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1. duplicates 13 If we formatted then initialize the drive A Write out the diagnostic cylinder B Set up the MFD of the Ist logical C Set up 1 2 on the lst logical D Write out BADBIK SYS E Write out BADBLK LST if switch present F Write the MFD and 1 2 for all other logicals ELSE A Back up BADBLK SYS to BADBLK LST if it exists B Write out BADBLK SYS C Write out BADBLK LST if switch present D Set up the MFD for 1 2 for all other logicals 14 Print out the list of defects in block head cylinder sector format 15 Exit XCERT SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 APPENDIX B DIAGNOSTIC LOOPBACK DRAWINGS B 1DIAGNOSTIC LOOPBACK CABLE DRAWINGS The following appendix describes construction of the diagnostic loopback cables and connectors used by SERXER SER3XX and RJETST SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Diagnostic Loopback Drawings Page B 2 B 1 1AM 300 LOOPBACK TEST CABLE FOR SER3XX AM 300 Interface Connector Rear View On each connector jumper the following pins A1 A10 A3 B8 A4 A7 A5 A8 A9 B4 B5 B6 AA 2gq B7 B7 AA A A6 A2 A6 B3 B3 B7 B3 A6 A 8 1 4 INCHES O CE Wire type 22 guage stranded Connector type Microplastics MP 0100 10 DP 1 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev
2. 2 Directory Rebuilding 3 Edit Hidden Sector 4 Change Directory Type 5 Edit Disk Block 6 HELP Enter your selection When DSKUTL displays Y or N after a prompt that is the default used if you enter just a REUN Exit This selection leaves the DSKUTL program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Prior to exiting you are asked Save current setup Y Selecting Y leaves current parameter selections and all scan status locked in memory You may continue the session from where you left off by entering DSKUTL Selecting N will clear current information from memory Select N if you are finished with the unit under test Directory Rebuilding This selection will display a sub menu of directory rebuilding options Edit Hidden Sector This option allows the user to examine and change parameters stored in the hidden sector on drives that support it SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 3 Change Directory Type This option allows the user to change the directory type flag between extended and traditional It does not actually change the directory itself but is used to correct a bad flag setting only Edit Disk Block This option asks for a block number to edit then displays a sub menu of editing formats available Help If available this selection will open an ASCII fil
3. 1 Number Of Passes TO RUN Xi dal 2 Number of Boards to TESE aani 3 Pars Board to FES mesira sise fioe aa o Goes 0 4 Number of Blocks to Read Write 2000 5 Number of Copies to Write 4 6 Using a VER ratah ad bal hd wads paw tad Y Th Write Data to VER 7 ccc gsc ER eee NTS Y 8 Number of Errors to Log per brd 10 9 Pog EELTOPS Pa NAGING a E a DAA Y LO SCOP ON BELOK 2 aaa wee hid le a ae E Y TIY Display Herors 2 iyii eni LAAN Y 12 Error bog PILE Name scenes ieee ee ee VCRXER ERR 13 Minimum Reliability Factor 200 14 Control VCR by Remote Y SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 94 VCRXER Tests to Run Upon selection the following options will appear on the screen 1 4K On Board RAM Test Y 2 Z 8Q Monitor ROM Verify exe sees Y 3 VER Data Transfer Test 2 a iacb unosna A 4 Block Format Flags Test Y 5 VCR Continuous Read Write Y 6 LINK Traffic Detect Test N A 1 AINK Data Transfer Test sana waa N A 8 LINK Continuous Read Write N A 9 VCR Control Port Loop Back Test N T10 Forced CRC Detection 7 mae DAL eee ae ede N A 11 INEFSETUPE TEST 2 p PAGANDA a ew ae N 12 VCR Remote Functions Test N 4K On Board RAM Test
4. 5 65 5 8 2 Hardware Prerequisites 00 2e eee 5 66 5 8 3 SERXER Main Menu 0 ah aa iene AG aa 5 66 5 8 4 Parameter Selection aaa 5 68 5 8 5 Running SERXER 0 524 2 she de ne ene thie ahead 5 73 5 8 6 Test Completion tude ses sa gba NG Hans gente es enews 5 74 5 8 7 Acceptance Criteria 0 cee ee 5 74 5 9 SER3XX TEST FOR AM 300 AM 316 AM 100 L 5 75 5 9 1 Software Prerequisites 5 75 5 9 2 SERSXX Main Menu 4 00 22 eensvas KAAGAW eed 5 75 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Table of Contents 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 5 14 5 15 5 16 Page iii 5 9 3 Parameter Selection aa 5 77 5 9 4 Running SER3XX asussaan nananana 5 82 5 9 5 Test Completion 1 ana aT dg da ee ee eee Ra eee 5 82 5 9 6 Acceptance Criteria 0 0 cee ees 5 82 STATS STREAMER VEST 2 dana Maa AO bng PA kag ANA 5 83 5 10 1 Software Prerequisites 5 83 5 10 2 STRTST Main Menu 22002 0 eee 5 83 5 10 3 Parameter Selection 00000 eee ee 5 85 5 10 4 Running SURTS Ts Ka AYE owes Waa LA kaaa 5 88 5 10 5 Test Completion amp 244 2408 oho KNA Ahaha NA 5 89 5 10 6 Acceptance Criteria aaa 5 89 VCRXER VCR PROOF OF PERFORMANCE TEST 5 91 5 11 1 Software Prerequisites 5 91 5 11 2 VCRXER Main Menu 00 000 eee e
