VAX 8600/8650 System Fault Isolation Manual

Company:	Digital Equipment Corporation
Part:	EK-8600S-MM-004
Date:	1987-11
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Chapter 1 System Fault Isolation Overview
- Introduction
- Fault Detection and Reporting Overview
- Error Detection Networks
- Mbox Error Reporting
- Mbox Interrupts
- Ebox Interrupt and Exception Arbitration Logic
- Error Handling Microcode
- VMS Machine Check Handler
- SPEAR (Standard Package for Error Analysis and Reporting)
- SPEAR Basic
- SPEAR Extended
- Keep Alive Fail
Chapter 2 Manual Machine Check Stack Frame Analysis
- Overview
- Standard EHM, Console, and VMS Actions
- VMS Error Rate Thresholds
- Sample CTY Output From a Fatal Bug Check
- Abbreviated Machine Check Stack Frame Worksheet
- Machine Check Stack Frame Analysis Flow Chart
- MBox Error Scenarios
  - M-00 MBox Control Store Parity Error
  - M-01 MBox TB Parity Error
  - M-02 MBox Cache Tag Parity Errors
  - M-03 MBox NXM Errors
  - M-04 MBox CP IO Buffer Error
  - M-05 MBox CPR (CCC) Parity Error
  - M-06 MBox Detected CPU Write Parity Error
  - M-07 MBox Detected ABus Parity Errors
  - M-08 MBox Array ECC Errors
  - M-09 MBox Cache Data Parity Errors
  - M-10 MBox Cache W Bit Parity Error
  - M-11 MBox Detected ABus Bad Data Code
- EBox Error Scenarios
  - E-00 EBox WBus Parity Error
  - E-01 EBox Result Parity Error (EDP Misc Error)
  - E-02 EBox Result Parity Error (VMQ)
  - E-03 EBox Result Parity Errors (WReg)
  - E-04 EBox Result Parity Error (VMQ Shift Operation)
  - E-05 EBox Operand Parity Error (VMQSAV)
  - E-06 EBox Operand Error (B WBus)
  - E-07 EBox OPBus Parity Error (EMD Data)
  - E-08 EBox OPBus Parity Error (String Data)
  - E-09 EBox OPBus Parity Error (IMD Data)
  - E-10 EBox OPBus Parity Error (ID Data)
  - E-11 EBox Operand Parity Error (A RAM)
  - E-12 EBox Operand Error (A WBus)
  - E-13 EBox Operand Parity Error (B RAM)
  - E-14 EBox Micro Stack Parity Error
  - E-15 EBox Control Store Parity Error
  - E-16 EBox MCF RAM Parity Error
- IBox Error Scenarios
  - I-01 IBox Control Store Parity Error
  - I-02 IBox IDRAM Parity Error
  - I-03 IBox IAMux WBus Parity
  - I-04 IBox IAMux GPR Parity Error
  - I-05 IBox IBox RLog Parity Error
  - I-06 IBox IBuffer Parity Error
  - I-07 IBox IBMux Parity Error
- FBox Error Scenarios
  - F-01 FBox Self Test Error
  - F-02 FBox GPR Parity Error
  - F-03 FBox FDRAM Parity Error
  - F-04 FBox FBA CS Parity Error
  - F-05 FBox FBM Control Store Parity Error
Chapter 3 Manual SBIA Stack Frame Analysis
- Overview
- SBIA and SBI Error Scenarios
  - A-01 SBIA Detected ABus Address/Data PE on CPU Reference
  - A-02 SBIA Detected ABus Control PE on CPU Reference
  - A-03 SBIA Detected Address Error on CPU Reference
  - A-04 SBIA Detected State Machine PE
  - A-05 SBIA Detected ABus Data PE on DMA Read Data
  - A-06 SBIA Detected ABus CTRL PE on DMA Read Data (MSK/STAT)
  - A-07 SBIA Detected DMA Errors
  - A-08 SBIA DMA Interlock Timeout
  - A-09 SBIA Detected SBI Timeout Error on CPU Reference
  - A-10 SBIA Detected SBI Error Confirmation on CPU Reference
  - A-11 SBI Parity Fault
  - A-12 SBI Write Sequence Fault
  - A-13 SBI Unexpected Read Data Fault
  - A-14 SBI Interlock Sequence Fault
  - A-15 SBI Multiple Transmitter Fault
Chapter 4 Console Message Descriptions
- Overview
- Console Message Format
- Console Message Descriptions
  - (CSM) Console Support Microcode Fatal Messages
  - (DCN) General Console Error Messages
  - (DCN) General Console Fatal Messages
  - (DCN) General Console Information Messages
  - (DCN) General Console Warning Messages
