CHARON-AXP V4.8 Build 183-09 for Linux 64 bit - Patch Notes

This is the Patch Release Notes for
CHARON-AXP version 4.8 build 183-09 for Linux

a cumulative patch for:
CHARON-AXP version 4.8 build 183-02 for Linux

Published: 05 April 2018

Who should apply the patch ?
- Users having inappropriate warning messages related to hardware specifications
- Users having problems with not sufficient network performance, especially with DE602 network interface
- Users having problems with PBXDA adapter
- Users experiencing performance degradation after upgrading to v4.8
- Users having problems with very long backup procedure on Tru64
- Users having lost savesets when backuping to a virtual tape
- Users having problems with a virtual disk unloading on dismount
- Users having problems with "ncu" utility
- Users having problems with "hasp_srm_view" utility
- Users requiring to have a license check interval of 168 hours
- Users having a loss of date/time synchronization after DST change
- Users having Tru64 VDUMP occasional slowdown
- Users having not sufficient network performance
- Users having loss of date/time synchronization after DST change
- Users experiencing guest OS crash with segmentation violation
- Users having an issue with an incorrect ethernet address set by CHARON

CHARON configuration changes required:
- None

Problems fixed by the patch

- Fixed a problem when virtual PBXDA hangs on output/input through /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1 etc (ID#5296)
- To address security issues new Sentinel LDK 7.6 is used for building this release; most up-to-date Sentinel run-time (v7.63) is included (ID#5211, ID#5227)
- Soft limit on the required host CPU number is set according to the "n_of_cpus" parameter now (ID#5137)
- Fixed a problem with DE602 slow ftp transfer under Tru64 (ID#5134)
- Fixed performance degradation caused by slowing down I/O thread by DIT one (ID#5162)
- Tru64 backups are very inconsistent, they may take a lot of time comparing to OpenVMS backups (ID#5159)
- Fixed a data loss during backup to virtual tape, leading to lost savesets (ID#5144, Case #00029944)
- Fixed a problem when a virtual disk is "unloaded" on dismount and cannot be mounted again (ID#5136, Case #00029906)
- Fixed "print" option in "ncu" utility (ID#5133)
- Fixed "hasp_srm_view" issue of impossibility to display all available licenses (ID#5088)
- Hardcoded upper limit on license check interval to 168 hours is increased (ID#5031, Case #00029470)
- Fixed loss of date/time synchronization after DST change (ID#5159, Case #00029445)
- hasp_srm_view is improved (ID#5027)
- Fixed a problem with Tru64 VDUMP occasional slowdown (ID#5159)
- Network performance has been significantly improved (ID#5111)
- Fixed a loss of date/time synchronization after DST change (ID#5029)
- Fixed a problem leading to exception with code 0000000B (Segmentation Violation) (ID#5039)
- Fixed a problem leading to setting incorrect ethernet address to FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (ID#5097)

Installation:
1. Stop all running CHARON-AXP instances
2. Make sure that no template files (i.e. "es40.cfg.template") have been used for your specific configuration. Otherwise copy those files to some place to save.
3. Login as "root" user.
4. Proceed with update of the installed kit according to this instruction: https://stromasys.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DocCHAXPv48L/CHARON-AXP+for+Linux+installation

Deinstallation:
Deinstallation can be applied only to CHARON product, not to the patch.
For details of complete deinstallation see https://stromasys.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DocCHAXPv48L/CHARON-AXP+for+Linux+deinstallation

Stromasys SA
05 April 2018