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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 79.1 | VAXPAX RELEASE 43 | KERNEL::BLAND | toward 2000 ... | Mon May 13 1991 06:12 | 16 |
| VAXPAX RELEASE 43 diagnostics can be found in the following
directories:
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_1]
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_2]
Watch out for some of the problems with this release i.e. EEPROM PATCH
3.03 for 64xx.
VAXPAX RELEASE 42 diagnostics can be found in the following
directories:
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_1.TEMP]
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_2.TEMP]
Norman
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| 79.2 | COMMAND PROCEDURE for updating SYSMAINT ACCOUNT | KERNEL::BLAND | toward 2000 ... | Mon May 13 1991 06:25 | 213 |
| This could be useful to those engineers in the field who are not
aware of it.
The following is the Release Notes for 43.COM (a command procedure for
building/updating the SYSMAINT account).
I first noticed it on VAXPAX RELEASE 42, where it was named V42.COM.
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* *
* 43.COM PROGRAM DESCRIPTION *
* *
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FUNCTION: [SYSMAINT] Diagnostic Update Tool
This is a menu driven comfile that provides the engineer
with a simple, efficient means of building and maintaining
the [SYSMAINT] diagnostic account on all VAX CPU's.
UPDATE PROCEDURE:
This file will always be included near the beginning of
VAXPAX Tape 1 and will always have the name that corresponds to
the latest release (e.g. 43 for Release 43).
Copy the file from the source tape into the [SYSMAINT] directory
and run as per the following example:
$ MOUNT $1$MUA0: VAXPAX (tape 1)
$ COPY $1$MUA0:43.COM []
$ @43
The program will then verify the proper running environment
(See Program Considerations below) before displaying the
following option menu:
Enter "U" to Update the existing account!
Enter "A" to Addon to an existing account!
Enter "I" to Initialize a new account!
Enter "Q" to Query the Database!
Enter "V" for a brief Intro to 43.COM!
Enter "E" to Exit!
The following is a general description of the program options
and is what is seen when choosing the "V" option:
1........INITIALIZE OPTION
The Initialize option is best utilized during Install and works
best if there are no diagnostics present. It is suggested to
have a CONFIG.COM file built on the system to speed up Initialize.
If there is no CONFIG.COM file present, this program will
automatically establish the CPU and Memory Diagnostics. Option
diagnostics will be prompted for by name. When the Diagnostic
Account has been established, you will be instructed to load the
required Vaxpax tapes...insure the correct tapes are loaded.
If running under a true cluster environment, you will have the
choice to place the diagnostics in SYS$SPECIFIC, SYS$COMMON, or
BOTH Directories. Normally, under the cluster environment, the
best choice is SYS$COMMON making the diagnostics accessible to
other nodes on the cluster. When making this choice, the following
files will remain in the specific directory.
DIAGBOOT.EXE (contiguous)
E?SAA.EXE (contiguous)
EVSAA.HLP
EVSBA.EXE
EVSBA.HLP
The first 2 for STANDALONE BOOT capability.
The latter 3 to support them.
If the CPU Specific diagnostics are no longer supported,
only the EVxxx Diagnostics to support the CPU and it's options will
be loaded. You will be given information on which Vaxpax release
last supported your specific type cpu at the beginning of the program.
Retired diagnostics will be reported.
2........UPDATE OPTION
The Update option is used to update ALL diagnostics found in the
[SYSMAINT] account that are presently supported by the latest
Vaxpax release.
Use Update to keep the diagnostic account current once the Initialize
option has been run. Some accounts have an excess of diagnostics
and should be cleaned out. Some accounts do not have the
correct diagnostics. The average cluster of 4 CPU's with a total of
16 options should have approximately 80 diagnostics. Any account
having in excess of 100 diagnostics should be looked at closely and
is a good candidate to clean out and Initialize.
If the decision is to ""clean out"" the account prior to running this
program, keep in mind that the non-supported diagnostics
mentioned earlier should be saved if applicable.
The Update option will update ALL diagnostics seen by the cluster.
Once the account has been established, the average update time is
approximately 15 minutes depending on the load device. Version
numbers will reflect the originating release.
3........ADDON OPTION
The Addon option is used to determine the correct diagnostics needed
to support any options added to the system.
In the cluster environment, these diagnostics will be copied to
sys$specific. These new diagnostics will remain in sys$specific until
the next Update or unless you wish to copy them to sys$common manually.
If a diagnostic has been retired, you will be notified.
4........DATABASE OPTION
The Database offered reflects only those options/diagnostics that are
supported by the CURRENT Vaxpax release. By typing D1 or D2,
you can instantly obtain a complete directory of each Vaxpax tape.
Enter "D1" for the directory of Vaxpax tape 1.
Enter "D2" for the directory of Vaxpax tape 2.
Enter "D" for diagnostic in.....option out.
Enter "O" for option in.....diagnostic out.
Enter "R" to return to the program menu.
Enter "E" to exit the program
Entries are valid from ANY prompt. You can use CTRL/C to exit from
the lengthy printout of a Vaxpax directory and return to the
Database menu. The only way to exit the Database option is to enter
"E" to Exit, or "R" to Return to the program menu.
5........PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS
Prior to the start of the Update or Initialize function, the system
disk is checked for sufficient disk space. Should there be
insufficient disk space, you will be immediately notified of
the amount of extra blocks needed to continue the program. The
program will then exit. If the system disk is fragmented, you
will be notified at the completion of the program. In both the
above instances, the customer should be notified.
