The following method works for us as we use it every week to auto shutdown the machine & restart using AUTORESTART/ix. !job SYSHALTJ,MANAGER.SYS !purge syshaltd.batchdta.sys>$null !file syshaltd=syshaltd.batchdta.sys;dev=disc;rec=-80,,f,ascii !echo pause 20 >> *syshaltd !echo debug wl nmcall("nl.pub.sys/system_abort") >> *syshaltd !save syshaltd.batchdta.sys !startsess 20;syshaltj,manager/xxxxxxx.sys/xxxxxxxx;hipri;& !nowait;parm=-1;info="syshaltd.batchdta.sys" !eoj Regards, Mike Nicholson email: [log in to unmask] (+32) 2 6416850 >---------- >From: Chad Gilles[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 4:06 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: I need to crash my system, do you know a way? > >That subject should sound interesting. Let me explain. >We are doing Y2K validation/testing on a HP3000 987sx devoted to this >task. We want to intentionally cause a system abort to specifically test >AutoRestart/iX. > >Does anyone have a way to intentionally cause a 'benign system abort'? > >You can respond directly to me, this probably doesn't need to be >'spread' over the list. > >TIA >-- >**************************************** >** ** >** Chad Gilles ** >** Sr. Software Analyst ** >** ---------------------------------- ** >** American United Life ** >** One American Sq. ** >** Indianapolis, IN 46206-0368 ** >** ---------------------------------- ** >** Ph. 317-263-1423 ** >** Fx. 317-263-1956 ** >** EM. [log in to unmask] ** >** ---------------------------------- ** >** ** >** _/_/_/ _/ _/ ** >** _/ _/ _/ ** >** _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ ** >** _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ ** >**_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ** >** ** >**************************************** >