| Title: | VAX and Alpha VMS |
| Notice: | This is a new VMSnotes, please read note 2.1 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
| Created: | Wed Jan 22 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 703 |
| Total number of notes: | 3722 |
Hello:
An alphaserver 400 with VMS 7.1 exhibits the system disk offline when the
startup does a MC SYSMAN IO AUTOCONFIGURE; after this comes online again and
boots normally. ONCE BOOTED IF WE DO THE MC SYSMAN IO AUTOCONFIGURE WORKS FINE.
CONFIGURATION: alphaserver 400 4/233
32 mb memory
2 x RZ26N-E
1 X TLZ09
1 X RRD45
The hardware has been reviewed and changed . Firmware update was done. After
several tests we had determine that the problem seems to be in the combination
RZ26-N, RRD45 and VMS 7.1.
With VMS 6.2-1h3 works fine.
The following test has done always without TLZ09.
When the disk goes offline we see that a reset in the scsi has produced. If we
try with other model of disk and without any RZ26N present in the bus, then
works fine. The RZ26N are firmware version 0616.
Following is an entry of the errorlog that apparently demonstrates some
incompatibility between RZ26N (SCSI id 1) and the RRD45 (scsi id 4).
Any ideas? Is there any bug in 7.1 or simply is best and it detects the real
problem ?
THANKS IN ADVANCE
******************************* ENTRY 4. *******************************
ERROR SEQUENCE 2. LOGGED ON: CPU_TYPE 00000006
DATE/TIME 17-FEB-1997 13:10:53.31 SYS_TYPE 0000000D
SYSTEM UPTIME: 0 DAYS 00:00:28
SCS NODE: OpenVMS AXP V7.1
HW_MODEL: 00000480 Hardware Model = 1152.
DEVICE ATTENTION AlphaStation 400 4/233
53C810 SCSI PORT SUB-SYSTEM, PKA0:
ERROR TYPE 0204
TIMEOUT
SCSI ID 01
SCSI ID = 1.
SCSI CMD 00000012
0080
SCSI MSG C0
IDENTIFY
SCSI STATUS FF
NO STATUS RECEIVED
PORT ERROR CNT 00000000
00000000
00000000
BUS BUSY CNT = 0.
UNSOL RESET CNT = 0.
UNSOL INTRPT CNT = 0.
CONN ERROR CNT 00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
ARB FAIL CNT = 0.
SEL FAIL CNT = 0.
PARITY ERR CNT = 0.
PHASE ERR CNT = 0.
BUS RESET CNT = 0.
BUS ERROR CNT = 0.
CONTROLLER ERROR CNT = 0.
SCSI RETRY CNT FFFDFFFB
F830
ARB RETRY CNT = 65531.
SEL RETRY CNT = 65533.
BUSY RETRY CNT = 63536.
PORT DEPENDENT DATA
CHIP_DATA_CNT 53
SCNTL0 DA
Initiator Device
Assert ATN on Parity Error
Enable Parity Checking
Select ATN on a Start Seq
Full Arbitration
SCNTL1 10
53C810 Connected to bus
SCNTL2 80
SCSI Disconnect Unexpected
SCNTL3 13
Clock conversion factor of 2
Synchronous clock conversion factor of 1
SCID 67
Encoded 53C810 Chip SCSI ID = 7
Enable Response to selection
Enable Response to reselection
SXFER 08
Max SCSI Synchronous Offset = 8 -
Asynchr
onous
Synchronous transfer period = 4
SDID 04
Encoded Destination SCSI ID = 4
GPREG 1F
General Purpose I/O bit 0 = 1
General Purpose I/O bit 1 = 1
SFBR 08
Sel/Reselect ID = 3
SSID 81
SCSI Valid Bit
Encoded Destination SCSI ID = 1
DSTAT 10
Aborted
SSTAT0 00
SSTAT1 01
SCSI I/O/ signal
Number of bytes in SCSI FIFO = 0
SSTAT2 00
DSA 01018908
CTEST2 B1
Data Acknowledge Inactive
Data Request Inactive
SCSI True End of Process Inactive
Configured as Memory
Configured as I/O
Signal Process not Active
Xfer Direction = SCSI to Host
CTEST3 10
Chip Rev level = 1
CTEST4 00
DMA FIFO Byte Lane Disabled
CTEST5 00
DMA Dir = Host to SCSI
Reset Master Control
DFIFO 60
DBC/DCMD 19000070
Did: Data in DMA, DBC = 112.
