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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Cables have gone from CROSSED to UNCROSSED - REMOTE PORT 'xxx'
Facility: Cluster Port Driver
Explanation: A former crossed cable condition has been corrected.
User Action: None.

Cables have gone from UNCROSSED to CROSSED - REMOTE PORT 'xxx'
Facility: Cluster Port Driver
Explanation: A self-test loopback packet has detected a crossed cables condition or other software failure.
User Action: Check for crossed cable pairs. If none are found, contact a Compaq support representative.

CANTASSIGN, Error assigning a channel to the PK device.

Facility: STACONFIG, Standalone Configure Process
Explanation: The $ASSIGN system service did not complete successfully.
User Action: Contact a Compaq support representative.

CANTEXPREG, cannot expand virtual address space

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: Standalone BACKUP attempted unsuccessfully to expand its virtual address space.
User Action: If this error can be reliably reproduced, note the circumstances under which it occurs, including the BACKUP command used. Contact a Compaq support representative.

CANTLOCK, cannot lock pages into memory; reboot if the system disk goes off line

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: Standalone BACKUP cannot lock the required pages into the working set.
User Action: Normally, no action is necessary. However, if the system disk goes off line, it will be necessary to reboot the system. The operation of standalone BACKUP is likely to be very slow because there is insufficient memory to lock down a small portion of the working set.

CAPTIVE, qualifier not allowed in captive accounts

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: An attempt was made to use qualifiers (for example, /CLI or /DISK) on a captive account that is logging in. If the account logging in is a captive account, no qualifiers may be used.
User Action: Retry without specifying qualifiers.

CBSNOTSUPTD, Attention - Phase I Shadowing is not supported as of OpenVMS VAX V6.1

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Facility: SYSBOOT, System Bootstrap Facility
Explanation: You specified a phase I volume shadowing virtual unit (DUSnn) in a command. OpenVMS VAX no longer supports phase I volume shadowing.
User Action: Reissue the command, using a phase II volume shadowing virtual unit name (DSAnn) consistent with phase II (host-based) volume shadowing.

CDROM_HS, 'volnam':'volsetnam' ('volnum' of 'volsetsiz'), 'text'

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: This message identifies a High Sierra formatted CD-ROM volume.
User Action: None.

CDROM_ISO, 'volnam':'volsetnam' ('volnum' of 'volsetsiz'), 'text'

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: This message identifies an ISO 9660 formatted CD-ROM volume.
User Action: None.

CEBREFNEG, negative reference count on shared memory CEB

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.

CHMONIS, change mode instruction while on interrupt stack

CHMVEC, CHM vector bits <1:0> not 0

CI port timeout
Facility: Cluster Port Driver
Explanation: The port driver attempts to reinitialize the port; after 50 attempts, it marks the device off line.
User Action: Contact a Compaq support representative to check the port hardware, the CI cable, and the node number configuration.

CI port Virtual Circuit SETCKT OPEN timeout: Restart Port
Facility: Cluster Port Driver
Explanation: When the CI port found a new, remote CI node, the CI port did not complete the processing of a "virtual-circuit-open" command within the permitted virtual-circuit timeout period. The local CI port is either hung, offline, or saturated with activity, or the CI response queue processing CPU remained at or above IPL-8 for an extended period.
User Action: The port restarts automatically. If this error recurs, it indicates problems with port load balancing, system tuning, or faulty hardware or firmware on the CI port.

CIASHUTDOWN, breakin detection and evasion processing is shutting down

Facility: SECSRV, Security Server
Explanation: The break-in detection and evasion processing component of the security server is shutting down upon request.
User Action: None required. If you wish to restart the security server, issue the DCL command SET SERVER SECURITY/START.

CIASTARTINGUP, breakin detection and evasion processing now starting up

Facility: SECSRV, Security Server
Explanation: The break-in detection and evasion processing component of the security server is starting up, as requested.
User Action: None.

CIATERMINATED, an error caused breakin detection and evasion processing to terminate

Facility: SECSRV, Security Server
Explanation: An error occurred in the break-in detection and evasion processing component of the security server.
User Action: Contact a Compaq support representative.

CIPORT, fatal error detected by CI port driver (PADRIVER)

CLIFAIL, error activating command interpreter 'CLI-name'

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: An error occurred while attempting to invoke the specified command interpreter for your process.
User Action: Ensure that the command interpreter image exists and that the image file has read access.

