Compaq VAX 7000 Installation Guide

Datadoc - DEC/VAX 7xx0/10xx0This section by Dave Bazley...Revision: Written July 1993, updated January 1994, August 1994, April 1995.1 IntroductionT

Figure 2: Laser Platform System Cabinet LayoutCCLLDCFILTERSCPUCPUCPUCPUTF85 OCP CPUCPUCPUIOMEMor or or 48vReg48vReg48vRegPower or or orDistributionA/C

The console is able to monitor the H7263 regulators and the air mover via the CCL. Thusthe status of the power system can be displayed on the console.

• DEC 7700/10700 AXP CPU Module+ Called KN7AB+ Based on 21064A, EV4_5 Alpha RISC chip+ 275 MHz clock, ~50% faster than KN7AA+ Cannot be mixed with KN7

Figure 3: Laser Expander Cabinet LayoutCCL48vReg48vReg48vRegPowerStorage only Distribution Storage onlyA/CI/PBoxStorage PIU Power SystemAir Mover Air

The cabinet space filled by a PIU is known as a quadrant (’cos 4 can fit in the bottom of acabinet). However, XMI, VAXBI and battery PIUs take up 2 quad

3.3.3 Futurebus+ PIUOnly supported on DEC7000/10000 systems.The Futurebus+ PIU houses a Futurebus+ card cage and regulators. It occupies 1 (lower,rear

3.4 Who’s who of 7000/10000 systemsThis table lists the 7000 and 10000 systems currently available. The following naming andnumbering conventions are

4 XMI Supported OptionsThe following tables list current supported XMI options for DEC 7000/10000 and VAX7000/10000 systems.Table 3: DEC 7000/10000 -

4.1 Unsupported XMI optionsThe following XMI options are not supported on DEC/VAX 7000/10000 systems. Be carefulif upgrading from a 6000 to a 7000, yo

On DEC 7000/10000 systems Futurebus+ Profile B is used as an I/O bus. A brief descriptionof the hardware involved is given below. For a detailed explan

2 Sources of information2.1 TrainingYou need to be trained to work on these systems. The VAX 7000 is not "just like a VAX6000". The only com

6.1 Current versionsCurrent (and old) versions of consoles you may meet are listed below along with some oftheir "features". Please read the

• DEC 7000/10000 V4.4CD: Alpha AXP System Firmware Update V3.4, part no: AG-PTMWR-BELFU image called AXP7000_V10Available from VESDAT::DISK$PUBLIC:Req

• VAX 7000/10000 V3.1Minor upgrade to V3.0, not released on CDController-based shadow set problem (ds.. in BOOTDEF_DEV) fixedConsole now recognises all

Console CD part no: AQ-PQW1F-BELFU image called VAX7000_V0AAvailable from VESDAT::DISK$PUBLIC:• VAX 7000/10000 V4.2V4.1 power problems fixedNew environ

The latest version of VAX LFU is V0B. This comes with console V4.0 and supports thefollowing devices:Table 5: VAX7000_V0B LFU devices and revisionsDev

7.1 Important considerations when using the LFUThe LFU makes upgrading firmware on Laser platform devices fairly easy and safe, provideda few points ar

7.2.1 Booting the LFU from the console RRD42This is the simplest method, but is restricted to DEC 7000/10000s as (normally) only thesehave RRD42s. As

7.2.3 Booting the LFU from another systemThe latest Infoservers do not have a system disk so the procedures described in Section 8.2are no use. The on

5. A number of services will be displayed, depending on how many Infoservers are presentand how many services they offer6. Select the one called "

2. At the Infoserver: †• Create partition on system disk for console image:INFOSERVER> Create partition dk1:VAX7000_Vnn blocks NNNN †INFOSERVER>

2.2 DocumentationThe following manuals are available on Fiche and TIMA. A selection of these manuals canalso be found in the Welwyn Technical Library.

