CPU Pegging

Galen,

while the SYS$IDLE execlet seems to be loaded, it's NOT being called from the SCH$IDLE_CPU Routine. Look at the instruction stream you're seeing when examining SCH$IDLE_CPU_C;40

I'll try to contact the author of the IDLE tool and ask him for a comment.

Volker.

Thank you.
I look forward for his opinion on the problem.

Galen,

could you please provide the console output of the boot (up to the first OPCOM message) of the working and the failing case.

And please also provide the output of PRODUCT SHOW HISTORY.

There are different mechanisms for loading the execlet and connecting it to the idle Loop during boot and during installation. This may explain, why re-installing works, but booting doesn't.

Thanks,

Volker.<hr>

Doesn't IDLE require that a SYSGEN parameter be set? I don't know which one.

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SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 21-AUG-2013 10:37:54
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 21-AUG-2013 10:29:43
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 20-AUG-2013 10:05:18
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 19-AUG-2013 15:37:19
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 19-AUG-2013 13:12:36
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 14-AUG-2013 10:36:36
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 05-AUG-2013 08:50:53
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 31-JUL-2013 11:18:27
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 31-JUL-2013 10:37:59
SRI AXPVMS IDLE V1.2 Full LP Install 31-JUL-2013 10:22:03
DEC AXPVMS JAVA150 V1.5-7 Full LP Install 24-MAR-2011 14:15:44
HP AXPVMS SSL V1.4-332 Full LP Install 09-AUG-2010 15:43:57
HP AXPVMS SSL V1.3-281 Full LP Remove 09-AUG-2010 15:43:57
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_UPDATE V14.0 Patch Install 13-MAR-2008 09:32:59
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_UPDATE V13.0 Patch Install 13-MAR-2008 09:08:33
CPQ AXPVMS PERL V5.8-6 Full LP Install 30-AUG-2007 15:09:46
HP AXPVMS SSL V1.3-281 Full LP Install 16-APR-2007 12:44:12
CPQ AXPVMS SSL V1.1-B Full LP Remove 16-APR-2007 12:43:37
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_UPDATE V9.0 Patch Install 05-MAR-2007 12:16:02
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_PCSI V3.0 Patch Install 05-MAR-2007 11:19:37
CPQ AXPVMS SSL V1.1-B Full LP Install 24-JAN-2006 17:38:16
HP AXPVMS SSL V1.2 Full LP Remove 24-JAN-2006 17:36:02
HP AXPVMS SSL V1.2 Full LP Install 24-JAN-2006 16:41:42
CPQ AXPVMS SSL V1.1-A Full LP Remove 24-JAN-2006 16:38:35
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_DRIVER V2.0 Patch Install 22-JUN-2005 14:01:25
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_UPDATE V4.0 Patch Install 22-JUN-2005 13:49:40
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP_ECO V5.4-155 Patch Install 20-JUN-2005 15:50:29
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_LMF V1.0 Patch Install 28-MAR-2005 12:11:31
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_LINKER V1.0 Patch Install 22-FEB-2005 17:04:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_DRIVER V1.0 Patch Install 22-FEB-2005 16:36:07
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_RMS V2.0 Patch Install 22-FEB-2005 16:27:10
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_SYS V6.0 Patch Install 22-FEB-2005 16:10:03
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_SYSINI V1.0 Patch Install 22-FEB-2005 15:56:45
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_UPDATE V3.0 Patch Install 22-FEB-2005 15:32:36
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_PCSI V1.0 Patch Install 22-FEB-2005 14:56:32
CPQ AXPVMS SSL V1.1-A Full LP Install 21-APR-2004 09:15:25
CPQ AXPVMS SSL V1.0-A Full LP Remove 21-APR-2004 09:15:25
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_FIBRE_SCSI V2.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 16:19:56
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_F11X V1.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 16:10:21
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_GRAPHICS V2.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 16:00:41
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_DCL V1.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 15:55:11
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_LAN V2.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 15:44:46
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_MANAGE V1.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 15:41:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_RPC V1.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 15:39:59
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_SYS V2.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 15:28:49
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_UPDATE V1.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 15:16:57
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP_ECO V5.4-151 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 14:27:42
DEC AXPVMS VMS732_PCSI V1.0 Patch Install 20-APR-2004 14:18:49
CPQ AXPVMS CDSA V2.0-109 Full LP Install 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS DECNET_OSI V7.3-2 Full LP Install 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.3-1 Full LP Install 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS OPENVMS V7.3-2 Platform Install 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.4-15 Full LP Install 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.3-2 Oper System Install 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
HP AXPVMS KERBEROS V2.0-6 Full LP Install 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
CPQ AXPVMS CDSA V1.0-2 Full LP Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS DECNET_OSI V7.3-1 Full LP Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.2-6 Full LP Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS OPENVMS V7.3-1 Platform Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.3-18 Full LP Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP_ECO V5.3-182 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.3-1 Oper System Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_ACRTL V1.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_BACKUP V1.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_DCL V3.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_LAN V6.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_PCSI V1.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_RMS V4.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_SYS V3.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_UPDATE V1.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_XFC V1.0 Patch Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
