From: norm.raphael@jamesbury.com
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 1:39 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: OpenVMS startup log file?



Hoff,  Is this in the FAQ?


See Caution in help text below.
Pick one for MODPARAMS.DAT and Autogen

Really a lot:

!    STARTUP_P2     = "CDV" ! NFR 09/05/98 Checkpoint,Logfile,FullVer@boot

Reasonable:

!    STARTUP_P2     = "CDP" ! NFR 07/09/98 Checkpoint,Logfile,PartialVer@boot


SYSMAN> par sho startup_p2
%SYSMAN-I-USEACTNOD, a USE ACTIVE has been defaulted on node ASPEN
Node NODEA:   Parameters in use: ACTIVE
Parameter Name            Current    Default    Minimum    Maximum Unit  Dynamic
--------------            -------    -------    -------    ------- ----  -------
STARTUP_P2                  "CDP "    "    "     "    "     "zzzz" Ascii


SYSMAN> HELP STARTUP SET *

STARTUP

  SET

    OPTIONS

      Qualifiers



        /CHECKPOINTING

              /CHECKPOINTING
              /NOCHECKPOINTING

           Displays informational messages describing the time and status of
           each startup phase and component procedure.


        /OUTPUT

              /OUTPUT=FILE,CONSOLE(default)

           Sends output generated by using the /VERIFY qualifier to a file
           or to the system console. If you choose the FILE option, it
           creates SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSEXE]STARTUP.LOG.


        /VERIFY

              /VERIFY=FULL (default),PARTIAL
              /NOVERIFY

           Displays startup procedures as they execute. This qualifier
           defines the system parameter STARTUP_P2 to have the appropriate
           value based on the options you choose:

           o  FULL-Displays every line of DCL executed by startup component
              procedures and by STARTUP.COM

           o  PARTIAL-Displays every line of DCL executed by startup
              component procedures, but does not display DCL executed by
              STARTUP.COM

                                        CAUTION

              All STARTUP_P* parameter values modified by the SYSMAN
              STARTUP OPTIONS will be overridden by the AUTOGEN command
              procedure. To preserve any parameter modifications made with
              SYSMAN, edit the SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT file, as explained
              in the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.




STARTUP

  SET

    OPTIONS

      Description

           The STARTUP SET OPTIONS command enables you to perform logging
           and checkpointing during startup. You can control the amount of
           information logged (full or partial) and where it is displayed
           (file or console). You can also choose checkpointing, which
           displays informational messages about the time and status of
           each phase during startup.

           Because SYSMAN enables you to define the target environment, you
           can perform startup logging on your local node, your own cluster,
           and a subset of nodes on your cluster. See SET ENVIRONMENT for
           more information.




STARTUP

  SET

    OPTIONS

      Example


         SYSMAN> STARTUP SET OPTIONS/VERIFY=FULL/OUTPUT=FILE/CHECKPOINTING

             This example requests startup logging with full verification,
             output to SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSEXE]STARTUP.LOG, and checkpointing.





digidemon@hotmail.com on 10/26/2001 12:42:33 PM

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Subject:  OpenVMS startup log file?




Greetings all!

I'm a lil bit of a newbie when it comes to OpenVMS.  I have a DEC Alpha
4/275.  I'm trying to analye some of the startup messages, but my eyes
don't work that fast ;-)  Any chance OPenVMS logs the startup messages?
Thanks people :)

James