Hard disk device error log file

[bigdan]

I had a server crash and it seem to be a harddisk issue!!!

Where I can locate the error logging file!!

when I do show device x /full it says error logging is enabled!!!

OpenVMS V7.1-1H2

Thanks

Dan

 

[mjpearson]

I don't have my manuals in front of me but I seem recall and "analyze" routine for finding errors?

 

[HughSamson]

I also don't have the manuals handy, but try the following:

$ anal/err/dev=xx

where xx is the problem disk...

When you do a "$ Show Device/Full xx" (again, xx being the problem disk), what's the error count? If it's zero, and your system has not been rebooted, it's not a disk problem (i.e. the hard disk itself isn't physically a problem)... If it has been rebooted, you may well have lost the error history or count.

Can you describe the symptoms, someone may be able to point you to the right area for more detailed investigation?

What indications are you getting that make you believe it's a disk error? Is it a hard disk error (i.e. the disk itself is faulty) or some sort of soft error (i.e. the disk is physically OK, but there are problems reading/writing one or more files?).

 

[bigdan]

It was just to try to find a system hang!!!

We were looking for the cause of it because every thing was froze, we had to do a cold reset(off/on)!!!

Tomorow at work il look at these

Thanks

Dan

 

[HughSamson]

Hi Dan,

How'd you go with the system hang? Sort it all out? May need to review your housekeeping if the disk was full... need to clean-up periodically or it will continue to happen.