Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!columbia!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!UTAHCCA.BITNET!BOB%HOWARD%CENTER From: BOB%HOWARD%CENTER@UTAHCCA.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: RE: %SYSBOOT-W-Value set to minimum Message-ID: <8707280840.AA29431@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Mon, 27-Jul-87 11:48:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8707280840.AA29431 Posted: Mon Jul 27 11:48:00 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Jul-87 04:36:03 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 62 >Starting up our system, the message "%SYSBOOT-W-Value set to minimum" >shows up at our (VAX 8500-) console. >I wonder what Value is set to minimum - >any hint or help is appreciated ! The problem lies in the fact that there is a SYSGEN parameter set in the CURRENT parameters in VAXVMSSYS.PAR that is too low. When the system boots, SYSBOOT sets the ACTIVE parameter to the minimum value needed but does not update the CURRENT parameter. To determine which parameter is set wrong try the following... $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSGEN SYSGEN> USE CURRENT SYSGEN> SET/OUTPUT=CURRENT.TXT SYSGEN> SHOW/ALL SYSGEN> USE ACTIVE SYSGEN> SET/OUTPUT=ACTIVE.TXT SYSGEN> SHOW/ALL SYSGEN> EXIT Then just run the difference utility on the two files. The bad parameter will then show up. This general approach also works for the two common messages: %SYSBOOT-W-Maximum WS raised to PHD+MINWSCNT If this is displayed then WSMAX is too small. %SYSBOOT-W-WS default and quota raised to PHD+MINWSCNT In which case PQL_DWSDEFAULT is too small. A common mistake that is made is when one needs to change a SYSGEN parameter for a new layered product one typically does the following... $ SET LOGINS/INTERACTIVE=0 $ MCR SYSGEN SYSGEN> SET parameter_name value SYSGEN> WRITE CURRENT SYSGEN> EXIT $ The mistake here is that when the logins were disabled, the parameter IJOBLIM in the ACTIVE parameters was set to 0. Then when SYSGEN was invoked, by default it used the ACTIVE parameters. After the value was changed, IJOBLIM was written out to the CURRENT parameters as 0 (an illegal value for the system at boot). Next time the system boots you'll get the "%SYSBOOT-W-VALUE set to minimum" warning. The correct thing to do is to issue the command SYSGEN> USE CURRENT as soon as you get into SYSGEN or better yet use AUTOGEN.COM to set all the parameters right. hope that helps... Bob Wheeler Howard Hughes Medical Institute