Halting the System
System Halt
Display
When you press the halt button, you may see a system halt
message similar to the one shown in Figure 7–3.
Figure 7–3 System Halt Message
>>>
?02 EXT HLT
PC= 00000000.20000000 PSL= 00000000.00001F00
This message indicates that the halt button has been pressed. It
does not signify an error. Note that a halt message is not always
displayed.
If you have halted your system to access console commands, you
can continue now.
Console
Commands You
Can Issue
You can use only the following commands when your system is
halted while running the OpenVMS AXP operating system:
•
continue
, to exit from console mode on the alternate console
and return to the operating system
•
help
•
help advanced
•
help mips_emulator
•
help set
•
help show
•
printenv
•
set
•
show
Using other console commands may affect memory contents
and thus prevent the system from being able to return to the
operating system.
Turning Off Your System 7–7
