User Manuals: DEC KA691 CPU System Maintenance

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DEC KA691 System Maintenance

DEC KA691 System Maintenance (358 pages)

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Brand: DEC | Category: Control Unit | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Preface

15
1 System Maintenance Strategy

17
- Service Delivery Methodology
  17
- Product Service Tools and Utilities
  18
- Information Services
  21
- Field Feedback
  22
2 CPU System Overview

23
3 System Setup and Conﬁguration

47
4 System Initialization and Acceptance Testing (Normal Operation)

103
- Basic Initialization Flow
  103
- Language Inquiry on Power-Up or Reset
  104
- Language Selection Menu
  105
  - Power-On Self-Tests (POST)
    106
  - Power-Up Tests for Kernel
    106
  - Console Banner
    107
- LED Codes
  108
  - Power-Up Tests for Q-Bus Options
    109
  - Power-Up Tests for Mass Storage Devices
    110
  - CPU ROM-Based Diagnostics
    110
  - Diagnostic Tests
    111
- Test 9E
  112
- Scripts
  115
- Scripts Available to Customer Services
  116
- Basic Acceptance Test Procedure
  117
- Signature Field Values
  119
- Machine State on Power-Up
  122
- Main Memory Layout and State
  122
  - Reserved Main Memory
    123
    
    PFN Bitmap
    123
  - Memory Layout after Power-Up Diagnostics
    123
    
    Scatter/Gather Map
    124
    
    Firmware "Scratch Memory
    124
  - Contents of Main Memory
    124
  - Memory Controller Registers
    125
  - On-Chip Cache
    125
  - Translation Buffer
    125
  - Halt-Protected Space
    125
  - Operating System Bootstrap
    125
  - Preparing for the Bootstrap
    126
  - Primary Bootstrap Procedures (VMB)
    128
  - Memory Layout Prior to VMB Entry
    128
  - Memory Layout at VMB Exit
    131
  - Device Dependent Secondary Bootstrap Procedures
    132
    
    Disk and Tape Bootstrap Procedure
    132
    
    PROM Bootstrap Procedure
    133
  - Boot Block Format
    133
    
    MOP Ethernet Functions and Network Bootstrap Procedure
    134
    
    Network "Listening
    135
- Network Maintenance Operations Summary
  137
- Supported MOP Messages
  138
  - Operating System Restart
    141
- MOP Multicast Addresses and Protocol Speciﬁers
  141
  - Locating the RPB
    142
  - Locating the Restart Parameter Block
    142
5 System Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

143
6 FEPROM Firmware Update

219
A KA681/KA691/KA692/KA694 Firmware Commands

229
- A.1 Console I/O Mode Control Characters
  229
- A.1.1 Command Syntax
  230
- Command Syntax
  230
- Console I/O Mode Control Characters
  230
  - A.1.2 Address Speciﬁers
    231
  - Console Numeric Expression Radix Speciﬁers
    236
- Address Speciﬁers
  231
- Console Symbolic Addresses
  231
- Symbolic Addresses
  231
- Console Radix Speciﬁers
  236
  - Console Command Qualiﬁers
    237
  - Console Command Keywords
    238
  - Boot
    239
  - Configure
    239
  - Deposit
    239
  - Examine
    239
  - Find
    239
  - Halt
    239
  - Help
    239
  - Initialize
    239
  - Move
    239
  - Next
    239
    
    A.2 Console Commands
    241
    
    A.2.2 Configure
    243
    
    A.2.3 Continue
    245
    
    A.2.5 Examine
    246
    
    A.2.6 Find
    247
    
    A.2.7 Halt
    248
    
    A.2.8 Help
    249
    
    A.2.9 Initialize
    250
    
    A.2.10 Move
    251
    
    A.2.11 Next
    252
    
    A.2.12 Repeat
    254
  - Search
    255
  - A.2.13 Search
    255
  - Set
    257
  - A.2.14 Set
    257
  - Show
    262
  - A.2.15 Show
    262
  - Start
    266
  - Test
    266
  - A.2.16 Start
    266
  - Unjam
    267
  - X-Binary Load and Unload
    267
    
    A.2.18 Unjam
    267
    
    (Comment
    269
    
    A.2.20 ! (Comment)
    269
- Symbolic Addresses Used in any Address Space
  236
B Address Assignments

271
C ROM Partitioning

287
- C.1 Firmware EPROM Layout
  287
- Firmware EPROM Layout
  288
- KA681/KA691/KA692/KA694 FEPROM Layout
  288
- SID: System Identiﬁcation Register
  289
- System Identiﬁcation Register
  289
  - SIE : System Identiﬁcation Extension
    290
  - System Identiﬁcation Extension
    290
  - C–3 SIE : System Identiﬁcation Extension (20040004)
    290
  - Call-Back Entry Points
    291
    
    C.1.2.2 Cp$Msg_Out_Nolf_R4
    292
    
    C.1.2.3 Cp$Read_Wth_Prmpt_R4
    293
  - Boot Information Pointers
    294
- System Identiﬁcation Registers
  289
  - Pr$_Sid (Ipr 62)
    289
  - Sie (20040004
    289
D Data Structures and Memory Layout

295
- D.1 Halt Dispatch State Machine
  295
- Firmware State Transition Table
  296
- Halt Dispatch State Machine
  296
- Restart Parameter Block (RPB)
  300
- Restart Parameter Block Fields
  300
- VMB Argument List
  304
- VMB Argument List
  305
F NVRAM Partitioning

317
- KA681/KA691/KA692/KA694 SSC NVRAM Layout
  317
- F.1 SSC RAM Layout
  317
- SSC RAM Layout
  318
- Console Program Mailbox (CPMBX
  318
- NVR0 (20140400): Console Program Mailbox (CPMBX
  318
  - Firmware Stack
    319
  - Diagnostic State
    319
  - F.1.3 Firmware Stack
    319
  - USER Area
    320
  - F.1.5 USER Area
    320
G MOP Counters

321
- MOP Counter Block
  321
H Programming the KFQSA Adapter

331
- Preferred KFQSA Switch Settings
  331
I Error Messages

337
- Machine Check Register Dump
  337
- HALT Messages
  337
- Halt Code Messages
  338
- I–1 HALT Messages
  338
- VMB Error Messages
  339
- VMB Error Messages
  340
- Console Error Messages
  340
J Related Documents

343
Glossary

345
Index

349
- Fans
  351

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