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          Document revision date: 30 March 2001
      
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OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help 
Message Users
WACKQEMPTY, NETACP - ack wait queue empty
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WAITDEVRDY, Waiting for device 'device-name' to become ready
Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: The Mount utility is waiting for the 
stacker/loader to load the next tape.
User Action: None. When the next tape becomes 
available, the mount operation will complete.
If you wish to terminate the mount procedure, enter Ctrl/Y when this 
message displays.
WAITIDLEBCB, attempted wait on idle buffer
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: A software error occurred in the Backup 
utility.
User Action: Contact a Compaq support representative.
WCBFCBMNG, WCB/FCB correspondence broken
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WCSCORR, WCS error correction failed
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WRITEACT, ACTIVE system parameters modified by process ID 'pid'
Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: This message is written to the operator's 
console when a WRITE ACTIVE operation is done from SYSGEN. This message 
is a monitoring aid for the system manager.
User Action: None.
WRITEATTR, error writing attributes for 'file-spec'
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility encountered an error 
during an attempt to write the file attributes of the specified file.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.
WRITEBACK, error writing backup date for 'device-name' file ID 
('file-id')
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility encountered an error 
during an attempt to update the backup date of the specified file. If 
other file activity is occurring on the volume, the error may be caused 
by another user who may have deleted the file during the backup 
procedure.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.
WRITEBLOCK, error writing block 'n' of 'file-spec'
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility encountered an error 
during an attempt to write the specified block of the specified file.
User Action: Examine the file for corruption; 
reconstruct the file as necessary.
WRITECUR, CURRENT system parameters modified by process ID 'pid' into 
file 'file-spec'
Facility: SYSGEN, System Generation Utility
Explanation: This message is written to the operator's 
console when a WRITE CURRENT operation is done from SYSGEN. This 
message is a monitoring aid for the system manager.
User Action: None.
WRITEERR, error writing 'file-name'
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: An error occurred while writing the file 
the Backup utility is trying to restore.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying message.
WRITEHDR, I/O error writing file header 'file-header' on relative 
volume 'volume-id'
Facility: RBLD, REBUILD Command (Mount Utility)
Explanation: The rebuild operation was unable to write 
the specified file header to the specified volume.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying 
message.
WRITEJNLACE, error writing journal ACE for 'file-spec' file ID 'file-id'
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility cannot write the 
journal access control entry (ACE) for the specified file. This could 
be due to a corrupt ACL or some other hardware or software error.
User Action: Determine why the ACE cannot be written. 
Correct the problem if possible and retry the backup operation.
WRITELOCK, volume is write locked
Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: This message indicates that the DCL 
command MOUNT found the volume to be write-locked.
User Action: None, unless you wish to write on the 
volume. In that case, you must write-enable the drive, and dismount and 
mount the volume.
WRITENABLE, write enable volume 'n' on 'device-name'. Enter 
"YES" when ready:
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility requires that the 
specified volume of an output save set be write-enabled.
User Action: None; however, note that the Backup 
utility will write on the volume, ensure that a suitable volume has 
been mounted, and write-enable the volume. If the utility is executing 
as an interactive job, reply YES to the prompt on SYS$COMMAND. If the 
utility is executing as a batch job, use the DCL command REPLY to 
signal completion.
WRITERRS, excessive error rate writing 'save-set-spec'
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility encountered numerous 
write errors in the specified save set. The save-set media is probably 
unusable.
User Action: Retire the save-set media.
WRITESCB, I/O error writing storage control block on relative volume 
'volume-id'
Facility: RBLD, REBUILD Command (Mount Utility)
Explanation: The rebuild operation encountered an 
error writing the storage control block.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying 
message.
WRITESCB, write error on storage control block; volume write locked
Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: An I/O error occurred while the volume 
was being mounted; the volume has been write-locked to protect its 
integrity.
User Action: Check the hardware and retry the program.
WRONGVOL, device 'device-name' contains the wrong volume
Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: The specified volume does not match the 
volume in the drive.
User Action: If the specified volume name was 
incorrect, enter Ctrl/Y to cancel the mount; then retry the operation 
using the correct label. If the wrong volume is mounted on the drive, 
the operator must mount the correct volume on the drive or mount the 
volume on another drive and redirect the mount using this command:
  
    
       
      
REPLY/TO=identification-number "SUBSTITUTE device-name" 
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WRONGVOL, 'save-set-spec' is not the next volume in the set
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The volume mounted as a continuation 
volume of a multivolume save set is not the successor of the previous 
volume of the save set. Volumes must be processed in the order of their 
creation.
User Action: Locate and mount the correct continuation 
volume.
WRONGVU, device is already a member of another virtual unit
Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: This message can occur under any of the 
following conditions:
  -  A shadow set member (identified in an accompanying SHADOWFAIL 
  message) is already mounted on another node in the cluster as a member 
  of a different shadow set.
  
