[Info-vax] DECnet Phase IV broken after VSI update

[Rich Jordan]

On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 1:02:18 PM UTC-5, Volker Halle wrote:
> Rich, 
> 
> so you're saying: DECnet IV works after a fresh install of VSI VMS V8.4-2L1, but doesn't after an upgrade from HP VMS V8.4 ? 
> 
> Any DECnet OPCOM messages ? 
> $ MC NCP SHOW KNO LINE COUNT 
> $ MC NCP SHOW KNO CIRC COUNT 
> DECnet license active ? 
> TCPIP started AFTER DECnet ? 
> 
> Volker.


 Volker
License is active as part of VMS FOE pak; DECnet is in end-node state.
TCPIP was not started during this boot; it was manually started in one previous to test, and it is after DECnet startup in the startup procedures.
I DO need to test it again to make sure I'm not reporting a false positive about its status but I'm swamped, later today or next week to confirm that.

The line count is all clear except

Line = EIA-0
...
4103 Send failure, including:
             Carrier check failed


The circuit count is clear except

Circuit = EIA-0
31 Circuit Down

Note that I had the circuit turned off to stop all the operator messages, and it restarted the count when I re-enabled it to post this.   Its up to 55 now.

I tried a different switch and cable also, no difference, and again both old and new switch worked fine when booted from old HP VMS or the fresh install of VSI VMS.


I'll follow up with a TCPIP startup and test as soon as I can; everyone decided to have their peecees do diaper dumps today.

I am not currently connected to the iLO but the iLO _is_ connected to the same switch as the server data link (only one server NIC has been connected at a time).