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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

334.0. "errors during backup" by EVOCDG::DECBAH::ZULFIQAR () Sat Mar 15 1997 10:44

    Hi,
    
    One of our customer had an intermaintent problem during backup, he
    found hundred of errors on the scsi controller (PKA0).
    
    Customer had:
    Alpha 3000, OVMS/AXP V6.1
    4 RZ26L disk drives
    1 TLZ06 tape drive.
    
    Had any one face a similer problem
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334.1UTRTSC::utoras-198-48-146.uto.dec.com::JurVanDerBurgChange mode to Panic!Mon Mar 17 1997 14:458
>    Had any one face a similer problem

Yeah, many times. First, check the errorlog for funny things, then check scsi 
cabling and termination, and do this VERY carefully. Many mistakes are made with 
that.

Jur.

334.2Errorlog sampleEVOCDG::DECBAH::ZULFIQARWed Mar 19 1997 10:3284
    Thanks for your feedback,
    
    We checked the error log, found many errors, one sample is delow
    
    ERROR SEQUENCE 9129.                            LOGGED ON:  CPU_TYPE
    00000002
     DATE/TIME 11-MAR-1997 01:28:11.72                            SYS_TYPE
    00000004
     SYSTEM UPTIME: 13 DAYS 08:01:20
     SCS NODE: KIA                                              OpenVMS AXP
    V6.1
    
     HW_MODEL: 00000409 Hardware Model = 1033.
    
     DEVICE ATTENTION DEC 3000 Model 500
    
     TM32 SCSI PORT SUB-SYSTEM, KIA$PKA0:
    
           ERROR TYPE          0008
                                           UNEXPECTED INTERRUPT
           SCSI ID               07
                                           SCSI ID = 7.
           SCSI CMD        FE00000A
                               0000
           SCSI MSG              00
                                           COMMAND COMPLETE
           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  00000000
                               000E
                                           ARB RETRY CNT = 0.
                                           SEL RETRY CNT = 0.
                                           BUSY RETRY CNT = 14.
    
     PORT DEPENDENT DATA
    
           TRANSFER CNT        0000
                                           TRANSFER CNT = 0.
           FIFO                  00
           CMD                   42
           STATUS                17
                                           MESSAGE IN
                                           TRANSFER CNT
           INTERRUPT STS         00
           SEQUENCE STEP         8B
                                           SEQUENCE CODE = 3(X)
           FIFO FLAGS            67
           CONFIG1               17
                                           PARITY CHECKING
           CONFIG2               03
                                           DMA PARITY ENABLE
                                           REGISTER PARITY ENABLE
           CONFIG3               04
                                           SAVE RESIDUAL BYTE
           DMA ADDRESS     00000280
           IMER            FFCCFFCC
           SDIC            40679740
           SAVED CIR       00040FF0
           SAVED CMD       00000042
           SAVED STATUS          97
           SAVED FIFO FLGS       67
           SAVED INT REG         40
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