XBR1Y001@DDATHD21.BITNET (HRZ, Operator am BR1) (07/27/87)
Starting up our system, the message "%SYSBOOT-W-Value set to minimum" shows up at our (VAX 8500-) console. I wonder what Value is set to minimum - any hint or help is appreciated ! Regards Walter Reichenbaecher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Walter H. Reichenbaecher Technical University Darmstadt University Computing Center Darmstadt, West Germany Bitnet: XBR1Y028@DDATHD21 ARPAnet: XBR1Y028%DDATHD21.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU _____________________________________________________________________________
PETER@HROEUR5.BITNET (Peter van Schie - EUR/ERC) (07/27/87)
>Starting up our system, the message "%SYSBOOT-W-Value set to minimum" >shows up at our (VAX 8500-) console. >I wonder what Value is set to minimum - >Walter Reichenbaecher One of the possible parameters is the IJOBLIM. This parameter contains the number of the interactive logins (SET LOGIN/INTER=nn) enabled AND its minimum value in SYSGEN is defined 1. So if you set your LOGIN/INTER to zero before shutting down, you will get the SYSBOOT Warning. Peter van Schie Erasmus Computing Centre, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam; Tel: +31 (010) 4081246 PETER@HROEUR5 (bitnet/earn)
BOB%HOWARD%CENTER@UTAHCCA.BITNET (07/27/87)
>Starting up our system, the message "%SYSBOOT-W-Value set to minimum" >shows up at our (VAX 8500-) console. >I wonder what Value is set to minimum - >any hint or help is appreciated ! The problem lies in the fact that there is a SYSGEN parameter set in the CURRENT parameters in VAXVMSSYS.PAR that is too low. When the system boots, SYSBOOT sets the ACTIVE parameter to the minimum value needed but does not update the CURRENT parameter. To determine which parameter is set wrong try the following... $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSGEN SYSGEN> USE CURRENT SYSGEN> SET/OUTPUT=CURRENT.TXT SYSGEN> SHOW/ALL SYSGEN> USE ACTIVE SYSGEN> SET/OUTPUT=ACTIVE.TXT SYSGEN> SHOW/ALL SYSGEN> EXIT Then just run the difference utility on the two files. The bad parameter will then show up. This general approach also works for the two common messages: %SYSBOOT-W-Maximum WS raised to PHD+MINWSCNT If this is displayed then WSMAX is too small. %SYSBOOT-W-WS default and quota raised to PHD+MINWSCNT In which case PQL_DWSDEFAULT is too small. A common mistake that is made is when one needs to change a SYSGEN parameter for a new layered product one typically does the following... $ SET LOGINS/INTERACTIVE=0 $ MCR SYSGEN SYSGEN> SET parameter_name value SYSGEN> WRITE CURRENT SYSGEN> EXIT $ The mistake here is that when the logins were disabled, the parameter IJOBLIM in the ACTIVE parameters was set to 0. Then when SYSGEN was invoked, by default it used the ACTIVE parameters. After the value was changed, IJOBLIM was written out to the CURRENT parameters as 0 (an illegal value for the system at boot). Next time the system boots you'll get the "%SYSBOOT-W-VALUE set to minimum" warning. The correct thing to do is to issue the command SYSGEN> USE CURRENT as soon as you get into SYSGEN or better yet use AUTOGEN.COM to set all the parameters right. hope that helps... Bob Wheeler Howard Hughes Medical Institute
MCGUIRE@GRIN2.BITNET (07/28/87)
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 87 11:26 N > From: Peter van Schie - EUR/ERC <PETER%HROEUR5.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu> > Subject: Re: %SYSBOOT-W-Value set to minimum > > if you set your LOGIN/INTER to zero before shutting down, you will get the > SYSBOOT Warning. This can't be correct. SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN.COM sets logins to 0 during the shutdown, and we have never gotten this warning on our systems. ---- Ed McGuire Systems Coordinator Grinnell College MCGUIRE@GRIN2.BITNET
tedcrane@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Ted Crane) (08/11/87)
In article <8707280840.AA29431@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> BOB%HOWARD%CENTER@UTAHCCA.BITNET writes: >This general approach also works for the two common messages: >%SYSBOOT-W-Maximum WS raised to PHD+MINWSCNT >If this is displayed then WSMAX is too small. >%SYSBOOT-W-WS default and quota raised to PHD+MINWSCNT >In which case PQL_DWSDEFAULT is too small. ... >as soon as you get into SYSGEN or better yet use AUTOGEN.COM to set all the >parameters right. Unfortunately, it is AUTOGEN which frequently has caused these messages. I haven't seen them lately (and maybe the bug has been fixed), but at least one SDC version of AUTOGEN.COM failed to propagate side effects of some of the working set parameters to others. This resulted in the above messages.