5. Page 5 81 5 BLE Chars apad N 12 Misc 1 Test 6 Bit CHARS Kain N 13 Misc 2 Test Bat CHAES a beets N 14 Misc 3 Test 8 Bit Chars sira N 15 Misc 4 Test Even Parity N 16 Mise 5 Test Xo Odd PAaTTEY seit we tie N 17 Auto Echo Stick Pari 4 oleae N 18 Transmit Break Local Loop Back N T9 Stop BIE XU Remote Loop Back N 20 1 5 Stop Bits Force Even Parity N 21 2 Stop BLES aaa Force Odd Parity N Select all available async dxfer tests Clear all selected async dxfer tests Parameters OMETLUN T Error Test las nanan KAG N Even parity error test N Odd parity error test Xia N Stick parity error test N Framing error test oie and eee N Force even parity error test N Force odd parity error test N Block error mode test N Select all available error subtests Clear all selected error subtest Special Test Parameters Only the AM 316 driver has special tests Both the AM 300 and AM 160 drivers will not allow you into this sub menu Bb WN H 32 33y Parallel Port Test N Watch Dog Test N Counter Test aaa anh N Transmit Break Test N Select all Available Special Tests Clear all Selected Special Test SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 82 SER3XX 5 9 4Running SER3XX Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parame
6. Ls oe WS ALS a5 BILE a LIPS ces SUI es i aT O SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 58 RJETST AM 330 Addressing The AM 330 default address is FE88 and its default interrupt vector is 46 S 100 vector 1 on the board Port configuration jumpers for the SIO test are as follows Ee ey Baa IA Wh ee all sy lh Bey Al AF Sey ail fe AM 334 Addressing It lla oy gli 4 I ll a524 The AM 334 is addressed on the AM 1000 at address FE88 and uses interrupt vector 19 These cannot be changed Port configuration jumpers for the SIO test are located on the AM 336 card on the back panel and are as follows IE a aa he se es W W 1 m AM 333 Addressing image here AM 339 Addressing The AM 339 address depends on the I O slot in the AM 1600 into which the AM 338 board is inserted The interrupt vector is selectable but defaults to 19 The following chart shows address related to slot Slot Address 1 FCO1 2 FC41 3 FC81 4 FCC1 Port configuration jumpers for the SIO test are as follows W14 W1 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 59 SCZSTR SCSI STREAMER PERFORMANCE TEST 5 7SCZSTR SCSI STREAMER TEST The SCSI Streamer Test SCZSTR is designed to verify the installation and operation of SCSI based streamer drives Drives supported include the Tandberg Exabyte and Archive DAT units Alm There can be no other users on the system when attempt
7. ll available async dxfer tests selected async dxfer tests 9 1 SEOP BIG primu senya N 10s 1 5 Step Bits ne ada N ls 2 Stop BICS cd KUNG N 12 Local Loop Back N 13 Remote Loop Back N 14 Auto Echo N 15 Miscellaneous Tests N Loopback cables are required to run these tests These tests verify the various data transmission format options available for a synchronous serial interface Miscellaneous Tests is a sub menu of driver specific syncronous tests p DO X0 IN O E WN H 5 BPE CHAT S ned ate age N Ul SYNC SEUTIPPEA AF nka 6 Bit Chars Kabayaran N 12 Transparent 4X 7 Bit Chars came aw N 13 Trans Sync Stripped 8 BEE CHATS oaks tes Gas N 14 Trans DLE Stripped Even Parity see ean N 15 Trans Both Stripped Odd Parity smia Moe elie N T6 BOE CC DEE ud bA Ga Force Parity 0 N 17 Local Loop Back Force Parity 1 N 18 Remote Loop Back SYNC aaa AE N 19 Miscellaneous Tests Br SYNE a EATE ate N 20 Select all available sync dxfer tests 21 Clear all selected sync dxfer tests SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Loopback cables are required to run these tests Page 5 72 SERXER Status Tests These tests verify the interfaces ability to detect errors in the data transmission Loopback cables are required to run these tests Miscellaneous Tests is a sub menu of driver spec
8. 5 2 2CSHTST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type CSHTST FUR The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 10 CSHTST Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION CSHTST Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the CSHTST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute CSHTST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file CSHTST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file CSHTST INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run CSHTST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the CSHTST INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Re
