4.4 OpenVMS Error Log
The EHS makes entries in the system error log for all system error interrupts.
Figure 4–3 shows the format of the error log. With the exception of the Fault
Data block, all blocks have fixed length.
Figure 4–3 OpenVMS Error Log Format
Fault Summary
FRU Information
Deconfiguration Information
Threshold Information
Fault Data
MR−0006−93RAGS
Number of Longwords
The first longword in the error log contains the count of longwords which follow.
This number is based on the fault class of the error log (see Section 4.4.1).
Table 4–14 lists the different values which will appear for each of the six different
fault classes.
Table 4–14 OpenVMS Error Log Sizes
Class Value
Fault Class
Decimal Size
Hexidecimal Size
1
System Error
40
28
2
End Action
41
29
3
End Action Timeout
13
D
4
VAXELN Error
28
1C
5
Software Detected Error
15
F
6
CPU or Zone Unsynchable
14
E
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