Your problem may seem similar, but is definitely different from the one
suffered by some individuals, myself included, when moving to MPE/iX 6.0
from MPE/iX 5.5.

A couple of questions first. Why did you have a subsys tape? If you were on
Express-3 prior to going to PP7 then the only reason you should have a
subsys tape would be if you purchased something additional. Did you?

But more importantly, assuming for the moment you were supposed to apply a
subsys tape, why did you do it separately with Autoinst? It could have, and
SHOULD have been applied with the PowerPatch 7 tape using Patch/iX in one
step - well, at least only one update from tape.

My guess, and it is only an educated guess at best since I do not have an
Express-3 system to check version numbers, is that after applying PP7, you
applied the subsys tape from Express-3 and stepped on some modules. I do not
believe Autoinst does any checking and will let you shoot yourself in the
foot like this.

Before proceeding, you should try to discuss this situation with the
Response Center. I suspect you will need to re-apply PP7. You probably will
be able to simply update from the CSLT you created originally using Patch/iX
and your PP7 tape. But, again, try to discuss this first with the RC.

John Burke

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Ogunsanya A.T.
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 11:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Network problem after upgrading to powerpatch 7 on 5.5


Hi all,
We had similar problems with our system after upgrading from powerpatch
3 to 7. We used the Patch-iX for the Powerpatch and Autoinst for the
SUbsys tape. After running JCONFJOB and concluding the processes. We
decided to start the machine (+ network processes). We got the following
error with NSCONTROL.

:>nscontrol start
Network service software versions do not match. (CIERR 5077)
Nscontrol command error. (CIERR 5400)
:>

I ran NMMAINT and discovered this section below:
Network Services individual module versions:

NM Program:     DSDAD.NET.SYS               Version:   B0206043
SL procedure:   ASCXVERS                    Version:   B0206051
SL procedure:   ASBUFVERS                   Version:   B0206014
SL procedure:   ASENVVERS                   Version:   B0206050
SL procedure:   DSUTILVERS                  Version:   B0206003
SL procedure:   DSUTILVERS                  Version:   B0206003
Catalog file:   ASCAT.NET.SYS               Version:   B0206027
SL procedure:   VTSRVTVER                   Version:   B0206003
NL procedure:   VTS_LDMVER                  Version:   B0206020
NL procedure:   VTS_UTILVER                 Version:   B0206020
CM Program:     LOOPBACK.NET.SYS            Version:   B0206012
CM Program:     LOOPINIT.NET.SYS            Version:   B0206012
CM Program:     NSSTATUS.NET.SYS            Version:   B0206013
NL procedure:   NSSTATUSNMVERS              Version:   B0206014
NL procedure:   NSINFONMVERS                Version:   B0206017
CM Program:     CONFPROG.NET.SYS            Version:   B0206012
CM Program:     MASTMAKE.NET.SYS            Version:   B0206012
NL procedure:   VTS_SMVER                   Version:   B0206020
NL procedure:   NSUTILNMVERS                Version:   B0206003
NL procedure:   ASCXNMVERS                  Version:   B0206011
NL procedure:   ASENVNMVERS                 Version:   B0206014
NM Program:     RASERVER.NET.SYS            Version:   B0200030 <--
NM Program:     VTSERVER.NET.SYS            Version:   B0206022
CM Program:     DSSERVER.NET.SYS            Version:   B0206013
SL procedure:   ASRFAVERS                   Version:   B0200045 <--
SL procedure:   ASPTOPVERS                  Version:   B0206015
CM Program:     NFT.NET.SYS                 Version:   B0200001 <--
NL procedure:   NFTNMVERS                   Version:   B0200001 <--
Catalog file:   NFTCAT2.NET.SYS             Version:   B0200001 <--
SL procedure:   ASRPMVERS                   Version:   B0206038
NL procedure:   RPMNMVERS                   Version:   B0206012
CM Program:     RPMDAD.NET.SYS              Version:   B0206002
NL procedure:   RFANMVERS                   Version:   B0200014 <--

Network Services overall subsystem version:   B.02.??  <--
NS3000/XL SERVICES:   36920B

Presently we can no longer make use of DSLINE and Information access. I
have tried (several attempts) to use a downloaded copy of NSSFD16A from
the ESC web site, this did not work since the unpackp command kept on
saying I should get another copy!!!.

Any suggestions pls HELP.

Regards,
Yomi