*************************************************** ** NP00649 FILE ** ** DATE = 07/15/98 ** PHONE = 8-444-0017 ** CONTACT = SANDY PETERSON ** C/T = RD0011 ** USER = SANDYPE NODE = RALVM29 ** *************************************************** APARTXT NA03941 = Internal enhancements for FX64801 STOP_SYmpTOM A03785 Defect needed for migration np00648 APARTXT NA03942 = When you activate and deactivate a migration multiple times, returning to the older release ends with a c73 on the LED (wrong config level) APARTXT NA03921 = When routing Banyan Vines over token ring, where there are source route bridges between the 6611 router and the Vines client, the Vines client does not receive responses to its Vines ARP requests because the 6611 router is sending the Vines responses with no token ring RIF field. The result is that the Vines client cannot obtain a Vines address from the 6611 router and therefore cannot function in the Vines network. APARTXT NA03941 = Internal enhancements for FX64801 STOP_SYmpTOM APARTXT NA03943 = When you make changes to queue priorities for frame relay on a serial card, it should force the router to reboot, otherwise frame rellay does not work. APARTXT NA03971 = ICMP redirects are not always sent by the 6611 when they should be because of corruption in the IP next hop table, due to representation of the mask (ie, little endian vs big endian byte ordering). APARTXT NA04077 = AS boundary LSAs can get stuck on neighbor retransmission lists. This causes many less-recent receive errors in the OSPF error logs of adjacent neighbors. APARTXT NA04060 = When MIB for memory information is incorrect. The following is output of MIB. 6611 16mb mem;View the MIB .1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.2.4.4.7.3.1 "4096" 6611 32mb mem; " "4096" APARTXT NA04076 = When equal-cost multipath routes are utilized a next-hop other than the first one becomes inaccessible, the IP route tables on the intelligent adapters are not updated. APARTXT NA04165 = This defect was found at a customer: Shiseido. When the LLC was to transmit an IFRAME and there are no "granted units" or the FC Ack is missing, a shutdown(HARD) is performed, but then the IFRAME is still tried to be transmitted, which causes the box to dump. After the shutdown in these cases, the routine should just return. ENDSET COMPID FOR PTF NP00649 = 564801600,140 PRODID FOR PTF NP00649 = 5648016,Multiprotocol Network Program PREREQ FOR NP00649 = NP00648 ENDSET COREQ FOR NP00649 = NONE ENDSET SUP FOR NP00649 = NONE ENDSET IFREQ FOR NP00649 = NONE ENDSET MEMO TO USERS = +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | MEMO FOR NP00649 | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ CONTENTS OF THIS MEMO _____________________ o Description of Supersede and Prerequisite PTFs o Installation instructions for NP00649 o Engineering PTFs with contents included in Production PTFs SUPERSEDE AND PREREQUISITE PTFS ________________________________ PTF NP00649 requires MPNP V1R4.1 at PTF NP00648 code level. This code level can be achieved by one of the following: o Applying NP00648 to a base V1R4 or V1R4.1 system o Applying NP99935 to a prior release (NP99935 is V1R4.1 with NP00648). o Applying NP00648 on any NP00620-NP00630 or NP00640-NP00647 system. Users at any release levels other than V1R4 must migrate to that level (using NP99935, NP99934, NP99933, NP99932 or NP99931) and be com mitted at that level before applying NP00649. Note: NP99935 is an MES Upgrade to V1R4 at PTF level NP00648. NP99934 is an MES Upgrade to V1R4 at PTF level NP00647. NP99933 is an MES Upgrade to V1R4 at PTF level NP00644. NP99932 is an MES Upgrade to V1R4 at PTF level NP00625. NP99931 is an MES Upgrade to V1R4 base. PTF INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR NP00649 ____________________________________ Potential problems or delays in the installation procedure can be avoided if you perform certain actions first. CLEANING UP THE 6611 TRANSFER DIRECTORY Receiving installation files places them in the transfer directory of the 6611. If you know you have unnecessary files in the transfer directory (such as outdated dumps or reports), delete the files before beginning the installation. Refer to "Delete Transfer Directory Files" in the Operations chapter of the IBM Multiprotocol Network Program Operations and Problem Management manual for details. STOPPING TRACES Before beginning the installation process for any update, stop all trace activities. Active traces might cause installation to fail because of insufficient space. Refer to the Problem Determination chapter of the IBM Multiprotocol Network Program Operations and Problem Management manual for information on stopping traces. In particular, it is important that IP routing (gated) protocol traces should be stopped before installing this PTF. HANDLING DEVELOPMENT PTFS Before beginning the installation process for any software update, check to see if you have any development PTFs on your system. Development PTFs may be identified as containing the characters FX in their names, for example: Name: mpnp.obj NP00001 ---------------------- Fix ID Release ========================== FX00001 01.01.0000.0001 If you know that you have development PTFs on your system, call your IBM Support Center and provide the following information: o The development PTFs that are already on your system o The software updates you wish to install INSTALLING