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SOFTWARE RELEASE BULLETIN
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DISCLAIMER: NOS/VE Is intended for use as described In this
document. CONTROL DATA CORPORATION cannot be responsible
for the correct operation of features or parameters not
described.




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1) The NDS/VE Cycle 11 system consists of the
operating system and product set features outtined
in the NOS/VE 1.0 Software Availability Bulletin (SlB).
The NDS/VE Cycle 17 system must be Installed using
the release materials. (Se~ the NOS/WE 1.0 SAB, pages 11
and 12, for the list of the release materia's.)
NOS V2.2 Level 5q6 Operating System and lovel 587
for the Common Products must be Installed on the
computer hefore tostl"ing NOS/VE Cycle 17 to complete
the dual state system confIguration.
2) It is necessary to understand this document, the NOS/Ve
1.0 SAR, the NOS/VE Installation and Upgrade Manual
(60463913), and the NOS 2.2 Level 596 Operating System
and Level 587 for the Common Products and related
documents before installing NOS/VE Cycle 17.
3) After installing NOS V2.2 Level 596 Operating System
and Level 581 for the Common Products system and the
NDS/YE Cycle 17 system, the NOS and NOS/VE
systems may be deadstarted and placed into operation.
4) PSR numbers are Included wIth some of the Items In this
document. These PSRs are outstanding as of the date of
the reJ ease.




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A complete description of OperatIng System and Product Set
features may be found in the NOS/VE 1.0 Software
Availability Bul1etln. Please refer to that document for
NOS/VE Cycle 11 system feature information.
All references in the NOS/VE 1.0 SAB to the CYSER 170-835
and CVaER 170-855 shou1d be updated to Include the CY8ER
170-815, CYBER 170-825, and CYBER 170-845. All references
In the NOS/VE 1.0 SAB to NOS 2.1 level 588 should be
modified to NOS 2.2 Operating System leve' 596 and Common
Product level 587.




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1) PASSON and IRHF both run out 01 the SYSTE"X account. 8ecause
af this, the password must be set to SYSTEMX and the resource
validations must be set to their maximum.
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2) The tUN=. parameter on the *SETVe* command must have Its
resource validations set to the maximum. failure to do
this can cause the deadstart Job to fail with 'PRU LIMIT'
or 'SRU LIMIT'.
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1) There is a timing problem/data sensitive bug that may
occassionally cause the RESTORE_PERMANENT_FILE command to
abort. If this ocours, the operator should restart RESTORE
with the failing reel. If the problem does not re-occur,
onl, one file Is lost. If the problem still occurs, restart
RESTORE again but with the reel that follows the falling
reel. In the second case, all fltes on the tape following
the point where the failure occurred are tost.
2) Automated vatldat10n performed during an Installation
Deadstart creates a SFAMILY_USERS file for the NVE 'amlly.
If you subsequently reload permanent files to family NVE from 8
BACPF ftle, catalogs which were not defined In the automated
validation cannot be accessed. likewise, any catalog Information
whIch has not been updated In the automated validation file Is
incorrect for the catalogs restored using BACPF. The recommended
sequence of events In which an Installation Deadstart can be
performed, and the family NVE permanent files restored from a
prevIous .evel Is as follows:
1. BACPF all NVE catalogs and files (except
uuu.$fAMIlY_USERS) to tape (uuu is the FAMILY_USER
Adm i n Is tr ator).
Z. BACPf the flte uuu.SFAMIlY_USERS.
This Is done by bracketing the commands associated with
the backup with TASK, TASKEND commands. The ring number
Is established by using the RING parameter of the TASK
command. For example:
TASK RING=3
COPY_fILE Input=alpha output=omega
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TASKENO
causes the COPY_FILE command to execute In ring 3.
NOTE:
The task command can be specified only in an
interactive Job or In 8 batch Job running under
SSYSTEM.
3. Perform an Installation Oeadstart of NOS/VE, but enter the
command nETF VAlIOATE/OFAMILY/ONVE prior to entering the
NEXTOSTAPE response to the request for the first product
tape. This command wlll disable automated validation.
4. Restore the SFAMILY_USERS file that was backed up In step 2.
(Ir you tailed to disable validatIon prior to this step, you
must 'ogln as the NVE famlfy user administrator, and change
the name of the $FAMIlY_USERS file using Change_Catalog_Entry.)
5. Restore the remainIng NVE famity files which were backed UP
in step 1.
6. Execute the Create_famIlY command from the operator console
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3) The procedure Verify_Instal led_Software which Is documented In
the NOS/VE Installation and Upgrade manual (Publlcation number
60463913 A) Is not available at this time.
4) The NOS User Neme creation described in the NOS/YE Installation
and Upgrade Manual implIes that the default MDOVAl OS value is
adequate. DSa5 Is the appropriate value.
5) Multiple NOS/VE upgrades using the CREATE_JOB_TEMPLATE command
result In a large number 01 files being created on the deadstart
disk. Each successfut execution of the CREATE_J08_TEMPLATE command
creates a directory file and severa. uniquely named segment files.
The d1rectory flte name Is specified by the TEMPLATE_NAME
parameter, and contains the name of every segment 'lie which
constitutes the Job template. Whenever a Job template is no longer
being used, the DELETE_JOB_TEMPLATE command should be used to
remove the directory file 'rom the deadstart disk. Segment 'lies
are removed by this command whenever the directory file .S
removed.
The console entry for this command ist

K.DELETE/OJoa/QTEMPlATE TN=nsme
6) Online manuals are released on a NOS/VE Backup_Permanent_FIJes tape
at this release. This is an interim process that Mill be
replaced by a process being generated by PublIcations and
Integration. To installed the online manuals, you must
reload the fltes on thIs tape into the SSYSTEM.MANUAlS
subcatatogs of the SSYSTEM family. Create the following
NOS/VE Job to accomplished this task:
JOB
request_magnetic_tape file=backup type=mt9$1600 rlngano evsn-nve007


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