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Contents

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5  Powering On and Off

Turning On the System 5-3

Turning Off the System 5-5

Using SAM to Stop the HP-UX System

5-6

Using the Command Line

5-6

6  Solving Problems

Interpreting the LEDs 6-3

Managing a Boot Failure 6-5

Printer Problems 6-6

A  The Boot Console Interface

The Boot Console Handler A-3

Special Tasks

A-3

Boot Console Information Display

A-4

Using the Boot Console Handler Interface A-5

Specifying a Boot Device A-7

Configuring the Console Path and Display Format A-8

Setting the Display Format

A-8

Setting the Console Path

A-9

Booting and Resetting the Model 743 A-12

Resetting the System

A-12

Searching for Bootable Media A-14

Displaying and Setting Paths A-15

Summary of Contents for Model 743 PC

Page 1: ...Model 743 Owner s Guide HP Part No A2636 90606 Edition E1097 Printed in U S A ...

Page 2: ...al or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Hewlett Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett Packard This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or transla...

Page 3: ... A ITE Preface 3 Electrostatic Discharge ESD Precautions Preface 3 Release Document s Preface 4 Related Manuals Preface 4 Revision History Preface 6 Documentation Conventions Preface 7 Safety Symbols and Conventions Preface 8 Questions Suggestions or Problems Preface 8 Declaration of Conformity Preface 9 1 Model 743 Board Computer Overview Product Description 1 3 Installation Overview 1 7 Installa...

Page 4: ...15 Online Sources of Information HP UX and HP RT 1 16 Installing HP UX and HP RT 1 18 Audio 1 19 2 Accessories Installation Tools Required and Preliminary Procedures 2 3 Tools Required for Installation 2 3 Preliminary Procedures 2 3 Safety Precautions 2 4 Memory 2 5 Preliminary Requirements 2 5 RAM Card Installation 2 5 GSC Expansion Kit 2 7 Preliminary Requirements 2 7 GSC Expansion Kit Installat...

Page 5: ...idge Adapter and Expansion Adapter Installation 2 14 PCMCIA 2 26 3 Typical Installation in a VME Card Cage Configuring the VME Card Cage 3 3 Keyboard and Mouse 3 5 Board Computer Installation 3 6 Tools Required 3 6 Preliminary Requirements 3 6 Installing a Single VME Slot 743 into an HP Card Cage 3 6 Installing a Dual Slot Model 743 3 7 Non HP Installation 3 8 HP Installation Other than Primary CP...

Page 6: ...or 4 5 Power Cord 4 7 Connecting a Terminal 4 7 Audio Connection 4 9 Video Connection 4 12 Keyboard and Mouse Connections 4 13 Network Connection 4 14 Printer Connections 4 16 Preparing for HP UX Installation 4 16 Configuring HP UX for a Printer 4 16 Printer Interface 4 16 Printer Cables 4 17 Installation Procedure 4 17 Testing the Printer Installation 4 19 HP Parallel 4 19 RS 232 Ports 4 21 SCSI ...

Page 7: ...ems 6 6 A The Boot Console Interface The Boot Console Handler A 3 Special Tasks A 3 Boot Console Information Display A 4 Using the Boot Console Handler Interface A 5 Specifying a Boot Device A 7 Configuring the Console Path and Display Format A 8 Setting the Display Format A 8 Setting the Console Path A 9 Booting and Resetting the Model 743 A 12 Resetting the System A 12 Searching for Bootable Med...

Page 8: ... 15 Selecting the Alternate Path A 17 Reordering the Search Control List A 17 Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode A 19 Displaying and Setting the Secure Boot Mode A 22 Displaying the LAN Station Address A 25 System Configuration Menu A 27 ...

Page 9: ... a GSC Graphics Card Back View 2 11 Installing an HCRX Graphics Board 2 13 Board Computer Captive Screws 3 7 Model 743 Front Panel Connectors 4 3 Connecting a Monitor to HCRX or GSC Graphics Boards 4 6 Connecting a Terminal to the RS 232 Ports 4 8 PS 2 Connector 4 10 AUI LAN Connector 4 11 HP Parallel Connector 4 16 RS 232 Serial Connector 4 17 Model 743 LED Location 6 3 ...

Page 10: ...Requirements 1 11 Determining the VMEbus Card Cage Configuration 3 3 Power Requirements 3 4 Required Tools for Installation 3 6 RS 232C Specifications 4 16 LED Indicators 6 4 Main Menu Options A 6 Mode Configuration Control Flags A 21 ...

Page 11: ...Preface 1 Preface ...

Page 12: ...protection against harmful interference in a non residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter...

Page 13: ...Class A ITE Electrostatic Discharge ESD Precautions Electrostatic charges can damage the integrated circuits on printed circuit boards To prevent such damage from occurring observe the following pre cautions during board unpacking installation and configuration Stand on a static free mat Wear a static strap to ensure that any accumulated electrostatic charge is discharged from your body to ground ...

Page 14: ...tion Model 748 Owner s Guide A4511 90604 VME Services for HP UX 10 A4412 90022 Using Your HP Workstation A2615 90003 Using the Audio Developer s Kit B2355 90069 Installing and Updating HP UX B2355 90050 Configuring HP UX for Peripherals B2355 90053 HP Visual User Environment User s Guide B1171 90079 Managing Clusters of HP 9000 Computers Sharing the HP UX File System B2355 90038 HP UX X User Envir...

Page 15: ... Library Programer s Guide HP Z5117A PCMCIA Adapter Installation and User s Guide HP RT Reference HP RT Quick Reference HP RT System Administration Tasks VME Backplane Networking Administration Guide X11 SERVERrt Installation and Configuration Guide Using SNMP in the HP RT Environment Using STREAMS in the HP RT Environment To order manuals please contact your local sales office ...

Page 16: ...evision History The revision history for each edition of the manual is listed below HP Part No Edition Revision History A2636 90014 First printing A2636 90603 E0297 Second printing A2636 90606 E1097 Third printing ...

