Conference 7.286::fddi

1789.0. "DEMFA fatal error on AlphaServer 8400" by CSC32::J_SOBECKI (John Sobecki, DTN 592-4101, CXO3-2/D2) Thu Aug 24 1995 22:05

    Hello,
    
    OpenVMS AXP V6.2, AlphaServer 8400, DEMFA controller getting fatal 
    errors.
    
    It looks like a bad board, but 2 separate systems have had the same
    symptom, the system hangs, and can't be halted with Control-P.
    
    The errorlog entry is listed below.
    
    Any info on this type of controller error?
    
    Thanks,
    John Sobecki
    CSC/Colorado
    
 ******************************* ENTRY      19. *******************************
 ERROR SEQUENCE 6032.                            LOGGED ON:  CPU_TYPE 00000005
 DATE/TIME 24-AUG-1995 11:39:23.50                            SYS_TYPE 0000000C
 SYSTEM UPTIME: 10 DAYS 13:05:13
 SCS NODE: FOR003                                           OpenVMS AXP V6.2

 HW_MODEL: 00000450 Hardware Model = 1104.

 DEVICE ATTENTION AlphaServer 8400 Model 5/300

 DEMFA SUB-SYSTEM, FOR003$FXB0:
 ERROR TYPE CODE #8.,   ERROR SUBTYPE CODE #35.

       XDEV REG        00200823
                                       DEVICE TYPE = 0823(X)
                                       FIRMWARE REV = 20(X)
                                       HARDWARE REV = 00(X)
       PORT STATUS REG 000F200D
                                       HALTED STATE
                                       LED STATE = 04(X)
                                       FATAL HARDWARE INTERNAL ERROR
                                       FDDI RING AVAILABLE
       XPUD REG        80000018
       RESET COUNT         0000
       FIRMWARE REV          20
       ERROR REASON          03
       TIME STAMP  06E200008200
                                       9. HRS, 14. MINS, 40. SECS
       WRITE COUNT         000F
       MSGID           00000203
       USRDEF0         01200000
       USRDEF1         00000008
       USRDEF2         00000001
       PARICR          00000000
       PMCCSR0         22002003
                                       REM ENABLE
                                       REM FREEZE
                                       RMC DISCARD XMT-WRITE TRANSAC.
                                       MEMORY MANAGEMENT ENABLE
       PMCCSR1         9C470000
       PMCCSR2         01200000
                                       MASK AM DEST PKT DISC INTRRPT
                                       MASK HOST DEST PKT DISC INTRPT
       PMCCSR3         00000000
       ESP ERROR REG   00000008
                                       RECEIVE FORMAT ERROR
       XBE             0000030A
       XFADR           01E3E520
       XFAER           7800FFFF
       XPUD REG        80000018
                                       SELF-TEST COMPLETE
                                       NORMAL MODE
                                       NO FRU FAILURE
       GPCSR           00000400
                                       CLEAR OWNERSHIP ENABLED
      INTCSR1         00000000
       INTCSR2         00000400
       AMIR            00000001
                                       ESP ERR REG BITS ARE SET
       VBR             00200000
       CAAR            0000000C
       CACR            00000001
       DFC             00000007
       SFC             00000007

       UCB$L_ERTCNT    003D0041
                                       65. RETRIES REMAINING
       UCB$L_ERTMAX    0000000D
                                       13. RETRIES ALLOWABLE
       UCB$L_CHAR      0C442000
                                       NETWORK
                                       AVAILABLE
                                       ERROR LOGGING
                                       CAPABLE OF INPUT
                                       CAPABLE OF OUTPUT
       UCB$L_STS       00002010
                                       ONLINE
       UCB$L_ERRCNT    00000002
                                       2. ERRORS THIS UNIT

    
    Hi John,
    
    I remembered this one.. we had an issue with one of our customers
    some time ago, which was fixed with if I remember correctly another
    version of the device driver. I was only interested in this problem
    then; I was not directly involved.
    
    Seen notes 908.* and 1229.* for more info. You could also try to
    contact hlfs00::(sieds)eitens.

This error hasn't been seen before that I know of other than at a couple of
sites which have an outstanding CLD on it.  I'd be curious if this problem
occurred with the non-FDX version of firmware loaded and what changed.  I
presume they didn't see the problem and now they do - did they upgrade VMS
or the DEMFA firmwmare?

- Dick