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Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................xiii
1. Theory of Operations .............................................................................................1-1
1.1 Overview......................................................................................................1-1
1.2 System Buses................................................................................................1-4
1.2.1 Everest Address and Data Buses............................................1-6
1.2.2 Polled Serial Bus........................................................................1-7
1.2.3 Interface Bus (Ibus) and Peripheral Bus (Pbus) on IO4
Board...........................................................................................1-8
1.2.4 SCSI Bus......................................................................................1-8
1.2.5 FCI Bus .......................................................................................1-9
2. Diagnostic Procedures ..........................................................................................2-1
2.1 Overview......................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Examining a Frozen System......................................................................2-2
2.2.1 What to Do If the System Is Still Frozen................................2-2
2.2.2 What to Do if the System Has Been Reset or
Rebooted.....................................................................................2-4
2.3 Diagnosing a System Panic........................................................................2-4
2.4 ASIC Error Detection..................................................................................2-5
2.4.1 Error Messages..........................................................................2-7
IP19 CPU Board 2-8
IP21 CPU Board 2-11
IO4 Interface Board 2-18
MC3 Memory Board 2-24
2.5 Troubleshooting........................................................................................2-27
2.5.1 CPU Board (IP19 and IP21) Troubleshooting
Procedures................................................................................2-27
Power Not Operating Within Acceptable
Voltage Levels ......................................................2-27
Power Levels OK but the Processor LEDs Are
All Off.................................................................... 2-28
Power Levels OK but Processor
LEDs Are All Lit ...................................................2-28
All Processor Slices Have Failed ..........................................2-28
A Single Processor Slice Has Failed ....................................2-28
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