System information

Troubleshooting Strategy
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Table 1-5 Errors Reported by the Operating System
Symptom Action
System is hung or has crashed. Press the Halt button and enter the crash
command to provide a crash dump file for
analysis.
Refer to OpenVMS Alpha System Dump Analyzer
Utility Manual for information on how to interpret
OpenVMS crash dump files.
Refer to the Guide to Kernel Debugging for
information on using the DIGITAL UNIX Krash
Utility.
Errors have been logged and
the operating system is up.
Examine the operating system error log files to
isolate the problem (Chapter 5).
If the problem occurs intermittently, run an
operating system exerciser, such as DEC VET, to
stress the system.
Refer to the DEC Verifier and Exerciser Tool
User's Guide for instructions on running DEC
VET.