Page 17: ...ers appears in bold output Information that the system dis plays appears in this type face literal values Bold words or characters in for mats and command descriptions represent commands or keywords that you must use literally Path names are also in bold KEY Text with a line above and a line below denotes a key on your key board or a key or button which is drawn on your workstation s graphic displ...

Page 18: ...N sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met WARNING Warning messages indicate procedures or practices which if not observed could result in personal injury Do not proceed beyond a WARNING sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met Questions Suggestions or Problems If you have any questions suggestions or problems with our hardware soft ware or documenta...

Page 19: ...Preface 9 Declaration of Conformity ...

Page 20: ...Preface 10 ...

Page 21: ...1 1 1 Model 743 Board Computer Overview ...

Page 22: ...lation procedure The instructions in this chapter assume you are using either the HP UX or HP RT operating system The major sections within this chapter are Product description Installation overview Supported products Environmental requirements Operating system overview Manuals for system information Online sources of information Installing HP UX and HP RT Audio ...

Page 23: ...bridge board Gen eral System Connect GSC expansion kit or HCRX graphics card Three slot requires PMC bridge and expansion boards or GSC ex pansion kit with ATM card CPU PA RISC PA7100 LC processor performance 64 or 100 MHz Cache 256 KB Clocks Battery backed real time clock Interval timers One 32 bit Two 16 bit Watchdog timer Operating systems HP UX 9 05 or later some options require later releases...

Page 24: ...elerated I O graphics GSC expansion kit provides two slots for GSC HP A4267A 8 plane graphic cards HCRX8 or HCRX24 graphics boards allow the choice of one HP A4267A graphics card in addition to the graphics board itself NOTE Either a GSC expansion kit or the HCRX expansion graphics boards extend graphics capability beyond the onboard graphics chip set of a Model 743 board computer However the HP R...

Page 25: ...t requires a conversion cable 1 LAN AUI port requires a conversion cable 2 mini DIN PS 2 ports 1 slot for RAM memory memory cards can be stacked CD quality audio supported only by HP UX and requires a conversion cable PCMCIA adapter supported only by HP RT Dual Slot Upgrades PMC bridge board with two PMC sites cannot be used w HCRX and supported only on HP UX GSC expansion kit with two GSC sites H...

Page 26: ... for most products used directly with your Model 743 Board Computer are explained in this manual Chapter 3 presents the installation tasks required to install the board com puter It provides information to help you configure and install your VME board computer Installation Notes Your Model 743 Board Computer uses micro miniature connectors for sev eral interface ports Cable connectors for these po...

Page 27: ...ripher als operating systems and application programs are supported by Hewlett Packard Any product with other than HP approved hardware or software connected or installed must have the non HP approved hardware and soft ware removed by the customer before on site repair is conducted The fol lowing lists describe the products supported by HP ...

Page 28: ...ge Adapter provides two sites for third party PMC cards HP UX only HP A4509A PMC Expansion Adapter provides two additional sites for third party PMC cards requires PMC Bridge Adapter HP UX only HP A4262A GSC expansion kit Mezzanine GSC expansion kit cards HP A4267A 8 plane color graphics card HP A4268A FWD SCSI HP J3420A ATM supported only by HP UX PCMCIA supported only by HP RT 10 MB Flash disk c...

Page 29: ...r faces The Model 743 supports the following cables Conversion cables HP A4300A HP Parallel High Density 25 Pin to standard 25 Pin F HP A4301A RS 232 High Density 9 Pin to Standard 9 Pin M HP A4302A Audio High Density 9 Pin to Stereo Line In HP A4303A LAN High Density 15 Pin to 15 Pin AUI HP A4304A Video High Density 15 Pin to Standard 15 Pin F HP A4305A Video High Density 15 pin to EVC connector ...

Page 30: ...1 10 Model 743 Board Computer Overview Supported Products Keyboard and Mouse The Model 743 supports the following HP A2840A Keyboard with mini DIN connector HP A2839A Mouse with mini DIN connector ...

Page 31: ...case temperatures must not exceed those shown in Figure 1 1 Table 1 1 Environmental Requirements Temperature Operating 0 to 55 C 10 c min rate of change maximum Non operating 40 to 70 C Humidity Operating 40 C 95 RH max Altitude Operating 4 600m 15 000 ft to 40 C Non operating 15 300m 50 000 ft to 70 C Air flow 150 linear feet per minute 0 to 35 C 200 linear feet per minute 35 to 55 C ...

Page 32: ...r Temperatures NOTE The Model 743 should only be operated in an environment that is free from conductive pollution including dry non conductive pollution that may become conductive due to expected condensation VME Controller 900 C CPU 950C ECL 950C Graphics Controller 1010C I O Controller 870 C SRAM 1000C ...

Page 33: ...th using HP UX go to Chapter 5 in this manual for in formation on booting and running the system The Model 743rt uses HP RT a real time operating system For informa tion on installing and operating HP RT see the manual HP RT System Administration Tasks HP UX Refer to HP UX System Administration Tasks for detailed configuration and operation procedures for HP UX HP RT Refer to HP RT System Administ...

Page 34: ...use the X Window System by itself also included in HP UX For further information see the manual Us ing the X Window System Using HP UX CDE User s Guide or HP VUE User s Guide The following manuals are also useful If you have not yet installed your HP UX system see Managing HP UX Software with SD UX For troubleshooting HP UX see Chapter 6 in this manual and the manual Solving HP UX Problems For VME...

Page 35: ... is the name of the HP RT command system call or function call you want to get information on There are also a variety of files on your HP UX system which contain ver sion specific information These will be useful in administering and config uring cards and devices for your version of HP UX Among these files are the following Release Notes This is the online version of the Release Notes which come...

Page 36: ...iles in their regular locations in the file system are not overwritten by the update process See the README file in etc newconfig for information on the contents of this directory In HP RT you will find an HP RT specific README file in HPRTroot etc newconfig on the HP UX host system This file contains version specific information ...