HP AXPVMS KERBEROS V1.0 Transition Remove 20-APR-2004 11:47:19
HP AXPVMS KERBEROS V1.0 Transition Reg Product 20-APR-2004 10:52:21
HP AXPVMS IA64_XTOOLS X10.27-654951 Full LP Install 14-NOV-2003 10:43:07
HP AXPVMS I64_XTOOLS V8.0 Full LP Remove 14-NOV-2003 10:34:32
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_UPDATE V1.0 Patch Install 31-JUL-2003 16:15:59
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_LAN V6.0 Patch Install 31-JUL-2003 15:36:37
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_XFC V1.0 Patch Install 31-JUL-2003 15:16:42
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_RMS V4.0 Patch Install 31-JUL-2003 15:06:44
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_PCSI V1.0 Patch Install 31-JUL-2003 14:47:19
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_XFC V1.0 Patch Install 10-JUL-2003 09:26:21
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_RMS V4.0 Patch Install 10-JUL-2003 09:25:36
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_DCL V3.0 Patch Install 10-JUL-2003 09:24:50
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_BACKUP V1.0 Patch Install 10-JUL-2003 09:24:11
HP AXPVMS I64_XTOOLS V8.0 Full LP Install 09-JUL-2003 10:56:07
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_ACRTL V1.0 Patch Install 09-JUN-2003 14:00:07
DEC AXPVMS VMS731_SYS V3.0 Patch Install 06-JUN-2003 14:56:40
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP_ECO V5.3-182 Patch Install 30-APR-2003 16:11:27
CPQ AXPVMS SSL V1.0-A Full LP Install 01-NOV-2002 10:05:29
CPQ AXPVMS SSL V1.0 Full LP Remove 01-NOV-2002 10:02:10
CPQ AXPVMS SSL V1.0 Full LP Install 25-OCT-2002 16:01:25
CPQ AXPVMS CDSA V1.0-2 Full LP Install 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS DECNET_OSI V7.3-1 Full LP Install 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.2-6 Full LP Install 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS OPENVMS V7.3-1 Platform Install 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.3-18 Full LP Install 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.3-1 Oper System Install 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS DECNET_OSI V7.2-1 Full LP Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS DNVOSIECO01 V7.2 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.2-5 Full LP Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS OPENVMS V7.2-1H1 Platform Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.0-10 Full LP Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP_ECO V5.0-112 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.2-1H1 Oper System Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_ACRTL V3.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_AMACRO V1.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_BACKUP V1.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_CLIUTL V1.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_F11X V2.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_FIBRE_SCSI V5.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_RMS V8.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_RMS V3.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_UPDATE V5.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_UPDATE V3.0 Patch Remove 16-OCT-2002 15:48:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_FIBRE_SCSI V5.0 Patch Install 17-SEP-2002 11:53:12
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_F11X V2.0 Patch Install 17-SEP-2002 11:52:31
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_BACKUP V1.0 Patch Install 17-SEP-2002 11:51:56
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_AMACRO V1.0 Patch Install 17-SEP-2002 11:51:21
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_RMS V8.0 Patch Install 16-SEP-2002 19:59:37
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_ACRTL V3.0 Patch Install 16-SEP-2002 19:58:47
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_UPDATE V5.0 Patch Install 16-SEP-2002 19:51:33
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP_ECO V5.0-112 Patch Install 09-APR-2001 09:30:00
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_RMS V3.0 Patch Install 29-MAR-2001 10:58:27
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_CLIUTL V1.0 Patch Install 29-MAR-2001 10:57:55
DEC AXPVMS VMS721H1_UPDATE V3.0 Patch Install 29-MAR-2001 10:56:54
DEC AXPVMS OPENVMS V7.2-1H1 Platform Install 28-MAR-2001 19:13:46
DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.2-1H1 Oper System Install 28-MAR-2001 19:13:46
DEC AXPVMS OPENVMS V7.2-1 Platform Remove 28-MAR-2001 19:13:46
DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.2-1 Oper System Remove 28-MAR-2001 19:13:46
DEC AXPVMS VMS721_ACRTL V2.0 Patch Remove 28-MAR-2001 19:13:46
DEC AXPVMS VMS721_PCSI V1.0 Patch Remove 28-MAR-2001 19:13:46
DEC AXPVMS VMS721_SYS V5.0 Patch Remove 28-MAR-2001 19:13:46
DEC AXPVMS VMS721_UPDATE V1.0 Patch Remove 28-MAR-2001 19:13:46
DEC AXPVMS JAVA122 V1.2-21 Full LP Install 26-SEP-2000 14:35:39
DEC AXPVMS VMS721_ACRTL V2.0 Patch Install 26-SEP-2000 14:02:53
DEC AXPVMS DNVOSIECO01 V7.2 Patch Install 31-MAY-2000 13:18:43
DEC AXPVMS VMS721_SYS V5.0 Patch Install 25-MAY-2000 21:38:48
DEC AXPVMS VMS721_UPDATE V1.0 Patch Install 25-MAY-2000 21:33:51
DEC AXPVMS VMS721_PCSI V1.0 Patch Install 25-MAY-2000 21:23:45
DEC AXPVMS DECNET_OSI V7.2-1 Full LP Install 20-DEC-1999 18:37:54
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.2-5 Full LP Install 20-DEC-1999 18:37:54
DEC AXPVMS OPENVMS V7.2-1 Platform Install 20-DEC-1999 18:37:54
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.0-10 Full LP Install 20-DEC-1999 18:37:54
DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.2-1 Oper System Install 20-DEC-1999 18:37:54
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.2-3 Full LP Remove 20-DEC-1999 18:37:54
DEC AXPVMS VMS V6.2 Oper System Remove 20-DEC-1999 18:37:54
DEC AXPVMS UCX V4.1-12 Full LP Remove 20-DEC-1999 16:38:23
DEC AXPVMS UCXECO_41_7 V7.0 Patch Remove 20-DEC-1999 16:38:23
DEC AXPVMS UCXECO_41_8 V8.0 Patch Remove 20-DEC-1999 16:38:23
DEC AXPVMS UCXECO_41_8 V8.0 Patch Install 30-MAR-1998 12:51:33
DEC AXPVMS UCXECO_41_7 V7.0 Patch Install 05-NOV-1997 08:13:03
DEC AXPVMS UCX V4.1-12 Full LP Install 04-NOV-1997 15:15:14
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.2-3 Full LP Install 02-SEP-1996 12:14:38
DEC AXPVMS VMS V6.2 Oper System Install 02-SEP-1996 11:35:59
DEC AXPVMS VMS V6.1-1H2 Oper System Remove 02-SEP-1996 11:35:59
DEC AXPVMS NASAXP V5.2 Full LP Install 23-NOV-1994 14:16:05
DEC AXPVMS VMS V6.1-1H2 Oper System Install 23-NOV-1994 11:45:34