This program will insure that both the Diagnostic Supervisor and
DIAGBOOT.EXE are contiguous and in sys$specific. The only exception
to this is if the Diagnostic Supervisor is no longer supported,
in which case you will be given the last Vaxpax release to support
the type of CPU in question.
If 43.COM was previously run on the system, you will be
notified of the run date and the number of diagnostics copied. This
is to prevent duplicate runs. You will be given the option to
exit or continue. Same day runs are ignored.
This program will NOT run on any Version of VMS less than 4.0.
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Any questions or comments reqarding this program should be
directed to the author at the following address:
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
1950 Sunwest Lane, Suite 110
San Bernardino, Calif 92408
Phone (714)381-7132 / DTN 536-7132
On the Network --> SANBDO::OBRIEN
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| 79.3 | World readable???? | CSC32::J_MACGOWN | CSC/CS Remote Support | Sun Aug 25 1991 13:39 | 22 |
| Hi,
Would it be possible to make those diagnostics world readable????
I get the following when I try to look at them:
$ dir COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_1]/siz
Directory COMICS::SYS$COMMON:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_1]
43.COM;1 no privilege for attempted operation
43.RELEASE_NOTES;1 no privilege for attempted operation
CI780.BIN;1 no privilege for attempted operation
CIBCA.BIN;19 no privilege for attempted operation
CIBCB.BIN;3 no privilege for attempted operation
CIE100.A;1 no privilege for attempted operation
CIE100.B;1 no privilege for attempted operation
CIE100.C;1 no privilege for attempted operation
Thanks,
Johnny Mac
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| 79.4 | Now World Readable | KERNEL::BLAND | I wanna be a slug | Mon Aug 26 1991 11:27 | 3 |
| re .3 - Now World readable.
Norman
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| 79.5 | Rel 45??? | CSC32::J_MACGOWN | CSC/CS Remote Support | Tue Aug 27 1991 20:17 | 3 |
| Thanks..... Are you planning on updating it to Rel 45 or so....
Johnny Mac
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| 79.6 | VAXPAX 45 next, I hope | KERNEL::BLAND | I wanna be a slug | Wed Aug 28 1991 13:26 | 12 |
| Yep. This is something that I and a colleague do as an un-official, but
useful, task. The intention is to have the latest diagnostics
available, preferably at the time of release. We should currently have
VAXPAX 44 (tape 1 & tape 2) but other things have prevented me from
copying them. We are also able to copy diagnostics in advance, for
example, if I required a new diagnostic that was available from VAXPAX
45, I could copy that now. There is always the danger of getting a bad
diagnostic when copying it prior to the final QA.
If you would like to know more about where we get our diagnostics from,
then please mail me as follows:- KERNEL::BLAND.
Norman
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| 79.7 | VAXPAX RELEASE 44 DIAGS on Comics | KERNEL::BLAND | I wanna be a slug | Sun Sep 01 1991 18:48 | 14 |
| VAXPAX RELEASE 44 diagnostics can be found in the following
directories:
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_1]
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_2]
with the following file protection:
(RWED,RWED,RE,R)
I have a BACKUP of VAXPAX RELEASE 42 & 43, Tapes 1 & 2 on TK70 media if
they are required.
Norman
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| 79.8 | World readable??? | CSC32::J_MACGOWN | CSC/CS Remote Support | Sat Oct 19 1991 12:48 | 9 |
| Hi,
Someone updated the diag's to VaxPax 45 and the diag's aren't world
readable. Can this be fixed?
Thanks for updating them!!!
Johnny Mac
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| 79.9 | | KERNEL::SCOTT | you can trust a teddy bear | Sat Oct 19 1991 20:13 | 3 |
| Should be ok now.
roland
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| 79.10 | Thanks!!!! | CSC32::J_MACGOWN | CSC/CS Remote Support | Mon Oct 21 1991 08:06 | 1 |
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| 79.11 | VAXPAX 45 diagnostics | KERNEL::BLAND | I wanna be a slug | Wed Oct 23 1991 18:07 | 22 |
|
VAXPAX RELEASE 44 diagnostics can be found in the following
directories:
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_1_OLD]
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_2_OLD]
VAXPAX RELEASE 45 diagnostics can be found in the following
directories:
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_1]
COMICS::SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMAINT.TAPE_2]
with the following file protection:
(RWED,RWED,RE,R)
Norman
P.S. Apologies about not making VAXPAX 45 world readable. Thanks
Roland.
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| 79.12 | VAXPAX Release 52 is available | KERNEL::BLAND | Norman Bland 833 3797 CSC, Basingstoke | Thu Jul 15 1993 15:57 | 18 |
| Ladies and Gentlemen,
In accordance with a LOCAL WORK INSTRUCTION titled
"DIAGNOSTICS" (not
to be confused with "DIAGNOSIS), it is a requirement to inform
those
who need to know, that a copy of all diagnostics from a NEW
VAXPAX
RELEASE are available locally.
A COPY OF ALL OF THE DIAGNOSTICS FROM "VAXPAX RELEASE 52" IS
AVAILABLE
IN THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORY:-
WIZZER::DISK$TECH:[DIAGS.VAXPAX52]
Regards, Norman Bland
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