Fun with Trend 2.6SP1

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

1)  Getting lots of abend's and nsd's when running pupdate.  I ALWAYS run
pupdate with the -debug option.  Creates a file in your data directory
smlog/pattdnld.dbg
End of file may look something like:
readoldval ItemName = $Revisions
Patternbuild == 0
Error for mkdir
tempdir = /QUALITY2/NOTES/DATA/smln/scanengine/downloadtemp
Error from Active update Scanengine = Generic source network failure
readpattern is = 195300
tmpstr is = 953.195300
Set the current pattern to = 953.195300
Error from Active update pattern = åÁ>ÁÊÑÄ Ë?ÍÊÄÁ >ÁÈÏ?Ê, Ã/Ñ%ÍÊÁ
Error from Active update spam pattern = åÁ>ÁÊÑÄ Ë?ÍÊÄÁ >ÁÈÏ?Ê, Ã/Ñ%ÍÊÁ
 ************End of Data********************

2)  Known problem if you send notifications when new pattern files, or new
scan engines are downloaded.  If you send the notifications to more than
one person.  I am downloading a file from their ftp site that is named
SMLN2.6SP1_Hotfix_(EN)_AS400_B1557.zip and takes 19521663 bytes.  Of course
their ftp site ends with .ph
http://www.andrewu.co.uk/tools/domaincountries/default.asp

Remember, not that you need it for pattern file downloads, but if you want
scan engine downloads you need to give QNOTES *ALLOBJ authority.

I found one potential workaround on the NSD's.  Seems that once you have
pupdate on a program document it tries to run it every time you restart the
server.  In that case I did a WRKOBJ *ALL/PUPDATE*.  I renamed the two
copies out there to PUPDATEB.  Then I brought the server up and it
worked.  Used option 9 to make sure all tasks were up.  Then I waited a
couple more minutes.  Then I did another WRKOBJ *ALL/PUPDATE*.  I renamed
them back.  Then I did a load pupdate -debug and at least it doesn't down
the server.

Maybe it's just like how notes loves to play games with my notes.ini and
concatenate lines.  Perhaps trend likes to come up all the way before it
runs a pupdate???

I'll keep you posted on the hotfix.

We are putting 2.6sp1 on our cluster backup server.  We still have 2.51 on
our primary servers.

Rob Berendt
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