========================================================================== The checksum's (found through sum -r) of the files that you have received (other than this README) are as follows: 25927 2 patchSG0002825 56741 9 patchSG0002825.eoe1_man 39342 640 patchSG0002825.eoe2_sw 40386 3 patchSG0002825.idb ========================================================================== - 1 - 1. Patch_SG0002825_Release_Note This release note describes patch SG0002825 to IRIX 5.3. Patch SG0002825 replaces patches SG0000198 and SG0001299. 1.1 Supported_Hardware_Platforms This patch contains bug fixes for all platforms. 1.2 Supported_Software_Platforms This patch contains bug fixes needed for Performance Co- Pilot 2.0 on a system running IRIX 5.3 and requires the pcp_eoe.sw.eoe subsystem to be installed. This software cannot be installed on a system running earlier versions of Performance Co-Pilot. 1.3 Bugs_Fixed_by_Patch_SG0002825 This patch contains fixes for the following bugs in IRIX 5.3. Bug numbers from Silicon Graphics bug tracking system are included for reference. o Bug #469955 - During development of IRIX 6.4 and IRIX 6.5, new metrics were added and bugs fixed that are relevant to IRIX 5.3, IRIX 6.2 and IRIX 6.3. These changes have been back ported for this patch (#459836), including support for: o high precision counters (#421591, #429062, #430236, #434557, #434563 and #455866); o NFS3 metrics (#422007 and #422319); o additional memory and swap metrics (#447955, #448730 and #461637); and o reseting libirixpmda if the host configuration has changed (#421591). This patch also includes several fixes to improve the stability of libirixpmda in respect to: o memory metrics (#365244 and #529512); o help text (#422007, #510843 and #574977); o disk spindles (#429061); - 2 - o hinv metrics (#434995, #435442 and #534585); o CPU metrics (#435852 and #437661); o asynchronous I/O metrics (#436300); o warning and error log messages (#438608, #516803 and #516804); o kmem readers (#467542); o system load metrics (#452410); o inter-process communication metrics (#476227, #534977 and #542566); o removable media (#488139); o network interface metrics (#504755, #528490 and #505189); o kernel resource metrics (#504815); o diskless configurations (#516803); o CPU metric instances (#518747); o filesystem metrics (#527841); o several memory leaks (#532114); and o remote procedure call (RPC) metrics (#573315). This patch also includes fixes from the replaced patches SG0000198 and SG0001299: o corrections to metric meta data, new XFS and mbuf metrics, and support for 5.3MR and 5.3+patchSG0000159 disk statistics (#252159). 1.4 Subsystems_Included_in_Patch_SG0002825 This patch release includes these subsystems: o patchSG0002825.eoe1_man.unix (eoe1.man.unix) o patchSG0002825.eoe2_sw.perf (eoe2.sw.perf) - 3 - 1.5 Installation_Instructions Because you want to install only the patches for problems you have encountered, patch software is not installed by default. After reading the descriptions of the bugs fixed in this patch (see Section 1.3), determine the patches that meet your specific needs. If, after reading Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of these release notes, you are unsure whether your hardware and software meet the requirements for installing a particular patch, run inst. The inst program does not allow you to install patches that are incompatible with your hardware or software. Patch software is installed like any other Silicon Graphics software product. Follow the instructions in your Software Installation Administrator's Guide to bring up the miniroot form of the software installation tools. Follow these steps to select a patch for installation: 1. At the Inst> prompt, type install patchSGxxxxxxx where xxxxxxx is the patch number. 2. Initiate the installation sequence. Type Inst> go 3. You may find that two patches have been marked as incompatible. (The installation tools reject an installation request if an incompatibility is detected.) If this occurs, you must deselect one of the patches. Inst> keep patchSGxxxxxxx where xxxxxxx is the patch number. 4. After completing the installation process, exit the inst program by typing Inst> quit - 4 - 1.6 Patch_Removal_Instructions To remove a patch, use the versions remove command as you would for any other software subsystem. The removal process reinstates the original version of software unless you have specifically removed the patch history from your system. versions remove patchSGxxxxxxx where xxxxxxx is the patch number. To keep a patch but increase your disk space, use the versions removehist command to remove the patch history. versions removehist patchSGxxxxxxx where xxxxxxx is the patch number. 1.7 Known_Problems If the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) is installed and the collector daemon pmcd(1) is running, pmcd(1) should be stopped before installing the patch with the command (as root): # /etc/init.d/pcp stop After installing the patch, pmcd(1) should be restarted (as root): # /etc/init.d/pcp start Failure to stop pmcd(1) before installing this patch may result in the unexpected termination of pmcd(1). Failure to restart pmcd(1) after installing this patch will prevent the fixes and enhancements of the patch from taking effect.