Document revision date: 30 March 2001

## OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users

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> EMPTYFILE, zero-length page or swap file cannot be installed

Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: An attempt was made to install a zero-length page or swapping file; these cannot be installed.
User Action: None.

> EOFMISMATCH, end-of-file position mismatch for 'file-spec'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: During a compare or verify operation, the end-of-file pointer for the specified file did not agree with the input file. If other file activity is occurring on the volume, the error may be caused because another user modified the file during the backup operation.
User Action: None; however, note that the copies are inconsistent.

> EQV_NOTICE, equivalent name - device 'controller-name' will be output as 'controller-name'

Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: An equivalent name for a controller is entered with the SYSGEN command CONFIGURE.
User Action: None.

> ERASEBLKS, blocks reclaimed on relative volume 'n' not completely erased

Facility: RBLD, REBUILD Command (Mount Utility)
Explanation: The REBUILD command encountered an error while attempting to erase reclaimed blocks.
User Action: Check for disk or cartridge problems, and take appropriate action.

> ERRCACHFUL, error cache is full

Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions leading to the error.

> ERRHALT, halt with error interrupt pending

Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions leading to the error.

Error reporting suppressed, memory dump continuing
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: Too many errors occurred while writing a dump to the disk; it is no longer appropriate to continue to send messages for each error, and error reporting is suppressed. The system continues to attempt to write the dump.
User Action: When the system reboots, copy the dump to another file. Determine the text associated with the hexadecimal status of previous messages by using the /STATUS qualifier with the DCL command HELP/MESSAGE or by using the F$MESSAGE lexical function or an equivalent. If the status indicates a possible disk problem, see the user action for the accompanying message.

Error writing 'nn' block(s), starting at vbn 'vv' - status = 'ss'
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: An error occurred while writing a dump to the disk. The status is the error returned by the $QIO system service which attempted the write operation. The system continues to attempt to write the dump.
User Action: When the OpenVMS operating system reboots, copy the dump to another file. Determine the text associated with the hexadecimal status by using the /STATUS qualifier with the DCL command HELP/MESSAGE or by using the F$MESSAGE lexical function or an equivalent. If the status indicates a possible disk problem, see the user action for the accompanying message.

> ERROR_HALT, failed to load MSCP server

Facility: STACONFIG, Standalone Configure Process
Explanation: The call to load the MSCP server from STACONFIG_MSCP failed. Most likely there is not enough nonpaged memory available to allocate the server data structures and local buffer area.
User Action: Check the values in the SYSGEN parameter NPAGDYN to ensure that the amount of nonpaged memory allocated to the system is reasonable. Also check MSCP_BUFFER to make sure that the value is not too large compared to the value in NPAGDYN.

> ERRORS, too many file header errors; rebuild aborted

Facility: RBLD, REBUILD Command (Mount Utility)
Explanation: More than ten errors were encountered while reading the file headers. The rebuild was aborted.
User Action: Check the hardware and retry the program. Contact a Compaq support representative if the failures continue.

> EVADE, breakin evasion in effect

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: Access to an account is denied because break-in evasion is in effect for that account. This message is written to the system accounting and security audit records; the NOTVALID message displays to the user.
User Action: None.

> EXHFUL, file extension header has no room

Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions leading to the error.

> EXLABELERR, volume label processing failed because 'reason'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The BACKUP command specified /EXACT_ORDER for label processing and one of the following problems was detected in the label comparison of the mounted tape volume:

- The volume label of the mounted tape has already been used in the backup operation.
- The volume label of the mounted tape is not the expected label, according to the order of volumes listed in the /LABEL qualifier.

User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message. Depending upon the reason for the failure, you can take one of the following actions:

- Quit the operation.
- Put a new volume in the drive and continue processing.
- Overwrite the volume label and continue processing.
- Use the tape that you have mounted.

If the mounted volume has a label that was used previously in the backup operation, your only options are to quit the operation or load a new tape to avoid losing data.

> EXLICENSE, licensed number of system users exceeded

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: The maximum number of interactive users for which your system is licensed have already logged in. Further logins are currently disabled.
User Action: Log in after another user has logged off. If the maximum number of users is exceeded frequently, ask your system manager whether the system's license can be upgraded.

> EXPANDPHD, expand process header error

Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions leading to the error.

> EXQUOTA, maximum number of users exceeded - try again later

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: The installation-defined maximum number of users has been reached.
User Action: Wait and try to log in later, after other users have logged off.

> EXTCACHIV, contents of extent cache is garbage

Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions leading to the error.

> EXTENDED, 'file-spec' extended

Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: This message is the result of the SYSGEN command CREATE and indicates that the specified file has been extended.
User Action: None.

> EXTINDEXF, INDEXF.SYS on device 'device-name' has been extended to accommodate restored files

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The INDEXF.SYS file on the target device is not large enough to accommodate all the files in the save set without being extended. The backup operation has increased the size of INDEXF.SYS on the target device so that it does not require an extension header.
User Action: None.

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