Updated: 12 December 1998

OpenVMS Version 7.2 Release Notes

Chapter 3
3	General User Release Notes
3.1	COM for OpenVMS (Alpha Only)
3.1.1	Problems and Restrictions
3.1.1.1	Field Test Versions Incompatible with OpenVMS Version 7.2
3.2	DCL Commands
3.2.1	Changes and Enhancements
3.2.2	Problems and Restrictions
3.2.2.1	SET PROCESS/NOAUTO_UNSHELVE Command in Cluster Environment
3.3	DECTPU
3.3.1	Problems and Restrictions
3.3.1.1	Motif Widget Context Help Built-In
3.3.2	Documentation Changes and Corrections
3.3.2.1	DEC Text Processing Utility Reference Manual
3.4	High-Performance Sort/Merge Utility (Alpha Only)
3.4.1	Problems and Restrictions
3.4.1.1	Concurrent Sort Operations
3.4.2	Corrections
3.4.2.1	Error Messages Problem Fixed
3.4.2.2	Merging Stream Files Limitation Fixed
Chapter 4
4	System Management Release Notes
4.1	Alpha System Dump Analyzer (SDA)
4.1.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.1.1.1	Number of Nonpaged Pool Lookaside Lists Increased
4.2	Backup Utility
4.2.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.2.1.1	Writing a Save Set to a Files-11 Mounted Disk
4.2.2	Problems and Restrictions
4.2.2.1	/MEDIA_FORMAT=COMPACTION Qualifier Ineffective on TA90 Devices
4.2.2.2	/OWNER and /BY_OWNER Qualifiers Require Numerical Identifiers
4.3	Compaq Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS Alpha
4.4	DECamds
4.4.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.4.1.1	Installation Procedure Change
4.4.1.2	Event Log File and Lock Log File Enhanced
4.4.1.3	Handling of Unknown Adapter Types Improved
4.4.1.4	Similar Groups Sorted Correctly
4.4.2	Problems and Restrictions
4.4.2.1	Kernel Threads Not Supported (Alpha Only)
4.5	DECdtm Services
4.5.1	Problems and Restrictions
4.5.1.1	Kernel Threads Restriction (Alpha Only)
4.6	DECevent Fault Management Support
4.6.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.6.1.1	DECevent Version 2.9 or Later Required to Analyze Errors
4.7	Extended File Specifications
4.7.1	Problems and Restrictions
4.7.1.1	Mixed UNIX Style and VMS Style File Names Not Supported (Alpha Only)
4.8	External Authentication
4.8.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.8.1.1	FTP Server Uses External Authentication
4.8.1.2	DCL Command Interface to Control External Authentication
4.8.2	Problems and Restrictions
4.8.2.1	Failed Connection Attempts on POP Server
4.8.2.2	SET PASSWORD Behavior Within a DECterm Terminal Session
4.8.2.3	DECnet Phase IV Requirement
4.8.2.4	Impact on Layered Products and Applications
4.8.2.5	Mixed-Version OpenVMS Cluster Systems
4.8.2.6	LGI Callout Services Disable External Authentication
4.8.2.7	DECwindows Pause Screen Uses SYSUAF Password
4.8.2.8	DECnet-Plus and NET_CALLOUTS Parameter
4.8.2.9	No Password Expiration Notification on Workstations
4.9	Fast Path (Alpha Only)
4.9.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.9.1.1	SYSGEN Parameter Changes
4.9.1.2	DCL Support
4.9.1.3	STOP/CPU Command Is Allowed
4.10	Lock Manager
4.10.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.10.1.1	Lock Manager and Nonpaged Pool (Alpha Only)
4.11	Monitor Utility
4.11.1	Problems and Restrictions
4.11.1.1	Monitoring Pre-Version 7.2 Nodes from Version 7.2 Nodes
4.11.1.2	Changes to MONITOR Recording File
4.11.2	Documentation Changes and Corrections
4.12	Mount Utility
4.12.1	Problems and Restrictions
4.12.1.1	/MEDIA_FORMAT=COMPACTION Qualifier Ineffective on TA90 Devices
4.12.1.2	Mounting Write-Protected Disks in a Mixed-Version Cluster
4.13	OPCOM
4.13.1	Corrections
4.14	OpenVMS Cluster Systems
4.14.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.14.1.1	New HSZ Allocation Class (Alpha Only)
4.14.1.2	OpenVMS Cluster Compatibility Kits for Version 6.2 Systems
