John Clogg writes:

> I believe Doug meant that the process that reserves LDEVs 90-99 at system
> startup will use numbers greater than 99 if there are conflicting LDEVs
> configured in SYSGEN.  It is only NMMGR that will be unable to configure
> those LDEVs.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnson, Tracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 10:08 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: VTERM configuration
>
>
> Doug Werth said:
> In any event, the LDEV numbers 90-99 are automatically reserved when the
> machine is started, and the numbers are not configurable. If you configure
a
> device in SYSGEN using the same LDEV number then the next available device
> number after 99 will be used. However, if you try to use an LDEV in the 90
> to 99 range in NMMGR that device configuration will fail because the DCC
> startup occurs after the system has already reserved 90 through 99 for
> Reverse VT, causing a device numbering conflict.
>
> I'm not so sure, we're using LDEV 90-96 for DISC, so how did I configure
> them if they are not configurable?

That's exactly right, John. Because the VTERM devices are created after the
system I/O configuration step (SYSGEN devices), but prior to the DCC startup
(NMCONFIG devices).

Doug.


Doug Werth                             Beechglen Development Inc.
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