Page 37: ... HP RT For procedures to install and configure HP UX refer to HP UX System Administration Tasks For information on clusters refer to Managing Clusters of HP UX Comput ers and the HP VUE User s Guide For procedures to install and configure HP RT refer to HP RT System Administration Tasks ...

Page 38: ...DEC coder decoder combining CD quality stereo audio digital converters for microphone and line input levels The input sampling rate and format are programmable as are the input gain and output attenuation A 1 8 inch mini jack is used for the speaker output connection The remain ing audio signals are via a 9 pin D sub connector Output impedance is nom inally 8 ohms but higher impedance devices can ...

Page 39: ...2 1 2 Accessories Installation ...

Page 40: ...you how to install them The instructions in this chapter assume you are using either the HP UX or HP RT operating systems The major sections within this chapter are Tools required and preliminary procedures Safety precautions Memory GSC expansion kit GSC mezzanine cards graphics and SCSI cards PMC bridge and expansion boards PCMCIA ...

Page 41: ...ls Grounding wrist strap No 1 Pozidrive screwdriver Small flat tipped screwdriver 5mm 3 16 inch nutdriver Preliminary Procedures Perform the following steps before installing or removing accessories 1 Exit application programs 2 Shut down the operating system and power off the VME card cage see for details 3 Remove all cables connected to the board computer 4 Set up a static free place on which to...

Page 42: ...o static discharge Static charges can build up in people to a potential of several thousand volts by simply walking across a room Protect integrated circuits by Using a static free work place and wearing clothes that do not hold static charges before handling any of the workstation s PC boards Unplugging the power supply before removing or installing a part Touching sheet metal with your fingers b...

Page 43: ...n a static free mat on a clean level surface RAM Card Installation You do not need to follow any particular card order when installing RAM cards into your Model 743 Use these steps to install the RAM cards 1 Place the first RAM card on the board standoffs lining up the connector on the RAM card with the connector on the board as shown in Figure 2 1 2 Gently press to seat the RAM card in the connec...

Page 44: ...2 6 Accessories Installation Memory Figure 2 1 Installing RAM Cards Screws Standoffs CPU Spacers Screws Screws CPU Spacers ...

Page 45: ... on a clean level surface GSC Expansion Kit Installation Follow these steps to install the expansion kit onto the Model 743 1 Place the adaptor fixture so that you line up the four M2 5x12 screw holes that flank the DIN connectors See Figure 2 2 2 Insert the four M2 5x12 screws one at a time finger tighten then snug down with a screwdriver Do not overtighten 3 Insert the two M2 5x6 screws finger t...

Page 46: ...2 8 Accessories Installation GSC Expansion Kit Figure 2 2 Installing the GSC Expansion Kit M2 5x12 screws M2 5x6 screws ...

Page 47: ...2 9 Accessories Installation GSC Expansion Kit Figure 2 3 Adding the Front Panel Screws ...

Page 48: ...computer from its chassis 3 Place the Model 743 board computer on a static free mat on a clean level surface GSC Mezzanine Card Installation Follow these steps to install a GSC card into your Model 743 Board Com puter 1 Working from the back of the Model 743 Board Computer you can install GSC graphics cards into either the right hand or center position shown in Figure 2 4 2 Using Figure 2 4 as a g...

Page 49: ...o the 743 in almost the same way as the expansion adapter with four DIN screws and two M2 5X6 screws On an HCRX board there are two additional small screws located on each side of the graphics connector that are fastened through the front panel Preliminary Requirements Perform the following steps before installing an HCRX board on your Model 743 1 If the Model 743 is already installed in your syst...

Page 50: ...me manner as on the expansion adapter See Installing GSC Mezzanine Cards earlier in this chapter HCRX Graphics Board Installation Follow these steps to install an HCRX board in your Model 743 1 Place the HCRX board on the board computer lining up the screw holes for the M2 5x12 and M2 5x6 screws as shown in Figure 2 5 2 Install the four DIN connector M2 5x12 screws from the bottom of the system bo...

Page 51: ...2 13 Accessories Installation GSC Mezzanine Cards Figure 2 5 Installing an HCRX Graphics Board M2 5X12 screws M2 5X6 screws Front Panel screws ...

Page 52: ... card age you must remove it See Chapter 3 of this book for instructions on removing and re placing the Model 743 Board Computer 2 Place the Model 743 on a static free mat on a clean level surface PMC Bridge Adapter and Expansion Adapter Installation 1 Refer to your PMC card installation manual and set any configuration switches or jumpers that may be required for your application 2 On the PMC bri...

Page 53: ...configuration switches or jumpers that may be required for your application 5 On the PMC expansion adapter remove the bezel blank s from the sites where you will be installing the PMC card s See Figure 2 7 NOTE When installing a PMC card ensure that the O ring type gasket near the bezel remains in place 6 Install PMC card s onto the expansion adapter by aligning the front of the card with the fron...

Page 54: ...ter 7 The bridge adapter should NOT be assembled to the board computer If it is remove it by reversing the steps shown in Figure 2 10 8 Remove the four screws from bridge adapter VME connectors and re place them with the four standoffs included in the expansion adapter kit See Figure 2 8 Site 3 Site 4 O Ring Gasket Expansion Adapter PMC Card blank Bezel ...

Page 55: ...2 17 Accessories Installation PMC Bridge Adapter and Expansion Adapter Figure 2 8 Removing Bridge Adapter Screws and EMI Gasket Bridge Adapter VME Connectors Screws 4 Standoffs 4 ...

Page 56: ...ying pressure to the top of the expansion board and to the bottom of the bridge board There are two screws that secure the front bezel and four screws to secure the VMEbus connectors NOTE If the interboard connector is not tightly seated PMC cards on the expansion adapter will not operate Figure 2 9 Installing the Expansion Adapter onto the Bridge Adapter Front Bezel Screws 2 Connector Screws 4 In...

