Patch Name: PHNE_1974 Patch Description: Snaplus APPC sessions do not recover after link failure. Snaplus APPC file transfer stops after link failure. Must use SNAPMANAGE to reactivate. This patch contains the fix for APPC session recovery after link failure. The fix is in PU2.1 component (libsix1.a) Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700/8.X/PHNE_1974 Effective Date: 930118 Patch Files: PHNE_1974.text PHNE_1974.updt SR#: 1653039396. "what" string/timestamp: libsix1.a: A.B8.02.012 SNAplus PU 2.1 "sum" output: 17783 1700 PHNE_1974.updt Dependencies: None Supersedes: None. Patch Package Size: 871 Kbytes Installation Instructions: Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. Note: Please back up your system before you patch. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- After getting the patch onto your machine, unshar the patch (sh PHNE_1974). To install this patch do the following: 1) Run /etc/update (Note: you must be logged in as root to update a system). 2) Once in the update "Main Menu" move the highlighted line to "Change Source or Destination ->" and press "Return" or "Select Item". 3) Make sure the highlighted item in the "Change Source or Destination" window is "From Tape Device to Local System ...", then press "Return" or "Select Item". 4) You should now be in the "From Tape Device to Local System" window. Change the "Source: /dev/rmt/0m" to "Source: /tmp/PHNE_1974.updt" (this assumes that you are in the /tmp directory where PHNE_1974.updt has been placed). Note: You must enter the complete path name. 5) Press "Done". 6) From here on follow the standard directions for update. The customized script that update runs will move the original software to /system/PHNE_1974/orig. HP recommends keeping this software there in order to recover from any potential problems. It is also recommended that you move the PHNE_1974.text file to /system/PHNE_1974 to be retained for future reference. If you wish to put this patch on a magnetic tape and update from the tape drive, dd a copy of the patch to the tape drive. As an example the following will create a copy of the patch that update can read: dd if=PHNE_1974.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048