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3.9 Serial Port Enumeration
OpenVMS Serial Port Name
Platform
Primary
Console Port MP BMC AP VGA
rx3600
rx6600
MP (optional)
BMC
VGA (optional)
OPA0
NC
NC
TTA0
OPA0
TTA0
OPA0
rx2660 MP
VGA (optional)
OPA0
NC
NA TTA0
TTA0
OPA0
rx8620 MP
VGA
OPA0
NC
NA NA OPA0
BL860c MP
VGA
OPA0
NC
NA NA OPA0
3.10 Old Firmware Cannot Translate Messages Written to the
System Event Log
8.3-1H1
Upon installation, OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1 begins writing new messages to the
system event log. To see the SEL, select it (on most systems) from the main MP
menu (SL: Show Event Logs).
Older firmware translates the messages as "IPMI Type-E0 Event," instead of the
correct OS_OPENVMS_BUGCHECK and OS_OPENVMS_SHUTDOWN.
The following shows the OS_OPENVMS_BUGCHECK message (alert level *5 -
critical) on a system running older firmware:
291 0 *5 0xB4801C9700E01B50 000000000019000C IPMI Type-E0 Event
30 Jul 2007 14:03:41
The following is an example of OS_OPENVMS_SHUTDOWN message (alert level
2 - informational) on a system running older firmware:
296 0 2 0x54801C9900E01BD0 00000000001A000C IPMI Type-E0 Event
30 Jul 2007 14:22:06
The new firmware uses the phrase "OS_OPENVMS_BUGCHECK" or "OS_
OPENVMS_SHUTDOWN" in place of "IPMI Type-E0 Event".
A third message, OS_BOOT_COMPLETE, has a different alert level on a system
running new firmware. It has been changed by OpenVMS to informational, or
level 2:
301 OS 0 2 0x548016E100E01B80 0000000000000001 OS_BOOT_COMPLETE
23 Aug 2007 14:25:44
New firmware displays the following message when "T - View Mode Configuration
Text" is selected:
MP:SL (+,-,CR,D, F, L, J, H, K, T, A, U, ? for Help, Q or Ctrl-B to Quit) >t .
.
.
Log Entry 301: 23 Aug 2007 14:25:44
Alert Level 2: Informational
Keyword: OS_BOOT_COMPLETE
OS Boot Complete
Logged by: O/S Kernel (Generic) 0
Data: Major change in system state - Boot Complete 0x548016E100E01B80 0000000000000001
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