Page 57: ...h expansion adapter as shown in Figure 2 11 onto the board computer Align the GSC connector first then the tabs on the front panel and push the boards together There are four screws that secure the front bezel and four screws that secure the VME connectors Figure 2 10 Installing the PMC Bridge Adapter onto the Board Computer Front Bezel Screws 4 Connector Screws 4 PMC Bridge Adapter with 2 PMC Car...

Page 58: ...PMC Bridge Adapter and Expansion Adapter Figure 2 11 Installing the Bridge Adapter with the Expansion Adapter onto the Board Computer Front Bezel Screws 4 Connector Screws 4 Bridge Adapter with Expansion Adapter GSC Connector Tabs 4 ...

Page 59: ...xpansion adapter resulting in a three board assembly we recommend that you install the ejector handle sleeves in cluded in your kit a Remove the logo and model labels from the ejector handles on your board computer as shown in Figure 2 12 Figure 2 12 Removing Ejector Handle Labels Model label Logo label ...

Page 60: ...2 22 Accessories Installation PMC Bridge Adapter and Expansion Adapter b Slide the sleeves over each set of handles as shown in Figure 2 13 Figure 2 13 Installing Ejector Handle Sleeves Sleeves ...

Page 61: ... board and with the springs compressed slide the labels from the board computer into the sleeves as shown in Figure 2 14 NOTE To properly identify the board computer model and manufacturer we strongly advise that the original labels from the board computer be placed into the ejector handle sleeves Figure 2 14 Installing the Springs and Labels Springs Labels ...

Page 62: ...el in order to compress the EMI gasket on the card cage 14 Insert the board computer with the attached PMC adapter s into card cage slots until the assembly seats properly and the front panels are flush against the card cage CAUTION Do not tighten any captive screws until each captive screw has been started to be threaded into its hole 15 Engage all captive screws before tightening each screw of t...

Page 63: ...C cards require PCI drivers in the kernel 18 When SAM has started choose the Kernel Configuration menu 19 From the Kernel Configuration menu choose Drivers 20 From the Drivers menu select GSCtoPCI Driver 21 Go to the Actions menu and select Add Driver to Kernel 22 Go to the Actions menu and select Create a New Kernel 23 When the new kernel is built SAM asks if you want to move the kernel into plac...

Page 64: ...a PCMCIA adapter and a flash disk card see HP Z5117A PCMCIA Adapter Installation and User s Guide Z5117 90001 NOTE A Model 743rt cannot support both a PCMCIA adapter and an HCRX VME graphics mezzanine card because of temperature restrictions PCMCIA is supported by HP RT only ...

Page 65: ...3 1 3 Typical Installation in a VME Card Cage ...

Page 66: ...all it The instructions in this chapter assume you are using either the HP UX or HP RT operating system The major sections within this chapter are Configuring the VME card cage Keyboard and mouse Board computer installation Non HP installation HP installation when Model 743 is not the primary CPU Board computer removal ...

Page 67: ...slots 2 and 3 will cause the power supplies to shut down Table 3 1 Determining the VMEbus Card Cage Configuration If your Model 743 Board Computer Then Has an HP A4262A Expansion Kit attached and will be installed in an HP 9000 Series 700 Model 748 VME System the Model 743 board computer must be installed in either Slots 1 and 2 the bottom two slots Slots 3 and 4 or any other higher numbered slot ...

Page 68: ...ion Each Model 743 Board Computer 5V dc Amps 12V dc Amps 12V dc Amps If 64 MHz current for 5V dc is 6 1A 1 If 100 MHz current for 5V dc is 7 5A 0 1A 0 1A RAM cards x 0 2A each Graphics subsystems 2 x 0 7A each FWD SCSI GSC card x 0 7A each HCRX graphics board 2 0A PMC bridge adapter 0 6A PMC cards on bridge adapter 3 _________ _________ Totals for Model 743 board computer _________ _________ 1 Doe...

Page 69: ... 2 Plug the keyboard cable connector into your board computer at the PS 2 connector labeled PS 2 0 Kbd NOTE The keyboard must be connected to PS 2 0 to be operational 3 Unpack your new mouse and locate the mouse s black rubber ball in the mouse box 4 Remove the ball plate from the bottom of the mouse Insert the ball and replace the ball plate 5 Plug the mouse cable connector into your board comput...

Page 70: ...oard computer at the desired slot and slide it into the card cage until it seats properly and the Front Panel is flush against the card cage 2 Push both ejector levers in until they are flush with the front panel 3 Engage and tighten the captive screws labeled 1 and 2 in Figure 3 1 at each end of the board computer These screws hold the computer in the VME card cage Table 3 3 Required Tools for In...

Page 71: ...l 743 1 Put the board computer at the desired slot Position and slide it into the card cage until it seats properly with the front panel and front panel exten sion flush against the card cage 2 Engage all captive screws labeled 1 and 2 3 and 4 in Figure 3 1 before tightening each screw of the board computer and the extension panel s 3 1 2 4 ...

Page 72: ...AUTION The Model 743 board computer s P2 connector has a local bus on user defined pins Verify that your VME card cage backplane makes no connections to J2 P2 rows A and C Refer to Chapter 7 of IEEE STD 1014 1987 for more information on user defined pins used in VME backplane connectors ...

Page 73: ...n Other than Primary CPU The Model 743 board computer s P2 connector has a local bus on user defined pins The VME slot used by the Model 743 must make no connec tions to J2 P2 rows A and C Refer to Chapter 7 of IEEE STD 1014 1987 for more information on user defined pins in VME backplane connectors ...

Page 74: ...ng a Model 743 Follow these steps to remove the Model 743 from a VME card cage 1 Loosen the captive screws at each end of the board computer that hold the computer in the VME card cage in Figure 3 1 the screws are labeled 1 and 2 for a single slot board computer or 1 through 4 for a dual slot board computer 2 Pull both ejector levers out until the board ejects from the card cage Tool Used For Stat...

Page 75: ...4 1 4 Connecting Cables ...

