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Summary of Contents for KA681

Page 1: ...KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 CPU System Maintenance Order Number EK 498AB MG B01 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts...

Page 2: ...nt Corporation 1994 All Rights Reserved The postpaid Reader s Comments forms at the end of this document request your critical evaluation to assist in preparing future documentation The following are...

Page 3: ...e Module 2 9 2 4 2 System Control Panel SCP 2 16 2 4 3 BA440 Backplane 2 19 2 4 4 Power Supply 2 20 2 4 5 System Airflow 2 23 3 System Setup and Configuration 3 1 CPU and Memory Module Order 3 1 3 1 1...

Page 4: ...3 8 3 7 Setting Node Name 3 42 3 8 3 8 Setting System ID 3 42 3 8 3 9 Exiting the DUP Driver Utility 3 43 3 8 4 Write Protecting an EF RF ISE 3 46 3 8 4 1 Software Write Protect for EF RF Series ISEs...

Page 5: ...shooting and Diagnostics 5 1 Basic Troubleshooting Flow 5 1 5 2 Product Fault Management and Symptom Directed Diagnosis 5 4 5 2 1 General Exception and Interrupt Handling 5 4 5 2 2 OpenVMS Operating S...

Page 6: ...Testing 5 73 5 7 3 Embedded Ethernet Loopback Testing 5 75 5 7 4 Q Bus Option Loopback Testing 5 76 6 FEPROM Firmware Update 6 1 Preparing the Processor for a FEPROM Update 6 2 6 2 Updating Firmware v...

Page 7: ...B 2 KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 Detailed Local Address Space Map B 2 B 3 External Internal Processor Registers B 8 B 4 Global Q22 bus Address Space Map B 8 B 5 Processor Registers B 9 B 6 IPR Address Spa...

Page 8: ...SSC RAM Layout F 1 F 1 1 Public Data Structures F 1 F 1 2 Console Program MailBox CPMBX F 2 F 1 3 Firmware Stack F 3 F 1 4 Diagnostic State F 3 F 1 5 USER Area F 4 G MOP Counters H Programming the KFQ...

Page 9: ...Setting Hardware Write Protection Through Firmware 3 49 3 14 Setting Hardware Write Protection Through the OpenVMS Operating System 3 50 4 1 Language Selection Menu 4 3 4 2 Normal Diagnostic Countdow...

Page 10: ...m Control Panel 2 16 2 9 BA440 Backplane 2 19 2 10 H7874 Power Supply 2 20 2 11 Fans 2 23 2 12 Fan Speed Control FSC Jumper Location 2 24 3 1 Memory Module Ratchet Handles 3 4 3 2 Storage Configuratio...

Page 11: ...or Display 5 37 5 10 H3604 Console Module Fuses 5 72 6 1 Firmware Update Utility Layout 6 2 6 2 W4 Jumper Setting for Updating Firmware 6 3 C 1 KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 FEPROM Layout C 2 C 2 SID System...

Page 12: ...ification and Updating 5 34 5 5 Levels of VAXsimPLUS Monitor Screen Displays 5 38 5 6 Machine Check Exception During Executive 5 45 5 7 Exception During Executive with No Parameters 5 46 5 8 Other Exc...

Page 13: ...List D 10 F 1 NVR0 20140400 Console Program MailBoX CPMBX F 2 F 2 NVR1 20140401 F 3 F 3 NVR2 20140402 F 3 G 1 MOP Counter Block G 1 H 1 Preferred KFQSA Switch Settings H 1 I 1 HALT Messages I 2 I 2 VM...

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Page 15: ...s intended for use by Digital Equipment Corporation Service personnel and qualified self maintenance customers Warnings Cautions Notes Warnings cautions and notes appear throughout this guide They hav...

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Page 17: ...gital Services product delivery plan Service delivery methods are part of the service support and escalation procedure When appropriate remote services should be part of the initial system installatio...

Page 18: ...ovides recovery from errors fault handling and event logging The Error Report Formatter ERF provides bit to text translation of the event logs for interpretation RECOMMENDED USE Analysis of error logs...

Page 19: ...ing and examining system and device parameters For example the CONFIGURE command is used to determine the proper CSR addresses for modules the SHOW MEMORY SHOW DSSI and SHOW QBUS commands are used to...

Page 20: ...or instructions on running MDM RECOMMENDED USE MDM is used primarily for testing Q bus options Loopback Tests Internal and external loopback tests can be used to isolate a failure by testing segments...

Page 21: ...up the Entry Systems Service Information Kit The manual you are reading is part of the kit Refer to your Guide to Entry Systems Service Information Kits EK 276A MI for more information Training Compu...

Page 22: ...e Digital Services Center communicate electronically with the customer site DSNlink serves as the platform for the delivery of electronic services 1 4 Field Feedback Providing the proper feedback to t...

Page 23: ...4005 AA KA692 L4006 AA or KA694 L4006 BA MS690 memory modules BA440 enclosure components H3604 console module System control panel SCP BA440 backplanes Power supply Fans Caution Static electricity can...

Page 24: ...Figure 2 1 for a view of the major chips LEDs and connectors Table 2 1 describes the CPU module components See Figure 2 2 and Figure 2 3 for block diagrams of the major functions The CPU module and MS...

Page 25: ...ide DC541 DC542 Console Connector J2 Backplane Connector J1 CLK Run LED Diagnostic LEDs DC244 NMC DC527 DC243 NCA DC511 SGEC SHAC SSC DC542 SHAC CQBIC E Net ROM Firmware ROMs DC246 NVAX B CACHE Data S...

Page 26: ...243 NCA NDAL to CDAL I O bus interface chip DC244 NMC Main memory controller also provides ECC protection DC527 CQBIC Q22 bus interface DC541 SGEC Ethernet interface Ethernet Station Address ROM Provi...

Page 27: ...sole Module Ribbon Cable Console Connector 100 Pin Backplane Connector 270 Pin CPU Module Q22 bus DSSI Bus 0 NMI Bus 150 Pin MS690 Memory Modules 1 minimum 4 maximum Backplane Interconnect To Q22 bus...

Page 28: ...SHAC4 DSSI 3 To QBus Bukkhead To QBus Bukkhead Optional via KFDDB DSSI Daughter Board 2 2 MS690 Memory Modules The MS690 memory module is a double sided quad height memory board that uses a 150 pin h...

Page 29: ...signed to ensure proper seating of the modules in the backplane connectors Figure 2 4 Ratchet Handles for CPU and Memory Modules Ejector Handles MLO 004227 2 3 Optional DSSI Daughter Board KA681 KA691...

Page 30: ...ughter Board Figure 2 5 Optional DSSI Module Component Side Bus 3 DSSI Connector Bus 2 DSSI Connector DSSI 3 Terminator Sockets 96 Pin Mother Board Connector DC542 SHAC DSSI 2 Terminator Sockets DC542...

Page 31: ...4 based systems use the BA440 enclosure A brief description of the components that make up the BA440 enclosure follows For information on FRU removal and replacement procedures refer to the BA430 BA44...

Page 32: ...0__________4 9600__________5 19200_________6 38400_________7 Bus 1 Bus 0 Y X Power Up Mode Switch Baud Rate Select Switch LED Display DSSI Connectors Console Jack Break Enable Disable Switch Bus Node...

Page 33: ...sue a list of bootable devices and prompts you to select a device from the list Once a device is selected the system autoboots from that device each time you turn it on Run Mode in the middle position...

Page 34: ...ks are enabled up position 1 the system enters console mode indicated by the prompt at power up Using the console command SET HALT REBOOT or SET HALT RESTART_REBOOT you can set your system to automati...

Page 35: ...sceiver cable connection set the switch to the up position To use the ThinWire cable connection set the switch to the down position A green indicator light LED for each connector indicates which conne...

Page 36: ...or J6 100 pin connector to the CPU module ThinWire Ethernet Power Fuse F1 Protects ThinWire Ethernet 12 V Power Fuse F2 Protects console serial line DSSI Terminator Power Fuse F3 Protects against shor...

Page 37: ...le Back Component Function Ethernet serial transceiver chip Serial Interface Adapter SIA Performs Ethernet serial transactions TOY clock oscillator Time of year oscillator Privides TOY signal for the...

Page 38: ...provides the controls to halt the processor external halt type and enter console mode as well as to restart the system and return the processor state to power up and self tests Figure 2 8 System Contr...

Page 39: ...ponents from being damaged DC OK indicator The green DC OK indicator shows that the power supply voltages are within the correct operating range Halt Button The Halt button is a two position button Wh...

Page 40: ...ction Restart Button The Restart button has a green indicator When you press the Restart button the system returns to a power up condition and self tests are run If you have specified a device as the...

Page 41: ...stems use the BA440 54 19354 01 backplane shown in Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 BA440 Backplane Mass Storage Connectors Module Connectors Power Supply Connectors Vterm Module Fan Connector SCP Connector Powe...

Page 42: ...H7874 power supply Figure 2 10 Table 2 6 describes the power supply components Figure 2 10 H7874 Power Supply Power Switch DC OK Indicator Over Temperature Condition Indicator Fan Failure Indicator P...

Page 43: ...er switch to return to the off position 0 Turning on the system resets the circuit breaker If the circuit breaker trips wait one minute before turning the system back on DC OK indicator green When the...

Page 44: ...igured with a power bus Inadvertently shutting off a host system and bringing down the cluster defeats the added reliability of a DSSI VAXcluster MO The main out connector sends the power control bus...

Page 45: ...onary measure Figure 2 11 Fans MLO 004220 Captive Screws Some system managers request that the fans run at the maximum rate at all times to take advantage of a potential increase in system reliability...

Page 46: ...CPU System Overview 2 4 BA440 Enclosure Components Figure 2 12 Fan Speed Control FSC Jumper Location MLO 004204 FSC Disabled Factory Setting FSC Enabled 2 24 CPU System Overview...

Page 47: ...s installed in slots 6 through 12 depend on your configuration If you only have two DSSI ports then slots 6 through 12 are available for Q bus option modules If your system has four CPU DSSI ports the...

