HP Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server Version 5.1.B-4 Patch Summary and Release Notes (13156)

3.2.1.6 Production Version of Motif 2.1 Provided..............................................................................45
3.2.1.7 Protection Against Buffer Overflow Exploitation Added........................................................46
3.2.1.8 Enhancements to pmgrd Daemon and collect Utility..............................................................47
3.2.1.8.1 Performance Manager Metrics Server Daemon (pmgrd).................................................47
3.2.1.8.2 New Features Added to collect Utility...........................................................................48
3.2.1.9 File System Management Applications Enhanced .................................................................48
3.2.1.10 New Control Option for /usr/sbin/audit_tool Command.......................................................48
3.2.1.11 Change to envmond Improves Performance on Some Systems..............................................48
3.2.2 Release Notes Introduced in Prior Kits..........................................................................................48
3.2.2.1 SIA sialog Use Limitation Required .....................................................................................48
3.2.2.2 Change to executable_data Attribute Requires Running Script...............................................48
3.2.2.3 Potential Security Vulnerability Identified ............................................................................49
3.2.2.3.1 Adjusting the tcp_rst_win Variable...............................................................................49
3.2.2.3.2 Adjusting the tcp_syn_win Variable..............................................................................49
3.2.2.4 Modification to Changer Driver May Affect Some Applications .............................................50
3.2.2.5 Data Sorting of Audit Records May Be Required on Single CPU System .................................50
3.2.2.6 new_wire_method Tunable Attribute Retired .......................................................................50
3.2.2.7 Stopping Daemons May Speed Adminstration Performance ..................................................50
3.2.2.8 sendmail Application Size/Length Limits Can Cause Problems ..............................................51
3.2.2.9 Increasing RDG max_objs Value Recommended ...................................................................51
3.2.2.10 Reboot May Resolve Problem with Smart Array Controller ..................................................52
3.2.2.11 Additional Steps for IPsec Connections...............................................................................52
3.2.2.12 Potential NFS Duplicate Request Cache Scalability Limitation with High Loads and
Uncharacteristic File Access Behavior on Clustered NFS Servers.......................................................52
3.2.2.13 Tuning the NFS Server Duplicate Request Cache..................................................................53
3.2.2.14 Performance of hwmgr Commands on Large System Configurations....................................54
3.2.2.15 LSM Spin Lock Issue..........................................................................................................54
3.2.2.16 Possible Problem when Processing Many Command Parameters..........................................55
3.2.2.17 Loading Firmware from a BOOTP Server............................................................................55
3.2.2.18 Changes to tar, pax, and cpio Behavior................................................................................56
3.2.2.19 Changes to vdump and vrestore Disallow Larger Record Sizes.............................................56
3.2.2.20 Problem Seen on Systems with Smart Array Controller........................................................56
3.2.2.21 Broken Links Reported During Baselining...........................................................................56
3.2.2.22 Russian Keyboard..............................................................................................................57
3.2.2.23 General and Problem Information for AlphaServer ES47, ES80, and GS1280 Systems..............57
3.2.2.23.1 Time Loss on Systems with Firmware Lower Than V6.4-12...........................................57
3.2.2.23.2 CPU Offline Restrictions.............................................................................................58
3.2.2.23.3 Problem with Capacity-on-Demand Process................................................................58
3.2.2.23.4 Repeated Reboots May Cause Panic............................................................................59
3.2.2.24 Caution on Updating to Version 5.1B with DEGXA NICs......................................................59
3.3 Changes to Reference Pages.................................................................................................................59
3.4 Summary of Base Operating System Patches.........................................................................................60
3.4.1 New Patches ..............................................................................................................................61
3.4.2 Patches Delivered in Prior Kits.....................................................................................................74
4 TruCluster Server Patches..........................................................................................147
4.1 Release Notes....................................................................................................................................147
4.1.1 Select Option to Check Tagged Files ...........................................................................................147
4.1.2 Check for Tagged Files if Messages Are Displayed.......................................................................147
4.1.3 Noncritical Errors......................................................................................................................147
4.1.4 Unrecoverable Failure Procedure................................................................................................148
4.1.5 Do Not Add or Delete OSF, TCR, IOS, or OSH Subsets During Roll...............................................148
4.1.6 Undo Stages in Correct Order.....................................................................................................148
4.1.7 clu_upgrade undo of Install Stage Can Result in Incorrect File Permissions...................................148
4.1.8 Missing Entry Messages Can Be Ignored During Rolling Patch.....................................................149
4.1.9 Relocating AutoFS During a Rolling Upgrade on a Cluster...........................................................149
4.1.10 Messages Displayed During Rolling Upgrade Can Be Ignored....................................................150
4.1.11 Error on Cluster Creation.........................................................................................................150
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