Document revision date: 30 March 2001

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

Order Number: AA--PV5TD--TK

## April 2001

The OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users describes how to use the online Help Message utility to obtain online message descriptions. This manual also contains descriptions of messages that can display on the operator's console when the system and the Help Message utility are not yet fully functional.

Revision/Update Information: This manual supersedes the OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users, Version 7.1

Software Version: OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3
OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3

Compaq Computer Corporation Houston, Texas

© 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation

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Contents | Index

## Preface

## Intended Audience

The OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users is intended for everyone who uses the Help Message utility to access online descriptions of system messages.

This manual also provides hardcopy descriptions of messages that can display on the operator's console when the operating system and the Help Message utility are not operational.

## Document Structure

This manual consists of two parts:

- Part 1 provides tutorial information about OpenVMS system messages and explains how to access messages documentation:
  - Chapter 1 describes the standard message format, system reporting of messages, and basic recovery procedures.
  - Chapter 2 explains how to access message descriptions using the online Help Message utility.
- Part 2 alphabetically lists and describes some or all messages for these OpenVMS facilities:
  - BACKUP
  - BUGCHECK
  - Cluster Port Driver
  - IOGEN
  - LAT
  - LOADER
  - LOGIN
  - MOUNT
  - PPPD
  - RBLD
  - READ_CONFIG
  - SECSRV
  - SHADOW
  - STACONFIG
  - STDRV
  - SYSBOOT
  - SYSGEN
  - SYSINIT
  - SYSTEM
  - VMB

## Related Documents

The Help Message database supplied with the OpenVMS operating system documents messages for the facilities listed in Table 1. Where applicable, the table cites one or more associated documents that contain information about the facility.