CLIPROT, error protecting command interpreter pages

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: An error occurred while attempting to protect the command interpreter pages.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

CLISYMTBL, error creating space for command interpreter symbol table

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: There is not enough virtual address space available to create the command interpreter symbol table.
User Action: On VAX systems, check that the system is set up with the value of VIRTUALPAGECNT large enough to allow the CLI to be mapped.

CLITBLFAIL, error activating command interpreter tables 'table-name'

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: LOGIN cannot access the specified command language interpreter tables.
User Action: Determine whether the specified tables exist and, if they do, make sure they are not protected against system read access.

CLITBLPROT, error protecting command interpreter tables pages

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: An error occurred when the system tried to write-protect the command interpreter table pages.
User Action: Try again. If the error recurs, report it to your system manager.

CLOSEIN, error closing 'file-name' as input

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility cannot close the specified input file for the reason stated in an accompanying RMS file system message.
User Action: Correct the error and retry the backup operation.

CLOSEOUT, error closing 'file-name' as output

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility cannot close the specified output file for the reason stated in an accompanying message.
User Action: Correct the error and retry the backup operation.

CLUEXIT, node voluntarily exiting VMScluster

Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: To avoid partitioning of the cluster, this system exited the cluster by crashing. After all physical memory is written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.

Generally, this condition arises when the intracluster communications of one or more systems is delayed in some way. This condition can also occur if one system is incorrectly booted on a common system disk using another system's duplicate SYSROOT identifier, or if a copy of an existing system disk is booted on another machine. If the condition persists, this system may have been incorrectly physically configured as part of two distinct OpenVMS Cluster systems.
User Action: Ensure that the cluster is properly configured or that the proper root and disk are specified in the boot command.

CLUSTER, unsuitable cluster factor for 'device-name'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: During an attempt to initialize an output volume, the Backup utility found that the cluster factor was too large or too small for the specified device.
User Action: If the input is a save set, use the BACKUP/LIST command to determine the volume initialization parameters of the input volumes. Refer to the description of the DCL command INITIALIZE, determine a suitable cluster factor, and initialize the output volumes using the INITIALIZE command. Then, reenter the command specifying the /NOINITIALIZE qualifier.

CMDERROR, error reported by command executor

Facility: LAT, LAT Facility
Explanation: The command executor module for LATCP cannot execute the command.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

CMDINPUT, error reading command input

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: An error occurred during the entry of the command; for example, the timeout period following the prompt for user name or password expired before a response was entered.
User Action: Repeat the login procedure.

CMDOBS, command obsolete - ignored

Facility: LAT, LAT Facility
Explanation: The specified LATCP command is obsolete; the command is ignored.
User Action: Discontinue use of this command.

CMDOBS, MSCP server must be loaded by setting SYSBOOT parameter MSCP_LOAD

Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: The MSCP command in SYSGEN is now obsolete.
User Action: To load the MSCP server, set the SYSGEN parameter MSCP_LOAD. This will load the MSCP server during SYSBOOT.

Setting the SYSGEN parameter to load the MSCP server during SYSBOOT will result in a warning when you enter the MSCP command in SYSGEN. If this error is printed as the result of a startup command procedure, changing the parameter to load the server earlier will enable the old command procedure to complete successfully with only a warning message.

CMPOUTF11, /COMPARE requires save set as first input

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: In a compare operation between a save set and a disk volume, you must specify the save set as the first input and the disk volume as the second input.
User Action: Correct and reenter the command.

CNXMGRERR, error detected by VMScluster Connection Manager

COMMAND_REPEAT, duplicate 'keyword' command for device 'device-name' is ignored, at line 'line-number'.

Facility: READ_CONFIG, File-Based Autoconfiguration
Explanation: A command was repeated within a description. Only the initial occurrence within the description will be used; subsequent occurrences will be ignored.
User Action: Check your configuration files for invalid records.

COMPARED, compared 'file-spec'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility successfully completed a compare operation. This message is displayed only when the /LOG command qualifier is used.
User Action: None.

CONFIGURED, Configured device 'device'

Facility: IOGEN
Explanation: The specified device has been configured.
User Action: None.

