Dear SCO Customer,

Support Level Supplement (SLS) ptf7216a, the UnixWare 7.0.0 and 7.0.1 vol 
Driver Supplement, addresses the following issue:

        Panics can occur due to vxfs not checking for vnode softcounts
        before performing kmem_free() on the vx_bignode.


Contents
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        /etc/conf/pack.d/vol/Driver_atup.o
        /etc/conf/pack.d/vol/Driver_mp.o


Software Notes and Recommendations
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SLS ptf7216a should only be installed on:

        UnixWare 7 Release 7.0.0, 7.0.1


Installation Instructions
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1. Download the ptf7216a.Z file to the /tmp directory on your machine.

2. As root, uncompress the file and add the SLS package to your system
   using these commands:

        $ su
        Password: <type your root password>
        # uncompress /tmp/ptf7216a.Z
        # pkgadd -d /tmp/ptf7216a
        # rm /tmp/ptf7216a

Alternatively, this SLS package may be installed in quiet mode, 
that is, without displaying the release notes and asking for 
installation confirmation.  To do this, use these commands:

        $ su
        Password: <type your root password>
        # uncompress /tmp/ptf7216a.Z
        # pkgadd -qd /tmp/ptf7216a all
        # rm /tmp/ptf7216a

3. Reboot the system after installing this SLS package.

The release notes displayed prior to installation can be found in:

        /var/sadm/pkg/ptf7216/install/ptf7216.txt


Removal Instructions
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1. As root, remove the SLS package using these commands:

        $ su
        Password: <type your root password>
        # pkgrm ptf7216

2. Reboot the system after removing this SLS package.


If you have questions regarding this SLS , or the product on which 
it is installed, please contact your software supplier.