[mod.computers.vax] V4.4 DECnet crashes

ken@HAMLET.CALTECH.EDU (Kenneth Adelman) (05/28/86)

	We finished installing VMS V4.4 on our cluster a few days ago
with no problems and tried to turn on a cluster Alias node.

	The NCP commands DEFINE EXEC ALIAS NODE SHAKES and DEFINE
EXEC ALIAS INCOMING ENABLED were issued on two of our cluster nodes,
and DECnet shutdown and restarted. Soon after DECnet is running
and I attempt to test the new "node" the machines both crash with the
following bugcheck:

Version of system: VAX/VMS VERSION V4.4
VAXcluster node name: JULIET
Reason for BUGCHECK exception: NETNOSTATE, NETACP - no state transition
Process currently executing: NETACP
Current image file: HSC$DUA0:[SYS2.SYSCOMMON.][SYSEXE]NETACP.EXE;3
Current IPL: 0	(decimal)

	There is a short period before the crash where the alias node
appears to work. Both nodes are type ROUTING IV. The behavior if *very*
duplicatable.

	Anyone else seen this behavior? Anyone have a fix?

					    Kenneth Adelman
					    Caltech