HP-UX FTAM Release Notes HP-UX 11i v2 Edition 1 Manufacturing Part Number: B1033-90090 January 2004 United States © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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HP FTAM Release Notes Announcement Announcement HP FTAM version E.08.01 on HP-UX 11i v2 is now available. File Transfer, Access and Management (FTAM) is an international standard for transfer, access, and management of files in an open network. HP FTAM is a HP implementation of this standard.
HP FTAM Release Notes What is in this Version? What is in this Version? HP FTAM version E.08.01 on HP-UX 11i v2 contains new features and functionalities. Features HP FTAM version E.08.01 provides support for IPF FTAM API libraries (32 bit and 64 bit), 32 bit binaries for IPF (Itanium Platform). Therefore, FTAM applications can be compiled on IPF, linked with IPF libraries, and run on IPF. Benefits Upgrading to FTAM version E.08.01 will provide support for HP-UX 11i v2 FTAM 64-bit API library.
HP FTAM Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Software Requirements • HP OTS/9000 version C.12.00 or above • HP FTAM version E.08.
HP FTAM Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Installation Instructions For installation instructions, refer to the manual Installing and Administering HP FTAM (http://hpscitg.austin.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_nac02053113).
HP FTAM Release Notes Defects and Enhancement requests included in this release Defects and Enhancement requests included in this release 1. ENHANCEMENT Enhancement Description FTAM has been ported from HP-UX 11.11 to HP-UX 11i v2. FTAM is now available for HP-UX 11i v2. FTAM binaries and libraries are available for IPF. 2. JAGae64015 Symptom FTAM performance is low. Defect Description FTAM resp performance is low due to the sleep(1) in AP_recv_prim() when ap_rcv() returns AP_AGAIN.
HP FTAM Release Notes Defects and Enhancement requests included in this release 3. JAGae37830 Symptom FTAM resp leaks memory when NetTL is enabled. Defect Description When NetTL is enabled the buffer allocated to hold the PDU is not freed. Resolution The code has been modified to free the buffer. 4. JAGae16872 Symptom FTAM resp dies due to AP_AGAIN error returned by ap_set_env() API. Defect Description When ap_set_env() returns AP_AGAIN error, FTAM code has to retry the ap_set_env() again.
HP FTAM Release Notes Defects and Enhancement requests included in this release 6. JAGad95212 Symptom FTAM Applications fail due to total number of opened file reached the maximum limit. . Defect Description vi_conc_print_debug() function opens a file in FTAM. The opened file is not properly closed by vi_conc_print_debug(). Resolution The code has been modified to close the opened file. 7. JAGad57081 Symptom Incorrect NetTL message logged when FTAM Service provider is unavailable..
HP FTAM Release Notes Defects and Enhancement requests included in this release /var/opt/ftam bin bin 555 /var/opt/ftam/spool bin bin 555 /var/opt/ftam/spool/sockets Resolution The error message has been changed to "(MSGE_NO_ADDRS) Unable to create an IPC call socket address because the call socket directory '/var/opt/ftam/spool/sockets' does not exist. Create the call socket directory with the following permissions.
HP FTAM Release Notes Defects and Enhancement requests included in this release Defect Description If API trace is enabled, ft_frattributes() API uses fprintf() to print Octet string. Ideally it should have used print_single_file_pw() function to print the Octet string. Resolution The code has been changed to use print_single_file_pw() to print the string. 10. JAGad54485 Symptom ft_frattributes_aet() dumps core when API trace is enabled.
HP FTAM Release Notes Defects and Enhancement requests included in this release Chapter 1 Defect Description If a FTAM application is in DATA transfer regime and OTS is stopped on remote system, then FTAM returns without any error. Resolution The code has been modified to return error.
HP FTAM Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages HP-UX FTAM (E.08.01) is not available in non-English languages.
