destination The destination of a new parameter file can be any of the following ones: ACTIVE Write parameters to memory. Using the ACTIVE parameter requires CMKRNL privilege. CURRENT Write parameters to the system parameters file, which contains the current parameters on disk. Using the current parameter requires write (W) access to the system parameters file. o On Alpha systems, the file that contains current parameters is SYS$SYSTEM:ALPHAVMSSYS.PAR. o On Integrity servers, the file that contains current parameters is SYS$SYSTEM:IA64VMSSYS.PAR. filespec Write parameters to a file. The default file type is .PAR and you need write access to the file.