KA681/KA691/KA692/KA694 CPU System Maintenance

Company:Digital Equipment Corporation
Part:EK-498AB-MG.B01
Date:1994-08
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Table of Contents

  • 1 System Maintenance Strategy
    • 1.1 Service Delivery Methodology
    • 1.2 Product Service Tools and Utilities
    • 1.3 Information Services
    • 1.4 Field Feedback
  • 2 CPU System Overview
    • 2.1 CPU Module Features
    • 2.2 MS690 Memory Modules
    • 2.3 (Optional) DSSI Daughter Board
    • 2.4 BA440 Enclosure Components
      • 2.4.1 H3604 Console Module
      • 2.4.2 System Control Panel (SCP)
      • 2.4.3 BA440 Backplane
      • 2.4.4 Power Supply
      • 2.4.5 System Airflow
  • 3 System Setup and Configuration
    • 3.1 CPU and Memory Module Order
      • 3.1.1 Installing Add-On MS690 Memory Modules
    • 3.2 General Module Order for Q-Bus Options
    • 3.3 Recommended Module Order of Q-Bus Options
    • 3.4 (Optional) DSSI Ports Assignment
    • 3.5 Mass Storage Options (Internal)
    • 3.6 System Expansion
      • 3.6.1 Mass Storage Expanders
      • 3.6.2 Q-Bus Expanders
      • 3.6.3 Control Power Bus for Expanders
      • 3.6.4 Adding Options to the System Enclosure
    • 3.7 DSSI VAXclusters
      • 3.7.1 DSSI VAXcluster Configuration Rules
    • 3.8 Firmware Commands and Utilities Used in System Configuration
      • 3.8.1 Examining System Configuration
      • 3.8.2 Using the CONFIGURE Command to Determine CSR Addresses for Q-Bus Modules
      • 3.8.3 Setting and Examining Parameters for DSSI Devices
        • 3.8.3.1 DSSI Device Parameters
        • 3.8.3.2 How the OpenVMS Operating System Uses the DSSI Device Parameters
        • 3.8.3.3 Entering the DUP Driver Utility from Console Mode
        • 3.8.3.4 Entering the DUP Driver Utility from the OpenVMS Operating System
        • 3.8.3.5 Setting Allocation Class
        • 3.8.3.6 Setting Unit Number
        • 3.8.3.7 Setting Node Name
        • 3.8.3.8 Setting System ID
        • 3.8.3.9 Exiting the DUP Driver Utility
      • 3.8.4 Write-Protecting an EF/RF ISE
        • 3.8.4.1 Software Write-Protect for EF/RF-Series ISEs
        • 3.8.4.2 Hardware Write-Protect for EF/RF ISEs
      • 3.8.5 Setting System Parameters: Boot Defaults, Bootflags, Halt and Restart Action
        • 3.8.5.1 Setting the Boot Default
        • 3.8.5.2 Setting Boot Flags
        • 3.8.5.3 Setting the Halt Action
  • 4 System Initialization and Acceptance Testing (Normal Operation)
    • 4.1 Basic Initialization Flow
    • 4.2 Power-On Self-Tests (POST)
      • 4.2.1 Power-Up Tests for Kernel
      • 4.2.2 Power-Up Tests for Q-Bus Options
      • 4.2.3 Power-Up Tests for Mass Storage Devices
    • 4.3 CPU ROM-Based Diagnostics
      • 4.3.1 Diagnostic Tests
      • 4.3.2 Scripts
    • 4.4 Basic Acceptance Test Procedure
    • 4.5 Machine State on Power-Up
    • 4.6 Main Memory Layout and State
      • 4.6.1 Reserved Main Memory
        • 4.6.1.1 PFN Bitmap
        • 4.6.1.2 Scatter/Gather Map
        • 4.6.1.3 Firmware "Scratch Memory"
      • 4.6.2 Contents of Main Memory
      • 4.6.3 Memory Controller Registers
      • 4.6.4 On-Chip Cache
      • 4.6.5 Translation Buffer
      • 4.6.6 Halt-Protected Space
    • 4.7 Operating System Bootstrap
      • 4.7.1 Preparing for the Bootstrap
      • 4.7.2 Primary Bootstrap Procedures (VMB)
      • 4.7.3 Device Dependent Secondary Bootstrap Procedures
        • 4.7.3.1 Disk and Tape Bootstrap Procedure
        • 4.7.3.2 PROM Bootstrap Procedure
        • 4.7.3.3 MOP Ethernet Functions and Network Bootstrap Procedure
        • 4.7.3.4 Network "Listening"
    • 4.8 Operating System Restart
      • 4.8.1 Locating the RPB
  • 5 System Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
    • 5.1 Basic Troubleshooting Flow
    • 5.2 Product Fault Management and Symptom-Directed Diagnosis
      • 5.2.1 General Exception and Interrupt Handling
