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Conference csc32::consolemanager

Title:	POLYCENTER Console Manager
Notice:	Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS:
Moderator:	CSC32::BUTTERWORTH

Created:	Thu Aug 06 1992
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1541
Total number of notes:	6564

718.0. "Controller Process permanently in LEF-state" by HLSM04::GERRIT (Gerrit Woertman, UTO, 838-2535) Wed May 10 1995 17:40

With PCM V1.5-006 running on Alpha/OpenVMS V6.1 we had the problem 
that one of the systems produced that much output that the controller
process wasn't able to handle it, and went finally in a LEF-state, waiting
for some I/O-completion.
The result of this is that all the 16 systems handled by this controller
process are unreachable, and no console-output is logged.

We placed a call at MCS SSO-UTO, call 93800; the call was handled
by Ton UTRTSC::Dorland.
Ton advised to upgrade to PCM V1.6

Last monday I have upgraded to PCM T1.6-001 (dated 5-may-1995).

Well, we still have got the reproducable LEF-problem...

Besides a new problem arises: to get the OPCOM-messages of my PCM-station
I had already under PCM V1.5 a pseudoterminal (without problems); now
running PCM T1.6 also the controller process governing the pseudoterminal
comes in a LEF-state...; this is also reproducable.
To get some systems alive, I have disabled my pseudoterminal for the moment.

Now again I had my original LEF-problem, and I have made a crashdump
of my system. Ton Dorland will have a look at it.