Page 76: ...er The instructions in this chapter assume you are using either the HP UX or HP RT operating system The major sections within this chapter are Connecting a single monitor multi display system or text only terminal Audio connection Video connection Keyboard and mouse connections Network connection Printer connection SCSI connection ...

Page 77: ... connection An audio connection A video graphics circuit connection A keyboard or mouse PS 2 ports connection A network AUI LAN connection Printer HP parallel and RS 232 C connections A SCSI port connection Figure 4 1 shows the front panel connectors for the Model 743 Figure 4 1 Model 743 Front Panel Connectors Reset Switch Video RS 232 A RS 232 B LAN Mouse Keyboard Audio Speaker LEDs HP Parallel ...

Page 78: ...rts only one monitor at a time Configuration Requirements This section provides information on configuration requirements and step by step instructions for connecting one or more display devices to your Model 743 board computer Monitors If your board computer does not have on board graphics it must first have at least one of these accessories installed HP A4262A GSC Expansion Kit and an HP A4267A ...

Page 79: ...RX board with or without a GSC graph ics card installed one two or three displays No on board graphics and an expansion kit with one or two GSC graphics cards installed one or two displays No on board graphics and an HCRX graphics board with a GSC graphics card installed one or two displays See the Graphics Administration Guide B2355 90109 for more informa tion about setting up multiple displays C...

Page 80: ...o cable into the video connector of your board computer or the connector on your HCRX board b Connect the monitor cable to the conversion cable c Connect the monitor cable to your monitor as follows Red to R RED Green to G GREEN Blue to B BLUE 2 GSC graphics cards a Connect the monitor cable to the GSC card connector b Connect the other end of the cable to the monitor as specified in the previous ...

Page 81: ...ting a terminal to your Model 743 Board Computer Refer to Figure 4 3 1 Using the HP A4301A conversion RS 232C Cable plug its micro miniature con nector to one of the RS 232 connectors as follows The recommended port for connecting a terminal is the A port Using the B port for terminal connection is not recommended NOTE Use of the B port requires that VME Services software be installed in the kerne...

Page 82: ... Text Only Termi nal 3 Plug the other end of the serial cable into the serial connector on the ter minal Once you have connected and powered on your terminal and board com puter you may need to reconfigure your board computer for the terminal to be the console see Appendix A ...

Page 83: ...ombines CD quality stereo A D converters for microphone and line input levels D A converters for driving headset and line outputs are used The input sampling rate and format are programmable as are the input gain control used for software control of recording levels and output atten uation A 1 8 inch mini jack is used for the speaker out connection The other audio signals are on a 9 pin micro D su...

Page 84: ...cifications Function Range Headphone maximum output level 2 75 V pp at 50 ohms Input sensitivity Line in 2 0 V pp at 47 K ohms microphone 22 mV at 1 K ohm Programmable input gain 0 to 22 5 dB in 1 5 dB steps Programmable output attenuation 0 to 96 dB in 1 5 dB steps Programmable rates 8 11 025 16 22 05 32 44 1 48 KHz Signal to noise ratio Headphone 61 dB Line in 61 dB Microphone 57 dB ...

Page 85: ...les Audio Connection Figure 4 4 Audio Connector Table 4 3 Audio Connector Pinouts Pin Number Signal 1 Mic GND 2 Line in left 3 Line in right 4 Headset right 5 Headset left 6 Mic in A 7 Mic in B 8 Line in GND 9 Headset GND ...

Page 86: ... types of monitors Graphic monitors connect to the 15 pin video connector Figure 4 5 shows the video connec tor and Table 4 4 shows the video connector pinouts Figure 4 5 Video Connector Table 4 4 Video Connector Pins and Signals Pin Number Signal Pin Number Signal 1 DDC 9 GND 2 GND 10 HSYNC 3 RED 11 5V 4 GND 12 GND 5 GREEN 13 SSYNC 6 GND 14 GNC 7 BLUE 15 VSYNC 8 GND ...

Page 87: ...e port In the Boot Console Handler s hardware menu they are listed as PS 0 and PS 1 Figure 4 6 shows the PS 2 connector Also refer to Figure 4 1 the two ports on the right labeled Mouse and Keyboard Figure 4 6 PS 2 Connector Table 4 5 shows the PS 2 connector pinouts Table 4 5 PS 2 Connector Pinouts Pin Number Signal 1 Data 2 Not used 3 GND 4 5 5 Clock 6 Not used ...

Page 88: ...dard interface Only the Attachment Unit Interface AUI version is used no BNC connector is pro vided for ThinLAN Figure 4 7 shows the AUI LAN connector Also refer to Figure 4 1 The AUI connector enables connections to an external MAU Figure 4 7 AUI LAN Connector Table 4 6 shows the AUI LAN connector pinouts ...

Page 89: ...ecting Cables Network Connection Table 4 6 AUI LAN Connector Pinouts Pin Number Signal 1 GND 2 CI A 3 DO A 4 DI S GND 5 DI A 6 GND 7 CO A NC 8 CO S NC 9 CI B 10 DO B 11 DO S GND 12 DI B 13 12V 14 GND 15 CO B NC ...

Page 90: ... For information on using manual system administration procedures see HP UX System Administration Tasks Configuring HP UX for a Printer You will need to supply certain items of information needed to identify the printer you are installing It will help to have this reference information available during the software installation process In the following checklist fill in the items relevant to your ...

Page 91: ...e permission to log in as root ask your system administrator for help 2 Run SAM by typing the following command usr sbin sam Enter If you need help using SAM press the F1 key to obtain context sensitive information for the object at the location of the cursor Use the arrow keys and Tab to move the highlighted areas around the screen Press Enter to choose an item when illuminated such as OK 3 At th...

Page 92: ...your printer name for the new printer see Printer Interface earlier in this chapter 10 Choose Printer Model Interface 11 Use the arrow keys to scroll down the next screen Find the Model Name of your printer Choose OK or press Enter when your printer is highlight ed 12 In the Add Local Printer Plotter display select and choose the box labeled Make this the system default printer 13 Choose OK 14 If ...