 -  The device is the target of a shadow set copy operation, and the 
  copy operation has not yet started. In this case, the storage control 
  block (SCB) of the copy target is not in the same location as it is on 
  the master node. This causes MOUNT to read the wrong SCB and fail with 
  this error.
  
 -  The target of the shadow set copy operation is a new, 
  uninitialized disk. This failure is commonly seen when a MOUNT/CLUSTER 
  command is issued and one or more of the members is a new disk. The set 
  is mounted successfully on the local node, but all of the remote nodes 
  report a WRONGVU error.
 
User Action:
  -  For the first condition, specify a different member for the shadow 
  set you are mounting, or specify the correct virtual unit for the 
  member that is already mounted elsewhere.
  
 -  For the second condition, wait for the copy operation to proceed 
  before attempting to remount this device, or initialize the copy target 
  disk so that the SCB is in the same location as it is on the master 
  member.
  
 -  For the third condition, OpenVMS recommends that all new disks be 
  initialized prior to mounting them into a shadow set.
 
WRTBITMAP, I/O error writing storage bitmap on relative volume 
'volume-id'
Facility: RBLD, REBUILD Command (Mount Utility)
Explanation: The rebuild operation encountered an 
error while writing the bitmap file on the specified relative volume.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying 
message.
WRTHOMBLK, I/O error rewriting home block
Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: An I/O error occurred while writing the 
home block of a volume during the MOUNT/BIND operation.
User Action: Check that the hardware is functioning 
properly. Reinitialize the disks and retry the operation.
WRTIBMAP, I/O error writing index file bitmap on relative volume 
'volume-id'
Facility: RBLD, REBUILD Command (Mount Utility)
Explanation: The rebuild operation encountered an 
error while writing the index file to the specified relative volume.
User Action: Take action based on the accompanying 
message.
WRTINVBUF, ACP attempted to write an invalid buffer
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WRTINVHDR, ACP attempted to write an invalid file header
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WRTPGSBAK, write pages back - inconsistent data base
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WS default and quota raised to PHD +MINWSCNT
Facility: SYSBOOT, System Bootstrap Facility
Explanation: The default size of the working set has 
been increased to equal the sum of the working set count (the count of 
fluid working set pages) plus the process header.
User Action: None.
WSLENOVAL, working set list entry not valid
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WSLPAGCNT, working set list page count error
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WSLVANVAL, working set list virtual adr has non-valid PTE
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WSLXVANMAT, working set list entry does not match VA
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
WSSIZEERR, working set size less than pages in use
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
XORERRS, 'n' errors recovered by redundancy group in 'save-set-spec'
Facility: BACKUP, Backup Utility
Explanation: The Backup utility successfully recovered 
from uncorrectable read errors in the specified save set the specified 
number of times by using the redundancy information.
User Action: None. However, if the number of errors is 
excessive, consider retiring the save-set media at a convenient time.
XQPERR, Error detected by file system XQP
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.
XSMBRS, maximum number of shadow members exceeded
Facility: MOUNT, Mount Utility
Explanation: You have specified too many members for a 
shadow set. This condition can occur if you try to add more members to 
a shadow set that is already mounted or if you specify the /INCLUDE 
qualifier, causing other members to be located.
User Action: Omit one or more members from the MOUNT 
command so that the resulting shadow set has three or fewer members.
ZEROPAGE, Zero page table entry from swap map
Facility: BUGCHECK, System Bugcheck
Explanation: The OpenVMS software detected an 
irrecoverable, inconsistent condition. After all of physical memory is 
written to a system dump file, the system automatically reboots if the 
BUGREBOOT system parameter is set to 1.
User Action: Use the BACKUP command with the  /IGNORE=NOBACKUP qualifier to make a backup save set of the  system dump file and the error log file active at the time of the  error. Contact a Compaq support representative and describe the conditions  leading to the error.