4.14.1.3	Cluster Client License Changes
4.14.2	Problems and Restrictions
4.14.2.1	Mixed-Version Incompatibilities
4.14.2.2	DECnet-Plus Satellite Boot Restriction (Alpha Only)
4.14.2.3	MSCP_SERVE_ALL and Mixed-Version Clusters
4.14.2.4	SCSI Device-Naming Restrictions When Port Allocation Class Used
4.14.2.5	Multipath Support for Parallel SCSI and Fibre Channel (Alpha Only)
4.14.2.6	Fibre Channel Support (Alpha Only)
4.14.2.7	SCSI Shared Interconnect Requires Same Node Allocation Class (Alpha Only)
4.14.2.8	AlphaServer 4000/4100 Systems Problem in SCSI Clusters
4.14.2.9	CI-to-PCI (CIPCA) Adapter (Alpha Only)
4.14.2.9.1	HSJ50 Firmware Version Restriction for Use of 4K CI Packets
4.14.2.9.2	Multiprocessor Systems with CIPCAs: CPUSPINWAIT Bugcheck Avoidance
4.14.2.10	MEMORY CHANNEL (Alpha Only)
4.14.2.10.1	Rolling Upgrades
4.14.2.11	Booting Satellites with DECnet--Plus
4.14.2.12	System Startup in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment (Alpha Only)
4.14.3	Corrections
4.14.3.1	SCSI Device Naming and Quorum Disk Problem Corrected (Alpha Only)
4.14.3.2	SCSI Device-Naming Problem with PKA Device Corrected
4.14.3.3	SCSI Device-Naming Conflict That Prevented Satellite Booting Corrected
4.14.3.4	MSCP_CMD_TMO System Parameter Corrections
4.15	OpenVMS File System
4.15.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.15.1.1	Performance and Configuration Requirements of Large Bitmaps
4.15.1.2	Changing Disk Cluster Factor Can Create Incompatibilities
4.15.1.3	Storage Bitmap Might Be Smaller Than Volume Requires
4.16	POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
4.16.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.16.1.1	DECwindows Motif Interface 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
4.17	RMS Journaling
4.17.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.17.1.1	Modified Journal File Creation
4.17.2	Problems and Restrictions
4.17.2.1	After-Image (AI) Journaling
4.17.2.2	Remote Access of Recovery Unit Journaled Files in an OSI Environment
4.17.2.3	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	Show Cluster Utility
4.19.1	Documentation Changes and Corrections
4.19.1.1	OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual: M--Z
4.20	SYS$EXAMPLES
4.20.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.20.1.1	SET PREFERRED_PATH Command Replaces PREFER.MAR and PREFER.CLD
4.21	System Parameters
4.21.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.21.1.1	System Parameters Help
4.21.1.2	CRD_CONTROL
4.21.1.3	MAXBOBMEM (Alpha Only)
4.21.1.4	MMG_CTLFLAGS (Alpha Only)
4.21.1.5	MSCP_CMD_TMO
4.21.1.6	MSCP_SERVE_ALL
4.21.1.7	NOCLUSTER
4.21.1.8	PASTDGBUF
4.21.1.9	PIOPAGES
4.21.1.10	QDSKINTERVAL
4.21.1.11	SCSCONNCNT Is Obsolete
4.21.1.12	STARTUP_P3
4.21.1.13	TMSCP_SERVE_ALL
4.21.1.14	VBN_CACHE_S (VAX Only)
4.21.1.15	VCC_MAXSIZE (Alpha Only)
4.21.2	Problems and Restrictions
4.21.2.1	ARB_SUPPORT (Alpha Only)
4.21.2.2	MSCP_SERVE_ALL
4.21.3	Corrections
4.21.4	Documentation Changes and Corrections
4.21.4.1	ARB_SUPPORT Default Value Is 3 (Alpha Only)
4.21.4.2	MPDEV_REMOTE Is Not Supported
4.22	Terminal Fallback Facility (TFF) (Alpha Only)
4.23	Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
4.23.1	Changes and Enhancements
4.23.1.1	Shadow Set Member Support Raised to 500
4.23.2	Problems and Restrictions
4.23.2.1	HSD10 Virtual Disks
4.23.2.2	Minimerge Capability for System Disk Requires DUMPSTYLE Parameter (Alpha Only)
4.23.2.3	Minimerge Version Incompatibility
4.23.2.4	HSZ40 and Transportable SCSI Disk Shadow-Set Members
4.23.3	Corrections
4.23.3.1	Incompatibility with StorageWorks RAID Software Corrected
4.23.3.2	Bad Block Repair (BBR) Logic Problem Corrected

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