OpenVMS 7.3-2 upgrade and error with SYS$STARLET_C.TLB

[Neil Ashworth_1]

Hi, I was doing an OpenVMS 7.3-1 to 7.3-2 upgrade today on our tesbed system (which is a copy of production). The upgrade stopped with this error:

PCSI-E-PARUDF, file [SYSLIB]SYS$STARLET_C.TLB was not previously installed, or is present but out of scope, module update skipped.
Termination is strongly recommended.

I have left the console sitting at the termination Y/N prompt while I investigate the problem.

In looking at the production system, SYS$STARLET_C.TLB does exist, and has a September 29th, 2004 date.

$ libr/list SYS$STARLET_C.TLB /full
Directory of TEXT library SYS$COMMON:[SYSLIB]SYS$STARLET_C.TLB;1 on 11-DEC-2006 15:45:59
Creation date: 29-SEP-2004 21:57:44 Creator: Librarian A09-23
Revision date: 29-SEP-2004 21:57:46 Library format: 3.0
Number of modules: 327 Max. key length: 39
Other entries: 0 Preallocated index blocks: 32
Recoverable deleted blocks: 0 Total index blocks used: 14
Max. Number history records: 20 Library history records: 0
Library is in DCX data reduced format

Do you think it is because it is in DCX data reduced format?

[John Gillings]

Neil,

> Do you think it is because it is in DCX data reduced format?

Definitely NOT.

See HELP/MESSAGE

help/mess parudf

PARUDF, 'object-type' 'object-name' was not previously installed or
is present but out of scope; 'object-type' update skipped

Facility: PCSI, POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility

Explanation: You attempted to update a managed object that either is not
known to the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility or is
known but does not have a compatible scope. For example, a
library module update might fail either because the library
file was not provided by another product or because the file
has product scope instead of global scope.

User Action: Check the product database and your command to verify that you
are trying to update a known managed object.

It sounds like the PCSI data base doesn't recognise that SYS$STARLET_C as the correct file to be upgraded. Has the existing version been updated by anything other than PCSI?

Try extracting the file from the 7.3-2 kit and comparing it with your existing file.

[Steven Schweda]

A quick Google search for:

parudf SYS$STARLET_C.TLB

turned up (the not exact, but suggestive):

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/DOC/82FINAL/6674/6674pro_install.html

(See "1.9.3 Error on Upgrade from Version
7.3-1".)

I quote:

Disregard the recommendation to terminate the
upgrade. Answer NO to the prompt Do you want
to terminate? [YES] . The upgrade will
continue successfully.

[Kris Clippeleyr]

Neil,
We have seen this error numerous times, and always continued the upgrade.
Haven't had any problems with the systems afterwards.
My guess is that you can safely ignore this error, it's a glitch in the upgrade procedure.
Regards,
Kris (aka Qkcl)