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Digital Equipment 3300R manual available for free PDF download: Service Manual
Digital Equipment 3300R Service Manual (181 pages)
DIGITAL Server
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Digital Equipment
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Server
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 Troubleshooting Strategy
12
Questions to Consider
12
Problem Categories
13
Table 1-1 Power Problems
14
Table 1-2 Problems Getting to Console Mode
15
Table 1-3 Problems Reported by the Console
17
Table 1-4 Boot Problems
19
Table 1-5 Problems Detected by the Operating System
20
Service Tools and Utilities
21
Information Services
23
2 Power-Up Diagnostics and Display
25
Interpreting Error Beep Codes
26
Table 2-1 Interpreting Error Beep Codes
27
Power-Up Display
29
Table 2-2 Console Power-Up Countdown Description and Frus
30
Alphabios Firmware
32
Figure 2-1 Alphabios Boot Menu
32
Console Event Log
33
Mass Storage Problems
34
Table 2-3 Mass Storage Problems
35
Table 2-4 Troubleshooting RAID Problems
38
Storage Device Leds
39
Figure 2-2 Hard Disk Drive Leds
39
Figure 2-3 Floppy Drive Activity LED
40
Table 2-5 Hard Disk Drive Leds
40
Control Panel Leds
41
Figure 2-4 CD-ROM Drive Activity LED
41
Figure 2-5 Control Panel Leds
41
Table 2-6 Control Panel Leds
42
PCI Bus Problems
43
Table 2-7 PCI Troubleshooting
43
EISA Bus Problems
44
Table 2-8 EISA Troubleshooting
45
Additional EISA Troubleshooting Tips
46
Fail-Safe Loader
47
Power-Up Sequence
48
AC Power-Up Sequence
48
DC Power-Up Sequence
48
Firmware Power-Up Diagnostics
49
Serial ROM Diagnostics
49
Console Firmware Diagnostics
50
3 Running System Diagnostics
51
Command Summary
52
Table 3-1 Summary of Diagnostic and Related Commands
52
Command Reference
53
Test
53
Sys_Exer
56
Cat el and more el
58
Memexer
59
Figure 3-1 Memory Layout
61
Net -S
62
Net -IC
63
Kill and Kill_Diags
64
Show_Status
65
4 Server Management Console
66
Operating the System Remotely
67
Figure 4-1 Remote Management Console Block Diagram
67
First-Time Setup
70
Table 4-1 Dial and Alert String Elements
71
Resetting the RMC to Factory Defaults
73
Remote Management Console Commands
74
Clear Alert
74
Clear Port
74
Disable Alert
74
Disable Reboot
75
Disable Remote
75
Enable Alert
75
Enable Reboot
76
Enable Remote
76
Halt in
76
Halt out
77
Hangup
77
Help or
77
Power off
78
Power on
78
Quit
78
Reset
79
Send Alert
79
Set Alert
79
Set Baud
80
Set Dial
81
Set Escape
81
Set Init
81
Set Password
82
Set User
82
Set Wdt
82
Status
83
RMC Troubleshooting Tips
84
Table 4-2 RMC Troubleshooting
84
5 Error Log Analysis
86
Fault Detection and Reporting
87
Table 5-1 DIGITAL Server 3300/3300R Fault Detection and Correction
87
Machine Checks/Interrupts
88
Processor Machine Check (SCB: 670)
88
System Machine Check (SCB: 660)
89
Processor-Detected Correctable Errors (SCB: 630)
89
System-Detected Nonfatal Error (SCB: 620)
89
6 System Configuration and Setup
90
Verifying System Configuration
91
System Firmware
91
Figure 6-1 System Architecture: DIGITAL Server 3300/3300R Systems
91
SRM Interface
92
Alphabios Menu Interface
92
Switching between Interfaces
93
Switching from SRM to Alphabios
93
Switching from Alphabios to SRM
93
Verifying Configuration: Alphabios Menu Options
93
Verifying Configuration: SRM Console Commands
94
Show Config
94
Show Device
97
Figure 6-2 Device Name Convention
97
Show Memory
98
Set and Show (Environment Variables)
99
Table 6-1 Environment Variables Set During System Configuration
100
CPU, Memory, and Motherboard
103
CPU Daughter Board
103
Memory Modules
103
Memory Configuration Rules
103
Motherboard
104
Figure 6-3 Motherboard Connectors
105
EISA Bus Options
106
Identifying ISA and EISA Options
106
Figure 6-4 EISA and ISA Boards
106
EISA Configuration Utility
107
Before You Run the ECU
108
How to Run the ECU