SOFTWARE UPDATES Software updates are installed from the transfer directory using the Software Installation and Maintenance Facility of the Multiprotocol Network Program V1R3 Supplement(SD35-0238). This is a multiphase process that permits the software updates to be tested before making them a permanent part of the Multiprotocol Network Program. When updating software, the first step after importing the software update is to apply the software update. After a software update is applied to a 6611, it can be activated at a later time. You can specify the maintenance level and the date and time of the activation. The 6611 will be re-IPLed at activation time. Thus, the application of a PTF is not directly coupled with the re-IPL of the router. Any software update that is applied, but not activated in the currently running 6611, can be rejected at any time. A software update must be active before it can be committed. Warning: When you commit the software update, the change is permanent. There are several rules to consider when installing software updates that have dependencies: o Software updates cannot be applied until their prerequisite software updates have been applied. o Applied software updates cannot be committed until their prerequisite software updates have been committed. Possible Messages When Applying PTFs: If there is not sufficient space available, you will see a system message similar to: Installation failed. Please press enter to view the detailed information. (Assuming Enter is pressed, this detailed message is displayed:) installp could not complete because there is not enough space in file system /usr. It needs 476 more 1K blocks. The space available in /usr is less than the minimum required for this operation. The selected install operation will not be started now. Press Enter to continue. If there are more than 1000 1K blocks free in each file system, then you will see different messages depending on whether there was sufficient room for the PTFs you selected to apply. NOTE: If you have insufficient space in the file systems other than /tmp and you have commited all prior PTF's, you must contact IBM service. IBM service will make the appropriate adjustments to the file systems. If you select multiple PTFs to be applied and there is room for some, but not all, only the ones that fit will be applied. The log file pd_update.log in the transfer directory will inform you of this. To perform software updates from the System Manager: 1. Log in to the System Manager using a controlling user ID. 2. Select Software Installation and Maintenance on the System Manager main menu. Follow this procedure to install your software update using the System Manager: Step 1 Your software update is sent to you on diskettes or tape. The software update must be moved to the transfer directory for installation. Before proceeding, refer to "Recommended Software Pre-Installation Actions" for suggested actions if you have not already done so. Step 2 Select Receive Software Updates from the Software Installation and Maintenance menu to move the update files to the transfer directory in the 6611. These import methods are available: * FTP * Modem * Tape * Diskette Before receiving any software files, the system validates that enough space is available in the transfer directory. NOTE: Steps 3 and 4 are optional steps for informational purposes only and are not required for this installation Step 3 Select List Software Updates in the Transfer Directory to view a list of the software in the transfer directory of the 6611, Step 4 Select List All Problems Fixed by Software Updates to list the problems fixed by the software updates in the transfer directory. Step 5 Select Apply Software Updates to install the software updates on the 6611. The installation ends without a re-ipl, and you are returned to the Software Installation Maintenance menu. Step 6 Select Activate Applied Software Updates to activate the applied software updates. In the first selection screen, select NP00649. In the second selector screen you must use "none" as a selection if that is the only choice or if you wish to select no EPTF's. COMMITTING THE SOFTWARE UPDATE (PTF NP00649) CAUTION: When you commit the software update, the change is permanent. You will not be able to reverse the commit. When PTF NP00649 is committed, underlying PTFs are committed also. All EPTFs(FX....) are rejected when NP00649 is committed. Step 1 Select Commit Active Software Updates to commit the activated software updates. Refer to Chapter 5 "Software Installation and Maintenance" in the Multiprotocol Network Program Supplement Version 1 Release 3 (SD35-0238) more installation information. ------------------------------------------------------------ Installation of PTF NP00649 along with the prerequisite and corequisite PTF's, will alleviate the need for the engineering PTF's listed below to reside on your machine. NOTE: If you are currently running with an Engineering PTF that is not on the list below, contact your IBM Service representative for possible additional instructions. FX62001 FX62002 FX62301 FX62302 FX62303 FX62501 FX62502 FX64001 FX64201 FX64202 FX64203 FX64401 FX64402 FX64403 FX64501 FX64502 FX64601 FX64602 FX64603 FX64701 FX64702 FX64801 FX64802 END OF MEMO - NP00649 ENDSET LABELTXT Selective Fix Package For use on MPNP V1, R4.0 only ENDSET ***************************************************