  - (DCP) Diagnostic Console Error Messages
  - (DCP) Diagnostic Console Fatal Messages
  - (DCP) Diagnostic Console Information Messages
  - (DCP) Diagnostic Console Warning Messages
  - (ECR) Error Correction Routine Error Messages
  - (EMM) Environmental Monitor Module Error Messages
  - (EMM) Environmental Monitor Module Fatal Messages
  - (HEX) Hexadecimal Debugger Warning Messages
  - (MCP) Macro Control Program Error Messages
  - (MCP) Macro Control Program Fatal Messages
  - (MCP) Macro Control Program Information Messages
  - (MCP) Macro Control Program Warning Messages
  - (KAF) MCPSNP.LST (KAF Snap Shot Routine) Message
Chapter 5 VMS System Event Files
- Overview
- System Event File Entry Type Definitions
- ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG
- SPEAR
- Examples of Translated Entry Types
  - (Entry Type 002) Machine Check
  - (Entry Type 006) Soft ECC Error
  - (Entry Type 013) KA86/KA865 SBIA Error
  - (Entry Type 015) 11/780 Environmental Monitor
  - (Entry Type 016) KA86/KA865 Processor Halt
  - (Entry Type 017) KA86/KA865 Console Reboot
  - (Entry Type 032) Cold Start
  - (Entry Type 037) Crash Re-start
  - (Entry Type 040) System Bugcheck
  - (Entry Type 096) Device Timeout
  - (Entry Type 098) Asynchronous Device Attention
  - (Entry Type 273) Unknown Entry
- ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG Report Formats
  - ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG/LOG Report Format
  - ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG/REGISTER_DUMP Report Format
  - ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG/STATISTICS Report Format
  - ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG/SUMMARIZE=(DEVICE) Report Format
  - ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG/SUMMARIZE=(VOLUME) Report Format
  - ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG/SUMMARIZE=(ENTRY) Report Format
  - ANALYZE/ERROR_LOG/SUMMARIZE=(HISTOGRAM) Report Format
Appendix A Error Handling Microcode Flow Chart and Notes
Appendix B Console CS/DRAM Correction Flow Chart and Notes
Appendix C VAX 8600/8650 System Control Block
- VMS Machine Check Handler (MCHK) Flow Chart
Appendix D Keep Alive Fail Snap File Description and Flow Chart
- Introduction
- VAX 8600/8650 Keep Alive Flow
- SNAPSHOT File Format
  - SNAPSHOT Master Header Record Format
  - Standard SNAPSHOT Reader Header Format
  - SNAPSHOT Record Header for FBA and FBM SDB-Vis Channel
  - Standard SDB-Visibility Data Format (excluding FBA and FBM)
  - SNAPSHOT Record Format for Console Registers
  - SNAPSHOT Record Format for EMM Registers
  - SNAPSHOT Record Format for EBox Scratch Pad Contents
  - SNAPSHOT Record Format for IPR Registers
  - SNAPSHOT Record Format for PAMM
  - SNAPSHOT Record Format for 64 Longwords on Interrupt Stack
  - SNAPSHOT Record Format for ABus Adapter
  - SNAPSHOT Record Format for Clock Alignment and uPC Trace
- Clock State Table
- VSR File Format
- SHOW SNAP File Format
- Key SDB Signals
- Key SDB Error Signals
Appendix E EBox Error Arbitration Network
- EHM Trap Vector Addresses and Relative Priorities
Appendix F EBox Error Detection Networks
- EBox - AMux and BMux Parity Generation
- EBox - Operand Parity Error Detection Network
- EBox - Result Parity Error Detection Network
- EBox - Late Parity Error Last Cycle
- EBox - WBus Parity Error Detection Network
- EBox - Micro-Stack Parity Error Detection Network
Appendix G FBox Error Detection Networks
Appendix H IBox Error Detection Networks
- IBox - Instruction Buffer Parity Error Detection Network
- IBox - AMux Parity Error Detection Network
- IBox - BMux Parity Error Detection Network