109
Configuring EISA Options
110
Configuring ISA Options
111
Table 6-3 Summary of Procedure for Configuring ISA Options
111
PCI Bus Options
113
SCSI Bus
113
Configuring Internal Storage Devices
113
Figure 6-5 PCI Board
113
Figure 6-6 SCSI Bus Ids
114
Figure 6-7 RAID/SCSI Cable for Internal Disk Drive Backplane
116
Figure 6-8 SCSI Cable for Breakouts at Rear of Enclosure
117
Figure 6-9 SCSI Dual Connector Cable for Standard Bulkhead Connector
118
External SCSI Expansion
119
Figure 6-10 Removing Divider to Allow for Full-Height Device
119
Installing a Fifth Hard Drive
120
Console Port Configurations
125
Set Console
126
Set Tt_Allow_Login
127
Set Tga_Sync_Green
128
Setting up a Serial Terminal to Run the Alphabios Console and the ECU
128
Using a VGA Controller Other than the Standard On-Board VGA
129
Table 6-4 Serial Line Keyboard Commands
129
7 FRU Removal and Replacement
130
DIGITAL Server 3300/3300R Frus
130
Table 7-1 DIGITAL Server 3300/3300R Frus
131
Removal and Replacement
134
Accessing Frus, Pedestal Systems
134
Figure 7-1 Opening Front Door, Pedestal Systems
135
Accessing Frus, Rackmount Systems
137
Figure 7-2 Accessing Frus, Rackmount Systems
138
Figure 7-3 Frus, Pedestal and Rackmount Enclosure
139
Cables
140
Figure 7-4 Floppy Drive Cable (34-Pin)
140
Figure 7-5 Control Panel Module Cable
140
Figure 7-6 Power Cords
141
Table 7-2 Power Cord Order Numbers (Pedestal Systems)
142
Table 7-3 Power Cord Order Numbers (Rackmount Systems)
142
Figure 7-7 Hard Disk Drive Status Cable (20-Pin)
143
Figure 7-8 SCSI (Embedded 16-Bit) Disk Drive Cable (68-Pin)
144
Figure 7-9 SCSI (Embedded 8-Bit) Removable-Media Cable (50-Pin)
145
Figure 7-10 SCSI (16-Bit) /RAID Option to Disk Drive Backplane (68-Pin)
146
Figure 7-11 Wide SCSI Cable for Breakouts at Rear of Enclosure
147
Figure 7-12 SCSI Dual Connector Cable for Standard PCI/EISA Bulkhead Connector
148
CPU Daughter Board
149
Figure 7-13 Removing CPU Daughter Board
149
Control Panel Module
150
Figure 7-14 Removing the Control Panel Module
150
Fan
151
Figure 7-15 Removing Fan
151
Hard Disk Drives
152
Figure 7-16 Removing Hard Disk Drives
152
Memory Modules
153
Figure 7-17 Memory Slots on Motherboard
153
Figure 7-18 Removing Dimms from Motherboard
154
Figure 7-19 Installing Dimms on Motherboard
154
Disk Status Module
155
Figure 7-20 Removing Disk Status Module
155
System Motherboard
156
Figure 7-21 Removing EISA and PCI Options
156
Figure 7-22 Removing CPU Daughter Board
157
Figure 7-23 Removing Airflow Baffle and Motherboard
158
NVRAM Chip (E14) and NVRAM TOY Clock Chip (E78)
159
Figure 7-24 Motherboard Layout
159
PCI/EISA Options
160
Figure 7-25 Removing PCI or EISA Option
160
SCSI Disk Drive Backplane
161
Figure 7-26 Removing Hard Disk Drives
161
Figure 7-27 Removing Disk Drive Backplane
162
Power Supply
163
Figure 7-28 Removing Power Supply
163
Speaker
165
Figure 7-29 Removing Speaker and Its Cable
165
Removable Media
166
Figure 7-30 Removing the Floppy Drive
166
Figure 7-31 Removing the CD-ROM Drive
167
8 Default Jumper Settings
168
Motherboard Jumpers
169
Figure 8-1 Motherboard Jumpers (Location)
169
Figure 8-2 Motherboard Jumpers (Default Settings)
170
CPU Daughter Board (J3) Supported Settings
171
Figure 8-3 CPU Daughter Board (Jumper J3)
171
CPU Daughter Board (J1 Jumper)
172
Figure 8-4 Jumper J1 on the CPU Daughter Board
172
Hard Disk Drive Backplane (J5) Supported Settings
173
Figure 8-5 SCSI Hard Disk Backplane Jumper Setting (J5)
173
9 Connector Pin Layout
174
Internal Connectors
175
Figure 9-1 OCP Connector
175
Figure 9-2 FAN Connector
175
External Connectors
176
Figure 9-3 COM1 (MMJ) Connector
176
Figure 9-4 Remote Management Modem Connector
176
Figure 9-5 COM2 Connector
176
Figure 9-6 Mouse and Keyboard Connectors
176
Figure 9-7 Parallel Port Connector
177
Figure 9-8 VGA Connector
177
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