CHARON-VAX V4.8 Build 183-09 for Linux - Patch Notes

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

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

Published: 05 April 2018

Who should apply the patch

• Users who have Charon-AXP V4.8 build 183-09 running on the same server
• Users experiencing performance degradation after upgrading to v4.8
• User having problems when backuping a bypass disk to a virtual tape
• 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 VAX 4705 ROM self-test fatal hardware error
• Users having not sufficient network performance
• Users having loss of date/time synchronization after DST change
• Users having a fatal hardware error on CHARON self-test
• Users having an issue with an incorrect ethernet address set by CHARON

CHARON configuration changes required

• None

Problems fixed by the patch

• Fixed a BUGCHECK on backup of a bypass disk to a virtual tape (ID#5239)
• Fixed performance degradation caused by slowing down I/O thread by DIT one (ID#5162)
• 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)
• hasp_srm_view is improved (ID#5027)
• Fixed VAX 4705 ROM self-test fatal hardware error (ID#4958, Case #00029315)
• Network performance has been significantly improved (ID#5111)
• Fixed a loss of date/time synchronization after DST change (ID#5029)
• Fixed a problem when VAX 4705 ROM self-test detects a fatal hardware error on the VAX virtual machine (ID#4958, Case #00029315)
• Fixed a problem leading to setting incorrect ethernet address to FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (ID#5097)

Installation:

1. Stop all running CHARON-VAX instances
2. Make sure that no template files (i.e. "mv3k6.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/DocCHVAXv48L/CHARON-VAX+for+Linux+installation

Important note:

• If CHARON-AXP and CHARON-VAX are running on the same server, both must be patched at the same time.

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/DocCHVAXv48L/CHARON-VAX+for+Linux+deinstallation

Stromasys SA
05 April 2018