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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

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
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

2544.0. "What is this error message?" by KYOA::KOCH (My brother did not lose the election) Thu Mar 29 1990 22:45

	How do I find out what this error means?

	The client was a V5.1 system running FileView.

	The server was a V5.3 system.

	The FileView came up and a few second later died. Any ideas?


$! History at end of file
$!
$ OFF==F$VERIFY(0)			! Turn off verify
Using existing display device - WSA20
XIO: non-translatable vms error code: 0x2DBA002, vms message:
%decw-e-cnxabort, connection aborted
%XLIB-F-IOERROR, xlib io error

  Charged CPU time:     0 00:00:06.04   Elapsed time:     0 00:00:58.54
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2544.1Please read before entering a new noteDECWIN::JMSYNGEJames M Synge, VMS DevelopmentFri Mar 30 1990 14:0611
    >How do I find out what this error means?
    
    If you read the many other notes with "io error" or "connection
    aborted" as topics, you'd probably find out.
    
    But, to answer more directly, it means the server or network killed
    the connection.  I'd take a look at the server's log file,
    DECW$SERVER_0_ERROR.LOG, to see if it gives more info about what
    happened.
    
    James
2544.2Yeah, but where's the TEXT???VINO::WITHROWMass. recall petitions available here!Mon Apr 02 1990 16:498
RE .-2: It's listed with a title of 0dba whatever, as in
dir/all/tit=<hex error code>... 

RE .-1: My question, after a year and a half of seing this question
asked again and again is: Where the heck is the text of that
message????  Why in the world doesn't the text of that message print
out?  Should this be/has this been qared?  I tried a set message of
various DECW$*.exe files in sys$message and get nothing.
2544.3DECW$TRANSPORTMSGAGBEAR::HORNERA.G.Bear, Old fashion teddy bearTue Apr 03 1990 08:468
    It's in DECW$TRANSPORTMSG.EXE.  I do a

    	$ SET MESSAGE SYS$MESSAGE:DECW$TRANSPORTMSG.EXE
    	$ EXIT %X...

    and get the text displayed.

                  Dave
2544.4DECWIN::JMSYNGEJames M Synge, VMS DevelopmentTue Apr 03 1990 11:0910
    Re .2
    
    >Where the heck is the text of that message?
    
    As .3 noted, it is SYS$MESSAGE:DECW$TRANSPORTMSG.EXE.  Unfortunately,
    the link of that image was wrong in V5.1 and V5.3 (though we may have
    shipped a fixed image, but I don't remember).  I fixed this at the
    beginning of November, so the V5.4 image works.
    
    James
2544.5Ah HaAGBEAR::HORNERA.G.Bear, Old fashion teddy bearTue Apr 03 1990 13:235
    RE: .4

    I'm on a T5.4 system.  Now I see the source of confusion.

                Dave
2544.6KYOA::KOCHMy brother did not lose the electionTue Apr 17 1990 12:547
	Folks,

	I appreciate finding out how to get the message. Since I don't
	have access to a 5.4 system, can you please post the text of
	the message for us?

Ted
2544.7You are already seeing the text of the messageSTAR::VATNEPeter Vatne, VMS DevelopmentTue Apr 17 1990 14:3517
I did this on a V5.4 system:

$ set message sys$message:decw$transportmsg
$ exit %x02dba002
%DECW-E-CNXABORT, connected aborted


What is confusing everyone (and confused me, at first) is the part
of the XIO error message that says "non-translatable vms error code".
This does not mean that VMS could not find the error message text,
as the log clearly shows the above error message.  What it means is
that XIO in Xlib couldn't map the error onto one of its own error
statuses.

I think this message is confusing and should be changed.  I don't
know if anyone has QARed this, but it definitely wouldn't hurt to
QAR it again!
2544.8How can I find the source of this problem?KYOA::KOCHMy brother did not lose the electionWed Apr 18 1990 11:2111
>This does not mean that VMS could not find the error message text,
>as the log clearly shows the above error message.  What it means is
>that XIO in Xlib couldn't map the error onto one of its own error
>statuses.