Page 93: ...profile Enter The file named profile should print out on your new printer NOTE For information on printer related problems see Chapter 6 of this book HP Parallel The parallel port is compatible with Centronics standards plus some addi tional features found in HP Series 700 workstations It supports a bi direc tional register model interface in addition to printer only DMA Series 700 Scanjet interfa...

Page 94: ... HP parallel connector Table 4 7 HP Parallel Connector Pinouts Pin Number Signal Pin Number Signal Pin Number Signal 1 NSTROBE 10 NACK 19 GND 2 Data 0 11 BUSY 20 GND 3 Data 1 12 PE 21 GND 4 Data 2 13 SLCT 22 GND 5 Data 3 14 NAFD 23 GND 6 Data 4 15 NERROR 24 GND 7 Data 5 16 NINIT 25 GND 8 Data 6 17 NSCT IN 9 Data 7 18 GND ...

Page 95: ...red to convert to a standard PC compatible 9 pin male D sub cable Figure 4 9 shows the RS 232 serial connector Also refer to Figure 4 1 Table 4 8 shows the RS 232 C connector pinouts NOTE The RS 232 Port B is not functional until VME services are operational Figure 4 9 RS 232 Serial Connector Table 4 8 RS 232 C Connector Pinouts Pin Number Signal 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 R...

Page 96: ...MB sec data trans fer rates The SCSI bus is terminated to 3 3 volts through 127 Ohms on the system board If the board computer is used in a VMEbus chassis having internal mass storage devices those devices must have their terminators removed If an external disk drive is used an active terminator must be used on the last drive s uncabled connector Figure 4 10 shows the SCSI connector Figure 4 10 SC...

Page 97: ...2 GND 22 GND 42 GND 3 GND 23 GND 43 BSY 4 GND 24 GND 44 ACK 5 GND 25 GND 45 RST 6 GND 26 DATA 0 46 MSG 7 GND 27 DATA 1 47 SEL 8 GND 28 DATA 2 48 CD 9 GND 29 DATA 3 49 REQ 10 GND 30 DATA 4 50 IO 11 GND 31 DATA 5 12 GND 32 DATA 6 13 NC 33 DATA 7 14 GND 34 Data Parity 15 GND 35 GND 16 GND 36 GND 17 GND 37 GND 18 GND 38 5 19 GND 39 GND 20 GND 40 GND ...

Page 98: ...4 24 Connecting Cables SCSI Connection ...

Page 99: ...5 1 5 Powering On and Off ...

Page 100: ...apter discusses how to turn on and turn off the system The instructions in this chapter assume you are using the HP UX or HP RT operating system The major sections within this chapter are Turning on the system Turning off the system ...

Page 101: ...RS 232C Port A on the board computer 2 Check the SCSI connections and power on any peripheral devices 3 Turn on the VME card cage Your Model 743 system turns on with the VMEbus card cage that it is plugged into NOTE If your Model 743 does not have on board or supplementary graphics the default console display is available through the RS 232C Port A If there is a problem arising from the console pa...

Page 102: ...this information later by typing the following after you login set_parms initial Enter The information is as follows a The time zone where your system is located b The host name for your system any alphanumeric single word name with eight or fewer characters c The network address number also called an IP number for your sys tem This consists of four address fields separated by periods for ex ample...

Page 103: ...ing 2 Enter the following command at the shell prompt reboot h This gives a zero length grace period before the system goes down to the halted state 3 After completing several shutdown procedures the system eventually dis plays one of the following messages HP UX Message Halted you may now cycle power HP RT Message HP RT OS is down Halting in tight loop OK To Hit Reset Button 4 At this time the sy...

Page 104: ...s root and type the following command followed by Enter usr bin sam 2 Choose Routine Tasks from the opening menu 3 Choose System Shutdown 4 The system provides you with the following choices Halt the system All currently executing processes except those essen tial to the system are terminated Then the system is halted Reboot restart the system The system is shut down and rebooted au tomatically Go...

Page 105: ...6 1 6 Solving Problems ...

Page 106: ...ormation on troubleshooting various problems The instructions in this chapter assume you are using either the HP UX or HP RT operating systems The major sections within this chapter are Interpreting the LEDs Managing a boot failure Printer problems ...

Page 107: ...r both HP UX and HP RT are as follows When the system is booting or in configure mode the green LED right on the front panel blinks slowly When the system is running the green LED is continuously on A blinking green light indicates a failure The blink patterns occur in blink second groups Each blink pattern is repeated at one second intervals Table 6 1 provides more information on the red and gree...

Page 108: ...eshoot for failed RAM card or problem with the RAM connection On 1 Flash sec CPU board Failure Replace the system board On 4 Flash sec No console identified Check the console search path and keyboard connec tions If no problem is found replace the system board On On OS is booted with VME services failure Check the Operating System VME services Check that VME services is configured in the kernel Of...

Page 109: ...led check the following items No power to the host system Check the local circuit breakers and the power connections to your VMEbus chassis Processor hardware failure Interface card hardware failure The Model 743 is not fully plugged into its VME slot The LAN MAU connector is loose The SCSI cable is not properly connected After checking these items power off the VMEbus host system Wait five or ten...

Page 110: ...for the printer is plugged in The printer is turned on The printer selection switches are set for online Paper is loaded into the printer and it is not jammed The correct interface has been set up The printer cable is connected to the correct interface port on your printer The cable is connected to the correct port on your system ...

Page 111: ...A 1 A The Boot Console Interface ...

Page 112: ...or HP RT operating system The major sections within this chapter are The Boot Console Handler Using the Boot Console Handler interface Specifying a boot device Configuring the console path and display format Booting and resetting the Model 743 Searching for bootable media Displaying and setting paths Displaying and setting the Fastboot Mode Displaying and setting the Secure Boot Mode Displaying th...

Page 113: ...g You can perform most of these tasks by selecting actions or data values from menus or by using the default values programmed into the EEPROM at the factory Special Tasks Listed below are the special tasks that you can perform using the boot con sole handler Configure your system for different display protocols Boot your system from any specified hardware device Search for hardware devices that c...

