Pathworks Advanced Server 7.3A ECO1

[Dean Lahodny]

I downloaded the ECO 1 patch for Advaned Server 7.3a to upgrade my 7.3 version from the FTP site. The file was only a bit over 900k. The patch fails upon installation with a 'physical end of input before end of encoding.' I can only assume either I didn't get the correct file or the file I downloaded, ADVANCEDSERVER-V0703-A1.PCSI-DCX_AXPEXE, is corrupt. My understanding is that this ECO was a full version so the file should be much larger than 900k. Is another location available?

[Åge Rønning · Accepted solution]

Seems ok at the following link:

http://ftp.support.compaq.com.au/search.phtml?what=ADVANCEDSERVER-V0703-A1-1

[Åge Rønning]

Even if ITRC now is the official way to get patches the following site could be very useful, especially for older versions of OpenVMS.

http://ftp.support.compaq.com.au/

[Dean Lahodny]

Thanks for the file location. The file from this site worked fine. Although I am now not defining a logical PWRK$KNBDAEMON_IPADDR. Hopefully I can find something about this logical in the documentation so I can get pathworks back up and running.

Dean

[Åge Rønning]

Dean,
Good to hear you got hold of the kit!

I'm not sure what your problem regarding the logical is, But hopefully the following information would help:

In 7.3a you no longer need to make sure the selected adapter corresponds
to the first IP address in the local hosts database, and so do not need the
PWRK$KNBDAEMON_DEVICE logical to bind the service to a specific NIC, unless there is more than one NIC in the system. In this case, you need the PWRK$KNBDAEMON_DEVICE logical along with the PWRK$KNBDAEMON_IPADDR logical. The PWRK$KNBDAEMON_IPADDR logical should be defined as the IP address associated with the NIC identified
by the PWRK$KNBDAEMON_DEVICE logical.

Try this
$define/sys/exec pwrk$knbdaemin_ipaddr "xx.xx.xx.xx"
where xx is your systems ip-address

[Brad McCusker]

Glad to hear that you got the kit, and, I think you also got a pointer to info in the new KNB logical.

Problem is, Advanced Server V7.3A-ECO1 is old, Advanced Server V7.3A-ECO2 is out now, and, I strongly recommend that you get that and install it. Don't even bother with ECO1.

Problem is, I think that the ITRC site might not yet have it... Sorry, I'm not sure about its availability there. Call your CSC and they should be able to get it for you.

[Dean Lahodny]

After reading the release notes I found that the logical pwrk$knbdaemon_ipaddr is not needed unless more that one network interface is installed in the system. When the logical pwrk$knbdaemon_device is removed pathworks works fine. It turns out either both have to be defined or both not defined.

[Dean Lahodny]

CSC supplied the ECO. One note: If Multinet is used the PWRK$KNBDAEMON fails to bind correctly. Engineering is aware and is working on a fix.