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Conference noted::decnis

Title: DEC Network Integration Server (DECNIS)
Notice:Please read note 1 to use this conference effectively
Moderator:MARVIN::WELCH
Created:Wed Sep 18 1991
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3660
Total number of notes:15082

3639.0. "MPC III AND FIRMWARE LOAD FAILED ON W622-4-1" by ATYV00::CARRAYROU () Fri May 16 1997 03:35

    
    
    FRANCE TELECOM PROJECT AUDIOTEL 
    _______________________________
    
    I JUST UPGRADE TWO  NIS500 ( L602 , W622 ) WITH AN MPCIII 16 MO
    
    
    I WANT USE ONE LINE WITH PPP AND ONE OTHER LINE WITH X.25 
    
    I USE DECNIS CONFIGURATOR V 1.1 ON PC NT V4.0   THE DECNIS SOFTWARE WAS
    NIS404B . 
    
    THE FIRMWARE LOAD FAILED ON W622-4-1 , THE W622-4-0 IS RUNNING.
    
    I DOWNGRADE THE DECNIS CONFIGURATOR BY INSTALING IMAGEV402.EXE
    THE NEW DECNIS SOFTWARE WAS NIS402B.
    
    WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM . 
    
    IS IT THE SAME HARDWARE PROBLEM ON THE TWO DECNIS. 
    
    THANKS
    DIDIER
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3639.1PB RESSOURCEATYV00::CARRAYROUFri May 16 1997 03:429
    
    IF I TRY TO RELOAD THE FIRMWARE 
    
    LOAD DEV UNIT W622-4-1 
    
    I  HAVE A MESSAGE   ~ UNSUFFISANT RESSOURCE OR UNREACHABLE RESSOURCE  I
    DON'T REMEMBER
    
    DIDIER
3639.2reduce the Number Of Buffers in the _extra_set fileMARVIN::RIGBYNo such thing as an alpha betaFri May 16 1997 10:3319
I'd guess that the problem is caused by insufficient buffers in the POOL card
for the particular 500 configuration you have. There is a fix in the pipeline
for this to make the code self correct when it discovers the buffers are
overloaded.

In the meantime, to check if this is your problem display the Number Of Free
Buffers attribute of DEVICE UNIT *. If the number on the MEMx-y unit is less
than the Number Of Buffers on the failing card then that is definitely the
problem.

The solution (which is what the code will eventually do automatically) is to
reduce the buffer allocation on each of the device units that do load to free up
enough for the failing card (who's number can also be reduced too).

There are 8 8192 buffers on a 500 pool card (I think), 750 or so are needed for
the MPC leaving slightly less than 2000 each  for 4 device units (which I
presume you have a L602 and W622? - two device units per slot)

John
3639.3Yes your diagnostic is rightATYV01::CHAFFAUT_CFri May 16 1997 10:537
    Hello John,
    
    I reported your answer to Didier who is on site, and confirms that you
    are right about the source of the problem.
    He will try to correct it the way you told.
    Thanks a lot
    Catherine
3639.4good value was 1800ATYV00::CARRAYROUThu May 22 1997 10:446
    
    You are right . I checked on site  , the good value was 1800 per
    device. 
    
    Thanks
    Didier