Hercules Version 3: System Message Overview

This page describes the system messages for the Hercules S/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture emulator.

Message format

All Hercules-issued messages are of the form: HHCmmnnns text where:

HHC
is the message prefix for Hercules. All Hercules messages will have this prefix.
mm
specifies the function that issued the message, from the following list:
CA
Communication Adapter emulation
CF
Configuration file processing
CP
CPU emulation
CT
Channel-to-channel adapter emulation
CU
CCKD utility
DA
DASD emulation (both CKD and FBA)
DC
dasdcopy
DG
dyngui.dll
DI
dasdinit
DL
dasdload
DS
dasdisup
DT
dasdcat
DU
DASD utilities common functions
HD
Hercules Dynamic Loader
HE
hetinit
HG
hetget
HM
hetmap
HT
HTTP server
HU
hetupd
IF
hercifc (Network interface configuration handler)
IN
Hercules initialization
LC
LCS emulation
LG
System Log functions
PN
Hercules control panel command messages
PR
Printer emulation
PU
Card punch emulation
RD
Card reader emulation
SD
Socket devices common functions
TA
Tape device emulation
TC
tapecopy
TE
1052 and 3270 terminal emulation
TM
tapemap
TS
tapesplt
TT
TOD Clock and Timer Services
TU
TUN/TAP driver support
VM
VM/CP emulation facility
nnn
Specific message number, assigned more or less sequentially.
s
Message severity:
S
Severe error. Causes immediate termination of Hercules.
E
Error. The function being requested did not execute correctly, but Hercules should continue running.
W
Warning. Not necessarily an error, but something to take note of and possibly correct.
I
Information. General messages that do not require any further action.
A
Action. You need to do something.
text
Message text.

You may look up any message by following the link from the function identifier in the above list.

If you have a question about Hercules, see the Hercules Frequently-Asked Questions page.

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Last updated $Date: 2007-10-02 20:37:11 +0000 (Tue, 02 Oct 2007) $ $Revision: 4452 $