On May 8, 7:28*am, Jerry Eckert wrote:
> The documentation for the VMS732_LAN-V0500 patch is missing a crucial
> instruction: if you are using the LAN failover feature, the LANCP
> device database must be converted (MC LANCP CONVERT DEVICE) after
> installing the patch.
>
> If this isn't done, the LL devices will be configured but not active
> after the system is rebooted. LANCP does not generate any warnings
> that the database requires conversion unless you attempt to modify an
> entry; the SHOW DEV command functions normally.
>
> Also, be aware that the information about the state of the failover
> set (which physical devices are included and which is active) has been
> moved from SHOW DEV LLA/CHAR to SHOW DEV LLA/INT.
>
> A case has been opened with HP and escalated to Engineering.
>
> Jerry

Thanks for the heads up Jerry.

The LAN-v5 patch was re-issued on 5/6/08 after the original issue date
of 5/5/08 and the reason given was a doc. fix. I just checked and the
LANCP CONVERT DEVICE you mentioned was NOT in the 5/6/08 release
notes. Good catch. No, very good catch.

Dave...

In article <99c8d9c3-683f-41fa-a508-e81dee721b3b@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, Jerry Eckert writes:
>The documentation for the VMS732_LAN-V0500 patch is missing a crucial
>instruction: if you are using the LAN failover feature, the LANCP
>device database must be converted (MC LANCP CONVERT DEVICE) after
>installing the patch.
>
>If this isn't done, the LL devices will be configured but not active
>after the system is rebooted. LANCP does not generate any warnings
>that the database requires conversion unless you attempt to modify an
>entry; the SHOW DEV command functions normally.

Same problems as with an upgrade to VMS V8...

>A case has been opened with HP and escalated to Engineering.

For the VMS V8 release notes/installation instructions too late I'm afraid

--
Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER
Network and OpenVMS system specialist
E-mail peter@langstoeger.at
A-1030 VIENNA AUSTRIA I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist