On: Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 10:42:19AM -0600,Bob Frankovich Wrote: } We use one of the MP3000 Emulator Sessions for the Z/VM 4.4 console. This } morning, during a scheduled IPL, the operator entered SHUTDOWN REIPL on } this console. VM shutdown but no other messages appeared on the console } which was my 4 AM wakeup call. After several attempts over the phone, I } came to work where I treid several other things : Closed the sessions & } restarted them; entered a LOADPARM of E20 (the console address); did a } POWER ON RESET; even rebooted OS/2. All to no avail. I then entered a } LOADPARM of 01D (an address I had defined to OS/2 TCP/IP as an non-SNA } device to be used for a console). VM started coming up. During the start } up I noticed a message about an invalid comment in the SYSTEM CONFIG at } line xxx. Once VM was up I checked the SYSTEM CONFIG and sure enough, } there was a "/*" on that line without a "*/". I corrected this and IPL'ed } again from 01D - no error. I then IPL'ed without any LOADPARM and VM came } up on Address E20. Has anyone else had a similar problem or was the } errant "/*" really the problem ? I'm really at a loss to explain this so } any help will be appreciated.
Thats exactly why the config syntax checker (which I forget the name of at the moment) should be run whenever you change SYSTEM CONFIG. Even for "trivial" changes. -- Rich Greenberg N6LRT Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507 Eastern time zone. I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L