Page 48: ...irmware logically configures the memory modules at power up Note The MS690 BA may not be used with the KA692 or KA694 CPU modules 3 1 1 Installing Add On MS690 Memory Modules Perform the following ste...

Page 49: ...re the ratchet handles on the memory module are on the right side of the module Wearing the antistatic wrist strap install the memory module in the first available memory slot to the right of the CPU...

Page 50: ...Options The order of the supported Q bus options in the backplane depends on four factors Relative use of devices in the system Expected performance of each device relative to other devices The abili...

Page 51: ...module DRQ3B SA SF Q bus parallel I O interface DTC05 SA Digital encoded voice multifunction IBQ01 SA SF DECscan BITBUS controller IEQ11 SA SF Dual bit DMA serial Q bus controller KITHA AA Mira AS opt...

Page 52: ...ve tape controller TK50E AA AF TQK50 SA SF 5 25 inch cartridge 95 Mbyte tape drive tape controller KLESI SA Q bus to LESI adapter KFQSA SE SG DSSI Q bus adapter KZQSA SA SF Storage adapter for TLZ04 t...

Page 53: ...er for placement of Q bus options is provided in the following list MRV11 Placement not critical AAV11 ADV11 AXV11 KWV11 DRV1J KMV1A DEQRA DESQA DEFQA DPV11 DIV32 VS3OU DFA01 CXA16 CXY08 CXB16 LPV11 D...

Page 54: ...sure One tape drive TF85 TF86 TK series or TLZ04 and up to six EF RF series ISEs using the dual disk RF35 No tape drive and up to seven RF series ISEs using the dual disk RF35 Note The RF35 which has...

Page 55: ...ive is reserved for the TF series tape drive When more than one DSSI bus is being used and the system is using a nonzero allocation class you need to assign new MSCP unit numbers for devices on all bu...

Page 56: ...xpanders 3 6 1 Mass Storage Expanders The R400X mass storage expander provides space for up to seven additional EF RF series ISEs or up to six EF RF series ISEs and a tape drive TF85 TF86 or TLZ04 Usi...

Page 57: ...blocks The SF12 is a desktop DSSI expander providing four 3 5 inch storage slots 3 6 2 Q Bus Expanders The B400X expander provides 10 additional usable Q bus slots for a system total of 17 usable Q b...

Page 58: ...rs The power bus allows you to turn power on and off for one or more expanders through the power supply designated as the main power supply Figure 3 3 Note DSSI VAXcluster systems should not be config...

Page 59: ...ws 1 In the Module column list all options and mass storage devices currently installed in your system The CPU module has already been entered Use the label on the cover panel of each slot to identify...

Page 60: ...s 15 0 A 3 0 A 31 20 Q bus 7 Current Amps 12 Vdc Power Watts Mass Storage Module Slot Bus Load AC DC 5 Vdc 12 Vdc 3 3 Vdc MEM 4 2 L4002 nA 4 8 1 6 3 2 0 0 53 8 4 0 1 0 3 1 2 Power requirements in this...

Page 61: ...64 3 3 0 5 DEQRA CA M7533 AB 4 0 1 0 21 20 2 2 0 5 DFA01 AA M3121 PA 1 97 0 04 10 30 3 0 1 0 DIV32 SA M7571 PA 5 5 0 00 35 4 3 5 1 0 DPV11 SA M8020 PA 1 20 0 30 9 60 1 0 1 0 DRQ3B SA M7658 PA 4 50 0 0...

Page 62: ...D M8578 1 602 0 00 8 00 3 0 0 5 MS690 BA L4004 BA 5 03 0 00 26 5 MS690 CA L4004 CA 4 2 0 00 21 0 MS690 DA L4004 DA 6 4 0 00 32 0 RF312 xx 0 86 x2 2 89 x2 33 2 N A N A RF31E AA AF 1 2 2 21 32 52 N A N...

Page 63: ...e systems can access the same DSSI devices Some failures of any system can be tolerated in which case the remaining system s continues to access all available DSSI devices and assure continued process...

Page 64: ...gure 3 5 DSSI Cabling for a Generic Two System DSSI VAXcluster Configuration SYS0 SYS1 RFxx RFxx RFxx Boot Node 1 DSSI RFxx RFxx RFxx Boot Node 2 Ethernet Satellite Node LAT Satellite Node LAT Satelli...

Page 65: ...e path segments inside and outside of cabinets between two end terminators c Each node must have a unique bus node ID number 0 7 A maximum of three CPUs adapters per DSSI bus is supported The DSSI bus...

Page 66: ...2 KFQSAs on Q bus KA660 1 Embedded DSSI Adapter EDA 2 KFQSA on Q bus KA670 2 Embedded DSSI Adapters EDAs 2 KFQSA on Q bus KA675 2 Embedded DSSI Adapters EDAs 2 KFQSA on Q bus KA680 2 Embedded DSSI Ada...

Page 67: ...al supplied hardware Third party devices may not conform to DSSI electrical specification requirements Therefore bus length ground offset basic noise margining and warm swap characteristics are at ris...

Page 68: ...and Devices DSSI Terminator Locations 6 6 7 7 System A System B 2 1 0 5 0 1 2 3 KAnn KAnn DSSI Adapter 0 DSSI Adapter 0 DSSI Adapter 1 DSSI Adapter1 SHAC Bus Node 7 SHAC Bus Node 7 SHAC Bus Node 6 SHA...

Page 69: ...System B KAnn KAnn DSSI Adapter 0 DSSI Adapter 0 DSSI Adapter 1 DSSI Adapter1 SHAC Bus Node 7 SHAC Bus Node 7 SHAC Bus Node 6 SHAC Bus Node 6 DSSI Bus Nodes for Storage Devices in Expander DSSI Bus N...

Page 70: ...d combines the information displayed using the SHOW command with DSSI UQSSP SCSI and Ethernet SHOW DSSI Lists all DSSI devices and their associated DSSI parameters for embedded DSSI adapters SHOW DSSI...

Page 71: ...QSSP Disk Controller 3 760322 DUD23 RF31 UQSSP Tape Controller 0 774500 MUA0 TK70 SCSI Adaptor 0 761400 SCSI ID 7 MKA0 DEC TLZ04 1991 c DEC Ethernet Adapter EZA0 08 00 2B 06 10 42 SHOW DSSI DSSI Bus 0...

Page 72: ...ess and interrupt vector The device address is also known as the control and status register CSR address Most modules have switches or jumpers for setting the CSR address values The value of a floatin...

Page 73: ...Enter device configuration HELP or EXIT Device Number help Devices Devices LPV11 KXJ11 DLV11J DZQ11 DZV11 DFA01 RLV12 TSV05 RXV21 DRV11W DRV11B DPV11 DMV11 DELQA DEQNA DESQA RQDX3 KDA50 RRD50 RQC25 KF...

Page 74: ...odule 3 8 3 Setting and Examining Parameters for DSSI Devices Two types of DSSI storage adapters are available for VAX 4000 systems an embedded DSSI adapter which is part of the CPU and the KFQSA adap...

Page 75: ...vice count as a node Hence in a single system configuration a DSSI bus can support up to seven devices bus nodes 0 6 with node 7 reserved for the adapter in a two system DSSI VAXcluster configuration...

Page 76: ...node name of up to eight characters DSSI devices are shipped from the factory with a unique identifier such as R7CZZC R7ALUC and so on You can provide your own node name The SYSTEMID parameter provide...

Page 77: ...When more than one bus is being used and your system is using a nonzero allocation class you need to assign new unit numbers for devices on all but one of the DSSI buses since the unit numbers for al...

Page 78: ...1 DIA3 1 DIA0 1 DIA1 1 DIA2 1 DIA3 1 DIA4 1 DIA5 1 DIA6 R7ALUC DIA2 R7EB3C DIA3 R7IDFC DIA0 R7IBZC DIA1 R7IKJC DIA2 R7ID3C DIA3 R7XA4C DIA4 R7QIYC DIA5 R7DA4C DIA6 Nonzero allocation class examples wi...

Page 79: ...following instructions describe how to change DSSI parameters using the DUP driver utility In the example procedures the allocation class will be set to 1 the devices for Bus 0 in the VAX 4000 will be...

Page 80: ...u may enter these commands in either uppercase or lowercase letters Unless otherwise instructed enter each command then press Return Enter console mode as follows a Set the Break Enable Disable switch...

Page 81: ...is a unique unit number The embedded DSSI adapter for each bus is identified by an asterisk The embedded DSSI display for Example 3 1 shows a system with four DSSI devices unit numbers 0 3 and an R40...

Page 82: ...k Controller 1 760334 DUB1 RF31 UQSSP Disk Controller 2 760340 DUC2 RF31 UQSSP Disk Controller 3 760322 DUD3 RF31 UQSSP Tape Controller 0 774500 MUA0 TK70 For the examples in this section each device...

Page 83: ...device on the bus In Example 3 3 SET HOST DUP DSSI BUS 1 0 PARAMS is entered to start the DUP server for the ISE at node 0 of embedded DSSI bus 1 In Example 3 4 SET HOST DUP UQSSP DISK 0 PARAMS is en...

Page 84: ...GEN CONNECT NOADAPTER FYA0 SYSGEN EXIT b Access the DUP driver by setting host to the specific device you want to write protect Use the following command SET HOST DUP SERVER MSCP DUP TASK PARAMS node_...

Page 85: ...ew allocation class Example 3 6 shows the steps for examining and changing the allocation class for a specified device In the example the allocation class is changed from an allocation class of 0 to a...

Page 86: ...d device from unit number 0 to unit number 10 6 Label the device with its unit number using the unit number labels shipped with your system Figure 3 10 shows where to affix a unit number label on the...

Page 87: ...it e P r o t e c t e d T a p e in U s e U s e C le a n in g T a p e O p e r a t e H a n d le U n lo a d T F 8 5 W a it L ig h t O p e n t h is H a n d le I n s e r t T a p e C lo s e t h is H a n d le...

