[Info-vax] delay in startup

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In article <jl06ot$cv4$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>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 ....

OMG!  I just looked for the Apollo moon landings in MODPARAMS.DAT and
it's not there! :)

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