Table 1 OpenVMS Facilities and Associated Documentation
Facility Code | Facility Name | Reference Manual
--- | --- | ---
ACC | Accounting Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
ACLEDIT | Access Control List Editor | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
AMAC | MACRO-32 Compiler for OpenVMS Alpha | OpenVMS MACRO-32 Porting and User's Guide VAX MACRO and Instruction Set Reference Manual
AMDS | DECamds | DECamds User's Guide
ANALDISK | Analyze/Disk_Structure Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
AUDSRV | Audit Server | OpenVMS Guide to System Security
BACKUP | Backup Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
BAD | Bad Block Locator Utility | OpenVMS Bad Block Locator Utility Manual 1
BOOT | Virtual Memory Boot | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
BUGCHECK | System Bugcheck | OpenVMS Alpha System Analysis Tools Manual OpenVMS VAX System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual
CAF | Cluster Authorization File Service | OpenVMS Cluster Systems
| Cluster Port Driver | OpenVMS Cluster Systems
CDU | Command Definition Utility | OpenVMS Command Definition, Librarian, and Message Utilities Manual
CLI | Command Language Interpreter (DCL) | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
CMA | Compaq POSIX Threads Library for OpenVMS | Guide to POSIX Threads Library
CONV | Convert and Convert/Reclaim Utilities | OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual
CREF | Cross-Reference Utility | OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual
DCL | DIGITAL Command Language | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
DCX | Data Compression/Expansion Facility | OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
DDTM | DECdtm Services | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
DIFF | DIFFERENCES Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
DISM | DISMOUNT Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
DNS | Digital Distributed Name Service (DECdns) | DECnet for OpenVMS Networking Manual 1
DSR | DIGITAL Standard Runoff | OpenVMS DIGITAL Standard Runoff Reference Manual 1
DTK | DECtalk Facility | OpenVMS RTL DECtalk (DTK$) Manual 1
DTR | DECnet Test Receiver | DECnet for OpenVMS Network Management Utilities 1
DTS | DECnet Test Sender | DECnet for OpenVMS Network Management Utilities 1
DUMP | DUMP Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
| DVR$ Facility (CDA Viewer) | Online help for VIEW
EDF | FDL Editor | OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual
| EDT Editor | OpenVMS EDT Reference Manual 1
ERF | Error Log Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
EXCHANGE | Exchange Utility | OpenVMS Exchange Utility Manual 1
FDL | FDL Utilities | OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual
IMGACT | Image Activator | OpenVMS Linker Utility Manual
INIT | INITIALIZE Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
INPSMB | Input Symbiont | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
INSTALL | Install Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
IOGEN | IOGEN | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
JBC | Job Controller | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual
LADCP | LAD Control Program Utility | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
LAT | LAT Facility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
LAVC | Local Area OpenVMS Cluster | OpenVMS Cluster Systems
LBR | Librarian Routines | OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
LIB | Library Facility | OpenVMS RTL Library (LIB$) Manual
LIBRAR | LIBRARY Command | OpenVMS Command Definition, Librarian, and Message Utilities Manual
LICENSE | License Management Utility | OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
LINK | Linker Utility | OpenVMS Linker Utility Manual
LMCP | Log Manager Control Program | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
LOADER | Executive Image Loader | OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual
LOGIN | Login Procedure | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
MACRO | VAX MACRO Assembler | VAX MACRO and Instruction Set Reference Manual
MAIL | Mail Utility | OpenVMS User's Manual or MAIL Help
MC | MEMORY CHANNEL | Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
MESSAGE | Message Utility | OpenVMS Command Definition, Librarian, and Message Utilities Manual
MIME | MIME Utility | OpenVMS User's Manual
MOM | Maintenance Operation Module | DECnet for OpenVMS Networking Manual 1
MONITOR | Monitor Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
MOUNT | Mount Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
MSGHLP | Help Message Utility | OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
MTH | Mathematics Facility | OpenVMS VAX RTL Mathematics (MTH$) Manual Compaq Portable Mathematics Library
NETWRK | SET/SHOW/START/STOP NETWORK Commands | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
NICONFIG | Ethernet Configurator Module | DECnet for OpenVMS Networking Manual 1
OPCOM | Operator Communication Process | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
OTS | General Purpose Facility | OpenVMS RTL General Purpose (OTS$) Manual
PATCH | Patch Utility | OpenVMS VAX Patch Utility Manual 1
PCSI | POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
PCSIUI | POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility user interface | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
PPL | Parallel Processing Facility | OpenVMS RTL Parallel Processing (PPL$) Manual 1
PPPD | Point-to-Point Protocol | TCP/IP Networking on OpenVMS Systems 1
PRINT | PRINT Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
PSM | Print Symbiont Modification Facility | OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
QMAN | Queue Manager | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
QUEMAN | Queuing Utility Commands | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
RBLD | REBUILD Command (Mount Utility) | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
READ_CONFIG | File-Based Autoconfiguration | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials
REG | Registry for OpenVMS | OpenVMS Connectivity Developer Guide
REM | Remote Terminal Support and SET HOST Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
RENAME | RENAME Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
RMS | OpenVMS Record Management Services | OpenVMS Record Management Services Reference Manual
RMSREC | RMS Recovery Utility | RMS Journaling for OpenVMS Manual
RUN | Run Detached Utility | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
RUNOFF | DIGITAL Standard Runoff | OpenVMS DIGITAL Standard Runoff Reference Manual 1
SDA | System Dump Analyzer | OpenVMS Alpha System Analysis Tools Manual OpenVMS VAX System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual
SDP | Set Dump Priority Utility | OpenVMS Alpha System Analysis Tools Manual OpenVMS VAX System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual
SEARCH | SEARCH Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
SECSRV | Security Server | OpenVMS Guide to System Security OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
SET | SET Command and SET Utility | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
SHADOW | Volume Shadowing Software | Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
SHADOW_SERVER | Volume Shadowing Server | Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
SHOW | SHOW Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
SHOW | Show Cluster Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
SMB | Symbiont/Queue-Manager Interface Facility | OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
SMG | Screen Management Facility | OpenVMS RTL Screen Management (SMG$) Manual
SMI | System Management Integrator/Server | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
SMP | Symmetric Multiprocessing | OpenVMS Programming Concepts Manual OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
SORT | Sort/Merge Utility | OpenVMS User's Manual
STACONFIG | Standalone Configure Process |
STARTUP | SYSMAN Utility STARTUP Command | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
STDRV | System Startup Driver | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
STR | String Manipulation Facility | OpenVMS RTL String Manipulation (STR$) Manual
SUBMIT | SUBMIT Command | OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
SUM | SUMSLP Batch Editing Utility | OpenVMS SUMSLP Utility Manual 1
SYSBOOT | System Bootstrap Facility | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
SYSGEN | System Generation Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
SYSINIT | System Initialization | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
SYSMAN | System Management Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
SYSTEM | System Services | OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual
TIE | Translated Image Environment | DECmigrate for OpenVMS AXP Systems Translating Images
TPU | DEC Text Processing Utility (DECTPU) | DEC Text Processing Utility Reference Manual
TRACE | Traceback Facility | OpenVMS Linker Utility Manual
UAF | Authorize Utility | OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
UETP | User Environment Test Package | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
UTIL | Utility Routines | OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
VAXCLUSTER | OpenVMS Cluster Software | OpenVMS Cluster Systems
VMB | Virtual Memory Boot | OpenVMS System Manager's Manual
VMSINSTAL | Install Procedures | OpenVMS Developer's Guide to VMSINSTAL 1