      • 5.2.2 OpenVMS Operating System Error Handling
      • 5.2.3 OpenVMS Error Logging and Event Log Entry Format
      • 5.2.4 OpenVMS Operating System Event Record Translation
      • 5.2.5 Interpreting CPU Faults Using ANALYZE/ERROR
      • 5.2.6 Interpreting Memory Faults Using ANALYZE/ERROR
        • 5.2.6.1 Uncorrectable ECC Errors
        • 5.2.6.2 Correctable ECC Errors
      • 5.2.7 Interpreting System Bus Faults Using ANALYZE/ERROR
      • 5.2.8 Interpreting DMA, Host Transaction Faults Using ANALYZE/ERROR
      • 5.2.9 VAXsimPLUS and System-Initiated Call Logging (SICL) Support
        • 5.2.9.1 Converting the SICL Service Request MEL File
        • 5.2.9.2 VAXsimPLUS Installation Tips
        • 5.2.9.3 VAXsimPLUS Postinstallation Tips
      • 5.2.10 Repair Data for Returning FRUs
    • 5.3 Interpreting Power-On Self-Test and ROM-Based Diagnostic Failures
      • 5.3.1 FE Utility
      • 5.3.2 Overriding Halt Protection
      • 5.3.3 Isolating Memory Failures
    • 5.4 Testing DSSI Storage Devices
    • 5.5 Using MOP Ethernet Functions to Isolate Failures
    • 5.6 Interpreting User Environmental Test Package (UETP) OpenVMS Failures
      • 5.6.1 Interpreting UETP Output
        • 5.6.1.1 UETP Log Files
        • 5.6.1.2 Possible UETP Errors
    • 5.7 Using Loopback Tests to Isolate Failures
      • 5.7.1 Testing the Console Port
      • 5.7.2 Embedded DSSI Loopback Testing
      • 5.7.3 Embedded Ethernet Loopback Testing
      • 5.7.4 Q-Bus Option Loopback Testing
  • 6 FEPROM Firmware Update
    • 6.1 Preparing the Processor for a FEPROM Update
    • 6.2 Updating Firmware via Ethernet
    • 6.3 Updating Firmware via Tape
    • 6.4 FEPROM Update Error Messages
  • A KA681/KA691/KA692/KA694 Firmware Commands
    • A.1 Console I/O Mode Control Characters
      • A.1.1 Command Syntax
      • A.1.2 Address Specifiers
      • A.1.3 Symbolic Addresses
      • A.1.4 Console Numeric Expression Radix Specifiers
      • A.1.5 Console Command Qualifiers
      • A.1.6 Console Command Keywords
    • A.2 Console Commands
      • A.2.1 BOOT
      • A.2.2 CONFIGURE
      • A.2.3 CONTINUE
      • A.2.4 DEPOSIT
      • A.2.5 EXAMINE
      • A.2.6 FIND
      • A.2.7 HALT
      • A.2.8 HELP
      • A.2.9 INITIALIZE
      • A.2.10 MOVE
      • A.2.11 NEXT
      • A.2.12 REPEAT
      • A.2.13 SEARCH
      • A.2.14 SET
      • A.2.15 SHOW
      • A.2.16 START
      • A.2.17 TEST
      • A.2.18 UNJAM
      • A.2.19 X--Binary Load and Unload
      • A.2.20 ! (Comment)
  • B Address Assignments
    • B.1 KA681/KA691/KA692/KA694 General Local Address Space Map
    • B.2 KA681/KA691/KA692/KA694 Detailed Local Address Space Map
    • B.3 External Internal Processor Registers
    • B.4 Global Q22-bus Address Space Map
    • B.5 Processor Registers
    • B.6 IPR Address Space Decoding
  • C ROM Partitioning
    • C.1 Firmware EPROM Layout
      • C.1.1 System Identification Registers
        • C.1.1.1 PR$_SID (IPR 62)
        • C.1.1.2 SIE (20040004)
      • C.1.2 Call-Back Entry Points
        • C.1.2.1 CP$GETCHAR_R4
        • C.1.2.2 CP$MSG_OUT_NOLF_R4
        • C.1.2.3 CP$READ_WTH_PRMPT_R4
      • C.1.3 Boot Information Pointers
  • D Data Structures and Memory Layout
    • D.1 Halt Dispatch State Machine
    • D.2 Restart Parameter Block (RPB)
    • D.3 VMB Argument List
  • E Configurable Machine State
  • F NVRAM Partitioning
    • F.1 SSC RAM Layout
      • F.1.1 Public Data Structures
      • F.1.2 Console Program MailBox (CPMBX)
      • F.1.3 Firmware Stack
      • F.1.4 Diagnostic State
      • F.1.5 USER Area
  • G MOP Counters
  • H Programming the KFQSA Adapter
  • I Error Messages
    • I.1 Machine Check Register Dump
    • I.2 Halt Code Messages
    • I.3 VMB Error Messages
    • I.4 Console Error Messages
  • J Related Documents

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