Page 88: ...Example 3 8 Changing a Node Name for a Specified Device PARAMS SHOW NODENAME Parameter Current Default Type Radix NODENAME R7CZZC RF31 String Ascii B PARAMS SET NODENAME SYSDSK PARAMS SHOW NODENAME P...

Page 89: ...er Current Default Type Radix SYSTEMID 1402193310841 0000000000000 Quadword Hex B 3 8 3 9 Exiting the DUP Driver Utility After you have completed setting and examining DSSI device parameters enter the...

Page 90: ...s in this section for each device for which you want to change parameters Example 3 11 shows the DSSI buses for the embedded DSSI adapters after the unit numbers for the disk devices on bus 0 have bee...

Page 91: ...Node 6 DSSI Bus 1 Node 0 SNEEZY DIB0 RF31 DSSI Bus 1 Node 1 DOPEY DIB1 RF31 DSSI Bus 1 Node 2 SLEEPY DIB2 RF31 DSSI Bus 1 Node 3 GRUMPY DIB3 RF31 DSSI Bus 1 Node 4 BASHFUL DIB4 RF31 DSSI Bus 1 Node 5...

Page 92: ...ite protection through OpenVMS commands or through firmware commands in console mode 3 8 4 1 Software Write Protect for EF RF Series ISEs Since the EF RF does not have a Write Protect button the softw...

Page 93: ...simply provides the same degree of write protection available to EF RF series ISEs that have a Write Protect button You should consider hardware write protecting an EF RF in the following situations I...

Page 94: ...sed DSSI SET HOST DUP UQSSP DISK controller_number PARAMS where controller_number is the controller number listed in the SHOW UQSSP display for the device on the bus To access the DUP driver from the...

Page 95: ...ameter The change is recorded to nonvolatile memory 5 Enter the EXIT command at the PARAMS prompt to exit the DUP driver utility for the specified device Example 3 13 provides an example of setting a...

Page 96: ...ult Type Radix WRT_PROT 1 0 Boolean 0 1 PARAMS EXIT Exiting Stopping DUP server To remove the hardware write protection repeat the above procedure only set the WRT_PROT value to 0 You can verify that...

Page 97: ...halt action of REBOOT or RESTART_REBOOT has been defined Using SET BOOT device name device name device name you can also specify a string of default boot devices up to 32 characters with devices separ...

Page 98: ...Name explicitly specified in a BOOT command line Boot device names consist of a device code of at least two letters A through Z in length followed by a single character controller letter A through Z...

Page 99: ...t in R5 R5 contains boot flags that specify conditions of the bootstrap The firmware passes to VMB either the R5 value specified in the BOOT command or the default boot flag value specified with a SET...

Page 100: ...ocation of the load image 8 RPB V_SOLICT File name solicit When set VMB prompts the operator for the name of the application image file A maximum 39 character file specification is allocated at RPB T_...

Page 101: ...n s T 1 0 1 3 x Run diagnostics return to console mode T 1 2 4 x Run diagnostics if run is successful boot if run and boot fail return to console mode T 0 x x Run diagnostics if run is successful boot...

Page 102: ...lt Action O S Mailbox Halt Action Action s F x x 2 Boot system if boot fails return to console mode F x x 3 Console mode T indicates that the condition is true F indicates that the condition is false...

Page 103: ...re described below The firmware waits for power to stabilize by monitoring SCR 15 POK Once power is stable the firmware verifies that the console battery backup RAM BBU RAM is valid backup battery is...

Page 104: ...ecified Available devices Device Retrying network bootstrap The language selection menu appears under the conditions listed in Table 4 1 The position of the Break Enable Disable switch has no effect o...

Page 105: ...ses indicates the specific keyboard variant In addition the console may prompt you for a default boot device following a successful diagnostic countdown After the language inquiry the firmware continu...

Page 106: ...s and Q bus are tested certain registers are flushed and data structures are set up to initialize and set the system to a known state for the operating system 4 2 1 Power Up Tests for Kernel In a nonm...

Page 107: ...stic executive DE with Test Code 0 a DE determines environment is nonmanufacturing from H3604 b DE executes script A1 Tests CPU Floating Point Accelerator FPA and memory While the diagnostics are runn...

Page 108: ...s and ROM checksum tests B O bit memory interval timer and virtual mode tests A FPA tests 9 Backup cache primary cache and memory tests 8 NMC NCA memory and I O interaction tests 7 CQBIC Q22 bus tests...

Page 109: ...Power Up Tests for Q Bus Options Module self tests run when you power up the system A module self test can detect hard or repeatable errors but usually not intermittent errors Module LEDs display pass...

Page 110: ...errors are not fatal to the drive since the drive can establish a logical connection and report the error to the host Both LEDs go out for about 1 second then the red fault LED lights 4 3 CPU ROM Bas...

Page 111: ...iagnostic executive also controls tests so that errors can be detected and reported It ensures that when the tests are run the machine is left in a consistent and well defined state 4 3 1 Diagnostic T...

Page 112: ...4D 200616F8 Memory_Address start_add end_add add_incr cont_on_err 4E 20061CE0 Memory_Byte start_add end_add add_incr cont_on_err 4F 20062814 Memory_Data start_add end_add add_incr cont_on_err 51 2005A...

Page 113: ...top on error test announcements A4 Loop on A3 Functional Verify A5 Address shorts test run fastest way possible A6 Memory tests mark only multiple bit errors A7 Memory tests A8 Memory acceptance tests...

Page 114: ...e bit as well as multibit ECC memory errors You then terminate the command line by pressing RETURN You do not need to specify parameters 5 through 10 placeholders are needed only for parameters that p...

Page 115: ...nt code and can be run from FEPROM or main memory to enhance execution speed What is to be shown if anything on the console What is to be shown if anything in the LED display What action to take on er...

Page 116: ...e bit main memory ECC errors A8 A8 Memory acceptance Running script A8 with script A7 tests main memory more extensively It enables hard single bit and multibit main memory ECC errors to be marked bad...

Page 117: ...g or replacing the following CPU module MS690 memory module Backplane DSSI device H3604 console module 1 While monitoring the test display on the console terminal run five error free passes of the pow...

Page 118: ...VR0 00000078 BCEDECC 00000000 TCR1 00000001 TIR1 0117BFA9 TNIR1 0000000F TIVR1 0000007C NEDATHI 00000000 RXCS 00000000 RXDB 0000000D TXCS 00000000 TXDB 00000030 NEDATLO 00000000 SCR 0000D000 DSER 0000...

Page 119: ...e size of the array Table 4 4 Signature Field Values MCSR 0 15 2 1 Hex Equiv Configuration 00 0 Unassigned 01 2 RAM size 1 Mbit 10 4 RAM size 4 Mbits 11 6 Bank no response MEMCON bits 28 24 indicate t...

Page 120: ...e Q22 bus address of the CSR in octal 777500 Third column the data contained at the CSR address in hex 0020 Fourth column the speculated device name IPCR the CPU interprocessor communications register...

Page 121: ...5 ZETA MIA5 TF85 TF86 DSSI Bus 0 Node 6 DSSI Bus 1 Node 7 Ethernet Adapter EZA0 08 00 2B 08 E8 6E Ethernet Adapter 0 774440 XQA0 08 00 2B 06 16 F2 In the example the console displays the node numbers...

Page 122: ...led Refer to the VAX 3520 3540 OpenVMS Installation and Operations ZKS166 manual for instructions on running UETP 4 5 Machine State on Power Up This section describes the state of the kernel after a p...

Page 123: ...KB is dedicated to the Q22 bus scatter gather map as shown in Figure 4 2 Of the lower portion up to 128 Kb at the bottom of the block is allocated to the Page Frame Number PFN bitmap The size of the...

Page 124: ...p On a processor halt other than power up the contents of the scatter gather map are undefined and are dependent on operating system usage Operating systems should not move the location of the scatter...

Page 125: ...during the power up diagnostics flushed and then turned on The cache is also turned on by the BOOT and the INIT command 4 6 5 Translation Buffer The CPU translation buffer is tested by diagnostics on...

Page 126: ...ate the Page Frame Number PFN bitmap If PFN bitmap checksum is invalid then a Perform an UNJAM b Perform an INIT c Retest memory and rebuild PFN bitmap 5 Validate the boot device name If none exists s...

Page 127: ...lt PSL value without halt code and map enable AP Halt code SP Base of 128 Kbyte good memory block 512 PC Base of 128 Kbyte good memory block 512 R1 R6 R7 R8 R9 FP 0 10 Copy the VMB image from FEPROM t...

Page 128: ...tential bad memory Base Base 512 SP PC 256 pages for VMB 128 KB block of good memory page aligned MLO 008455 Unused memory 4 7 2 Primary Bootstrap Procedures VMB Virtual Memory Boot VMB is the primary...

Page 129: ...ole to indicate that VMB has found the secondary bootstrap image on the boot device and has loaded the image into local memory 11 Clear CPMBX 2 BIP and CPMBX 3 RIP 12 Write 0 to the diagnostic LEDs an...

Page 130: ...t a suitable block of Q22 bus memory address space be available unmapped to other devices for proper operation After a successful bootstrap operation control is passed to the secondary bootstrap image...

Page 131: ...SP PC 256 pages for VMB 128 KB block of good memory page aligned MLO 008456 Unused memory Potential bad memory SCB 2 pages Stack 3 pages Secondary bootstrap image potentially exceeds block Next page...

Page 132: ...that the designated boot disk is a Files 11 volume it searches the volume for the designated boot program usually SYS0 SYSEXE SYSBOOT EXE However VMB can request a diagnostic image or prompt the user...

Page 133: ...edure The PROM bootstrap uses a variant of the boot block mechanism VMB searches for a valid PROM signature block the second segment of the boot block defined in Figure 4 5 If PRA0 is the selected dev...

Page 134: ...l either a successful boot occurs a fatal controller error occurs or VMB is halted from the operator console The KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 support the load of a standard operating system a diagnostic im...

Page 135: ...ad number until it sees the load number incremented The final Acknowledge is sent by the requester and has a load number equivalent to the load number of the appropriate LOAD_w_XFER message 1 Because...