DNAD 01021220
DSP 01000584
DSPS 00000000
SCRATCHA 00011300
DMODE C0
Manual Start Mode set
Destination Addr. = Memory Space
Source Addr = Memory Space
Burst length = 16 transfers
DIEN 7D
Illegal Instruction Detected
Script Interrupt Instruction Received
Script Step Interrupt
Aborted
Bus Fault ENABLED
Master Data Parity Error
DCNTL 09
810 Native Mode
Normal DMA Operation
Enable Totem Pole Driver for IRQ
Single Step Disabled
SIEN0 8F
SCSI Parity Error
SCSI Reset
Unexpected Disconnect
SCSI Gross Error
Mismatch/Atn in Initiator/Target Mode
SIEN1 04
Sel/Reselect time-out
SIST0 00
SIST1 00
MACNTL 00
GPCNTL 0F
GP I/O 0 Iinput Enable
GP I/O 1 Intput Enable
STIME0 0C
Selection time-out = 204.8 mili seconds
HTH time-out disbled
STIME1 00
GP timer period disbled
RESPID 80
Sel/Reselection ID 7
SCRATCHB 96010769
DSA_8 00000010
DSA_4 01021210
DSA0 00000070
DSA4 01021220
DSA8 00000000
SOFF 0578
SSOFF F854
******************************* ENTRY 5. *******************************
ERROR SEQUENCE 3. LOGGED ON: CPU_TYPE 00000006
DATE/TIME 17-FEB-1997 13:10:55.31 SYS_TYPE 0000000D
SYSTEM UPTIME: 0 DAYS 00:00:30
SCS NODE: OpenVMS AXP V7.1
HW_MODEL: 00000480 Hardware Model = 1152.
DEVICE ATTENTION AlphaStation 400 4/233
53C810 SCSI PORT SUB-SYSTEM, PKA0:
ERROR TYPE 0204
TIMEOUT
SCSI ID 01
SCSI ID = 1.
SCSI CMD 00000012
0080
SCSI MSG C0
IDENTIFY
SCSI STATUS FF
NO STATUS RECEIVED
PORT ERROR CNT 00000000
00000000
00000000
BUS BUSY CNT = 0.
UNSOL RESET CNT = 0.
UNSOL INTRPT CNT = 0.
CONN ERROR CNT 00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
ARB FAIL CNT = 0.
SEL FAIL CNT = 0.
PARITY ERR CNT = 0.
PHASE ERR CNT = 0.
BUS RESET CNT = 0.
BUS ERROR CNT = 0.
CONTROLLER ERROR CNT = 0.
SCSI RETRY CNT FFFDFFFB
F830
ARB RETRY CNT = 65531.
SEL RETRY CNT = 65533.
BUSY RETRY CNT = 63536.
PORT DEPENDENT DATA
CHIP_DATA_CNT 53
SCNTL0 DA
Initiator Device
Assert ATN on Parity Error
Enable Parity Checking
Select ATN on a Start Seq
Full Arbitration
SCNTL1 10
53C810 Connected to bus
SCNTL2 00
SCNTL3 13
Clock conversion factor of 2
Synchronous clock conversion factor of 1
SCID 07
Encoded 53C810 Chip SCSI ID = 7
SXFER 08
Max SCSI Synchronous Offset = 8 -
Asynchr
onous
Synchronous transfer period = 4
SDID 04
Encoded Destination SCSI ID = 4
GPREG 1F
General Purpose I/O bit 0 = 1
General Purpose I/O bit 1 = 1
SFBR 01
Sel/Reselect ID = 0
SSID 81
SCSI Valid Bit
Encoded Destination SCSI ID = 1
DSTAT 90
Aborted
DMA FIFO Empty
SSTAT0 00
SSTAT1 01
SCSI I/O/ signal
Number of bytes in SCSI FIFO = 0
SSTAT2 00
DSA 01018908
CTEST2 31
Data Acknowledge Inactive
Data Request Inactive
SCSI True End of Process Inactive
Configured as Memor
Thanks in advance,
Jose Luis Dominguez IB004::JOSELD
Crist�bal Ponce de Le�n IB004::PONCE (Barcelona, Spain)
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 208.1 | Check COMET and Patch Area, then IPMT | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Tue Feb 18 1997 09:43 | 14 |
There's a known bug in this area that sounds vaguely similar, and a patch is (or will soon be) available. See WRKSYS::ALPHASTATION note 1776.* for a discussion. Given the general area involved here, if the above-mentioned patch is not applicable and if you have not located any other relevent patches via the patch area search engine and COMET, please log an IPMT now. As an aside: I'd strongly recommend getting more memory for this system. An OpenVMS Alpha really needs more than 32MB physical, or performance will suffer. | |||||
| 208.2 | COMICS::SUMNERC | OpenVMS Counter Intelligence | Tue Mar 18 1997 03:01 | 12 | |
Hi,
Is the patch ready yet for this issue ? I can't find a reference to
one.
Should I also logg an IPMT, or are there already sufficient IPMT
available ?
Thanks in advance,
Chris Sumner
Enterprise Server Support, UK. (7833 3667)
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| 208.3 | CSC32::M_DIFABIO | MOVL #OPINION,EXE$GL_BLAKHOLE | Tue Mar 25 1997 15:05 | 6 | |
Patch kit is currently being tested. It will be called ALPSCSI01_071.
If you need a pre-release of the SYS$PKEDRIVER being referenced, send
me some mail. I don't think there's any reason to log an IPMT case
on this one.
Mark d.
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