[OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2] VMS732_UPDATE-V0200

From: Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER (peter_at_langstoeger.at)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:32:23 +0000 (UTC)

<RANT>
Today I downloaded the latest ECO VMS732_UPDATE-V0200 from ITRC.

1) I tried to install it on my system at work. It failed

-PCSI-E-REQVOLSPC, 218722 blocks required; 138276 blocks free; -80446 blocks net
-PCSI-I-DELRDSETS, you can reclaim disk space by using the DELETE RECOVERY_DATA command
Terminating is strongly recommended. Do you want to terminate? [YES]

Ok, not enough disk space. Alas.
But some lines later during 'rollback'

Portion done: 0%
%PCSI-E-S_OPCAN, operation cancelled by request

%PCSI-I-CREDIR, created directory DSA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSMGR.PCSI$WRKA657]
%PCSI-I-CREDIR, created directory DSA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSMGR.PCSI$WRKA657.][SYSUPD]
%PCSI-E-READERR, error reading DSA0:[INSTALL_KITS]DEC-AXPVMS-VMS732_UPDATE-V0200--4.PCSI;2
-PCSI-E-INVDOCMTL, internal error - product document has invalid product material ordering

Hhmmm. Where did I see the INVDOCMTL the last time ? I'll know soon...

2) After some ZIPping to get free diskspace, I tried again. It failed after
10% with

%PCSI-E-READERR, error reading DSA0:[INSTALL_KITS]DEC-AXPVMS-VMS732_UPDATE-V0200--4.PCSI;2
-PCSI-E-INVDOCMTL, internal error - product document has invalid product material ordering
%PCSI-E-OPFAILED, operation failed
Terminating is strongly recommended. Do you want to terminate? [YES]
%PCSI-E-CANCEL_WIP, termination resulted in an incomplete modification to the system
%PCSI-E-S_OPCAN, operation cancelled by request

%PCSI-I-CREDIR, created directory DSA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSMGR.PCSI$WRKA665]
%PCSI-I-CREDIR, created directory DSA0:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.SYSMGR.PCSI$WRKA665.][SYSUPD]

Recovery pass starting ...

%PCSI-E-READERR, error reading DSA0:[INSTALL_KITS]DEC-AXPVMS-VMS732_UPDATE-V0200--4.PCSI;2
-PCSI-E-INVDOCMTL, internal error - product document has invalid product material ordering

Hhhmm. The INVDOCMTL again. Where did I see it the last time ?
Now I know. It was a corrupt PCSI file. Corrupted by download or
by unpacking ? How will I know this ? A new download/unpack fixed it.

3) I downloaded the ECO at home and surprise installation failed with

Portion done: 60%

%PCSI-E-OPENOUT, error opening DISK$VMSSYS:[SYS0.SYSCOMMON.][SYSLIB]DECW$SVEXT_G
LX_SW.EXE; as output
-RMS-F-FUL, device full (insufficient space for allocation)
%PCSI-E-OPFAILED, operation failed
Terminating is strongly recommended. Do you want to terminate? [YES]
%PCSI-E-CANCEL_WIP, termination resulted in an incomplete modification to the sy
stem
%PCSI-I-DELFIL, deleted DSA0:[SYS0.SYSMGR.PCSI$WRK202002B9]SYSUPD.DIR;1

So, the PCSI kit is not corrupted this time. At least it seems so.
(Then where comes the corruption from ? Was the kit on the FTP server fixed
in the meantime [2h] ? Was it the download ? Why without any error message ?
Or was it the DCX unpacking ? Why also without a warning ? Why can VMS
engineering not also use ZIPSFX instead of the error prone DCX ? Please !!)

But it also seems, that the freespace check is insufficient. (@%$&^*)

What the heck is the problem today ?
Can an ECO not successfully install at the first try ?
</RANT>

Good luck, folks 

-- 
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

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