Read Before Installing MPE/iX Release 7.0 (C.70.00) (30216-90313)

Chapter 1 7
Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 7.0
Release Notes
This problem happens during high loads (or more ports are in use). The
hang happens when Driver has initiated DMA to the card and is waiting
(indefinitely) for DMA completion from the card.
There is no workaround for this problem except to restart the driver and
applications. The patch will be ready soon after release of MPE/iX 7.0. If
you use ACC heavily, it is better to install the patch.
Mesa Diagnostics
JAGad12461 <ctrl>y in TERMDSM hangs the current session.
JAGad33025 Mesa can’t find Network IO cards that don’t have a link started.
In order for Mesa STM (system tool manager) to detect network IO cards,
these cards must have a link started. Before starting STM it is necessary
to do a NETCONTROL start,net=<link>. If STM is started prior to starting
the link, the network IO cards will not be detected by STM. Certain
diagnostic functions will not work once the links have been started.
JAGad33193 Mesa and Driver architecture difference prevents LOOPBACK
testing.
A system with one LAN card can not diagnose the LAN card since it is in
use.
JAGad36000 cstm fails after installing from a system backup tape on MPE/iX
7.0.
Restoring HFS Named Files and System Shutdown
It is possible for HFS-named files to be put into a degraded state if the
system is halted soon after a RESTORE operation. The system halt could
be due to a system failure, or the system operator halting the system with
a
<cntl>B TC/RS. When the system is halted in this manner, some or all of
the HFS-named files, that have been recently restored with the RESTORE
command, may suffer one or more of the following problems:
• Cannot be purged with the CI :PURGE command.
• Executables cannot be loaded.
• RESTORE cannot purge these files when attempting to replace them.
This problem can be avoided by properly shutting the system down with a
<cntl>A SHUTDOWN command, and waiting for the final SHUT 6 message. If
this problem is encountered, the degraded HFS files can be removed with
the CI :PURGELINK command, or the shell’s rm command.
JAGad36970 No commands are available for DDS or DLT4000 Expert Mode.
The expert tool is not working properly in 7.0 base. A patch will be
available shortly after release.