Page 136: ...der that replies to both XID and TEST messages During network bootstrap operation the KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 complies with the requirements defined in the NI Node Architecture Specification for a pri...

Page 137: ...ion of the server is known All solicited messages are sent in the format used for the request 2The initial REQ_PROGRAM message is sent to the dumpload multicast address If an assistance VOLUNTEER mess...

Page 138: ...P Messages Message Type Message Fields DUMP LOAD MEM_LOAD_w_ XFER Code 00 Load nn Load addr aa aa aa aa Image data None Xfer addr aa aa aa aa MEM_LOAD Code 02 Load nn Load addr aa aa aa aa Image data...

Page 139: ...t addr1 Host name1 Host addr1 Host time1 Host time2 Xfer addr aa aa aa aa VOLUNTEER Code 03 REMOTE CONSOLE REQUEST_ID Code 05 Rsrvd xx Recpt nn nn SYSTEM_ID Code 07 Rsrvd xx Recpt nn nn or 00 00 Info...

Page 140: ...02 Forward data Forward addr ee ee ee ee ee ee Data dd LOOPED_DATA Skpcnt nn nn Skipped bytes bb Function 00 01 Reply Recpt nn nn Data dd IEEE 802 2 XID_CMD RSP Form 81 Class 01 Rx window size K 00 T...

Page 141: ...lted operating system the firmware searches system memory for the Restart Parameter Block RPB a data structure constructed for this purpose by VMB Refer to Table D 2 in Appendix D for a detailed descr...

Page 142: ...l address of the RPB physical address of the restart routine checksum of first 31 longwords of restart routine RPB 00 04 08 MLO 008458 The firmware uses the following algorithm to find a valid RPB 1 S...

Page 143: ...y system problem check the site maintenance log for the system s service history Be sure to ask the system manager the following questions Has the system been used before and did it work correctly Hav...

Page 144: ...es such as OPERATOR LOG OPCOM LOG SETHOST LOG etc Many of these can be found in the SYSMGR account SETHOST LOG is useful in comparing the console output with event logs and crash dumps in order to see...

Page 145: ...1 Console Terminal Console Module Problems Problem First Steps No Console Message Check the Power switch on both the console terminal and the system If the terminal has a DC OK LED be sure it is lit...

Page 146: ...NMC or NDAL to CDAL adapter NCA usually result in these chips posting an error condition to the NVAX CPU The NVAX CPU will then generate a machine check exception through SCB vector 004 hard error in...

Page 147: ...PD 1 Otherwise crash the system or process depending on PSL 25 24 Current Mode 2 If PCSTS 10 PTE_ER 1 Check that ISTATE2 07 VR 1 and PSL 27 FPD 0 and PCSTS 09 PTE_ER_WR 0 Otherwise crash the system IS...

Page 148: ...utdown operator shutdown or crash hard single cell address within footprint multiple addresses within footprint memory uncorrectable ECC error or CRD buffer full For ownership memory correctable ECC e...

Page 149: ...ors Note The results of the OpenVMS error handler may be preserved within the operating system session for example disabling a cache but not across reboots Although the system can recover with cache d...

Page 150: ...r interrupt generated by hardware EMB C_BUGCHECK Fatal bugcheck Bugcheck Types MACHINECHK ASYNCWRTER BADMCKCOD INCONSTATE UNXINTEXC Each entry consists of an OpenVMS header a packet header and one or...

Page 151: ...osis Figure 5 1 Event Log Entry Format 31 00 VMS Header Packet Revision SYSTAT Subpacket Valid Flags Subpacket 1 Subpacket n MLO 007263 Packet Header Machine check exception entries contain at a minim...

Page 152: ...ngword PC or PSL Machine Check Code CPU ID AST LVL INT SYS register SAVEPC register VA register Q register Opcode RN Mo de V R PC PSL 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xx xxxxxx MLO 0...

Page 153: ...EDATHI NEDATLO QBEAR DEAR NEICMD BCEDIDX IPR D4 IPR E7 IPR E9 IPR EA IPR 7C IPR D3 IPR 7D IPR ED IPR F8 IPR F4 IPR A0 IPR A6 IPR A3 2101 8044 2101 8048 2102 0000 2102 0004 IPR AC IPR AE IPR B2 2014 00...

Page 154: ...e a Memory Single Bit Error SBE Reduction subpacket Figure 5 5 This subpacket unlike all others is of variable length It consists solely of software registers from state maintained by the error handle...

Page 155: ...tion but no error status as is done for the Memory subpacket Figure 5 6 CRD Entry Subpacket Header 31 00 07 08 15 16 23 24 0 4 Logging Reason Page Mapout CNT MEMCON Valid Entry CNT Current Entry 8 12...

Page 156: ...the CRD buffer it creates a Memory CRD Entry for new footprints and updates an existing Memory CRD Entry for errors that occur within the range specified by the ID in FOOTPRINT This reduces the amount...

Page 157: ...th SCRUBBED in STATUS Scrubbing is no longer performed instead pages are marked bad In this case the OpenVMS operating system will log the CRD buffer immediately The CRD Buffer will also be logged imm...

Page 158: ...rs such that if the setting of an error flag causes other registers to be latched the other registers will be translated as well For example if a memory ECC error occurs the syndrome and error address...

Page 159: ...MPILED 12 JUN 1993 18 55 52 PAGE 1 ENTRY 1 ERROR SEQUENCE 11 LOGGED ON SID 13000202 DATE TIME 06 JUN 1993 14 40 10 85 SYS_TYPE 01390601 SYSTEM UPTIME 0 DAYS 00 12 12 SCS NODE OMEGA1 VAX OpenVMS V5 5 2...

Page 160: ...Ibox specifier ref error stored CESR 00000000 DSER 00000000 IPCR0 00000020 LOCAL MEMORY EXTERNAL ACCESS ENABLED Note Ownership O bit memory correctable or fatal errors MESR 04 or MESR 03 of the proces...

Page 161: ...module in slot 5 and proceed to slot 1 with no gaps Note Although the OpenVMS error handler has built in features to aid Services in memory repair good judgment is needed by the Service Engineer It is...

Page 162: ...placement Uncorrectable memory errors will increment the OpenVMS global counter which can be viewed using the DCL command SHOW ERROR Note If register MESR 11 was set equal to 1 but MESR 19 12 syndrome...

Page 163: ...ISION 00000000 SYSTAT 00000601 ATTEMPTING RECOVERY PAGE MARKED BAD PAGE REPLACED FLAGS 00000006 memory subpacket KA680 subpacket KA692 REGISTER SUBPACKET BPCR ECC80000 MESR 80006800 UNCORRECTABLE MEMO...

Page 164: ...Size Small Packet SRP List 3067 2724 343 128 I O Request Packet IRP List 2263 2070 193 176 Large Packet LRP List 87 61 26 1856 Dynamic Memory Usage bytes Total Free In Use Largest Nonpaged Dynamic Mem...

Page 165: ...Example 5 6 which provides an error log showing correctable ECC errors For correctable ECC errors a Single Bit Error SBE Memory Subpacket will be logged as indicated by memory sbe reduction subpacket...

Page 166: ...e page has been replaced To get some idea use DCL command SHOW MEMORY If the page mapout threshold has not been reached PAGE MAPOUT THRESHOLD EXCEEDED is not set in SYSTAT packet header register the s...

Page 167: ...HOLD EXCEEDED is set in SYSTAT the failing memory module should be replaced regardless of any thresholds For all cases except when SCRUBBED is the only flag set in STATUS isolate the offending memory...

Page 168: ...SID 13001401 DATE TIME 06 JUN 1993 09 51 13 98 SYS_TYPE 01390601 SYSTEM UPTIME 0 DAYS 00 05 06 SCS NODE OMEGA1 VAX OpenVMS V5 5 2HW CORRECTABLE MEMORY ERROR KA680 A CPU FW REV 1 CONSOLE FW REV 3 9 REV...

Page 169: ...LAST EVENT 0D3E26E0 0094F438 01 JUN 1993 09 50 13 07 LOWEST ADDRESS 0BFF4000 HIGHEST ADDRESS 0BFF4000 MEMORY CRD ENTRY 2 FOOTPRINT 0000001C MEMORY ERROR STATUS _MEMORY MODULE 1 SLOT 4 _set 0 _bank 0...

Page 170: ...HEST ADDRESS 08E43B28 ANAL ERR OUT CRD CRD ZPD Note Ownership O bit memory correctable or fatal errors MESR 04 or MESR 03 of the processor Register Subpacket set equal to 1 are processor module errors...

Page 171: ...NE CHECK KA692 A CPU FW REV 2 CONSOLE FW REV 4 1 REVISION 00000000 SYSTAT 00000001 ATTEMPTING RECOVERY FLAGS 00000003 machine check stack frame KA692 subpacket STACK FRAME SUBPACKET ISTATE_1 80060000...

Page 172: ...ules are the most likely cause of the errors Therefore it is essential to analyze Polled Error entries since a polled entry usually represents the source of the error versus other entries which are si...

Page 173: ...01040 ndal commander id 05 X IPCR0 00000020 LOCAL MEMORY EXTERNAL ACCESS ENABLED MEMORY SUBPACKET MEMCON 0057E53F MEMORY CONFIGURATION _sets enabled 00111111 MS690 BA MEMORY MODULE 1 32MB SLOT 4 MS690...

Page 174: ...80010000 MAINTENANCE ERROR SHARED HOST MEMORY ERROR PFAR 40001044 APPROX HOST ADDR 40001044 X PESR 00010000 CPDAL BUS ERROR PPR 00000000 NODE 0 0 BYTE INTERNAL BUFFER 16 NODES MAXIMUM UCB B_ERTCNT 2C...

Page 175: ...ld have already occurred and been handled by the OpenVMS operating system All lower level errors will ultimately set one of the conditions shown in Table 5 4 VAXsimPLUS will examine the conditions wit...

Page 176: ...ry not possible SYSTAT 08 1 Error threshold exceeded SYSTAT 09 1 Page marked bad for uncorrectable ECC error in main memory SYSTAT 11 1 Page mapout threshold for single bit ECC errors in main memory e...

