HP 3000 Series Installation And Service Manual page 62

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IN P DUMP FACILITY
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The INP Dump facility is used only by factory-level support per-
sonnel. It dumps the contents of the INP memory for analyzing
the exact state of an INP in use. Invoked by either an INP hard-
ware problem or an INP software problem, the dump data can be
returned to the factory either on magnetic tape or in the form of
a listing.
Dumping the INP and saving the data is done automatically by the
system software. As dumps are completed, the data is stored into
files named "INPLOGnn", where nn is a number not greate r than the
maximum number of dump files for the system. This limit assures
that multiple INP dumps cannot adversely affect system storage.
Messages regarding INP dumps are directed to the system console.
The initial message announces the dump and
specifi~s
which INP is
dump ing :
INP BOARD FAILURE - LDEV xx
where xx is the logical device number. Notification that the
data has been saved and identification of the dump file appears
next:
INP RAM DUMPED IN INPLOGnn
If the creation of this new INP dump file attains the maximum
number allowed, another message is generated:
STORE AND PURGE ALL INPLOGnn FILES
Any further INP dumps will not be saved until the previous dump
files are processed.
As
previously mentioned, either of two media can be used for re-
turning the INP dump data to the factory: magnetic tape or list-
ing. The more obvious method is to store the INPLOG files onto a
tape and send the tape to the factory. The other alternative is
to run the INP Dump Analyzer against each INPLOG file. Each file
then generates a listing of approximately 50 pages. These
listings can be sent to the factory, thus eliminating the need
for shipping magnetic tapes.
The latter method requires only a few simple MPE commands. The
first step is to define the list file for the Analyzer. By
default, the Analyzer will output to $STDLIST for job execution
,or to a device class of LP for session execution. If another
output device is desired, a file or device equation to INPLIST
will assign the proper file/device.
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