Page 114: ... Device paths Operating Mode ISL Mode Automatic or Interactive Hardware Information such as Processor revision and frequency Memory RAM size Instruction and data cache size LAN interface address Board serial number VME controller revision Module Revision Number for RS 232 LAN SCSI SCSI bus addresses VME Backplane Network configuration Primary and Secondary Boot Path configuration Console Path conf...

Page 115: ...ot process press Esc at the following prompt System Search started Press ESC to discon tinue the Auto Boot process The system displays the following message Auto Boot discontinued The MAIN MENU is the first menu in the menu hierarchy MAIN MENU Key Operation 1 Boot From a Device 2 Path Configuration 3 Mode Configuration 4 Interactive Testing 5 Firmware Information 6 Hardware Information 7 System Co...

Page 116: ...elated search list is used Paths are used to allow specific devices to be specified for use instead of just a device class See MODES Mode Configuration The underlying menus lets you select a mode see modes below for use or change and save any of a mode s attributes Interactive Testing This menu item lets you execute individual optional tests or enter the debug environment Firmware Information This...

Page 117: ...ICE SELECT PRIMARY PATH is now SCSI 6 0 ALTERNATE PATH is now SCSI 5 0 Key Operation 1 PCMCIA ATA 0 2 PCMCIA ATA 1 3 BPN 4 LAN 5 SCSI 6 FWSCSI_1 7 FWSCSI_2 8 FWSCSI_3 9 BPR 0 Previous Menu 33 Effective ISL Mode AUTOMATIC 66 Auto Search for Boot Devices 77 Reset the System 88 Boot ALTERNATE PATH Device Now 99 Boot PRIMARY PATH Device Now Press Key then press Enter Return 0 If your Model 743 is a me...

Page 118: ...NSTALL 15 20 93 16 3 LAN 15 20 88 47 INSTALL 15 20 88 47 4 LAN 15 20 88 100 INSTALL 15 20 88 100 5 LAN 15 20 88 96 INSTALL 15 20 88 96 0 Previous Menu 33 Effective ISL Mode AUTOMATIC 66 Rescan for Boot devices 77 Reset the System To boot from a device Press Key then press Enter Return Otherwise type a numerical choice from the menu and press Enter Your system proceeds to boot from the device you h...

Page 119: ...ible that the console path and display format may not be configured prop erly In this case you will need to be familiar with the following console search procedure to determine the configuration information for the current console Follow these steps to set the console path and display format 1 Make sure the VMEbus host system power is off and the console graph ics monitor is connected and turned o...

Page 120: ...In both cases after you have indicated your selection you will be asked to confirm the selection by the following prompt Press ESC to confirm If you don t take any action after seven seconds the message cycles to the next set of display parameters displaying the same message again If you take one of the actions press Esc or type N and confirm it by press ing Esc the system then attempts to boot To...

Page 121: ...onsole Path 4 Keyboard Path 0 Previous Menu 77 Reset the System Press Key then press Enter Return 2 From the Path Configuration menu enter the following to select the Console Path 3 Enter The system displays a Console Path menu similar to the following CONSOLE PATH CONSOLE PATH is now GRAPHICS 1 Key Device Path 1 GRAPHICS 1 2 RS 232 A 3 Null Device 4 RS 232 B 0 Previous Menu 66 Rescan for console ...

Page 122: ...s Key 1 Key Resolution Hz Style Key Resolution Hz Style 1 1280 x 1024 72 2 1024 x 768 75 3 1024 x 768 70 4 1024 x 768 75 Flat Panel 5 1280 x 1024 60 6 1024 x 768 60 7 640 x 480 60 8 1280 x 1024 75 VESA 9 1024 x 768 75 VESA 10 800 x 600 75 VESA 11 640 x 480 75 VESA 12 1280 x 1024 72 13 1280 x 1024 50 Key Operation 55 SAVE any changes and goto Previous Menu To select a Type Press Key then press Ente...

Page 123: ...t process if Auto Boot is configured by pressing Esc at the following prompt Press ESC to discontinue the Auto Boot process System Search started 2 From the Main Menu select Boot From a Device by typing 1 Enter The system displays a list of bootable device categories 3 To determine the list of bootable devices that are available type 66 Enter The system displays a list of bootable devices 4 Select...

Page 124: ... ID 0 2 LUN 0 Key Operation 0 Previous Menu 33 Effective ISL Mode AUTOMATIC 44 Set PRIMARY PATH to Current Device 55 Set ALTERNATE PATH to Current Device 77 Reset the System 99 Boot This Device Now Press Key then press Enter Return 5 To enter the desired SCSI ID type 1 Enter Enter Device ID valid range is 0 7 6 Enter This will change the CURRENT PATH to SCSI 6 0 6 To boot from this device type 99 ...

Page 125: ...o reset the system and return to the automatic boot process 77 Enter Resetting the System The act of resetting your system causes it to restart completely It is similar to turning the system off and then back on again Reset the system by pressing the Rst Abt switch on the front panel of the Model 743 to the Rst left position ...

Page 126: ...m a De vice 1 Enter 2 From the Boot From a Device menu enter the following to select Effective ISL Mode 33 Enter In automatic mode ISL searches all types of I O devices in the default or der for the operating mode Test OEM or User or in another order if you have so specified in the BOOT FROM DEVICE menu 3 From the Boot From Device menu enter the following to update the list of devices re search fo...

Page 127: ...by typing the following 2 Enter A screen similar to the following appears PATH CONFIGURATION PRIMARY PATH is now SCSI 6 0 ALTERNATE PATH is now LAN 080009 723333 CONSOLE PATH is now GRAPHICS 1 KEYBOARD PATH is now PS 2 0 Key Operation 1 Primary Boot Path 2 Alternate Boot Path 3 Console Path 4 Keyboard Path 0 Previous Menu 77 Reset the System Press Key then press Enter Return Selecting the Primary ...

