[Info-vax] VPM_SERVER on VAX disappears

[George Cornelius]

Christoph Gartmann wrote:
> In article <jlcsk2$iv5$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
> 
>>In article <jlckl2$49v$1 at news.belwue.de>,
>>gartmann at nonsense.immunbio.mpg.de (Christoph Gartmann) writes: 
>>
>>
>>>when I try to start @sys$startup:vmp$startup.com on a VAX running OpenVMS 7.3
>>>I get:
>>>   %RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 23E000D0
>>>   VPM_SERVER successfully started at  2-APR-2012 18:35:32.58
>>>
>>>But as soon as I try a "sho proc/id=23E000D0" I see:
>>>   %SYSTEM-W-NONEXPR, nonexistent process
>>
>>Did it used to be different?
> 
> 
> I don't know :-(
> 
> 
>>What does SHOW SYSTEM/PROCESS=*VPM* say?
> 
> 
> There is no process containing the string VPM.

Look for a MONITOR_SERVER process as well.  That seems
to be what a DECnet based server renames itself to.
On the system I checked (VAX/VMS 7.1) the two can
coexist, but it's another thing to look for.

You do have IP running, correct?  What IP stack?

I see that VPM_SERVER on my UCX based system creates
a BGAnnnn device.  Don't know what Multinet/TGV
uses for its network devices, but if you're using
it and there's a UCX / TCPIP Services compatibility
mode it should probably be turned on.

More things to try:

 o Turn on accounting and use something like this
   to determine completion code / execution stats:

    $ account/full/since=today/id=<process_id>

 o Make your own private version of VPM$STARTUP.COM
   and specify /OUTPUT=logfile1 /ERROR=logfile2 in
   the $ RUN/DETACHED .

 o Have it run SYS$SYSTEM:LOGINOUT.EXE /INPUT=myfile ,
   where MYFILE does a SET PROCESS/DUMP before issuing
   a (nondetached) $ RUN command for VPM_SERVER.EXE .

 o Look at the SYSUAF entry for VPM$SERVER and see if
   there are any obvious problems.

George

> Regards,
>    Christoph Gartmann
>