- IBox - AMux Error Code Generation
- IBox - AMux WBus Data Generation
- IBox - Control Store Parity Error Detection Network
- IBox - Dispatch RAM Parity Error Detection Network
- IBox - OPBus Longword Parity Generation
- IBox - Rlog Parity Error Detection Network
Appendix I MBox Error Detection Networks
- MBox - Fatal Error, Error Reg Full, and Interrupt Generation
- MBox - Cycle Error Sum Generation
- MBox - Internal Error Sum 28 Generation
- MBox - Internal Error Sum 58 Generation
- MBox - Multiple Error and Held Error Generation
- MBox - ECC Error Detection Network
- MBox - Cache Tag Parity Error Detection Network
- MBox - Cache Tag W Bit Parity Error Detection Network
- MBox - Cache Data Correction, Cache Data Parity Error and Byte Write CP Error Detection Network
- MBox - CP Write & Write Data Parity Error Detection Network
- MBox - Write Byte and Byte Parity Error Detection Network
- MBox - CP NXM Error Detection Network
- MBox - CP Buffer Error Detection Network
- MBox - Control Store Error Parity Detection Network
- MBox - CPR Parity Error Detection Network
- MBox - ABus Address Parity Error Detection Network
- MBox - ABus Control and Mask Parity Error Detection Network
- MBox - ABus Data Parity Error Detection Network
- MBox - ABus Bad Data Error Detection Network
- MBox - Array Read Data Error Handling Flow Chart
- MBox - Cache Read Data Error Handling Flow Chart
- MBox - Cache Writeback Error Handling Flow Chart
Appendix J SBIA Error Detection Networks
- SBIA - DMAI Transaction Buffer Error Lock Circuit
- SBIA - DMAA Transaction Buffer Error Lock Circuit
- SBIA - DMAB Transaction Buffer Error Lock Circuit
- SBIA - DMAC Transaction Buffer Error Lock Circuit
- SBIA - Fault and Local Error Detection Network
- SBIA - Multiple CPU Error and CPU Buf Error Circuit
- SBIA - Control and Address Parity Error Detection Network
Appendix K Machine Check Stack Frame Organization and Bit Descriptions
- BYTCNT - Stack Frame Byte Count
- EHMSTS - Error Handling Microcode Status Word
- EVMQSAV - EBox Virtual Adr/Multiplier Quotient Save Reg
- EBCS - EBox Control and Status Register
- EDPSR - EBox Data Path Status Register
- CSLINT - Console and Interrupt Status Register
- IBESR - IBox Error Status Register
- EBXWD1 - EBox Word 1
- EBXWD2 - EBox Word 2
- IVASAV - Virtual Address Save Register
- VIBASAV - Virtual IBuffer Address Save Register
- ESASAV - EBox Starting Address Save Register
- ISASAV - IBox Starting Address Save Register
- CPC - Current Program Counter
- MSTAT1 - MBox Status Register 1
- MSTAT2 - MBox Status Register 2
- MDECC - MBox Data ECC Word
- MERG - MBox Error Generation Word
- CSHCTL - Cache Control
- MEAR - Memory Error Address Register
- MEDR - Memory Error Data Register
- FBXERR - FBox Error Register
- CSES - Console Control Store Error Status Word
- PC - Program Counter
- PSL - Processor Status Longword
- EHSR - Error Handling Status Register
- CSM.STATUS - Console Support Microcode Status Register
Appendix L SBIA Stack Frame Organization and Bit Descriptions
- TOADR - Time Out Address
- SBIERR - SBI Error
- MAINT - Maintenance
- SILOCOMP - Silo Compare
- SBISTS - SBI Status
- CR - Configuration Register
- CSR - Control and Status Register
- ERRSUM - Error Summary
- DIAGCS - Diagnostic Control and Status
- DMAICA - DMAI Command/Address Register
- DMAIID - DMAI ID Register
- DMAACA - DMAA Command/Address Register
- DMAAID - DMAA ID Register
- DMABCA - DMAB Command/Address Register
- DMABID - DMAB ID Register
- DMACCA - DMAC Command/Address Register
- DMACID - DMAC ID Register

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