Page 128: ...rn 2 Update the path by typing in a key number from the list that represents your selection of the path device For example if you want to configure the boot console to boot from LAN 080009 723456 as its primary selection type 3 Enter The follow ing statement appears above the menu PRIMARY PATH is now LAN 080009 723456 3 Press 0 Enter to go back to the Path Configuration menu which confirms the new...

Page 129: ...enu as shown MODE CONFIGURATION Mode is now USER Key Edited Mode Attribute Class 1 Boot Search Control 2 Console Search Control 3 Keyboard Search Control 4 Test Configuration 5 Control Flags 0 Previous Menu 44 Set Mode Default Values 77 Reset the System 88 Change Mode To edit Mode Attributes press Key then press Enter Return 2 From the Mode Configuration menu select Console Search Control by enter...

Page 130: ...arch Order List Press Key then press Enter Return 3 Manipulate the order of the Search Order List by pressing the associated key for example 5 Enter for the RS232 B item to move that item to the Available Module list Press the same key again to place that list item at the end of the Search Order List By removing devices to the Available Modules list or replacing them to the Search Order list by se...

Page 131: ... the boot process to take sig nificantly longer If your system has a large amount of memory installed the power on tests may take several minutes to complete with fastboot set to off Follow these steps to display and set the fastboot mode on your Model 743 1 From the Main Menu select Mode Configuration by entering 3 Enter The system displays the Mode Configuration menu as shown MODE CONFIGURATION ...

Page 132: ... Boot 2 NO Secure Mode 3 YES Auto Boot Select 4 NO Diagnostics to RS 232 A 5 NO Error Logging 6 NO Interactive ISL 7 NO Repeat Scan for AutoBoot Devices 8 NO Interactive Console Search 0 Previous Menu To change a Flag press Key then press Enter Return 3 If Fast Boot is set to NO the Fast Boot function is inactivated To enable the fastboot mode enter the following 1 Enter The menu entry for Fast Bo...

Page 133: ...ave the same operating parameters these are the default parameters for RS 232 console devices If the console must be RS 232 port A and the parameters must be different e g 19200 baud then Diagnostics to RS 232 port A should not be enabled Error Logging YES means that chassis codes will be sent to an OEM supplied routine The sup plied default routine returns without taking any action Interactive IS...

Page 134: ...ed boot device you can guarantee that the boot console handler cannot be used to boot the sys tem from an unauthorized device or to change the console path With Secure Mode turned on set to YES the boot console handler cannot be activated Thus you are assured that your system s security cannot be compromised through interaction with that interface CAUTION Once the secure boot mode is activated the...

Page 135: ...now USER Key Edited Mode Attribute Class 1 Boot Search Control 2 Console Search Control 3 Keyboard Search Control 4 Test Configuration 5 Control Flags 0 Previous Menu 44 Set Mode Default Values 77 Reset the System 88 Change Mode To edit Mode Attributes press Key then press Enter Return 2 From the Mode Configuration menu select Control Flags by entering 5 Enter ...

Page 136: ...2 A 5 NO Error Logging 6 NO Interactive ISL 7 NO Repeat Scan for Boot Devices 8 NO Interactive Console Search 0 Previous Menu To change a Feature press Key then press Enter Return 3 If Secure Boot is set to NO the Secure Boot function is not activated To enable the Secure Boot mode enter 2 Enter The menu entry for Secure Boot toggles to YES 4 Type 0 Enter to return to Mode Configuration 5 Type 55 ...

Page 137: ...is to become a member of a cluster the cluster administrator needs to know your LAN station address to add your system to the cluster Before booting your system follow these steps to display your system s LAN address 1 From the Main Menu select Hardware Information by entering 6 Enter The system displays the Hardware Information menu as shown HARDWARE INFORMATION Machine Model 9000 743 System Boar...

Page 138: ... the Hardware Component Info screen as shown Note in this example the LAN address for your system is 080009 010203 Give this address to your system administrator 1 Enter Hardware Component Info I O ASIC Rev 2 0 SCSI LAN 080009 010203 RS 232 A HP PARALLEL AUDIO PS 2 0 PS 2 1 Key Operation 0 Previous Menu 77 Reset the System Press Key then press Enter Return ...

Page 139: ...hat is being configured WARNING Use this menu for BPN and BPR support ONLY after you have consulted with HP Support Services The only Hewlett Packard supplied entries here are BPN Backplane Net working Configuration and BPR Backplane ROM Configuration SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Key Operation 1 BPN configuration 2 BPR configuration 0 Previous Menu 77 Reset the System Press Key then press Enter Return 1 P...

Page 140: ...EM CONFIGURATION MENU puts the fol lowing BPR sub menu on the screen Current BPR configuration VME address 0x00000000 AM code 0x00 values example 0x12345678 0x0d Type value s then press Enter Return The general sequence of operations in this menu is 6 Type in the data VME address AM Code as one line as indicated by the value example listed below the AM code line 7 Press Enter to exit this menu The...

Page 141: ... environmental requirements 1 12 expansion kit 1 9 installation 2 7 F fastboot A 19 FCC Preface 2 Federal Communications Commission FCC Preface 2 further information 1 15 G graphics capability 1 4 GSC cards installatioon 2 10 H HP RT 1 14 HP UX 1 14 I Installation notes 1 7 installation accessories PMC bridge 2 14 PMC expansion 2 14 expansion kit 2 7 GSC cards 2 10 HCRX 2 11 HP RT 1 18 HP UX 1 18 ...

Page 142: ...removal 3 10 requirements environmental 1 12 power 3 4 resetting A 12 revision history Preface 6 S safety precautions 2 4 symbols Preface 8 safety information Preface 2 secure boot A 22 shut down 5 6 signals bus grant 3 4 IACK 3 4 slot configuration 1 3 speaker 1 10 1 19 T tools 2 3 required 3 6 troubleshooting 6 2 turn off 5 5 turn on 5 3 U upgrades 1 5 user interface 1 4 ...

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