These release notes support Version 1.1.3 of the ptx®/BaseComms software. Read this document before installing this software on your IBM NUMA-Q® or Symmetry® system.
The software installation procedure is documented in the DYNIX/ptx® and Layered Products Software Installation Release Notes. Read these release notes thoroughly before installing the ptx/BaseComms software.
The following software product is a prerequisite for the ptx/BaseComms V1.1.3 software:
ptx/BaseComms contains facilities such as interface definitions that are common to all DYNIX/ptx networking products, and is a prerequisite for their installation. Therefore, you must install ptx/BaseComms before installing any other DYNIX/ptx network communications product:
ptx/BaseComms is a layered software product. Layered product installations are described in the DYNIX/ptx and Layered Products Software Installation Release Notes.
The following problems have been fixed in this release of ptx/BaseComms.
248781. FUNC base_comms no longer tries to change the owner and group of /usr/lib and /usr/sbin to be in conflict with the DYNIX/ptx base.
241787. Memory allocation failure BPF code no longer panics the system.