Problem installing OVMS 8.3A Update 11

[Volker Halle]

Niel,

here you've seen the consequences of HP OpenVMS Engineering breaking the rule: all OpenVMS updates are ALWAYS CUMULATIVE !

Volker.

[Bhadresh]

Hi,

Before installing any kit always look at the dependencies list first. VMS83A_PCSI-V0200 and MS83A_UPDATE-V1000 needs to be installed before VMS83A_SYS-V1300 kit.

Have a look at the dependencies section:

http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/patchDetail.do?&patchid=VMS83A_SYS-V1300&sel={openvms%3Aalpha%3A8.3%2C}&BC=main|search|#KIT%20DEPENDENCIES

Regards,
Bhadresh

[Sandeep Ramavana]

Hi Neil,

You should be able to install UPDATE 13 over UPDATE 9. Did you face any specific issues? If you get a prompt asking "Do you want to terminate?" you should answer NO to the question. This ensures that the installation is successful. More details are in the release notes of the UPDATE kit.

>> here you've seen the consequences of HP OpenVMS Engineering breaking
>> the rule: all OpenVMS updates are ALWAYS CUMULATIVE !
Hi Volker, updates are still cumulative.

Best Regards,
Sandeep

[H.Becker]

I'm sure, it was already said: there was a change in the base image. I don't remember all the details but - as we all know by now - it was for pthreads. So, at least the new PTHREAD$RTL depends on SYS$BASE_IMAGE. A cumulative update now happens to have both the changed base image and the changed PTHREAD$RTL. Obviously the base image is only in effect after a reboot. But as shown, the new pthread rtl is used in a subsequent image activation: %IMGACT-F-SYMVECMIS. This is very likely a check whether the required base image is present or there was an $install/replace. Either one breaks the cumulative update. In a situation like this, the check for the correct base image needs to be done with something else and the new rtl should not replace the installed one in memory.