What is Support Level Supplement (SLS) OSS726A, the OpenServer 6 Definitive 2018 (D2M1) Supplement? KEYWORDS: sls oss oss726 oss726a 600 6.0.0 openserver osr6 definitive supplement RELEASE: SCO OpenServer Release 6 Definitive 2018 (D2M1) PROBLEM: What problems are fixed by Support Level Supplement (SLS) OSS726A, the OpenServer 6 Definitive 2018 (D2M1) Supplement? SOLUTION: OSS726A provides the following fixes: 1. Fix an RD1000 panic. Systems using the AHCI device driver and an attached but empty Dell PowerVault RD1000 Removable Disk Storage device would panic on start up. To fix these panics requires both this escalation patch for the sd01 device driver and to use version 2.0a (or later) of the AHCI device driver. You can separately download that device driver or install it via patchck. The sd01 portion of the fix is to change a recursive loop to an iterative loop. The ahci portion of the fix is to resolve an event registration issue. OSR6-113 2. Fix a mkdev hd command failure when configuring a Dell PowerVault RD1000 Removable Disk Storage hard disk. This error was encountered: ERROR: One or more of the DDB files are not present/corrupt/inaccessible. UX:ls:ERROR: Cannot access /dev/hba/hba*: no such file or directory. An incorrect data conversion was fixed. OSR6-124 This supplement can be installed on the following SCO OpenServer releases: SCO OpenServer 6 Definitive 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------- I. Software Notes and Recommendations 1. If your system has an AHCI controller, you should also install the revised AHCI device driver (version 2.0a or later). 2. If you have any questions concerning this supplement, please contact your Xinuos software supplier or your Xinuos Support Representative. ---------------------------------------------------------- II. Installation Instructions To install OSS726A follow these steps: 1. Login as root 2. Create an empty directory, such as /tmp/oss726a, to which the patch will be downloaded. 3. Download the OSS726A patch tar file OSS726A_VOLS.tar to the directory created in step 2. Unwind the tar file in that directory tar -xf OSS726A_VOLS.tar 4. Run the Software Manager with the command: scoadmin software or double-click on the Software Manager icon in the desktop. 5. Pull down the "Software" menu and select "Install New". 6. When prompted for the host from which to install, choose the local machine and then "Continue". 7. In the "Select Media" menu, pull down the "Media Device" menu. Select "Media Images", then choose "Continue". 8. When prompted for the "Image Directory", enter "/tmp/oss726a" (or the directory where you unwound the OSS726A patch file OSS726A_VOLS.tar in step 3) and choose "OK." 9. When prompted to select software to install, make sure that the "OSS726A" entry is highlighted. Choose "Install". 10. Once installation of Escalation Supplement OSS726A is complete, exit the Software Manager, by selecting "Exit" from the "Host" menu. 11. Once the installation has completed, you can remove or archive the OSS726A patch and the containing directory created in steps 2 and 3. 12. You will need to reboot your system for all changes to take effect. ---------------------------------------------------------- III. Removal Instructions Note: Patches must be rolled back in the reverse order in which they were installed on a per-component basis. 1. Log in as root. 2. Execute the command: scoadmin software or double-click on the Software Manager icon in the desktop. 3. Pull down the "View" menu and select "View Patches". 4. Highlight the "OSS726A" entry. 5. Pull down the "Software" menu and select "Remove Software". 6. Once the removal finishes, quit the Software Manager. 7. You will need to reboot your system for all changes to take effect.