Patch Name: PHCO_28169 Patch Description: s700_800 11.11 mksf(1M) cumulative patch Creation Date: 02/11/08 Post Date: 03/02/05 Repost: 04/01/15 The Defect Description and Special Installation Instructions sections of the patch documentation were modified to add a warning about possibly undesired side effects of executing the insf(1M) command to (re-)create the /dev/asyncdsk and /dev/async device files on an active system, i.e. not in single user mode. Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 11.11 s800: 11.11 Products: N/A Filesets: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP Automatic Reboot?: No Status: General Release Critical: No Category Tags: defect_repair enhancement general_release Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_28169 Symptoms: PHCO_28169: 1. ( SR:8606272918 CR:JAGae37024 ) insf(1M) command does not create device file for "ipmi" driver. PHCO_27243: 1. ( SR:8606266533 CR:JAGae30778 ) "insf" command does not create device file for port 3 of the device claimed by the asio0 driver. PHCO_27209: 1. ( SR:8606161278 CR:JAGad30594 ) Some database applications show performance degradation in the absence of the device file "/dev/async". 2. ( SR:8606263673 CR:JAGae27998 ) "insf" command does not create device files for pseudo drivers "vols" and "dmp". Defect Description: PHCO_28169: 1. ( SR:8606272918 CR:JAGae37024 ) insf(1M) command does not create device file for "ipmi" driver. Resolution: insf(1M) command has been modified to create device file for "ipmi" driver. PHCO_27243: 1. ( SR:8606266533 CR:JAGae30778 ) "insf" command was not supporting the creation of device file for port 3. Resolution: "insf" creates device file for port 3, if the driver reports port 3 as the valid port. PHCO_27209: 1. ( SR:8606161278 CR:JAGad30594 ) Historically some database applications communicate with asyncdsk driver using the device file "/dev/async". Currently insf(1M) creates only "/dev/asyncdsk" device file, when asyncdsk driver is installed on the system. Due to the absence of "/dev/async" device file, the performance deteriorates. Resolution: Device file "/dev/async" will be created for "asyncdsk" driver in addition to device file "/dev/asyncdsk". WARNING: If the /dev/async device file has been customized, for example, to take advantage of special features of the Sybase application, these features may be lost if insf -e is executed on the system. As insf(1M) states in the WARNINGS section: insf should only be run in single-user mode. It can change the mode, owner, or group of an existing special file, or unlink and recreate one; special files that are currently open may be left in an indeterminate state. 2. ( SR:8606263673 CR:JAGae27998 ) "insf" command does not create device files for pseudo drivers "vols" and "dmp". Resolution: "insf" command is enhanced to create device files for pseudo drivers "vols" and "dmp". Enhancement: No (superseded patches contained enhancements) PHCO_27209: This is an enhancement to support drivers "vols" and "dmp" SR: 8606266533 8606161278 8606263673 8606272918 Patch Files: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: /sbin/insf /sbin/lssf /sbin/mksf /sbin/rmsf /usr/sbin/insf /usr/sbin/lssf /usr/sbin/mksf /usr/sbin/rmsf what(1) Output: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: /sbin/insf: $ Revision: 11.11 PHCO_28169 $ $ Version_11.11 Nov 7 2002 04:13:23 $ /sbin/lssf: $ Revision: 11.11 PHCO_28169 $ $ Version_11.11 Nov 7 2002 04:13:23 $ /sbin/mksf: $ Revision: 11.11 PHCO_28169 $ $ Version_11.11 Nov 7 2002 04:13:23 $ /sbin/rmsf: $ Revision: 11.11 PHCO_28169 $ $ Version_11.11 Nov 7 2002 04:13:23 $ /usr/sbin/insf: $ Revision: 11.11 PHCO_28169 $ $ Version_11.11 Nov 7 2002 04:13:23 $ /usr/sbin/lssf: $ Revision: 11.11 PHCO_28169 $ $ Version_11.11 Nov 7 2002 04:13:23 $ /usr/sbin/mksf: $ Revision: 11.11 PHCO_28169 $ $ Version_11.11 Nov 7 2002 04:13:23 $ /usr/sbin/rmsf: $ Revision: 11.11 PHCO_28169 $ $ Version_11.11 Nov 7 2002 04:13:23 $ cksum(1) Output: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: 3969832203 393216 /sbin/insf 3969832203 393216 /sbin/lssf 3969832203 393216 /sbin/mksf 3969832203 393216 /sbin/rmsf 3969832203 393216 /usr/sbin/insf 3969832203 393216 /usr/sbin/lssf 3969832203 393216 /usr/sbin/mksf 3969832203 393216 /usr/sbin/rmsf Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: None Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: PHCO_27209 PHCO_27243 Equivalent Patches: None Patch Package Size: 410 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_28169 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHCO_28169.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_28169. 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_28169.text file is available in the product readme: swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_28169.depot To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHCO_28169.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: WARNING: If the /dev/async device file has been customized, for example, to take advantage of special features of the Sybase application, these features may be lost if insf -e is executed on the system. As insf(1M) states in the WARNINGS section: insf should only be run in single-user mode. It can change the mode, owner, or group of an existing special file, or unlink and recreate one; special files that are currently open may be left in an indeterminate state.