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3.7 Ctrl/P at the Console Does not Always Work
Also, note that if XDELTA or the System Code Debugger has been loaded when
the system was booted, Ctrl/P is not affected. Entering Ctrl/P will cause the
XDELTA prompt to be displayed, for example:
Console Brk at 807CF3D2 on CPU 0
807CF3D2! cmp4.lt p0, p6 = 3F, r4 (New IPL = 3)
3.8 Installing Oracle Database 10g Release 2 for OpenVMS Fails
V8.4
Due to intermittent problems during the installation of Oracle Database 10g
Release 2 for OpenVMS on field test Version 8.4, the Oracle 10g Release 2
installation fails. HP is analyzing and will fix this problem in a future release.
If you are already using Oracle Database 10g Release 2 on prior versions of
OpenVMS, you can upgrade the OpenVMS operating system to Version 8.4 and
continue to use Oracle on OpenVMS Version 8.4.
3.9 Serial Port Enumeration
V8.3-1H1
On OpenVMS systems, enumeration is the process by which devices are assigned
a letter and number following the OpenVMS generic device-type nomenclature.
In the case of serial ports, enumeration is expressed as TTA0, TTB0, and so on,
for generic serial port devices, and as OPA0 for a serial port device that has been
selected as the system’s primary console at the EFI Boot Manager or the EFI
Shell> prompt.
OpenVMS Version 8.2 consistently enumerated system serial ports according
to the rules and precedents established by OpenVMS Alpha systems. With
OpenVMS Version 8.3, those rules were violated and users experienced
inconsistent port naming, particularly on systems migrating from Version
8.2 to Version 8.3.
OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1 returns to the consistent serial-port naming
conventions established for HP Integrity in OpenVMS Version 8.2, with the
goal of not changing serial port names more than necessary, and for consistency
with the policy on OpenVMS Alpha systems. The names of the serial ports can
change, because at least one serial port can serve more than one function.
The serial port selected as primary console is always OPA0. If the graphics
console has been selected as primary, the keyboard and graphics head constitute
OPA0, and the serial ports will be named TTA0, TTB0, and so on.
Unless the serial port of the Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Management Processer
(MP) is selected as the primary console, it is not connected as a serial port and
is not exposed by the operating system. It is not suitable for general-purpose
use because it cannot support the data rates a general-purpose serial port needs
to support. This is an optional component in most systems. Check the options
list shipped with your system and your system’s documentation at the HP
documentation website:
http://docs.hp.com
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