NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE ==================== Products involved: AXIS 570, AXIS 670, AXIS 570 MIO, AXIS 670 MIO Specific software: Release date: May 30, 1997 Release type: TEST Software version: 5.33.4 Software media: AXIS 570 Flash AXIS 670 Flash AXIS 570 MIO Flash AXIS 670 MIO Flash Software checksum: AXIS 570 Flash AXIS 670 Flash AXIS 570 MIO Flash AXIS 670 MIO Flash Last preceding release: AXIS 570 5.33 AXIS 670 5.33 AXIS 570 MIO 5.33 AXIS 670 MIO 5.33 Flash loading instructions: See UpgrInfo.txt document Release document: 1.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT! ========== When upgrading from release 5.23.4 or older, the print server will set all parameter values back to factory defaults. To avoid loosing your settings it is recommended that you upload the parameter list to a file using FTP before upgrading the printserver software. When the new software is installed to the print server, the original parameter values may be restored by downloading the parameter file using FTP. Before downloading the parameter list two SNA parameter names must be renamed. Change the parameter names HOSTADDR to H1_ADDR and HOST_SAP to H1_SAP. If you don't have access to FTP, it is recommended that you print the parameterlist before installing the new software. The printout is useful when setting the old parameter values. Printing the parameter list is done by pressing the test button twice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Easy Release Description: 1. SNA pacing logic is modified in order to achieve a more relaxed traffic of data packets. 2. Responses to SNA Data Flow Requests modified. 3. When print data from the SNA System Services Control Point is received, a more appropriate negative response is returned. 4. The #, @ and $ characters are now accepted in APPN names. 5. A number of improvements and added checks for invalid packets in the LLC stack. 6. The LLC stack will now send LLC RR Poll every 15 seconds instead of every 40. 7. A NETBIOS memory management problem is corrected. 8. Improved memory handling in HTTP-setup. 9. A parameter handling problem that could occur when changing IBM Printer Driver is corrected. 10. A low level Ethernet problem with large packets is corrected. 11. A SNA LU3/3174 problem causing the Print Server to respond with a "Function Not Supported" negative acknowledge has been corrected. 12. A SNA LU4/5494 problem causing aborted print jobs has been corrected. 13. A SNA LU4/5494 problem causing the autoconfiguration process not to complete successfully has been corrected. 14. A SNA LU4/5494 problem related to end of job handling has been corrected. Recommendation: - An update to this release is recommended if any problems, related to the above changes, have been observed. Best regards AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A - DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF RELEASE App A Products involved: AXIS 570, AXIS 670, AXIS 570 MIO, AXIS 670 MIO Software version: 5.33.4 1. SNA pacing logic is modified in order to achieve a more relaxed traffic of data packets. The previous approach yielded situations when both the IBM host and Print Server competed for sending data simultaneously. This situation typically caused problems with 5494 emulation in WAN environments. 2. Responses to SNA Data Flow Requests modified. The FM Header bit in SNA RHs is now set for all DFC responses. Sending DFC responses without this bit set, could cause problems with some mainframe applications. 3. When print data from the SNA System Services Control Point is received, a more appropriate negative response is returned. Print data from LU 0 now yields a "1003 - Category not supported" instead of a "1007 - Function not supported" negative response. 4. The #, @ and $ characters are now accepted in APPN parameter names. This applies to the Network, LU and CP names used with 5494 emulation. 5. A number of improvements and added checks for invalid packets in the LLC stack. Sending of I PDUs is now delayed when the client has sent reject PDUs. 6. The LLC stack will now send LLC RR Poll every 15 seconds instead of every 40. The previous value caused the Token Ring MAC Source Route cache to time out and clear the routing table. This fact caused the next packet to be transmitted as a broadcast. 7. A NETBIOS memory management problem is corrected. 8. Improved memory handling in HTTP-setup. 9. A parameter handling problem that could occur when changing IBM Printer Driver is corrected. Some parameter values ended up with a "illegal value" when the printer driver was changed. 10. A rare low level Ethernet problem with large packets is corrected. This caused the Print Server to reject all incoming data packets. 11. A SNA LU3/3174 problem causing the Print Server to respond with a "Function Not Supported" negative acknowledge has been corrected. This problem typically ocurred when small LU3 packets were sent to the Print Server. 12. A SNA LU4/5494 problem causing aborted print jobs has been corrected. This problem was related to the pacing count logic. 13. A SNA LU4/5494 problem causing the autoconfiguration process not to complete successfully has been corrected. This problem was related to LU 6.2 handshaking logic. 14. A SNA LU4/5494 problem related to end of job handling has been corrected. Although the print job was printed correctly, the job sometimes was not terminated from the AS/400 writers point of view. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix B - SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS App B Products involved: AXIS 570, AXIS 670, AXIS 570 MIO, AXIS 670 MIO Software version: 5.33.4 1. The SNA stack is single host only. Multiple IBM hosts cannot access the Print Server simultaneously. 2. Although it is possible to define several logical units on the IBM host system, the AXIS 570/670 will only print one SNA job at a time. SNA Jobs are held in a print queue within the AXIS 570/670 and are processed on a first-come-first-serve basis. 3. The SNA parameters LU_NAME and CP_NAME must be equal. Products involved: AXIS 570 MIO, AXIS 670 MIO Software version: 5.33.4 4. After performing a hard or soft reset, via FTP, NetPilot or HTTP, the HP printer will show a message, "80 SERVICE (0007)", on the frontpanel display. Switch off and on the printer to clear the message. 5. After upgrading the MIO board the HP printer will show a message, "80 SERVICE (0101)", on the frontpanel display. Switch off and on the printer to clear the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix C - AFFECTED MATERIAL App C 1( ) Product involved: AXIS 570, AXIS 670, AXIS 570 MIO, AXIS 670 MIO Software version: 5.33.4 Draft texts for manual updates: NPS Technical Reference Support for editable character tables added and the text in "AXIS HP-MIO TECH REF 1.1 ADDENDUM Editable character translation" shall be inserted in the NPS Technical Reference. Other: This release is covered in version 2.1 of AXIS 570/670 User's Manual, part no 14425. ----------------------------------------------------------------------