CONFQUAL, conflicting qualifiers, request aborted

Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: You entered the SYSGEN command AUTOCONFIGURE with both the /EXCLUDE and /SELECT qualifiers.
User Action: Reenter the command, using only one of these qualifiers.

CONNERR, error connecting to 'terminal-name'

Facility: LOGIN, Login Procedure
Explanation: An error occurred when the system attempted to reconnect to the specified disconnected terminal.
User Action: Try again. If the error recurs, report it to your system manager.

CONSTERROR, security server experienced a CONSTRAINT_ERROR exception

Facility: SECSRV, Security Server
Explanation: An error occurred in the security server.
User Action: Contact a Compaq support representative.

CONTINUE, unable to continue processing 'file-spec'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The specified file, which is being processed at a change of save-set volumes, is no longer accessible. The Backup utility terminates processing of the file. If other file activity is occurring on the volume, the error is probably caused because another user deleted the file during the backup process.
User Action: None; however, note that the file is incompletely processed.

CONTINUED, 'save-set-spec' contains a continued file - cannot append

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: In a save operation with the /NOREWIND qualifier, the specified volume contained a multivolume file that is continued on another volume; therefore, a file cannot be appended to the volume.
User Action: Retry the operation using the /REWIND qualifier to force the Backup utility to initialize the output volume or use another volume.

CONTRACT, contract virtual address space error

COPIED, copied 'file-spec'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility successfully completed a save operation. This message is displayed only if the /LOG qualifier is specified.
User Action: None.

CORRUPTEMB, EMB packet header has been corrupted

Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The system detected corruption of the system error log buffers. The system allocates space for error log entries from a set of common buffers. System software that makes use of the error logging routines typically writes into these entries. This message occurs when an attempt to write into an error log entry has overwritten other parts of the system error log buffers. The most common cause of this error is a coding error within a device driver.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the system dump file generated by this error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions leading to the error.

COULDNTRESTART, security server cannot restart because of the following error:

Facility: SECSRV, Security Server
Explanation: The security server was directed to restart itself but the error reported in the accompanying message prevented this action.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

COULDNTSTART, security server cannot start functioning properly

Facility: SECSRV, Security Server
Explanation: The security server failed to start for the reason described in an accompanying message.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

CPU ucode not at required rev level for port activity
Facility: Cluster Port Driver
Explanation: The port driver will not attempt to start the port.
User Action: On a VAX-11/750 system, make sure that the console TU58 is present and up-to-date. Otherwise, contact a Compaq support representative to check the port hardware.

CPUCEASED, CPU ceased execution

CPUNOTSUPP, The processor device on SCSI bus 'device-name',
ID 'slot-number', is not supported in a multihost SCSI VMScluster environment. The processor vendor ID is 'vendor-id' and the product ID is 'product-id'.

Facility: STACONFIG, Standalone Configure Process
Explanation: An unsupported processor device was discovered on the bus.
User Action: If you are operating in a multihost SCSI OpenVMS Cluster environment, remove the specified unsupported device.

If you are not operating in a multihost SCSI OpenVMS Cluster environment, specify the processor device using the SYSGEN parameter SCSICLUSTER_Pn=abcd, where:

n = 1, 2, 3, or 4
ab = The first two letters of the processor's vendor ID
cd = The first two letters of the processor's product ID

CREATED, created 'file-name'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: This informational message appears for every file that is created when the /LOG qualifier is used in the BACKUP command for a restore or copy operation.
User Action: None.

CREDIR, created directory 'directory-name'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility successfully created the directory 'directory'. This message is displayed only if the /LOG qualifier is specified.
User Action: None.

CREDIRERR, error creating directory 'directory-name'

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility encountered an error during an attempt to create the specified directory.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.

CRELNM_FAILED, failed to create logical name 'name' in table 'table-name'

Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: The mount operation completed successfully, but the Mount utility could not create the requested logical name. An accompanying message explains the reason for the failure.
User Action: None required. If you wish, you can manually assign the logical name after the reason for the failure has been resolved.

CREPARFIL, unable to create parameter file

Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: An error occurred during a write operation.
User Action: Reenter the command so that you can write to the file.

CREPRCFL, Could not create new process

Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: Standalone BACKUP cannot create the process necessary to perform the requested additional backup operation.
User Action: Reboot the system with standalone BACKUP in order to perform further backup operations.

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