Patch Name: PHCO_26188 Patch Description: s700_800 11.00 savecrash(1M) cumulative patch Creation Date: 02/02/02 Post Date: 02/04/05 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 11.00 s800: 11.00 Products: N/A Filesets: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP OS-Core.CORE-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP Automatic Reboot?: No Status: General Release Critical: Yes PHCO_26188: ABORT Category Tags: defect_repair enhancement general_release critical halts_system Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_26188 Symptoms: PHCO_26188: "savecrash -p" saves the image from both dedicated dump device and swap-endangered dump device. PHCO_19308: 1 ER: savecrash(1) has no option to write directly to tape. 2 Memory is not deallocated and can result in errors. PHCO_13467: 1 The usage line does not exactly match the man page synopis. PHCO_13132: 1 Savecrash continually attempts to save a dump from a v-class system on every reboot. 2 Running savecrash manually after initial install of 11.00 may result in confusing error messages and usage lines from savecore. 3 The usage line does not exactly match the man page synopis. 4 There may be various errors after an initial update to 11.00 due to savecrash not being able to read the header from a pre-11.00 dump. Defect Description: PHCO_26188: savecrash is not updating the dump structures properly. Resolution: updated the dump structures properly to correctly indicate swap-endangered dump devices. PHCO_19308: 1 Added -t option to savecrash to produce dump files on tape using tar format. 2 Allocated memory is not being deallocated. PHCO_13467: 1 savecrash man page has inaccurate options described (extra + missing) PHCO_13132: 1 Dump is repeatedly being saved. (HPUX 11.0 IC21) 2 savecrash does not work with savecore formats for many options 3 savecrash man page has inaccurate options described (extra + missing) 4 savecrash fails in rc script after 10.01->11.00 update SR: 8606212946 5003406231 4701376046 4701375931 4701375923 4701375949 Patch Files: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: /sbin/savecrash OS-Core.CORE-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64, v=HP: /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/savecrash.1m what(1) Output: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: /sbin/savecrash: PHCO_26188: savecrash $Revision: 1.4 $ $ PATCH/11.00:PHCO_24148 May 25 2001 08:04:43 $ OS-Core.CORE-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64, v=HP: /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/savecrash.1m: None cksum(1) Output: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: 2225889976 331776 /sbin/savecrash OS-Core.CORE-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64, v=HP: 2752193661 6018 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/savecrash.1m Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: s700: 11.00: PHCO_26075 PHCO_25681 PHCO_26189 s800: 11.00: PHCO_26075 PHCO_25681 PHCO_26189 Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: PHCO_13132 PHCO_13467 PHCO_19308 Equivalent Patches: None Patch Package Size: 360 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Back up your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root. 3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory. 4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch: cd /tmp sh PHCO_26188 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHCO_26188.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_26188. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, include the patch_save_files option in the swinstall command above: -x patch_save_files=false WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. For future reference, the contents of the PHCO_26188.text file is available in the product readme: swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_26188.depot To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHCO_26188.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: None