This box (vax4000-300)was given to me to wiht with [OpenVMS VAX (ver6.1)]. No problem with startup before today.

I can startup_p1 "MIN" to get inside. An OPA0 startup has two major issues; licenses and images. I was able to load licenses during the "MIN" session so they are okay.

But during a "regular" startup (meaning as the box was given to me) neither images nor licenses will load. They just stopped loading and the box hangs.

I'm not familiar with the O/S, but am learning. It seems to me this is a pretty basic startup problem, but could use some help.

Thanks.

DM

What do you mean by "the box hangs" ?

You can log the boot by setting the parameter STARTUP_P2 = "VDC"

This will create the file SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.LOG

or

If you set STARTUP_P2 = "V" you vill get the output on the console.

Try this and report your findings.

regards,

Hakan Zanderau
HA-solutions

Thanks for the reply.

>You can log the boot by setting the >parameter STARTUP_P2 = "VDC"

>This will create the file >SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.LOG

The log was created. The boot process is evidently quite complicated. The log file is 1805 lines (ugh!).

>What do you mean by "the box hangs" ?

Sorry. The system does not try to start. It drops to >>> prompt. I set the boot device, b/1 to sysboot, SET "parameters" and CONTINUE.

Regards,

Dennis

DM

It drops to ">>>".....from what ?

Does not try to start ?......you got 1800 lines in the logfile. The logfile contains all VMScommands executed during the boot.

$ TYPE/TAIL=20 SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.LOG will give you the last 20 lines executed.

If a VMS node "drops" to ">>>", it has probably crashed.

$ ANAL/CRASH SYS$SYSTEM:SYSDUMP.DMP
SDA> SHOW CRASH

regards,

Hakan Zanderau
HA-solutions

>$ ANAL/CRASH SYS$SYSTEM:SYSDUMP.DMP
>SDA> SHOW CRASH

yielded:
VAX/VMS System dump analyzer
%SDA-E-DUMPEMPTY, dump file contains no vaild dump

So I guess it did not crash as I presumed.

>$ TYPE/TAIL=20 SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.LOG

Yields the 20 lines. If you don't mind I took a picture to avoid writing it out:
disk-media.com/v420_1.jpg

Line 7 is slightly cut off: "...then goto done_subprocess_wait"

I can see this is not helping much. Should I look for something specific to help explain images not being loaded?

Regards,

Dennis

DM

What I meant to say was is there something in the STARTRUP.LOG that I need to look for that will explain why images are not being loaded?

And if so what should I post? Thanks again.

DM

Mail me STARTUP.LOG and I will take a look at it.

regards,

Hakan Zanderau
HA-solutions
hakan.zanderau@ha-solutions.se

There isn't a way to output files at the moment. It is not on a network and no printer attached.

I'll see what I can do.

Thanks.

DM

Connect the consoleport to a PC and use Hyperterm to catch the output.

regards,

Hakan Zanderau
HA-solutions

Still working on that. Here is something in the mean time. Hope it helps and thanks again.

www.disk-media.com/0211.jpg

www.disk-media.com/0208.jpg

www.disk-media.com/0211.jpg

Regards,

DM

It really doesn't say anything.....

The file SYS$SYSTEM:VMS$INITIAL-050_CONFIGURE.COM is one of the first files executed during boot.

no errormessages......just commands....

Are they really the last pages in STARTUP.LOG ?

I need to see the whole file.

regards,

Hakan Zanderau
HA-solutions