some of them, like IO_ROUTINES,
    SHDRIVER and others will not get loaded until the required system
    reboot.  Other images, such as SDA, SHOW and MOUNT may get invoked
    before a reboot.

    Until the system has been rebooted, there are no guarantees what will
    and won't work correctly.  You have proven that there is at least
    one dependency...  There are more.  This is not a sign that the kit
    is broken in any way.  Also, be careful renaming images..  If you 
    reboot it with the new MOUNTSHR image renamed, but the old IO_ROUTINES,
    SYSINIT and SHDRIVER still installed, then you are probably going to
    be in trouble.  At least you have the backup of your system disk.

    I can't tell you why you can't see the kits on TIMA anymore.  I will
    check into that.  But I can tell you that I did not put a hold on it.
    
    Please reboot the system.  Thanks!

    Cheers,
    Jeff Friedrichs
    COMPAT/CLUSIO project leader
    OpenVMS Engineering
    

5245.3reboot is required !HAN::HALLEVolker Halle MCS @HAO DTN 863-5216Sun May 18 1997 04:5711
    
    One of our customers has made the same experience after installing
    ALPCLUSIO01_062 and then trying to install ALPDRIV08_062 without an
    intermediate reboot.
    
    A reboot after xxxCLUSIO installation solved that problem.
    
    Volker.
    
    re: .0 You do NOT need to install the xxxCOMPAT kit first. Just install
    	   the xxxCLUSIO.