9. Alm l no job was active at the time MONVER noticed the location was changed all entries gt from job on are replaced with no job context A 2 5Interpreting Results As MONVER sends a message to the boot terminal when the location changes this alone can help in isolating a suspect program Does the boot terminal always beep when execute this program or choose this option If users are notified when MONVER reports an error someone may notice the above condition Be sure they understand you are looking for a PROGRAM ERROR and not a USER PROBLEM or they may be afraid to speak up Information contained in the error log can also be a valuable aid in locating the problem Be sure you examine the problem before pointing a finger MONVER reports program names but these are not always true these are simply the last item MONVER saw running It is possible the problem encountered by the reported program was caused by a trashed value from another program Possibly the program causing the problem goes into a wait state too quick for MONVER to catch it Allow MONVER to record several events and compare them SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 20 MONVER The before and after values can be compared Did the value seem to change to an address What module is located at that address Did it get a familiar data value Did the change involve a single bit indicating the location is being used as a flag byte BCLR
10. The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 104 183TST Example AM 183 Co processor Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION 183TST Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the 183TST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute 183TST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file 183TST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file In order to select Auto Mode an INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file 183TST INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run 183TST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the 183TST INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 105 Examine Error Log This selection wi
11. Switches L M R Data storage devices detected Status Hit Return MAXTOR MXT 540SL SCSI Drive 1 546mb 17 logicals 3 1 2 Micro floppy 1st physical DS DD AMS format TANDBERG TDC 3800 SCSI Tape Drive Unit 4 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 3 4 Chapter 3 2 After checking to make sure the correct hardware is detected press the key and a menu of diagnostic tests applicable to your system configuration is displayed on the terminal screen Example Alpha Micro System Test Module MENU Function TEST SELECTIONS Version X X XXX RUN ALL TESTS RAMXER Memory Test 4 DSKXER Disk Test 5 VCRXER Ram tests 6 CLKXER System clocks test 7 SERXER Serial Port Test Enter your selection 3You can select any or all of the tests from the test menu Select number 2 if you want to run all of the tests If you only want to run one of the tests simply enter the test number and press WN To run more than one test enter the test number of each test you want to run separated by a comma for example 3 5 7C 4After you select any or all of the tests SYSXER does a lookup to see if all the support programs necessary for running the diagnostics are there unless the N option has been used If any of the required programs are not found SYSXER will abort and display a message indicating which file is missing 5Next SYSXER creates and executes a command file with all t
12. d All unused bits will read as zeros even if they are written as ones z SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 107 Data Registers This test checks the eight 68881 floating point data registers Each data register is 96 bits wide but only 80 bits are used The diagram below shows which bits are unused 9680640 USED UNUSED USED The six data patterns used to test the data registers are 000000000000000000000000 555500005555555555555555 FFFFOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 333300003333333333333333 AAAA000 0AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA CCCCOQ0O0CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Data Format This test verifies the ability of the 68881 to convert data in memory stored in one of the 7 data formats into any of the supported formats and store the result in memory All 49 of the different data format combinations are tested The 7 data formats are Byte Integer Word Integer _ong Word Integer Single Precision Floating Point eDouble Precision Floating Point Extended Precision Floating Point ePacked BCD Floating Point SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 108 183TST Forced Exceptions This test verifies the exception generating capabilities of the 68881 In each case the exception under test is checked by setting condition code bits and or performing a series of floating point instructions designed to cause the exception under test to occur The exceptions teste