Gerrit

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
718.1		CSC32::BUTTERWORTH	Gun Control is a steady hand.	`Wed May 10 1995 22:53`	6
	This is interesting considering that the IPC code is totally different between 1.5 and 1.6. It will be interesting to see what Ton finds in the dump. Regs, Dan
718.2	Stuck in SYS$WAITFR...	UTRTSC::DORLAND	There's always one more bug!	`Fri May 12 1995 14:22`	13
	Well, the dump (and the life system which has the same problem) do not tell very much. The controller process has enough resources so there is no resource problem. I see that it has several I/O's on LTA ports, and the program is now just waiting in SYS$WAITFR after doing a SYS$QIOW. In other words, it is expecting a response from one or more LTA ports. It looks that it is doing this in a synchronuous manner (without a time-out) so it got stuck there. Without the source code it is difficult to tell what is really going on here. I'll put the dump on UTRTSC::DUMPS:[DORLAND] in case you want to have a look at it. Ton
718.3		PBUNIX::pgb	And through the square window...	`Fri May 12 1995 15:54`	18
	Ton, Are you sure thats where it is stuck?? The reason I ask is that the only place we do a SYS$WAITFR is in a piece of code that is latent and never used by the daemons!!! All our QIO's to the LTA ports are asynchronous, the AST routine which is fired after data arrives causes a work packet to be placed on an internal queue. I am afraid that I am not very good looking a system dumps, maybe Dan if you are reading this, you could take a look as you have access to the sources? Cheers, Phil
718.4	LEF situation "not improved" in T1.6	HLSM04::GERRIT	Gerrit Woertman, UTO, 838-2535	`Fri May 12 1995 17:27`	182
	Hi, as I stated in note 725.4, my situation became worse after upgrading to T1.6 Ton Dorland is right, it is working sequential. In this note .0 I mentioned that my pseudo-device on the PCM-station was causing a hang of a controllerprocess, within a couple of seconds (it runs on an AXP) after starting PCM, and that is a behaviour I didn't have in V1.5! Below you can find: $show sys, and $ cons stat/all, where the PCM-station HLCC00 is number 17, and the rest of the systems 18, 19 are not even connected. Regards, Gerrit $sh sys OpenVMS V6.1 on node HLCC00 10-MAY-1995 11:40:41.37 Uptime 0 00:11:20 Pid Process Name State Pri I/O CPU Page flts Pages 00000101 SWAPPER HIB 16 0 0 00:00:00.08 0 0 00000105 IPCACP HIB 10 8 0 00:00:00.05 27 38 00000106 ERRFMT HIB 8 34 0 00:00:00.08 43 56 00000107 OPCOM HIB 7 68 0 00:00:00.41 73 38 00000108 AUDIT_SERVER HIB 9 73 0 00:00:00.19 133 168 00000109 JOB_CONTROL HIB 10 52 0 00:00:00.11 43 62 0000010A QUEUE_MANAGER HIB 8 116 0 00:00:00.46 132 174 0000010B TP_SERVER HIB 10 51 0 00:00:00.31 64 87 0000010C NETACP HIB 10 513 0 00:00:24.38 507 543 0000010D EVL HIB 6 49 0 00:00:00.13 105 94 N 0000010E REMACP HIB 8 9 0 00:00:00.02 25 14 0000010F LATACP HIB 14 11 0 00:00:01.21 87 75 00000110 SYMBIONT_2 HIB 4 18 0 00:00:00.07 89 57 00000111 SMISERVER HIB 9 61 0 00:00:00.17 121 123 00000112 INSPECT$Exec HIB 8 64 0 00:00:00.33 233 324 00000113 PSDC$DC_SERVER HIB 15 135 0 00:00:03.58 265 289 00000114 SYMBIONT_3 HIB 6 54 0 00:00:00.32 285 166 00000115 UCX$INET_ACP HIB 8 18 0 00:00:00.11 82 43 00000116 UCX$INET_ROUTED LEF 6 166 0 00:00:00.19 81 94 S 00000117 NSCHED LEF 8 102 0 00:00:00.31 205 262 00000118 SCHED$LISTENER LEF 5 69 0 00:00:00.22 201 164 0000011B SNS$WATCHDOG HIB 6 23 0 00:00:00.43 194 279 0000011C Gerrit - Watch HIB 6 315 0 00:00:00.88 655 220 0000011D SNS$CONS_33 HIB 4 1430 0 00:00:02.88 364 358 0000011E BAYWATCH HIB 6 300 0 00:00:00.97 627 220 00000121 SNS$CONS_90 HIB 4 1162 0 00:00:03.12 333 434 00000122 DECW$FD LEF 5 3898 0 00:00:18.35 186 185 00000123 DECW$SERVER_0 HIB 8 411 0 00:00:02.04 548 806 00000124 --RDserver-- HIB 6 60 0 00:00:00.31 293 184 00000125 --RDclient-- HIB 6 71 0 00:00:00.43 331 46 00000126 DECW$LOGINOUT LEF 4 156 0 00:00:01.09 328 635 00000127 SLS$TAPMGRRQ LEF 10 190 0 00:00:01.05 1586 207 00000128 SLS$OPCOM HIB 6 14 0 00:00:00.06 58 75 0000012B Console Notify HIB 13 97 0 00:00:00.33 427 148 0000012C Console Daemon HIB 11 204 0 00:00:01.72 412 100 0000012D Console Ctrl 01 HIB 5 496 0 00:00:02.09 442 139 0000012E Console Ctrl 02 LEF 6 71 0 00:00:01.37 209 203 0000012F Console Ctrl 03 HIB 4 727 0 00:00:02.25 468 162 00000130 Console Ctrl 04 HIB 4 903 0 00:00:03.12 464 165 00000131 Console Ctrl 05 HIB 5 371 0 00:00:01.61 404 121 00000132 Console Ctrl 06 HIB 4 446 0 00:00:01.76 410 124 00000133 Console Ctrl 07 HIB 7 1194 0 00:00:02.91 406 139 00000134 _HLCC00$FTA2: LEF 4 52 0 00:00:00.21 258 54 00000135 PCM_MANAGER CUR 5 517 0 00:00:00.73 722 93 00000136 BATCH_362 LEF 5 865 0 00:00:03.08 844 869 B 00000137 PCM_SUPPORT_1 LEF 5 510 0 00:00:02.50 746 770 S $cons stat/all ------SYSTEM------ ---PID--- STATE -BYTES- -LINES- EVENTS ------USER------ 1 ALFA 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 2 BAMI 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 3 BEEST 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 4 BELLE 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 5 BETA 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 6 CORRIE 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 7 DECUS 0000012D LYE 434 11 0 8 EFES 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 9 EMMA 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 10 FLITS1 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 11 GOOFY 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 12 GSNDL1 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 13 HARDY 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 14 HLARCH 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 15 HLBU01 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 16 HLBU02 0000012D LYE 