User`s guide

User Commands 4–85
User Commands
mces
mces
The mces command sets or displays the machine check error summary register.
Format
mces [mces_data]
Parameters
mces_data
Specifies the value to be written to the machine check error summary register.
Description
The machine check error summary register controls machine check and system-
correctable error handling. The mces command provides direct user access to the
rdmces and wrmces PALcode instructions that are defined by the Alpha AXP
Architecture Reference Manual.
This register is also affected by the mcheck command.
Example
In the following example, a zero is written to the machine check error summary
register:
EB164> mces
Machine Check Error Summary: 08
EB164> mces 0
Machine Check Error Summary: 00