Technical data

SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM command procedure
(cont’d)
modifying to perform site-specific operations
during system startup, Vo l 1 , 5–10
operations performed in, Vo l 1 , 5–10
purging the operator log file, Vol 1 , 5–14
saving contents of system dump file in, Vo l 2 ,
16–22
setting printer device characteristics, Vo l 1,
5–12, 8–35
setting terminal device characteristics, Vo l 1 ,
5–12, 8–22
special consideration about operator assistance
for MOUNT command, Vo l 1 , 5–11
starting InfoServer Client for OpenVMS, Vo l 1 ,
5–13; Vo l 2, 25–11
starting queues, Vo l 1 , 5–12
submitting batch jobs from, Vo l 1 , 5–14
SYSTEM account
changing passwords for security of, Vo l 1, 2–10
exercising caution with privileges, Vo l 1 , 2–10
initial modification, Vo l 1 , 7–9
in UAF, Vo l 1 , 7–6, 7–7
logging in to, Vo l 1 , 2–10
setting process quotas for efficient backups, Vo l
1, 11–10
using AUTHORIZE to modify process limits,
Vo l 1 , 3–4
System console
? message, Vo l 1 , 4–18
System crash
See Crash dumps; System failures
System disks
adding an alternate root directory, Vo l 1, 2–32
automatic mounting of, Vo l 1 , 5–11
backing up, Vo l 1 , 5–35, 11–51, 11–59, 11–62
backing up after installation, Vo l 1 , 3–9
backing up for software installations, Vo l 1,
3–3
booting from an alternate, Vo l 1, 4–4
building with VMSKITBLD, Vo l 1 , 2–28
completing a disk created with VMSKITBLD,
Vo l 1 , 2–30
configuring a system root added with
VMSKITBLD, Vo l 1, 2–34
copying system files from, Vo l 1, 2–27
copying system files using VMSKITBLD, Vo l 1 ,
2–31
disk space needed to run UETP, Vo l 2, 19–5
fragmentation, Vo l 2, 16–34
installing software on alternate, Vo l 1 , 3–14
moving files off to improve system performance,
Vo l 2 , 17–7
moving page and swap files off, Vo l 2, 16–6
not in volume sets, Vol 1 , 9–44
quotas for, Vo l 1 , 9–65
removing and adding optional system files, Vo l
1, 5–1
System disks (cont’d)
restoring, Vo l 1, 11–61
saving space by removing optional files, Vo l 1,
5–1
saving space on, Vo l 2 , 16–6
testing with UETP, Vo l 2 , 19–34
UETP error message, Vo l 2 , 19–24, 19–25
UETP test image, Vo l 2 , 19–35
System dump
designating order of processes in, Vo l 2, 16–14
off system disk (DOSD), Vo l 2, 16–14, 16–15
System Dump Analyzer utility (SDA)
analyzing the system dump file, Vo l 2, 16–2
in system startup, Vo l 1 , 5–13; Vo l 2 ,
16–4, 16–19
COPY command, Vo l 2 , 16–22
determining cause of system failure, Vo l 2 ,
16–19
freeing dump information from the page file,
Vo l 2 , 16–24
invoked automatically on reboot, Vo l 2, 16–19
saving contents of system dump file, Vo l 2 ,
16–22
System dump files
See also SYSDUMP.DMP file
analyzing, Vo l 2, 16–19
comparison of physical and selective system
dumps, Vo l 2, 16–12
controlling location, Vo l 2 , 16–29
copying, Vo l 2, 16–5, 16–22, 16–23
creating, Vo l 2 , 16–4
default location, Vo l 2 , 16–2
definition, Vo l 2, 16–2
deleting after creating a new version, Vo l 2,
16–35
freeing page file, Vo l 2 , 16–4
installing, Vo l 2 , 16–29
insufficient disk space, Vo l 2 , 16–12
investigating cause of system failure, Vo l 2,
16–19
lack of, Vo l 2 , 16–2
location, Vo l 2, 16–4
page file used to store, Vo l 2, 16–3
placing on another disk, Vo l 2 , 16–3
protecting, Vo l 2, 16–5, 16–25
rebooting after creation, Vo l 2 , 16–35
saving contents on reboot, Vol 1 , 5–13; Vo l 2,
16–22
saving minimal information in, Vol 2 , 16–12
sizes, Vo l 2, 16–4, 16–31
calculating, Vo l 2, 16–2, 16–7
changing, Vo l 2, 16–12, 16–28, 16–34
controlling, Vo l 2, 16–29
displaying AUTOGEN calculations, Vo l 2 ,
16–29
manipulating, Vo l 2, 16–30
minimizing, Vo l 2, 16–12
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