On a DS20E, VMS7.2-1:
$ write sys$output f$getsyi("thermal_vector")
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF01
$
On an ES40, VMS7.2-1:
$ write sys$output f$getsyi("thermal_vector")
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
$
Neither of these seems useful...
Carl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig A. Berry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 1:51 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: VMS::System and *_VECTOR item codes
>
>
> The item codes:
>
> POWER_VECTOR, TEMPERATURE_VECTOR, THERMAL_VECTOR, and FAN_VECTOR
>
> are defined in syidef.h for recent VMS and C versions. However, that
> doesn't mean the underlying hardware and supporting cpu
> routines know how to
> serve up this info. Unfortunately, $getsyi will fail if even
> one of the
> item codes you give it is not implemented by the executive, and when
> VMS::System tries to give you all system items it's an all-or-nothing
> proposition; it only looks to see if the item codes are
> defined and does not
> check to see if the implied operations can be performed on
> the hardware in
> question. For example, on an EV45 system at 7.2-1, I see:
>
> $ perl -e "use VMS::System; print $^E unless
> defined(VMS::System::get_all_sys_info_items());"
> %SYSTEM-E-NOT_LOADED, system service or exec routine is not loaded
>
> Does anyone know what the specific requirements are on the
> availability of
> these item codes? Is it simply EV6* and later processors?
> Also, are there
> any C macros that reveal the underlying processor? If not,
> how else could a
> C program/perl extension determine this?
>
> Similar issues are apparent in DCL, with older OS's being
> immune. On an
> AlphaServer 2100 (EV5 processor) running OpenVMS Alpha V7.1:
>
> $ write sys$output f$getsyi("thermal_vector")
> %DCL-W-IVKEYW, unrecognized keyword - check validity and spelling
> \THERMAL_VECTOR\
>
> On an AlphaServer 300 (EV45 processor) running OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1:
>
> $ write sys$output f$getsyi("thermal_vector")
> %SYSTEM-E-NOT_LOADED, system service or exec routine is not loaded
> \THERMAL_VECTOR\
>
>
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>
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