OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users

Document revision date: 30 March 2001

OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users

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ODS2COMPAT, output volume 'device' structure [ODS-2] is not compatible with OpenVMS versions prior to 7.2

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The ODS2 volume specified in this message is no longer compatible with OpenVMS versions prior to Version 7.2 because the volume bitmap exceeds 255 blocks.
User Action: None.

ODS2SAVE, save set disk on 'device-name' must be structure level 2

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The specified volume is not a Files--11 On-Disk Structure Level 2 volume. The volume cannot be used as a save-set disk.
User Action: Retry the operation using a properly initialized structure level 2 volume.

OFFLINE, 'device-name' off line

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: The specified device is off line. The requested action cannot be completed.
User Action: Place the device on line and reenter the command.

ONEF11DEV, both input and output must not be save sets

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: When the BACKUP command was executed, you specified that both input and output files reference a save set. Either the input or the output specification, not both, can reference a save set.
User Action: Correct and reenter the command.

ONEF11OUT, file-structured output must not be a list

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The output specification for a copy, restore, or compare operation without the /IMAGE qualifier is a list of file specifications. (The Backup utility does not accept this.)
User Action: Modify your output specification and reenter the command.

ONEIMGDEV, /IMAGE input specification must not be a list

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The specification for an input volume set to be processed with the /IMAGE qualifier is a list of file specifications. (The Backup utility does not accept this.)
User Action: Modify your input specification and reenter the command.

ONEPHYDEV, /PHYSICAL specification must not be a list

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The specification for a physical volume is a list of file specifications. (The Backup utility does not accept this.)
User Action: Modify your specification and reenter the command.

OPENDIR, error opening directory 'directory-name'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: An error was encountered during an attempt to open the specified directory file. The Backup utility cannot process files in this directory or its subdirectories.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

OPENFAIL, failure opening component file 'file-number', 'file-name'

Facility: STDRV, System Startup Driver
Explanation: The startup driver failed to open one of the system files that describes the tasks that need to be performed at startup. The startup operation attempts to continue, but may not properly perform all startup tasks.
User Action: Make sure that the named file is available and can be read.

OPENIN, error opening 'file-name' as input

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: A file to be read by LOGINOUT (for example, a file containing the announcement message) cannot be opened.
User Action: Ensure that the file exists and that it has read access.

OPENIN, error opening 'file-name' as input

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility cannot open the specified input file.
User Action: Determine why the file cannot be opened and repeat the backup operation.

OPENOUT, error opening 'file-name' as output

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility cannot open the specified output file.
User Action: Determine why the file cannot be opened and repeat the backup operation.

OPERABORT, operator has aborted request, reply is 'reply'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: This informational message displays the operator's response to a query from the Backup utility after the operator aborted or canceled a request.
User Action: None.

OPERASSIST, operator assistance has been requested

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: This message notifies you that operator assistance has been requested.
User Action: None.

OPERFAIL, error requesting operator service

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility encountered an error during an attempt to interact with the operator. The error may be caused because the operator replied to the request with REPLY/ABORT.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

OPERSPEC, specify option ('options')

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: This message is returned to the operator. It indicates that the Backup utility encountered a recoverable error.
User Action: The operator must select one of the options listed in the message. The options listed depend upon the recoverable error that was encountered. Possible options are: QUIT, CONTINUE, RESTART, NEW, OVERWRITE and USE. If the QUIT option is selected, the Backup utility will terminate. If the CONTINUE option is selected, the Backup utility will ignore the error and continue processing. If the RESTART option is selected, the Backup utility will restart the operation at the beginning of the current volume. If the NEW option is selected, the Backup utility will dismount the current tape volume and request that a new tape volume be mounted. If the OVERWRITE option is selected, the Backup utility will overwrite the currently loaded volume label. If the USE option is selected, the Backup utility will use the currently loaded volume label.

OPRABORT, mount aborted by operator

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: This is the final message in a series of messages issued from MOUNT to the operator. The operator has refused your request.
User Action: None.

OPRABORT, operator has aborted backup request

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The operator selected the ABORT option when prompted for input.
User Action: The backup operation has been aborted. You might want to restart the backup operation, because all data has not been saved.

OPREPLY, 'reply'

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: This is the operator's response to the DCL command REQUEST.
User Action: Take action based on the reply.

OPREPLY, operator reply is 'reply'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: This message contains the operator's reply to a request.
User Action: Take action based on the reply.

OPRQST, 'request'

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: This message contains a request from MOUNT to the operator.
User Action: Take action based on the request or wait for the operator to service the request.

OPRQSTCAN, operator request canceled

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: An operator request was canceled because the mount failed or was aborted with a Ctrl/Y.
User Action: None.

OPRSNDERR, error sending request to operator

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: MOUNT failed in an attempt to send a message to the operator.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

OPSPECLBL, the label was not specified; specify label (up to 6 characters)

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: Exact label checking is in effect, but the command line did not specify enough labels to cover the current volume.
User Action: You must specify a volume label to be used in exact volume order checking.

OUTCOMTERMINATED, security server's outgoing message mechanism failed and is exiting

Facility: SECSRV, Security Server
Explanation: An error occurred in the security server's communication system and the server is shutting down.
User Action: Issue the DCL command SET SERVER SECURITY/START to restart the security server. If this condition persists, contact a Compaq support representative.

OUTOFRANGE, value specified is not within the legal range for this qualifier

Facility: LAT, LAT Facility
Explanation: A value was specified that is out of range for a LATCP qualifier.
User Action: Specify a value within the legal range (see the OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual).

OUTPUTERR, error opening primary output file SYS$OUTPUT

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: The system cannot open the current output device and cannot perform the login. This message is usually accompanied by an RMS file system message indicating the reason for the failure.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

OUT_RANGE, number cannot be less than 1 or larger than 127

Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: The SYSGEN command CONFIGURE specifies a number that is either too small or too large.
User Action: Reenter the command, specifying a number within the range of 1 to 127.

OUTSWPERR, outswap write 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.

OVERFLOW, overflow in floating addresses, illegal configuration

Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: The SYSGEN command CONFIGURE computed an illegal floating address for a CSR or vector.
User Action: Reenter the command with the correct number of controllers.

OVERWRITE, relative volume 'volume-name' on device 'device-name' will be overwritten

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: This message notifies you that the volume header of the indicated volume will be overwritten with the information requested by the BACKUP command.
User Action: None.

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