[Info-vax] delay in startup

[David Froble]

Paul Sture wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:04:19 +0000, VAXman- wrote:
> 
>> In article <lb7a49-kge.ln1 at Ubuntu.mike-r.com>, Henry Crun
>> <mike at rechtman.com> writes:
>>> On 27/03/12 21:43, Phillip Helbig---undress to reply wrote:
>>>> In article<rpo849-fm3.ln1 at news.sture.ch>, Paul Sture<paul at sture.ch>
>>>> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> You can log the execution of STARTUP.COM to STARTUP.LOG with the
>>>>> correct SYSMAN STARTUP incantations (or via the SYSGEN STARTUP_P2
>>>>> parameter).
>>>> Right.  I've never bothered with this.  Is there any reason NOT to
>>>> define it?  If so, what do people recommend?  "D"?
>>>>
>>> IIRC I've used "VD". Also: remember to purge STARTUP.LOG periodically,
>>> especially if you frequently reboot.
>> I user "VDC" -- I remember it as "Vdc" (Volts Direct Current)
>>
>> Your options are:
>>
>> $if f$locate("V",p2) .nes. f$length(p2) then stdrv$verify = stdrv$true
>> $if f$locate("D",p2) .nes. f$length(p2) then stdrv$log = stdrv$true $if
>> f$locate("C",p2) .nes. f$length(p2) then stdrv$verbose = stdrv$true $if
>> f$locate("P",p2) .nes. f$length(p2) then stdrv$comp_verify = stdrv$true
> 
> Yes, and "VDC" is what the SYSMAN command sets it to:
> 
> SYSMAN> STARTUP SET OPTIONS/VERIFY=FULL/OUTPUT=FILE/CHECKPOINTING
> SYSGEN> USE CURRENT
> SYSGEN>  SHOW STARTUP_P2
> Parameter Name    Current
> --------------    -------
> STARTUP_P2         "VDC "
> 
> At startup you then see this on the console:
> 
> %STDRV-I-STARTUP, OpenVMS startup begun at 28-MAR-2012 22:09:45.08
> %STDRV-I-LOG, startup output is being written to SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.LOG
> 
> However, SYSMAN is not recommended, for after an AUTOGEN, the setting 
> reverts:
> 
> $ mc sysgen show startup_p2
> Parameter Name    Current
> --------------    -------
> STARTUP_P2         "    "
> $
> 
> So you should put 
> 
> STARTUP_P2="VDC"
> 
> into your MODPARAMS.DAT to ensure it sticks.
> 

Any permanent changes to parameters should be in modparams.dat

If it ain't in modparams, it never happened ....