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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