Conference vaxaxp::vmsnotes

219.0. "ERF-E-READERR & RMS-W-RTB on errorlog.sys" by TAINO::RFONSECA () Wed Feb 19 1997 09:12

Recently installed an Alpha 4100 with OpenVMS 6.2-1h but the ERRFMT is not
behaving as expected. I checked note #12 but the ERFMT is not actually
crashing.  Several errlog.sys files have been created but in a matter of
a couple of days it gets corrupted. Below is an example of the latest
corruption:

$ analyze/error
Error Log Report Generator        Version V6.1

 ******************************* ENTRY       1. *******************************
 ERROR SEQUENCE 0.                               LOGGED ON:  CPU_TYPE 00000005
 DATE/TIME 13-FEB-1997 13:49:22.99                            SYS_TYPE 00000016
 SYSTEM UPTIME: 2 DAYS 00:10:47
 SCS NODE: CUHAXP                                           OpenVMS AXP V6.2-1H3

 HW_MODEL: 00000000 Hardware Model = 0.

 ERRLOG.SYS CREATED AlphaServer 4100 5/300 2MB
 ******************************* ENTRY       2. *******************************
 ERROR SEQUENCE 999.                             LOGGED ON:  CPU_TYPE 00000005
 DATE/TIME 13-FEB-1997 13:49:22.99                            SYS_TYPE 00000016
 SYSTEM UPTIME: 2 DAYS 00:10:18
 SCS NODE: CUHAXP                                           OpenVMS AXP V6.2-1H3

 HW_MODEL: 00000541 Hardware Model = 1345.

 TIME STAMP AlphaServer 4100 5/300 2MB
 ******************************* ENTRY       3. *******************************
 ERROR SEQUENCE 1000.                            LOGGED ON:  CPU_TYPE 00000005
 DATE/TIME 13-FEB-1997 13:50:15.87                            SYS_TYPE 00000016
 SYSTEM UPTIME: 2 DAYS 00:11:11
 SCS NODE: CUHAXP                                           OpenVMS AXP V6.2-1H3

 HW_MODEL: 00000541 Hardware Model = 1345.

 DISMOUNT VOLUME AlphaServer 4100 5/300 2MB

       UNIT _CUHAXP$MKB600:, VOLUME LABEL "MASTER"

       912900. QIO OPERATIONS THIS UNIT, 3. ERRORS THIS UNIT
%ERF-E-READERR, error reading SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSERR]ERRLOG.SYS;1
-RMS-W-RTB, 2932 byte record too large for user's buffer

$  dir sys$errorlog/date

Directory SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSERR]

ERRLOG.SYS;1         13-FEB-1997 13:49:52.17

Total of 1 file.

    Analyze/error has not been updated to work with Alphaserver 4100's. You
    need to use Decevent. 
    Sue Lewis

    Excuse my ignorance...Does DECevent comes within OpenVMS or is it a
    layered products that must be installed ?  Where can I find more info
    on DECevent.  
    
    Thanks in advance
    

    re .2
    
        $ VTX IR
        word in title
        DECEVENT
    
    On Alpha it seems to be standard out of the box (although the V7.1
    release notes seem to say that it becomes then separately installed).
    It is not on my VAX VMS V6.2 system.

    you have to install DECevent separately and on the AS4100 you also
    need a new knowledge database which understands the FRU V4 format.
    
    The Rawhide sends a config entry to the errorlog, which I've seen
    to be over 10000 bytes large on certain machines. ANA/ERR can't handle
    that, and DECevent can (if you use the latest kit).
    
    So on a rawhide system you can never analyze an errorlog file with
    ANA/ERR if there is a config entry in it, you really do need DECevent.
    BTW, DECevent also understands and decodes entries much better than
    ANA/ERR.
    
    /cmos

re .4
    
>    you have to install DECevent separately
    
    I have it on a reasonably recently installed from scratch (i.e. I can
    still remember what I installed and noone else has installed anything)
    Alpha running V6.2 so I suggest that for V6.2 it does not have to be
    installed separately.
    
    The V7.1 release notes imply that it is also standard with V7.0 but
    with V7.1 (and presumably later) one does have to install separately.

    correct, I install a fresh V7.1 on a AS4100 and the DECevent kit
    is on the V7.1 media, but you have to install it separately. And
    if it is a AS4100, then you have also to pull the latest KNB for
    the Rawhide.
    
    /cmos