Page 177: ...STAT 00 0 SYSTAT 00 1 Y Y N Y Y N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y MLO 008656 as in Table 5 3 SICL Service Request VAXsimPLUS triggering notifies the customer and Services using three message types HARD SOFT and...

Page 178: ...2 Product Fault Management and Symptom Directed Diagnosis Figure 5 9 shows the five VAXsimPLUS monitor screen displays Table 5 5 provides a brief explanation of the five levels of screen displays 5 3...

Page 179: ...9 Five Level VAXsimPLUS Monitor Display Systems AB1X 3 AB1X Kernel AB1X Kernel NVAX4000 AB1X Kernel AB1X Kernel NVAX4000 Soft Kernel 3 Node Info AB1X AB1X Kernel 3 AB1X Kernel Soft 2 2 3 4 5 1 Hard 1...

Page 180: ...ss The error class level screen provides a box for both hard and soft errors 5 Error Detail Two error detail level screens hard and soft provide the number of reported errors along with a brief error...

Page 181: ...essage MEL files can be converted on site or at a support center Example 5 10 shows a sample SICL service request message and appended MEL file 1 Extract the SICL mail message from mail 2 Edit the ext...

Page 182: ...rgent action required AB1X KERNEL Hard error s SYSTAT 9 1 Page Marked Bad For Uncorrectable ECC Error In Main Memory SDD PROFILE is defined to be NONE no Customer Profile included in message SICL 134...

Page 183: ...r messages regarding remote link failures 5 2 9 3 VAXsimPLUS Postinstallation Tips Once VAXsimPLUS is installed you can set up mailing lists to direct VAXsimPLUS messages to the appropriate destinatio...

Page 184: ...FAULT SHOW MAIL FSE mailing list FIELD SYSTEM CUSTOMER mailing list FIELD SYSTEM MONITOR mailing list FIELD SYSTEM SICL mailing list DSN SICL FIELD SYSTEM To activate SICL after installation use the f...

Page 185: ...n FRU for repair include as much of the error log information as possible If one or more error flags are set in a particular entry record the mnemonic s of the register s the hex data and error flag t...

Page 186: ...AR 08406010_____ADD 21018040 MESR 00080000 MEMCON_0 7 0 80000003 1 81000003 2 00000007 3 00000007 4 00000007 5 00000007 6 00000007 7 00000007 Normal operation not possible Several lines are printed in...

Page 187: ...logs occur in common subroutines called from a diagnostic test ASCII messages contain unique symbols that are terminated by the comma in the ASCII field These symbols identify the most recent subtest...

Page 188: ...During Executive with No Parameters Parameter Value P1 Contents of stack pointer points to vector in P2 P2 Vector nnn 000 3FC 200 3FC Q bus P3 PC P4 PSL P5 Contents of stack P6 Contents of stack P7 Co...

Page 189: ...tag Table 5 9 lists the hex LED display the default action on errors and the most likely unit that needs replacing The Default on Error column refers to the action taken by the diagnostic executive un...

Page 190: ...one Loop None C 66 Cont 9D Utility 1 B 65 Cont 42 Check for interrupts 1 4 9 64 Cont 35 B_Cache diag_mode 1 8 63 Cont 33 NMC_powerup 1 8 62 Cont 32 NMC_registers 1 2 B 61 Cont D0 V_Cache_diag_mode 1 B...

Page 191: ...C 46 Cont C6 SSC_powerup 1 6 C 45 Cont 52 SSC_Prog_timers 1 C 44 Cont 52 SSC_Prog_timers 1 C 43 Cont 53 SSC_TOY_Clock 7 1 C 42 Cont C1 SSC_RAM_Data 1 C 41 Cont 34 SSC_ROM 1 C 40 Cont C5 SSC_registers...

Page 192: ...26 Cont 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 25 Cont 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 24 Cont 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 23 Cont 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 22 Cont 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 21 Cont 4...

Page 193: ...k1 4 7 7 Cont 84 QZA_loopback2 4 7 6 Cont 85 QZA_memory 4 7 5 Cont 86 QZA_DMA 4 B 4 Cont DB Speed 1 C 3 Cont 41 Board_Reset 1 4 Script A3 C 9D Halt 9D Utility 1 B 42 Halt 42 Chk_for_Interrupts 1 4 9 3...

Page 194: ...ug 1 9 DD Halt DD B_Cache_data_debug 1 9 DA Halt DA PB_Flush_cache 1 B 54 Halt 54 Virtual_Mode 1 6 60 Halt 60 SSC_Console_SLU 1 6 7 91 Halt 91 CQBIC_powerup 1 4 3 7 90 Halt 90 CQBIC_registers 1 4 3 C...

Page 195: ...F Memory_FDM_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memo...

Page 196: ...Halt 80 CQBIC_memory 1 2 9 37 Halt 37 Cache_w_Memory 1 2 A 51 Halt 51 FPA 1 4 5F Halt 5F SGEC 1 6 5 5C Halt 5C SHAC 1 3 5 5C Halt 5C SHAC 1 6 8 9A Halt 9A INTERACTION 1 2 3 4 7 83 Halt 83 QZA_LPBCK1 4...

Page 197: ...3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 Script A...

Page 198: ...s 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Mem_Addr_Shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Mem_Addr_Shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Mem_Addr_Shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Mem_Addr_Shorts 2 1 3 8 47 Halt 47 Memory_Refresh 2 1 3 8 40 Halt 40 Memor...

Page 199: ...3F Mem_FDM_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory_Addr_shorts 2 1 3 8 48 Halt 48 Memory...

Page 200: ...t 40 Memory_count_pages 2 1 3 C 41 Cont 41 Board_Reset 2 1 3 End of script 1Field replaceable unit key 1 KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 2 MS690 3 Backplane 4 Q22 bus device 5 System power supply 6 H3604 cons...

Page 201: ...pected interrupt or exception trapped if de_error equals FE or EF Total_error_count Four hex digits showing the number of previous errors that have occurred Parameters 1 through 10 Valid only if the t...

Page 202: ...000 to 01FFFFFF 32MB 37 bad pages Total of 32MB 37 bad pages 112 reserved pages Memory Bitmap 01FF2000 to 01FF3FFF 16 pages Console Scratch Area 01FF4000 to 01FF7FFF 32 pages Qbus Map 01FF8000 to 01FF...

Page 203: ...ch location were to be tested If you do specify an address increment do not input less than 200 testing on a page boundary since almost all hard memory failures span at least one page For normal servi...

Page 204: ...slot with single bit ECC failures Be sure to put the modules back in their original positions when you are finished If memory errors are found in the operating system error log use the CPU ROM based d...

Page 205: ...ode ID plug in the corresponding socket on the front panel If the ISE is not connected to its front panel it reads the bus node ID from the three switch DIP switch on the side of the drive DSSI storag...

Page 206: ...s to complete GAMMA MSCP DUP 17 MAY 1991 12 51 20 DRVTST CPU 0 00 00 09 29 PI 160 GAMMA MSCP DUP 17 MAY 1991 12 51 40 DRVTST CPU 0 00 00 18 75 PI 332 GAMMA MSCP DUP 17 MAY 1991 12 52 00 DRVTST CPU 0 0...

Page 207: ...MAY 1991 13 03 20 DRVEXR CPU 0 00 00 33 89 PI 3835 GAMMA MSCP DUP 17 MAY 1991 13 12 24 DRVEXR CPU 0 00 02 24 19 PI 40028 13332 operations completed 33240 LBN blocks 512 bytes read 0 LBN blocks 512 byt...

Page 208: ...Volatile Summary as of 14 NOV 1991 16 01 53 Circuit State Loopback Adjacent Name Routing Node ISA 0 on 25 1023 LAR25 NCP SET CIRCUIT ISA 0 STATE OFF NCP SET CIRCUIT ISA 0 SERVICE ENABLED NCP SET CIRCU...

Page 209: ...ng system system 3 MCR NCP NCP SHOW NODE KLATCH Node Volatile Summary as of 27 FEB 1992 21 04 11 Executor node 25 900 KLATCH State on Identification DECnet VAX V5 4 1 OpenVMS V5 4 2 Active links 2 NCP...

Page 210: ...report 27 Feb 11 50 34 Maintenance version V4 0 0 Function list Loop Multi block loader Boot Data link counters Hardware address 08 00 2B 28 18 2C Device type ISA Depending on your network the file us...

Page 211: ...ETP completes successfully with no errors displayed at the terminal it is good practice to check these log files for errors Furthermore when errors are displayed at the terminal check the log files fo...

Page 212: ...within UETP LOG You can use any log files that appear on the system disk for error checking but you must delete these log files before you run any new tests You may delete these log files yourself or...

Page 213: ...the location of the H3604 fuses Table 5 10 H3604 Console Module Fuses Fuse Part Number Symptom F1 12 V 1 2 A 12 09159 00 ThinWire Ethernet LED on H3604 is not lit Ethernet external loopback test 5F fa...

Page 214: ...nd install an H3103 loopback connector into the MMJ of the H3604 The H3103 connects the console port transmit and receive lines At power up the SLU_ EXT_LOOPBACK test then runs a continuous loopback t...

Page 215: ...re 2 9 Test 56 tests both SHAC chips the DSSI adapters This test can be used to check both or all four SHAC chips the internal DSSI Bus 0 connectivity external DSSI cables and the H3604 DSSI bus inter...

Page 216: ...of FRUs in order of probability follows 1 The external BC21M 09 cable 2 The Vterm dual regulator module PN 54 20404 01 3 The internal cable that connects DSSI Bus 0 from the backplane to the edge of...

Page 217: ...two H8225 terminators Before running test 5F on the standard Ethernet port you must have a 12 22196 02 loopback connector installed Note Make sure the Ethernet Connector Switch is set for the correct...

Page 218: ...cific module self tests Table 5 11 Loopback Connectors for Common Devices Device Module Loopback Cable Loopback CXA16 CXB16 H3103 H85721 CXY08 H3046 50 pin H3197 25 pin DEFQA 12 3200S 01 DIV32 H3072 D...