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This is a failing boot:

┌─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┐ V i r t u a l serial0
│F│r│e│e│A│X│P│ A l p h a on emulator TRITON (128 M<img src='../images/smiley/cool.gif' alt='smiley'>
└─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┘ x64 version 2.4.1.502

ff.fe.fd.fc.fb.fa.f9.f8.f7.f6.f5.
ef.df.ee.ed.ec.f4.eb.ea.e9.e8.e7.e6.....e5.
V7.0-9, built on Mar 18 1999 at 13:25:37
&gt;&gt;&gt;b dka0
(boot dka0.0.0.6.0 -flags 0)
block 0 of dka0.0.0.6.0 is a valid boot block
reading 1143 blocks from dka0.0.0.6.0
bootstrap code read in
base = 1f2000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 8ee00
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 1e4000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code


OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.3-2
© Copyright 1976-2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

%DECnet-I-LOADED, network base image loaded, version = 05.10.00

%SYSINIT-I- waiting to form or join an OpenVMS Cluster
%VMScluster-I-LOADSECDB, loading the cluster security database
%EWA0, Twisted-Pair mode set by console
%EWA0, Link state: UP
%MSCPLOAD-I-CONFIGSCAN, enabled automatic disk serving
%CNXMAN, Sending VMScluster membership request to system VMSIT
%CNXMAN, Now a VMScluster member -- system TRITON
%STDRV-I-STARTUP, OpenVMS startup begun at 22-AUG-2013 09:03:27.48
%MSCPLOAD-I-CONFIGSCAN, enabled automatic disk serving
%RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 22E00089
%RUN-S-PROC_ID, identification of created process is 22E0008A
%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 22-AUG-2013 09:03:36.79 %%%%%%%%%%%
Operator _TRITON$OPA0: has been enabled, username SYSTEM

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 22-AUG-2013 09:03:36.79 %%%%%%%%%%%
Operator status for operator _TRITON$OPA0:
CENTRAL, PRINTER, TAPES, DISKS, DEVICES, CARDS, NETWORK, CLUSTER, SECURITY,
LICENSE, OPER1, OPER2, OPER3, OPER4, OPER5, OPER6, OPER7, OPER8, OPER9, OPER10,
OPER11, OPER12

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 22-AUG-2013 09:03:36.82 %%%%%%%%%%%
Logfile has been initialized by operator _TRITON$OPA0:
Logfile is TRITON::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]OPERATOR.LOG;23