At 06:41 AM 8/17/2001 -0400, Carl Friedberg wrote:
>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...
They aren't. You've apparently got a set of systems without the on-chip
temperature thingies.
It does work if you have the hardware--I tested it on (IIRC) a 4100 and an
8400. Not all systems have the temperature hardware. (It isn't consistent
within system types either, unfortunately)
> > -----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\
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
Dan
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