Page 219: ...d before reprogramming Hence there is a small window of vulnerability when the CPU has inoperable firmware Normally this window is less than 30 seconds Nonetheless an update should be allowed to execu...

Page 220: ...te Complete the following steps to prepare the processor for a FEPROM update 1 The system manager should perform operating system shutdown 2 Enter console mode by pressing the Halt button twice in to...

Page 221: ...t serves boot requests must be on the same Ethernet segment The Maintenance Operation Protocol MOP is the transport used to copy the network image Use the following procedure to update firmware via th...

Page 222: ...rnet bootable filename provided in the release notes 4 On the client system enter the command BOOT 100 EZ at the console prompt The system then prompts you for the name of the file Note Do NOT type th...

Page 223: ...gram will change your current FEPROM Do you really want to continue Y N Y Blasting in Vx x The program will take at most several minutes DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INTERRUPT PROGRAM EXECUTION Doing so may resu...

Page 224: ...6 1 2 At the console prompt enter the BOOT 100 command for the tape device for example BOOT 100 MIA5 Use the SHOW DEVICE command if you are not sure of the device name for the tape drive The system p...

Page 225: ...nge your current FEPROM Do you really want to continue Y N Y Blasting in Vx x The program will take at most several minutes DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INTERRUPT PROGRAM EXECUTION Doing so may result in loss of...

Page 226: ...pected byte ff actual byte xx at address xxxxxxxx ACTION Replace the CPU module Patchable Control Store PCS Loading Error Messages The following is a list of error messages that may appear if there is...

Page 227: ...FEPROM Firmware Update 6 4 FEPROM Update Error Messages MESSAGE Unexpected SIE COMMENT SYS_TYPE as read in the ROM SIE does not reflect that an NVAX CPU is present FEPROM Firmware Update 6 9...

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Page 229: ...ing on whether the console is a video or a hardcopy terminal For hardcopy terminals the console echoes a backslash followed by the deletion of the character If you press additional rubouts the additio...

Page 230: ...hat has been heavily edited CTRL C Echoes C CR and aborts processing of a command When entered as part of a command line deletes the line CTRL O Ignores transmissions to the console terminal until the...

Page 231: ...ual memory General purpose registers GPRs Internal processor registers IPRs The PSL The address space that the console references is inherited from the previous console reference unless you explicitly...

Page 232: ...13 pr _txdb 23 33 pr _isp 04 pr _sirr 14 24 34 05 pr _sisr 15 25 35 06 16 pr _mcesr 26 36 07 17 27 pr _ioreset 37 pr _p0br 08 pr _iccs 18 28 pr _mapen 38 pr _p0lr 09 pr _nicr 19 29 pr _tbia 39 pr _p1b...

Page 233: ...qbio 20000000 qbmem 30000000 qbmbr 20080010 rom 20040000 bdr 20084004 scr 20080000 dser 20080004 qbear 20080008 dear 2008000C ipcr0 20001f40 ipcr1 20001f42 ipcr2 20001f44 ipcr3 20001f46 ssc_ram 201404...

Page 234: ...q3cr 2000408C shac1_ pdfqcr 20004090 shac1_ pmfqcr 20004094 shac1_ psrcr 20004098 shac1_pecr 2000409C shac1_pdcr 200040A0 shac1_picr 200040A4 shac1_ pmtcr 200040A8 shac1_ pmtecr 200040AC shac2_ sswcr...

Page 235: ...hac_ pmtecr 200042AC nmccwb 21000110 memcon0 21018000 memcon1 21018004 memcon2 21018008 memcon3 2101800c memcon4 21018010 memcon5 21018014 memcon6 21018018 memcon7 2101801c memsig8 21018020 memsig9 21...

Page 236: ...DEPOSIT command For references to physical or virtual memory spaces the location referenced is the last address minus the size of this reference 1 for byte 2 for word 4 for longword 8 for quadword Fo...

Page 237: ...size is word L The data size is longword Q The data size is quadword N count An unsigned hexadecimal integer that is evaluated into a longword This qualifier determines the number of additional opera...

Page 238: ...of the virtual address P Physical memory address space M Processor status longword PSL address space The data size is always longword U Access to console private memory is allowed This qualifier also...

Page 239: ...ers Argument Other s BOOT R5 boot_flags boot_flags boot_device boot_device CONFIGURE CONTINUE DEPOSIT B W L Q G I V P M U N count STEP size WRONG address data data EXAMINE B W L Q G I V P M U N count...

Page 240: ...ber task SET HOST DUP UQSSP DISK TAPE DUP UQSSP controller_number csr_address task task SET HOST MAINTENANCE UQSSP SERVICE MAINTENANCE UQSSP controller_number csr_address SET LANGUAGE language_type SE...

Page 241: ...boot_device boot_device If you do not enter either the qualifier or the device name the default value is used Explicitly stating the boot flags or the boot device overrides but does not permanently c...

Page 242: ...le does not interpret or validate the device name The console converts the string to uppercase then passes VMB a string descriptor to this device name in R0 Use the SET BOOT command to specify a defau...

Page 243: ...oviding information that is typically available only with a running operating system Refer to the example below and use the CONFIGURE command as follows 1 Enter CONFIGURE at the console I O prompt 2 E...

Page 244: ...1J DRQ3B VSV21 IBQ01 IDV11A IDV11B IDV11C IDV11D IAV11A IAV11B MIRA ADQ32 DTC04 DESNA IGQ11 DIV32 KIV32 DTCN5 DTC05 KWV32 KZQSA Numbers 1 to 255 default is 1 Device Number rqdx3 2 Device Number dhv11...

Page 245: ...he default data size is longword and the default address is zero If you specify conflicting address space or data sizes the console ignores the command and issues an error message Format DEPOSIT quali...

Page 246: ...f a single character address specifier the physical address to be examined and the examined data EXAMINE uses the same qualifiers as DEPOSIT However the WRONG qualifier causes EXAMINE to ignore ECC er...

Page 247: ...20040019 EX INS N 5 20040019 Disassemble from branch P 20040019 D0 MOVL I 20140000 20140000 P 20040024 D2 MCOML 20140030 20140502 P 2004002F D2 MCOML S 0E 20140030 P 20040036 7D MOVQ R0 201404B2 P 20...

Page 248: ...ysical memory for an RPB The search does not use the bitmap to qualify which pages are looked at The command leaves the contents of memory unchanged Examples EX SP Check the SP G 0000000E 00000000 FIN...

Page 249: ...U Valid commands BOOT R5 boot_flags boot_device CONFIGURE CONTINUE DEPOSIT qualifiers address datum datum EXAMINE qualifiers address FIND MEMORY RPB HALT HELP INITIALIZE LOGIN MOVE qualifiers address...

Page 250: ...OW PSE SHOW QBUS SHOW RECALL SHOW RLV12 SHOW SAVED_STATE SHOW SCSI SHOW SCSI_ID SHOW TESTS SHOW TRANSLATION physical_address SHOW UQSSP SHOW VERSION START address TEST test_code parameters UNJAM X add...

Page 251: ...e following CDAL bus timer Address decode and match registers Programmable timer interrupt vectors SSCCR Example INIT A 2 10 MOVE The MOVE command copies the block of memory starting at the source add...

Page 252: ...is assumed Examples EX N 4 0 Observe destination P 00000000 00000000 P 00000004 00000000 P 00000008 00000000 P 0000000C 00000000 P 00000010 00000000 EX N 4 200 Observe source data P 00000200 58DD0520...

Page 253: ...periods of time milliseconds while single stepping over several commands Unpredictable results occur if the macro instruction being stepped over modifies either the SCBB or the trace trap entry This m...

Page 254: ...P 00001007 12 BNEQ 00001002 P 00001002 D6 INCL R0 P 00001004 D1 CMPL S 05 R0 P 00001007 12 BNEQ 00001002 P 00001009 11 BRB 00001009 N P 00001009 11 BRB 00001009 A 2 12 REPEAT The REPEAT command repea...

Page 255: ...mmand finds all occurrences of a pattern and reports the addresses where the pattern was found If the NOT qualifier is present the command reports all addresses in which the pattern did not match Form...

Page 256: ...rd longword or quadword unless overridden by the STEP qualifier Qualifiers Data control B W L Q N count STEP size WRONG Address space control P V U Command specific NOT Inverts the sense of the match...

Page 257: ...ch for odd numbered longwords on any boundary P 00000502 87654321 P 00000503 00876543 P 00000504 00008765 P 00000505 00000087 SEARCH N 1000 B 0 12 Search for all occurrences P 00000303 12 of the byte...

Page 258: ...hat support the messages It does not support send data or receive data messages Note the hierarchy of the SET HOST qualifiers below DUP Uses the DUP driver to examine or modify parameters of a device...

Page 259: ...her the secure console mode will be entered when certain console commands are executed If PSE 0 disabled the console will remain in privileged mode even if a password has been set If PSE 1 enabled the...

Page 260: ...gital Equipment Corporation PARAMS STAT PATH ID Path Block Remote Node DGS_S DGS_R MSGS_S MSGS_R 0 PB FF811ECC Internal Path 0 0 0 0 6 PB FF811FD0 KFQSA KFX V1 0 0 0 0 0 1 PB FF8120D4 KAREN RFX V101 0...

Page 261: ...760344 21 7 KFQSA help Commands SET node KFQSA set KFQSA DSSI node number SET node CSR_address model enable a DSSI device CLEAR node disable a DSSI device SHOW show current configuration HELP print th...

Page 262: ...s the command reports a node name of The device information is obtained from the media type field of the MSCP command GET UNIT STATUS In the case where the node is not running or is not capable of run...

Page 263: ...ller number the controller CSR address and the boot name and type of each device connected to the controller The command does not indicate whether the device contains a bootable image This information...

Page 264: ...DIA1 RF71 DSSI Bus 0 Node 2 R7EB3C DIA2 RF71 DSSI Bus 0 Node 6 DSSI Bus 1 Node 7 SHOW ETHERNET Ethernet Adapter EZA0 08 00 2B 0B 29 14 SHOW HALT restart SHOW LANGUAGE English United States Canada SHO...