	Ok, it seems that this is catch-all error. Now we know why that 
connection aborted, but how do we determine why it aborted? Why aren't we 
getting more info about why the connection is aborting? This is happening 
randomly on my connections every few days between my V5.1 ad V5.3 systems. 
How can I set things up to catch enough information to determine the cause 
of the problem?
2544.9You are running old software...STAR::VATNEPeter Vatne, VMS DevelopmentWed Apr 18 1990 13:0514
The reason you aren't getting more information about why the connection
is aborting is because you are running old software.  VMS V5.3 DECwindows
does a better job of reporting client errors than VMS V5.1 DECwindows.

However, when you do upgrade, you will most likely get one of the
following error messages:

%SYSTEM-F-LINKDISCON, network partner disconnected logical link
%SYSTEM-F-LINKABORT, network partner aborted logical link
%SYSTEM-F-LINKEXIT, network partner exited
%SYSTEM-F-PATHLOST, path to network partner node lost

Note 2544.1 gave you very good advice on what to do to get more
information on this problem.
2544.10I don't get a log file with the error info.KYOA::KOCHMy brother did not lose the electionWed Apr 18 1990 18:366
	Ok, I re-read .1. However, I have not gotten log files with the 
name listed on the server nor the client end of the connection. Is this 
supposed to be the standard or do I have to "turn" something "on" in order 
to get the log file?

Thanks,
2544.11Where to find the server log fileSTAR::VATNEPeter Vatne, VMS DevelopmentWed Apr 18 1990 20:582
The server's log file is in SYS$MANAGER:DECW$SERVER_0_ERROR.LOG, on
the server's workstation.  It is always created.
2544.12Must be a V5.1 client to V5.3 server problemKYOA::KOCHMy brother did not lose the electionThu Apr 19 1990 17:0316
	AHA! I have found it. However, not much more information is being 
provided at the server side. The 20e4 is network partner aborted logical 
link, which tells me that the client did the disconnection due to some 
internal failure at the client side. It would seem that the client software 
needs to be more explicit as to why it is failing. Given that this seems to 
be solely a V5.1 client to a V5.3 server problem, the answer is UPGRADE. Our 
upgrade is being done, so I'll wait and see if it happens between like 
versions of VMS between my 2 systems. All my V5.3 client/server connections 
have been up for weeks, indicating the problem has been fixed. We'll see...

Some excerpts from the log file:

19-APR-1990 10:14:23.8 Connection 356200 is closed by Txport(status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 10:28:48.0 Connection 356238 is closed by Txport(status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 10:28:54.1 Connection 356238 is closed by Txport(status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 10:29:52.2 Connection 356238 is closed by Txport(status = 20e4)
2544.13Not here it isn'tTALK::BONNETTMistakes were made.Fri Apr 20 1990 11:5722

We've been having the same problem. This log is from a LAVC satellite WS 
losing connections to cluster boot members. All systems involved are running 
VMS 5.3-1. 

18-APR-1990 14:38:42.0 Connection 214af0 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
18-APR-1990 14:38:42.8 Txport status = 20e4 ( copy and write) on client 6
19-APR-1990 09:49:27.6 Connection 30ea18 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 09:49:28.3 Txport status = 20e4 ( copy and write) on client 8
19-APR-1990 09:50:31.4 Connection 430400 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 10:05:48.4 Connection 430400 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 10:17:07.0 Connection 2f32a0 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 14:16:44.6 Connection 4402c0 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 14:46:55.5 Connection 470400 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 15:03:18.0 Connection 470400 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 15:07:19.8 Connection 470400 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)
19-APR-1990 15:08:00.4 Connection 470400 is closed by Txport (status = 20e4)

What is the significance of the 'client' numbers in a couple of these entries ?

Rick
2544.14Client numbers are the server's internal numbersSTAR::VATNEPeter Vatne, VMS DevelopmentFri Apr 20 1990 12:539
> 18-APR-1990 14:38:42.8 Txport status = 20e4 ( copy and write) on client 6

The client numbers are just the server's internal numbers for the connection.
The server is not completely consistent in its messages when identifying
connections.  Sometimes it uses the address of the connection block, sometimes
it uses the connection index.  The main thing to note is that all of your
connections are getting "Network partner aborted logical link".

I've put it on my list to make all the server messages consistent.