8.2.1 Booting the LFU from the Infoserver system diskOnce the LFU image is on the Infoserver system disk (see Section 8.2), it is booted as follows.Th

10 Parts and FRUSThe following tables are from the Product Service Plans. If you can’t find a part here lookin the IPB.Table 7: Laser LSB and Platform

Table 9: Futurebus+ PIU parts (AXP only)Part Number Mnemonic DescriptionB2003-AA DWLAA FLAG module (Laser to FBUS+ )B????-?? DEFAA FBUS+ to FDDI30-360

Table 12 (Cont.): Miscellaneous CablesPart Number Description17-03085-01 IO HOSE Cable, Long "114 †17-03085-02 IO HOSE Cable, Short "53 †17-

The Pocket Service Guide explains some console commands for testing. For more detail seeConsole Reference Manual. For LEDs and selftest failures see A

13 FCOsTable 13: FCO summary for DEC/VAX/7000/10000FCO SB# Description7xxx-F001 747 Removing C49 from blower servo stops it self-destructingQuick Chec

14 Known Features, Restrictions and Problems14.1 Console issuesThese are some of the known console issues which might touch an MCS engineer. There are

14.1.4 DEC 7000 console V3.2 and OpenVMS AXP V1.5Depending on CI and disk numbers, OpenVMS AXP V1.5 may not boot after the consolehas been upgraded to

Script> ^z #close script (control Z)>>>>>>show eeprom script powerup #print eeprom scriptPowerup Script: #verify that it is corre

14.1.10 VAX 7000 and HSJ40, Single Path Booting ProblemAs described in Section 14.1.11, a VAX 7000 will not boot from an HSJ40 disk if one pathto the

• DEC7000/10000 AXP Technical Bulletin No 2, E*-70TBA-T2-A01, (TIMA/Fiche)Contains: Update information to accompany the release of DEC OSF/1 AXP V1.3.

14.1.12 DEC/VAX 7000 MOP booting problemCurrent DEC/VAX 7000 consoles cannot handle MOP Protocol V4. If there is a serveranywhere on the network which

Environmental variables can still be manually set and the default ">>> boot" will work.However, there is something wrong with the E

14.1.17 Using wrong LFU can render CPU unusableYou must use the correct LFU for the model being upgraded, See Blitz TD 1858. Basicallyfor:DEC7000 Mode

14.2.2 Operating system .vs. firmware support + PALcodeThis table shows which version of console firmware is required for different versions ofOpenVMS A

14.2.3 VAX 7000 systems may not reboot or write the dump fileVAX 7000 systems using Host Based Volume Shadowing may display the following messageduring

+ Enter AXP boot file : dka100:[VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE]APB.EXEThe above will put the required good stuff in block 0 of the system disk. However, you willnot

14.2.9 OpenVMS AXP and DEC7000 Crash Dump ProblemsThere are two situations on DEC7000 systems running OpenVMS AXP V6.1 which maycause only partial cra

First errorlog is - ADAPTER ERROR KA7AA-AAXBER contains - Enable More Protocol & Write Error Interrupt & Error SummarySecond errorlog is - MEM

14.3.9 EF51R-LA and EF52R-LA Disks VAX 7000/10000 SystemsEarly KA7AA/E2045 console code does not support the EF51R and EF52R DSSI drives.Fixed in vers

14.3.14 Vital information in Laser ErrorlogsThere is a process whereby Operating System errorlog information can be placed in theEEPROMs of Laser CPUs

• DEC7000 AXP/VAX7000 Removable Media Install Guide, E*-TFRRD-IN-001, (TIMA/Fiche)Describes installing and testing a TF85 or RRD42 in a system or expa

Table 15: Minimum system revisions for PRESTOSERVE supportDEC7000-600 DEC10000-600CPU Module: E2040-AB Rev A01 E2040-YA Rev C01PRESTO Memory: E2049-AA

2.2.4 VAX 7000/10000 Manuals• VAX7000 Pocket Service Guide , E*-7000A-PG-001, (TIMA/Fiche)Contains:Registers, addressing, some console commands, testi

• DEC10000 AXP/VAX10000 Operations Manual , EK-1000B-OP-002, (TIMA/Fiche [Seekits])Contains: Description of systems, options, controls and indicators,

A TF85 (for VAX systems) or RRD42 (for DEC systems) can be fitted, as an optional loaddevice. They connect to the XMI via a KFMSA or KZMSA. Figure 1 sh

Figure 1: Laser Platform BLock DiagramCPU/MEMCPU/MEMCPU/MEMCPU/MEMCPU/MEMCPUMEMMEMLSBHose 2 Hose 3IOPLAMB FLAGXMISeeCININote 1TF85NOTES: 1. XMI = 14 s