VAX DSSI dyssentary?

From: John Allain <allain_at_panix.com>
Date: Fri Jun 20 21:50:00 2003

> I take it the red 'fault' light is not coming on on the drives?

Just once, but it cleared.

Here's the boot seq. I was talking about:

"KA660-A V4.9, VMB 2.12
 Performing normal system tests.
 95..94..93..92..91..90..89..88..87..86..85..84..83..82..81..80..
 79..78..77..76..75..74..73..72..71..70..69..68..67..66..65..64..
 63..62..61..60.."
(stops and loops back to the beginning for ~3 minutes... then:)
"KA660-A V4.9, VMB 2.12
 Performing normal system tests.
 95..94..93..92..91..90..89..88..87..86..85..84..83..82..81..80..
 79..78..77..76..75..74..73..72..71..70..69..68..67..66..65..64..
 63..62..61..60..59..58..57..56..55..54..53..52..51..50..49..48..
 47..46..45..44..43..42..41..40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..
 31..30..29..28..27..26..25..24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..
 15..14..13..12..11..10..09..08..07..06..05..04..03..
 Tests completed."
(came up to temperature...perhaps?)

Wonder what test 59 is and what a failure there signified?


> Does your host even show up in the SHOW DEVICE?
> DSSI Node 7 (*)
Yes, like that.
> Perhaps the full output of SHOW DEVICE might be helpful.
Here:

">>>sho dev
 DSSI Bus 0 Node 7 (*)

 UQSSP Tape Controller 0 (774500)
 -?

 Ethernet Adapter
 -EZA0 (08-mac..mac-F7)"

The "-?" looks wierd.
sho dssi, again, showed no tape. nothin' but controller.

thx for responding.
John A.
Received on Fri Jun 20 2003 - 21:50:00 BST