0 0 0 17 HLCC00 0000012E PYE 0 0 0 18 HLCC01 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 19 HLCS10 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 20 HLCS11 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 21 HLCSO1 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 22 HLCSO2 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 23 HLFS01 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 24 HLFS02 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 25 HLFS03 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 26 HLFS06 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 27 HLIS01 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 28 HLIS02 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 29 HLIS04 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 30 HLIS06 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 31 HLIS07 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 32 HLIS08 00000000 LYU 0 0 0 33 HLIS09 0000012F LYE 185 5 0 34 HLIS21 0000012F LYE 23 1 0 35 HLIS22 0000012F LYE 46 2 0 36 HLIS23 0000012F LYE 46 2 0 37 HLIS31 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 38 HLIS32 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 39 HLIS33 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 40 HLIS34 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 41 HLIS41 0000012F LYE 120 3 0 42 HLIS42 0000012F LYE 120 3 0 43 HLIS50 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 44 HLIS51 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 45 HLIS61 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 46 HLIS6B 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 47 HLISMT 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 48 HLISTM 0000012F LYE 0 0 0 49 HLMB01 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 50 HLMB02 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 51 HLNET1 00000130 LYE 863 16 0 52 hlpabx 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 53 HLSLS1 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 54 HLSLS2 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 55 hlsm00 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 56 HLSW01 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 57 HLSW02 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 58 HLSW03 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 59 HLUNX3 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 60 HOO78C 00000130 LYF 0 0 3 61 HOOGLY 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 62 HSIC01 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 63 INDUS 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 64 JACOB 00000130 LYE 0 0 0 65 JANEKE 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 66 JERRY 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 67 JHELUM 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 68 JIP 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 69 JUL 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 70 JUT 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 71 KLARA 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 72 KWEK 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 73 KWIK 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 74 LAUREL 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 75 LEFTY 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 76 LSDUTO 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 77 MARTA 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 78 MICKEY 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 79 MINNIE 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 80 MIRA 00000131 LYE 0 0 0 81 NASI 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 82 OREN 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 83 OT 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 84 PCBBOP 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 85 PINO 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 86 PLUTO 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 87 RAJA 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 88 RANI 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 89 ROCKY 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 90 ROOD 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 91 SIEN 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 92 SNAP 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 93 SNIP 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 94 SUTLEJ 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 95 TOM 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 96 TOMMY 00000132 LYE 0 0 0 97 TRUDY 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 98 TRUUS 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 99 TSNDL1 00000133 LYE 10.0K 196 14 100 ULTX01 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 101 UTODNS 00000133 LYE 76 0 0 102 UTOPST 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 103 UTREUS 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 104 VANES 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 105 WILLEM 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 106 WILLY 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 107 WIT 00000133 LYE 0 0 0 108 ZOEF 00000133 LYE 0 0 0
718.5		CSC32::BUTTERWORTH	Gun Control is a steady hand.	`Wed May 17 1995 01:59`	6
	Phil, Before I reinvent the wheel, based on the discussion in 725 does this look like the same problem that you fixed? Regs, Dan
718.6		YOSSAM::PHILIP	And through the square window...	`Wed May 17 1995 02:02`	10
	Dan, >> Before I reinvent the wheel, based on the discussion in 725 does this >> look like the same problem that you fixed? It certainly does, I would appreciate it if our fix could be verified though (the kit with the fix was announced in 2.last). Cheers, Phil