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Patch 3477 : Status monitor and lockd rollup #3 for IRIX 6.2 : [IRIX 6.2]
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  • Release Notes
  • Inst Subsystem Requirements
  • Inst Subsystem Checksums
  • Inst Subsystem File Listings
  • Download Patch


    RELATIONS

    This patch replaces the following patches:
    1276, 1621, 1679, 1745, 2278, 3058

    This patch is incompatible with the following patches:
    1448

    This patch fixes the following bugs:
    370459 - kernel, statd and lockd changes to support HA
    495987 - NLM file locking hang at Disney
    499530 - NLM (lockd) over TCP not supported with NFS3 over TCP
    512457 - rpc.statd system Error Message
    577215 - ha_statd -a fails causing failsafe to shutdown
    588290 - rpc.statd thrashing filesystems


    RELEASE NOTES

    1. Patch SG0003477 Release Note

           This release note describes patch SG0003477 to IRIX 6.2.
    
    
    1.1 Supported Hardware Platforms
           Patch 3477 contains bug fixes for all IRIX 6.2 supported
           hardware platforms.
    
    
    1.2 Supported Software Platforms
           This patch contains bug fixes for NFS and Failsafe-NFS on a
           system running IRIX 6.2.  The software cannot be installed
           on other configurations.
    
           This patch replaces patch SG0003058.
    
           In order for fixes in patch SG0003477 to work correctly,
           patch SG0001608 or higher from the NFS patch set must also
           be installed.  Without this, the user commands will fail
           because kernel modifications required for patch SG0003477
           are contained in patch SG0001608 and its successors.
    
           Patch SG0003477 replaces patches SG0001745, SG0001679,
           SG0001621, SG0001276 and SG0002278 and SG0003058 and
           contains only the user commands from SG0001621.  Patch
           SG0001679 had incorrect relationships defined.  Patch
           SG0003477 is incompatible with patch SG0001448 and previous
           NFS rollup patch sets because they did not have the proper
           NFS kernel modifications necessary for patch SG0003477.
    
           Should problems arise, delete the latest NFS rollup patch
           set and Status monitor/Failsafe locking patch set.
           Afterward, re-install SG0003477 and SG0001608 (or
           successor).
    
    
    1.3 Bugs Fixed by Patch SG0003477
           This patch contains fixes for the following bugs in IRIX
           6.2.  Bug numbers from Silicon Graphics bug tracking system
           are included for reference.
    
              o Bug 577215 - ha_statd -a fails causing failsafe to
                shutdown. ha_statd timed out, due to rpc.statd was busy
                processing nfs system locks.
    
    
    
    1.4 Bugs Fixed by Previous rollup patches
           The following IRIS bugs were fixed by previous rollup
           patches.  Bug numbers from Silicon Graphics bug tracking
           system are included for reference.
    
              o Change the severity of a syslog message to INFO. (Bug
                #512457)
    
              o On FailSafe systems, rpc.statd can cause ha_statd to
                timeout, causing failsafe to shutdown. (Bug #577215)
    
              o On FailSafe systems, it is possible for rpc.statd to
                attempt to send a crash notification to itself.  This
                results in some non-terminating loop behaviour in
                rpc.statd where the crash notification is sent to
                itself every 10 seconds.  (Bug #588290)
    
              o File locking can hang when the server is rebooted.
                (Bug #495987)
    
              o Non-SGI clients using NFS over TCP can hang when
                attempting to acquire file locks.  (Bug #499530)
    
              o rpc.statd and rpc.lockd have been updated to support
                highly available environments.  Specifically, these
                changes are necessary for the IRIS FailSafe product.
                (BUG 370459)
    
    
    1.5 Subsystems Included in Patch SG0003477
           This patch release includes these subsystems:
    
              o patchSG0003477.nfs_man.nfs
    
              o patchSG0003477.nfs_sw.nfs
    
    
    1.6 Installation Instructions
           Because you want to install only the patches for problems
           you have encountered, patch software is not installed by
           default.  After reading the descriptions of the bugs fixed
           in this patch (see Section 1.3), determine the patches that
           meet your specific needs.
    
           If, after reading Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of these release
           notes, you are unsure whether your hardware and software
           meet the requirements for installing a particular patch, run
           inst.  The inst program does not allow you to install
           patches that are incompatible with your hardware or
    
    
           software.
    
           Patch software is installed like any other Silicon Graphics
           software product.  Follow the instructions in your Software
           Installation Administrator's Guide to bring up the miniroot
           form of the software installation tools.
    
           Follow these steps to select a patch for installation:
    
             1.  At the Inst> prompt, type
    
                 install patchSGxxxxxxx
    
                 where xxxxxxx is the patch number.
    
             2.  Initiate the installation sequence. Type
    
                 Inst> go
    
             3.  You may find that two patches have been marked as
                 incompatible.  (The installation tools reject an
                 installation request if an incompatibility is
                 detected.)  If this occurs, you must deselect one of
                 the patches.
    
                 Inst> keep patchSGxxxxxxx
    
                 where xxxxxxx is the patch number.
    
             4.  After completing the installation process, exit the
                 inst program by typing
    
                 Inst> quit
    
    
    1.7 Patch Removal Instructions
           To remove a patch, use the versions remove command as you
           would for any other software subsystem.  The removal process
           reinstates the original version of software unless you have
           specifically removed the patch history from your system.
    
           versions remove patchSGxxxxxxx
    
           where xxxxxxx is the patch number.
    
           To keep a patch but increase your disk space, use the
           versions removehist command to remove the patch history.
    
           versions removehist patchSGxxxxxxx
    
    
           where xxxxxxx is the patch number.
    
    
    1.8 Known Problems
    
    
    INST SUBSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
    No Requirements Information Available.
    

    INST SUBSYSTEM CHECKSUMS

    These checksums help to provide a 'signature' for the patch inst image which can be used to authenticate other inst images. You can obtain this kind of output by running sum -r on the image (from the command line):

    57266     12 patch/README.patch.3477
    61977      3   patchSG0003477
    00278     46   patchSG0003477.nfs_sw
    07835      3   patchSG0003477.nfs_man
    

    INST SUBSYSTEM FILE LISTINGS

    The following lists the files which get installed from each subsystem in the patch:

    patchSG0003477.nfs_man.nfs
    usr/share/catman/a_man/cat1/statd.z

    patchSG0003477.nfs_sw.nfs
    usr/etc/rpc.lockd
    usr/etc/rpc.statd
    usr/relnotes/patchSG0003477/TC
    usr/relnotes/patchSG0003477/ch1.z


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    download.sgi.com patchSG0003477.tardist 24-Nov-1998 40 K FTP HTTP
     
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    Document Id: 20021117073742-IRIXPatch-1329