13. Exit This selection leaves the 640TST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute 640TST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file 640TST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file In order to select Auto Mode an INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file 64OTST INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run 640TST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the 640TST INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 141 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 18 3Parameter Selections After selecting this option the following wi
14. If you are running on AMOS 2 0 or later this option will allow you to change the directory type flag in the label block You will see the following prompt You should only use this if you KNOW it s already wrong Are you sure this is what you want to do N Selecting Y will change the type flag and remount the drive You may change it back by selecting change directory type again A 1 6Edit Disk Block When you select this option you will see the following prompt Enter block number to edit in hex SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 10 DSKUTL After you enter the block number you wish to edit in hex you will see a menu of editing formats as follows 1 Byte ASCII Format 2 Word RAD50 Format 3 Longword Format 4 UFD Format 5 MFD Format If the device is extended format options 4 and 5 will be replaced by the single option 4 Directory Format After selecting one of the above options you will see a screen specific to the format selected Some formats do not fit on one screen and have a second screen for the rest of the block The second screen is accessed by moving beyond the currently displayed area Special keys that operate within a screen are displayed at the bottom of that screen A summary of general key operation is as follows Left Right Previous or Next entry Up Down Previous or Next entry or screen ESC Return to Edit Menu SYSXER Diagnostic
15. 0 f14 Enter the controller board number 0 3 0f Specify drive encoding default N N QEU Enter new driver name FUJ GEUN New driver is now in memory RETURN SAVE FUJ XER EUN As lm sure you have noticed the process for creating a DSKXER test driver is very similiar to creating an AMOS software disk driver In the previous example the number entered as subsystem number must correspond to the number the paddle card is set for and the controller board number must correspond to the number of the AM 520 board is set for The parameter Specify drive encoding is used primarily in house for new drive qualification to ensure worst case pattern tests use the correct patterns for MFM or RLL encoded drives Example 4 Creating a driver for a 5 logical SCSI drive connected to an AM 515 board FIXDRV FUN FIXDRV LIT Version 1 0 109 Enter name of generic driver to be used SCZHRB REUN Enter number of logical drives per physical unit 5 equa Enter subsystem number 0 3 O QREUN Enter the controller board number 0 3 ORE Specify drive encoding default N NfETUAN Enter new driver name S2ZZ RETURN New driver is now in memory ETA SAVE SZZ XER GERI In the previous example the number entered as subsystem number must correspond to the number the SCSI drive is set for and the controller board number must correspond to the number of the AM 515 board is set for SYSXER D
16. 5 141 5 18 4 Running 640TST 25 c0s eck may ee ent Pees Gan 5 144 5 18 5 Test Completion 2 0 00 e eee 5 144 5 18 6 Acceptance Criteria Xa padaw pwn dea eg wets 5 144 APPENDIX A OTHER DIAGNOSTIC UTILITIES A 1 DSKUTL DISK DIRECTORY REBUILD UTILITY A 1 A 1 1 Software Prerequisites A 1 AA2 DSKUTL Main Menu oi paa paaa ha eek Cee ewes A 1 A 1 3 Directory Rebuilding 00 020s A 3 A 1 4 Edit Hidden Sector na aa NA NADAL EPAL Gang A 8 A 1 5 Change Directory Type 0a A 9 At 6 Edit Disk Block orree ra norek Nd bA KAANAK A 9 A 1 7 Disk Rebuilding Tips anaua A 15 A 2 MONVER MEMORY LOCATION MONITOR UTILITY A 17 A 2 1 Software Prerequisites A 17 A 2 2 Running MONVER 3 tc kh ma aura Gate bene A 17 A 2 3 MONVER Operation 00 e eee A 18 A 2 4 MONVER Error Log 4 35245 BAG Sieh od te ee bee A 18 A 2 5 Interpreting Results 200 cee eee A 19 A 3 XCERT XEBEC CERTIFICATION UTILITY A 21 A 3 1 Software Prerequisites A 21 A 3 2 Running XCERT sar Rees wt hey heated hasan ik Gees A 21 A 3 3 Defect Entry Editing Apa nA BIBE AN apan A 23 A 3 4 Operational FIOW 230pm ph secede eee eeed yeaa A 25 APPENDIX B DIAGNOSTIC LOOPBACK DRAWINGS B 1 DIAGNOSTIC LOOPBACK CABLE DRAWINGS B 1 Baa Aa iat ga gh oa wh Seana eee B 2 Bal AMSTE a an OE
17. 9 10 12 16 19 22 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 35 36 QOOQQOQO22Q2020000Q22000000000000 OOQDQOQ0002002000000000000000000 40 15 43 46 18 49 21 31 34 37 39 38 13 42 41 45 44 48 47 Wire type 22 guage stranded Connector type Amphenal 57 33500 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 26 Page B 9
