Patch-ID# 107956-02
Keywords: cre limit stress descriptors max_total_procs
Synopsis: HPC 3.0: CRE fixes
Date: Sep/21/99

Solaris Release: 2.6 7

SunOS Release: 5.6 5.7

Unbundled Product: HPC

Unbundled Release: 3.0

Relevant Architectures: sun4u

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4238334 4245139 4234572 4249505

Changes incorporated in this version: 4249505

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/opt/SUNWhpc/HPC3.0/bin/sparcv7/mprun 
/opt/SUNWhpc/HPC3.0/etc/sparcv7/tm.mpmd
/opt/SUNWhpc/HPC3.0/etc/sparcv7/tm.rdb
/opt/SUNWhpc/HPC3.0/etc/sparcv7/tm.spmd
/opt/SUNWhpc/HPC3.0/lib/libcre.so.2
/opt/SUNWhpc/HPC3.0/lib/libcre_nomt.so.2
/opt/SUNWhpc/HPC3.0/lib/libhpcshm.so.1

Problem Description: 

4249505 max_total_procs is ineffective in limiting jobs per Node

(From 107956-01)

4238334 CRE fails under stress
4245139 hpcshm_exit() occasionally hangs when using sysV ISM
4234572 when spawning, cre eats all the low-numbered file descriptors


Patch Installation Instructions: 
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file
and/or the README within the patch for instructions on using
the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided
with each patch.

For Solaris 7 release, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' commands provided with
Solaris.  Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below as special
instructions.  The following example installs a patch to a
standalone machine, where the patch to be installed resides in
the /var/spool/patch directory:

        example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02

The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:

        example# patchrm 104945-02

For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.


Special Install Instructions: 
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You must either stop and start, after the patch is loaded,
all HPC daemons or reboot each machine in the cluster.