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| Title: | DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90 |
| Notice: | See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit |
| Moderator: | STAR::VATNE |
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| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Dec 31 1990 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3726 |
| Total number of notes: | 19516 |
20.0. "Boot Node hangs off and on" by LEZAH::MCHIASSON () Thu Jan 26 1989 13:41
I have a 2 node LAVC, (1 boot node and 1 satellite). Each is a VS_II
with 13mb of memory. There is 1 user on the boot node, and 1 on
the satellite. The LAVC is running VMS 5.1-T2 along with DECWINDOWS
FT2. Just recently the user on the boot node complained that the
sytsem was running very sluggishly. I checked the system, and if
I log in thru a LAT, the systems seems ok, but every say 15 seconds
or so, my screen freezes for a couple seconds, then continues. If
I log in locally on the VS_II monitor thru DECWINDOWS, not only
does it freeze, but the cursor stops completely for about 4 seconds,
then continues. This happens constantly, but like I said, less
frequently if I log in thru the LAT. The kicker is, if I log into
the satellite, which is also a VS_II, thru the monitor, I have no
problems whatsoever running DECWINDOWS or any other application.
If I log into the satellite from the LAT, no problems at all. I
have checked all parameters, set them accordingly from VPA reports
I have generated, rebooted, and the same thing happens each time.
I know from past experiences with LAVC's, that doing a check of
the memory resources (IRP, SRP, LRP, NPAGEDYN) will help, but these
are all set to what they should be, yet the system is still a dog.
This all has happened in the past week, and the system has been
running fine up until then...Any suggestions or clues are appreciated
or if anyone has had similar problems, please let me know.
Mark Chiasson
297-5945
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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 20.1 | Receive errors on DECnet? | CIMNET::MSMITH | | Thu Jan 26 1989 13:49 | 13 |
| If you have OPCOM running and look at the messages (using your favorite
method), you might see a lot of DECnet RECEIVE ERRORS. This will
happen, for example, if your boot node is set up to serve 2 satelites
and you've only booted one of them. (At least this is what happened
to me last week.) I may not have had my LAVC configured correctly,
but when both satellites were booted, I didn't see the errors.
Also, the constant errors were causing both DECWINDOWS and DECNET
to be very slow on the boot node.
FWIW,
Mike
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| 20.2 | Sounds like DECserver "boot me's" may be the cause | GOFER::HARLEY | He'd steal flies from a blind spider... | Thu Jan 26 1989 14:50 | 7 |
| I've seen the same thing happen if there's one (or more) systems like DECservers
requesting downline load service that no-one is satisfying; they'll just keep
on screaming "boot me" on the Ethernet until they either get booted, shut off,
or disconnected.
/Harley
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| 20.3 | ALLOCLASS set to 1?? Maybe? | GNUVAX::MCHIASSON | | Thu Jan 26 1989 15:25 | 5 |
| How can I tell this? Is there a parameter (sysgen). I did notice
that the parameter ALLOCLASS is set to 1, and all my other LAVC's
are set to 0....Could this be the dirty rotten scoundrel?
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| 20.4 | alloclass not the problem | TRNING::BARFIELD | | Thu Jan 26 1989 16:11 | 5 |
| Alloclass should not have anything to do with this situation. You're
right, you don't need it, unless you're in a Mixed Interconnect
or in a situation with two boot servers using dual-pathed disks.
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| 20.5 | How to tell if "boot me's" are the culprit | GOFER::HARLEY | He'd steal flies from a blind spider... | Thu Jan 26 1989 21:23 | 11 |
| Check the console of the boot node for DECnet event 0.7 messages (make
sure they're enabled in NCP) and see if they occur when response
goes down the drain. If they do, see if your Net Support group can
help out. If they can't, I have a couple of routines that you can have
your boot node throw at the offending systems to try to quiet them
down.
/Harley
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