Page 265: ...08 20001928 774450 FFD7 2000192A 774452 FF41 2000192C 774454 0000 2000192E 774456 1030 20001F40 777500 0020 IPCR Scan of Qbus Memory Space SHOW RLV12 SHOW SCSI SCSI Adapter 0 761300 SCSI ID 7 DKA100 D...

Page 266: ...invokes a diagnostic test program specified by the test number If you enter a test number of 0 zero all tests allowed to be executed from the console terminal are executed The console accepts an optio...

Page 267: ...checksum which is not echoed The command checksum is verified by adding all command characters including the checksum and separating space but not including the terminating carriage return rubouts or...

Page 268: ...ine in order to avoid treating flow control characters from the terminal as valid command line checksums You can control the console serial line during a binary unload using control characters CTRL C...

Page 269: ...t The comment character an exclamation point is used to document command sequences It can appear anywhere on the command line All characters following the comment character are ignored Format Example...

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Page 271: ...ster I O Space 1 5MB 2020 0000 23FF FFFF Reserved Local I O Space 62 5MB 2400 0000 27FF FFFF Reserved Local I O Space 64MB 2008 0000 2BFF FFFF Reserved Local I O Space 64MB 2C08 0000 2FFF FFFF Reserve...

Page 272: ...0 1F44 2000 1FFF Local Register I O Space 2000 2000 2003 FFFF SHAC0 address space Reserved Local Register I O Space 2000 4000 2000 402F SHAC0 SSWCR 2000 4030 Reserved Local Register I O Space 2000 403...

Page 273: ...SHAC1 SSHMA 2000 4244 SHAC1 PQBBR 2000 4248 SHAC1 PSR 2000 424C SHAC1 PESR 2000 4250 SHAC1 PFAR 2000 4254 SHAC1 PPR 2000 4258 SHAC1 PMCSR 2000 425C Reserved Local Register I O Space 2000 4260 2000 427...

Page 274: ...HAC2 PSRCR 2000 4498 SHAC2 PECR 2000 449C SHAC2 PDCR 2000 44A0 SHAC2 PICR 2000 44A4 SHAC2 PMTCR 2000 44A8 SHAC2 PMTECR 2000 44AC OPTIONAL SHAC3 address space Dual SHAC option installed Reserved Local...

Page 275: ...ved 2000 8038 NICSR15 Diagnostic Mode Status 2000 803C Reserved Local Register I O Space 2000 8040 2003 FFFF Q22 bus Address space Q22 Bus Local Register I O Space 2008 0000 201F FFFF DMA System Confi...

Page 276: ...Main Memory Configuration Reg 0 MEMCON0 2101 8000 Main Memory Configuration Reg 1 2101 8004 Main Memory Configuration Reg 2 2101 8008 Main Memory Configuration Reg 3 2101 800C Main Memory Configurati...

Page 277: ...Time Of Year Register 2014 006C Console Storage Receiver Status 2014 0070 Console Storage Receiver Data 2014 0074 Console Storage Transmitter Status 2014 0078 Console Storage Transmitter Data 2014 00...

Page 278: ...C chip rather than the CPU chip These registers are referred to as External Internal Processor Registers and are listed below IPR Register Name Abbrev 27 Time of Year Register TOY 28 Console Storage R...

Page 279: ...gister Name Mnemonic Dec Hex Type Impl Cat I O Address Kernel Stack Pointer KSP 0 0 RW NVAX 1 1 Executive Stack Pointer ESP 1 1 RW NVAX 1 1 Supervisor Stack Pointer SSP 2 2 RW NVAX 1 1 User Stack Poin...

Page 280: ...1C RW SSC 2 3 E1000070 Console Storage Receiver Data CSRD 29 1D R SSC 2 3 E1000074 Console Storage Transmitter Status CSTS 30 1E RW SSC 2 3 E1000078 Console Storage Transmitter Data CSTD 31 1F W SSC...

Page 281: ...SSC 2 3 E1000104 IPL 16 Interrupt ACK5 IAK16 66 42 R SSC 2 3 E1000108 IPL 17 Interrupt ACK5 IAK17 67 43 R SSC 2 3 E100010C Clear Write Buffer5 CWB 68 44 RW SSC 2 3 E1000110 Reserved 69 99 45 3 E100011...

Page 282: ...cache Error ECC BCEDECC 168 A8 R NVAX 2 5 Reserved 169 A9 NVAX 2 6 Reserved 170 AA NVAX 2 6 Fill Error Address CEFADR 171 AB R NVAX 2 5 Fill Error Status CEFSTS 172 AC RW NVAX 2 5 Reserved 173 AD NVAX...

Page 283: ...ox P0 Base Register5 MP0BR 224 E0 RW NVAX 2 5 Mbox P0 Length Register5 MP0LR 225 E1 RW NVAX 2 5 Mbox P1 Base Register5 MP1BR 226 E2 RW NVAX 2 5 Mbox P1 Length Register5 MP1LR 227 E3 RW NVAX 2 5 Mbox S...

Page 284: ...41 F1 NVAX 2 6 Mbox Pcache Parity Address PCADR 242 F2 R NVAX 2 5 Reserved 243 F3 NVAX 2 6 Mbox Pcache Status PCSTS 241 F4 RW NVAX 2 5 Reserved 245 F5 NVAX 2 6 Reserved 246 F6 NVAX 2 6 Reserved 247 F7...

Page 285: ...NVAX specific implementation which is unique or different from the DEC standard 032 implementation 3 Not implemented internally converted to I O space read or write and passed to system environment su...

Page 286: ...microcode detects and faults on an address in which these bits are nonzero Although noncontiguous address ranges are shown for these groups the entire IPR address space maps into one of these groups...

Page 287: ...at which any subroutine or subprogram will start execution C 1 Firmware EPROM Layout The KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 has 512 Kbytes of FEPROM Unlike previous Q22 bus based processors there is no duplicate...

Page 288: ...e interface to the currently defined console for VMB and secondary bootstraps This is documented further in the next section The fixed area checksum is the sum of longwords from 20040000 to the checks...

Page 289: ...A description of each field is provided in Table C 1 Figure C 2 SID System Identification Register 31 00 07 08 23 24 CPU_TYPE Reserved Version MLO 007699 Table C 1 System Identification Register Field...

Page 290: ...ification Extension Field Name RW Description 31 24 SYS_TYPE ro This field identifies the type of system for a specific processor 01 Q22 bus single processor system 23 16 VERSION ro This field indenti...

Page 291: ...in physcial mode Virtual mode is not supported Due to internal firmware architectural restrictions users are encouraged to only call into the halt protected entry points These entry points are listed...

Page 292: ...cted to values between 0 and 511 Registers R0 R1 R2 R3 and R4 are modified by this routine all others are preserved Usage with message code movzbl console_message_code r0 Specify message code jsb CP M...

Page 293: ...le program string buffer and therefore the caller need not provide an input buffer Successive calls however destroy the previous contents of the input buffer Registers R0 R1 are modified by this routi...

Page 294: ...Ptr Class Type Desc Length 20040018 2004001c MLO 007701 The following macro defines the boot device descriptor format Default Boot Device Descriptor boot_device_descriptor base base dsc w_length word...

Page 295: ...ntially searched for matches with the current state and control word If there is a match a transition occurs to the next state The control word comprises the following information Halt Type used for r...

Page 296: ...ord and a current state entry in the table The firmware does a linear search through the table for a match Therefore the order of the entries in the transition table is important The control longword...

Page 297: ...xxx x x x x x x Check for external halts 3 INIT BOOTSTRAP 010 00 xx xxx 0 x x x x x INIT BOOTSTRAP 101 00 xx xxx x x x x x x INIT HALT xxx 00 xx xxx x x x x x x Check for pending NEXT trace 4 INIT TR...

Page 298: ...x 0 0 0 0 1 INIT BOOTSTRAP xxx 1x 00 100 x 1 0 0 0 x INIT BOOTSTRAP xxx 1x 00 000 0 0 0 0 0 1 RESTART BOOTSTRAP xxx 1x 00 000 0 1 0 0 0 x Check for restart conditions 6 INIT RESTART xxx 1x 01 xxx x 0...

Page 299: ...7 BOOTSTRAP EXIT xxx xx xx xxx x 0 x x x x RESTART EXIT xxx xx xx xxx x 0 x x x x HALT EXIT xxx xx xx xxx x 0 x x x x Exception transitions just halt 8 INIT HALT xxx xx xx xxx x x x x x x BOOT HALT xx...

Page 300: ...RPB L_RESTART Cleared 08 RPB L_CHKSUM 1 0C RPB L_RSTRTFLG Cleared 10 RPB L_HALTPC R10 on entry to VMB HALT PC 10 RPB L_HALTPSL PR _SAVPSL on entry to VMB HALT PSL 18 RPB L_HALTCODE AP on entry to VMB...

Page 301: ...B L_ BOOTR4 for compatibility with ELN V1 1 this field is only initialized this way when performing a network boot 30 RPB L_BOOTR5 R5 on entry to VMB 34 RPB L_IOVEC Physical address of boot driver s I...

Page 302: ...available to the operating system and some pages of the PFN bitmap itself the pages corresponding to the bitmap itself will be marked as bad pages The first longword of the PFNMAP descriptor contains...

Page 303: ...overwritten to contain the boot node name for compatibility with ELN V1 1 this field is only initialized this way when performing a network boot 90 RPB B_CONFREG Array 16 bytes of adapter types NDT _U...

Page 304: ...lized else if initialized A 1 B 2 etc this field was added in Version 13 of VMB nn The rest of the RPB is zeroed D 3 VMB Argument List The VMB code will also initialize an argument list as shown in Ta...

Page 305: ...System Name parameter of the parameters message 3C VMB Q_HOSTADDR Host node address this value is only initialized when booting over the network This field is copied from the Host System Address para...

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Page 307: ...Timer Prescaler 11 144000 cycles needed for CQBIC 10ms No Grant timeout 13 12 CP1 MT Timer Prescaler 00 144 cycles minimum for passive releases no cycle should take longer than this 11 10 NDAL Timeout...

