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Networking I.P.B. 2119 5th October 1992 (JDK)
Department Category Implementation
Network Software Mandatory
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Novell NetWare 3.11 Operating System Patches and Updates

Novell have just released version 8 of the operating system patch kit for NetWare 3.11.

311PT8.ZIP contains 39 patches for Novell NetWare 3.11. Version 8 of the kit supersedes all previous releases of the 3.11 OS patches distributed by Novell (under the names 311PT1.ZIP, 311PT2.ZIP, 311PT3.ZIP, 311PT4.ZIP, 311PT5.ZIP, 311PT6.ZIP and 311PT7.ZIP).

Version 8 of the patch kit includes all the patches found in previous releases, and four new patches.

The new patches are as follows (text taken from the release document 311PT8.DOC):-

DUPFIX.NLM
1513 09-16-92 10:22a
This patch fixes a problem in which a certain sequence would cause duplexed drives to report all mirrored drives were in sync after a hardware failure, yet they were not. DUPFIX.NLM must be loaded in memory at the time a hardware error occurs with the disk drive.
RPLENFX.NLM
3139 09-03-92 11:01a
This file corrects a problem of the server leaving files open. This patch changes the length of the reply buffer in the StationControl structure.
UNLCKFIX.NLM
1247 07-20-92 3:02p
This patch corrects a problem which causes an ABEND with the message: 'UnlockDirectoryEntry called with an entry that was already unlocked'
VREPAIR.NLM
88941 09-10-92 5:02p
This version fixes problems where vrepair has not been able to correct errors in the FAT or Directory tables. Vrepair has been enhanced to now check for errors, and in the algorithm used in comparing values for the correct entry.

Also, a number of the patches have been modified to work with the 1000 user version of NetWare 3.11, and two of the patches, SPXFSFIX.NLM and XMDFIX.NLM, have been updated (XMDFIX.NLM replaces XMCFIX.NLM [first added in 311PT3.ZIP]).

As with previous versions of the patch kit, Novell do not require that any of the patches in the archive be loaded UNLESS problems are experienced, in which case the appropriate patch to overcome the problem encountered should be loaded. There is a full readme document in the archive that explains what all the patches are and what they fix. In particular, any patches to fix ABEND or disk FAT errors should be checked before reporting problems to Technical Support.

Version 8 of the NetWare 3.11 Operating System patch kit is available as a single archive, 311PT8.ZIP (102088 bytes), and can be obtained from Authorised Novell Distributors, from the Novell NetWire service, or from the Apricot Technical Support Bulletin Board System (in file area 37).

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