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## Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

'variable' | In message text, apostrophes delimit a variable field that is replaced with an actual value when the message is issued.
Ctrl/ x | A sequence such as Ctrl/ x indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or a pointing device button.
PF1 x | A sequence such as PF1 x indicates that you must first press and release the key labeled PF1 and then press and release another key or a pointing device button.
`[Return]` | In examples, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press a key on the keyboard. (In text, a key name is not enclosed in a box.) In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as brackets, rather than a box.
... | A horizontal ellipsis in examples indicates one of the following possibilities: Additional optional arguments in a statement have been omitted. The preceding item or items can be repeated one or more times. Additional parameters, values, or other information can be entered.
. . . | A vertical ellipsis indicates the omission of items from a code example or command format; the items are omitted because they are not important to the topic being discussed.
( ) | In command format descriptions, parentheses indicate that you must enclose choices in parentheses if you specify more than one.
[ ] | In command format descriptions, brackets indicate optional choices. You can choose one or more items or no items. Do not type the brackets on the command line. However, you must include the brackets in the syntax for OpenVMS directory specifications and for a substring specification in an assignment statement.
| | In command format descriptions, vertical bars separate choices within brackets or braces. Within brackets, the choices are optional; within braces, at least one choice is required. Do not type the vertical bars on the command line.
{ } | In command format descriptions, braces indicate required choices; you must choose at least one of the items listed. Do not type the braces on the command line.
bold text | This typeface represents the introduction of a new term. It also represents the name of an argument, an attribute, or a reason.
italic text | Italic text indicates important information, complete titles of manuals, or variables. Variables include information that varies in system output (Internal error number), in command lines (/PRODUCER= name), and in command parameters in text (where dd represents the predefined code for the device type).
UPPERCASE TEXT | Uppercase text indicates a command, the name of a routine, the name of a file, or the abbreviation for a system privilege.
`Monospace text` | Monospace type indicates code examples and interactive screen displays. In the C programming language, monospace type in text identifies the following elements: keywords, the names of independently compiled external functions and files, syntax summaries, and references to variables or identifiers introduced in an example.
- | A hyphen at the end of a command format description, command line, or code line indicates that the command or statement continues on the following line.
numbers | All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal unless otherwise noted. Nondecimal radixes---binary, octal, or hexadecimal---are explicitly indicated.

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