Page 308: ...isabled 5 Single step 0 off 4 Transfer 0 disabled 0 Run increment every 1 s 0 do not increment NICR Next Interval Count Register 2100 0064 31 0 Initial count value for ICR FFFFD8F0 10ms NMC MEMCON_0 7...

Page 309: ...00 cycles maximum to preserve timeout order 6 Disable memory error 0 memory errors deteted and corrected 5 Refresh interval timer select 0 328 cycles Model 500A 600A 700A 4 2 Force wrong parity on NDA...

Page 310: ...Status Register IPR D3 0 VIC enable 1 enabled Models 500A 600A 700A ECR EBox Control Register IPR 7D 13 FBox test enable 0 disabled diagnostic use only 7 Interval time mode 1 full CPU implemented inte...

Page 311: ...EAD INVAL I_CF commands 0 D_enable 1 enable PCache for INVAL D stream read write fill commands CCTL CBox Control Register IPR A0 30 Software ETM 0 disabled diagnostic use only 16 Force NDAL parity err...

Page 312: ...R offset address select bits 0 no effect AUX mode not supported ICR Interprocessor Communication Register 2000 1F40 8 AUX Halt 0 no halt AUX mode not supported 6 ICR interrupt enable 0 interprocessor...

Page 313: ...bus master operating mode 0 asynchronous 15 0 Interrupt vector 0003hex NICSR6 Command and Mode Register 2000 8018 30 Interrupt enable 0 disabled 28 25 Burst limit mode maximum number of longwords tra...

Page 314: ...00 ms 15 0 Transmit watchdog timeout 0 never timeout default 1250 2 ms range 72 s 45 to 100 ms SSC SSCBAR SSC Base Address Register 2014 0000 29 0 20140000 Base address SSCCR SSC Configuration Registe...

Page 315: ...eak transmit 0 terminate SPACE condition SSCBT SSC Bus Time Out Register 2014 0020 23 0 Bus timeout interval 4000hex 16 384 ms range 1 to FFFFFF 1 s to 16 77 sec ADS0MAT Programmable Address Strobe 0...

Page 316: ...0118 31 0 Timer next interval count use 2 s complement range 0 to 1 2 hours T0IV Programmable Timer 0 Interrupt Vector Register 2014 010C 9 2 Timer interrupt vector 78hex T1IV Programmable Timer 1 Int...

Page 317: ...he NVRAM should not be used by the operating systems except as documented below This NVRAM is not reflected in the bitmap built by the firmware Figure F 1 KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 SSC NVRAM Layout 2014...

Page 318: ...gram MailBoX CPMBX Field Name Description 7 4 LANGUAGE This field specifies the current selected language for displaying halt and error messages on terminals which support MCS 3 RIP If set a restart a...

Page 319: ...CRT If clear indicates that the terminal is hardcopy Figure F 4 illustrates the NVR1 and Table F 3 defines the fields in NVR1 Figure F 4 NVR2 20140402 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 NVR2 MLO 008654 KEYBOARD Table F...

Page 320: ...Layout F 1 5 USER Area The KA681 KA691 KA692 KA694 console reserves the last longword address 201407FC of the NVRAM for customer use This location is not tested by the console firmware Its value is un...

Page 321: ...received counters do not include frames received with errors Table G 1 displays the byte lengths and ordering of all the counters in both MOP Version 3 0 and 4 0 Table G 1 MOP Counter Block V3 V4 Name...

Page 322: ...d plus bytes received provides a measurement of the amount of Ethernet bandwidth over time consumed by frames addressed to the local system Tx_BYTES 06 4 18 8 Bytes sent The total number of user data...

Page 323: ...es not include data link generated retransmissions Provides a gross measurement of outgoing Ethernet usage by the local system Provides information used to determine the ratio of the error counters to...

Page 324: ...otal number of times that a frame was successfully transmitted on the second attempt after a normal collision on the first attempt In conjunction with total frames sent measures Ethernet contention at...

Page 325: ...significant transmit problems TxFAIL_ BITMAP contains the possible reasons TxFAIL_BITMAP 2C 2 Send failure reason bitmap 2 This bitmap lists the types of transmit failures that occurred as summarized...

Page 326: ...r cable has failed This indicates a problem either in local hardware or global network The two can be distinguished by checking to see if other systems are reporting the same problem TxFAIL_OPEN_CIRCU...

Page 327: ...e reasons in the same way as the send failure counter In conjunction with total frames received provides a measure of data related receive problems RxFAIL_BITMAP contains the possible reasons RxFAIL_B...

Page 328: ...ote system is sending invalid length frames UNKNOWN_DESTINATION 2E 2 A0 8 Unrecognized frame destina tion The number of times a frame was discarded because there was no portal with the protocol type o...

Page 329: ...ementation specific NO_USER_BUFFER 34 2 B8 8 User buffer unavailable 3 The total number of times no user buffer was available for an incoming frame that passed all filtering These are the buffers supp...

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Page 331: ...ration table the KFQSA needs to have a valid address already in the table This could be preprogrammed at the factory but then you need to have an ISE installed on the DSSI bus with the proper bus node...

Page 332: ...ype of module and the number of modules installed in the system Because of this any time a module is installed or removed from the system the CSR addresses need to be checked To find recommended CSR a...

Page 333: ...DEQRA Device Number Numbers 1 to 255 default is 1 Device Number TQK70 Device Number KFQSA DISK 3 Device Number DESQA Device Number EXIT Address Vector Assignments 774440 120 DESQA 772150 154 KFQSA DIS...

Page 334: ...ence of the available commands help Commands SET node KFQSA set KFQSA DSSI node number SET node CSR_ADDRESS MODEL enable a DSSI device CLEAR node disable a DSSI device SHOW show current configuration...

Page 335: ...the configuration table EXIT programming the KFQSA After programming the configuration table check that the bus node ID plugs on the drive front panels correspond to the numbers that have been progra...

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Page 337: ...00001 PCSTS FFFFF800 PCADR FFFFFFF8 TBSTS C00000E0 TBADR 00000000 NESTS 00000000 NEOADR E014066C NEOCMD 8000F005 NEICMD 00000000 NEDATHI 00000000 NEDATLO 00000000 CEFSTS 0000022A CEFADR 07FFFFF0 BCETS...

Page 338: ...to the operating system and a second machine check occurred 06 HLT INST The processor executed a HALT instruction in kernel mode 07 SCB ERR3 The SCB vector had bits 1 0 equal to 3 08 SCB ERR2 The SCB...

Page 339: ...s attempting to run on the interrupt stack while not in kernel mode In the last three cases an REI instruction is attempting to return to a mode other than kernel and still run on the interrupt stack...

Page 340: ...ror I 4 Console Error Messages The error messages listed in Table I 3 are issued in response to a console command that has error s Table I 3 Console Error Messages Code Message Description 61 CORRUPTI...

Page 341: ...B of good memory 6E TIME OUT During an X command data failed to arrive in the time expected 60 seconds 6F MEMORY ERROR A machine check occurred with a code indicating a read or write memory error 70 U...

Page 342: ...rror Messages I 4 Console Error Messages Table I 3 Cont Console Error Messages Code Message Description 7C HARD ERROR A hard error occurred 7D MACHINE CHECK A machine check occurred I 6 Error Messages...

Page 343: ...EK VVKSY CG BA430 BA440 Enclosure Maintenance EK 348A MG BA400 Series Enclosures Storage Devices Installation Procedures EK BA44A IN DSSI Warm Swapping Guide for BA400 Series Enclosures and KFQSA Ada...

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Page 345: ...the firmware CSR Control and status register A device or controller register that resides in the processor s I O space The CSR initiates device activity and records its status CQBIC CVAX to Q22 bus i...

Page 346: ...lso known by their unique mnemonics AP Argument Pointer FP Frame Pointer SP Stack Pointer and PC Program Counter respectively Initialization The sequence of steps that prepare the system to start Init...

Page 347: ...ock Base register IPR 16 PR _RXCS R X eceive Console Status IPR 32 PR _RXDB R X eceive Data Buffer IPR 33 PR _SAVISP SAVed Interrupt Stack Pointer IPR 41 PR _SAVPC SAVed Program Counter IPR 42 PR _SAV...

Page 348: ...em errors in order to locate potential system fatal errors before they occur SHAC Single Host Adapter Chip SP Stack Pointer or R14 SRM Standard Reference Manual as in VAX SRM SSC System Support Chip s...

Page 349: ...t Block Format 4 30 BOOT command A 13 Boot Flags RPB V_BBLOCK 4 30 Bootstrap conditions 4 23 definition of 4 23 disk and tape 4 30 failure 4 24 initialization 4 24 memory layout 4 25 memory layout aft...

Page 350: ...em Control Panel 2 17 DEPOSIT command A 17 Device Dependent Bootstrap Procedures 4 30 Diagnostic executive 4 8 error field 5 44 Diagnostic tests list of 4 11 parameters for 4 11 Diagnostics relationsh...

Page 351: ...ic addresses for A 3 H H3103 loopback connector 5 72 H3604 I O panel 5 72 H8572 loopback connector 5 72 Halt dispatch D 1 HALT on bootstrap failure 4 27 Halt actions summary 3 55 Halt Button location...

Page 352: ...ting system error handling 5 5 event record translation 5 15 Operating System bootstrap 4 23 restarting a halted 4 39 Operating System Restart definition of 4 39 Options adding to enclosure 3 13 3 17...

Page 353: ...RPB Signature Format 4 40 S Scripts 4 13 list of 4 13 SEARCH command A 27 Secondary Bootstrap 4 26 Self test for modules 4 7 5 76 SET BOOT device name command use of 3 51 SET command A 29 SET HOST DU...

Page 354: ...VMB 4 26 VAXsimPLUS 5 4 5 32 customizing 5 41 enabling SICL 5 42 installing 5 40 Virtual Memory Boot VMB 4 27 definition of 4 26 primary bootstrap 4 26 secondary bootstrap 4 30 VMB boot flags 3 53 W W...

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