18. Listed below are the major features of the SYSXER System Diagnostics Package 1 The program can detect what hardware is connected to the system call up the appropriate tests automatically set the test parameters and execute the tests 2SYSXER creates a test status file that is constantly updated as each test runs The test status file is in ASCII form and can be VUEed or printed once testing is complete 3 The program is compatible with all Alpha Micro Computer Systems running on the 680x0 family of CPU chips 4SYSXER is able to detect all printed circuit boards manufactured by Alpha Micro except a The AM 324 parallel printer board b The AM 353 synchronous I O board c The AM 410 S 100 SMD drive controller d The AM 310 S 100 four port I O board 5Not all boards detected during the hardware polling routine will be configured for testing under SYSXER For example SYSXER can detect and identify an AM 300 board in an AM 1000 computer but the diagnostic for testing this board is not supported using SYSXER Only hardware that can be tested using the diagnostics outlined at the end of this chapter will be configured for testing by SYSXER 6 The hardware polling routine in SYSXER checks for up to four floppy drives The floppy drives can be either 8 51 4 or 31 2 devices 7SYSXER checks for up to four SCSI Xebec controllers attached to the CPU SASI port or up to 7 devices attached to the AM190 s or Roadrunners SCSI port SYSXER
19. Name of error log RJETST ERR Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 56 RJETST Ki Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable Base address in hex this selection allows the user to select the board address Refer to the addressing chart further on for proper board addressing Interrupt vector in hex this selection allows the user to select the boards interrupt vector Refer to the addressing chart further for proper vector selection Maximum number of errors allows the user to select how many errors will be logged into the test error file before the board is failed and the test is aborted Stop on errors this selection when set to Y will cause the test to pause and wait for operator intervention before proceding Log errors this option if selected will open an ASCII file on the logged disk This file will contain a complete listing of test results Name of error log allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded TESTS TO RUN Here the user has the option of running all the tests or selecting any of the individual tests Before each of the tests are run the
20. Running Individual Tests Page 5 5 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 1 3Parameter Selections After selecting this option the following program prompt will appear on the terminal screen INI Y N vs Do You want to Load CLKXE YEN The following menu will appear Tests to run 1 Interval timer 2 Time of day clock General test parameters Number of passes Log errors Max number of errors 58 Clock rate Stop on errors N 8 10 12 16 20 25 33 50 66 80 3 4 5 6 Pause on errors N9 Error File CLKXER ERR Enter number to change or return when done Interval Timer Test This selection performs the following tests on each of the three Interval Timer chip timers SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 6 CLKXER Register Test this test writes and reads all the byte values between 0 and 255 to the most and least significant bytes of each timer counter to verify that the counters can hold any value written to them Least Significant Byte LSB Test this test writes all the byte values between O and 255 to the least significant byte of a timer counter the most significant byte i
21. Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 9 3Parameter Selection After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do You want to Load SER3XX INI Y N Y RETURN One of the following prompts will appear on the screen Do you want to load driver name DVR Y N Name of Driver to load The following menu will now appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to run 3 Test Parameters TEST CONTROL The following options will appear on the screen 1 Number of passes 1 2 Number of Hours to Run N A 3 Maximum errors to log 10 A DOG ETOS nadala we wie ees Y 5 4 SOP ON GETOS i pa Ad mada pa 6 Display rrors aaa 404 e228 Y 7 Hardware Port address OFFFFFF21 8 INEETLTUPE VECO sda sis 1 9 Error log filenane SER3XX ERR KE Hardware port address 7 and interrupt vector 8 will change based on the board being S tested SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 78 SER3XX Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle sele
22. XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the 324TST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute 324TST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run 324TST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the INI file SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 113 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the in
23. can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in STRTST INI Y N If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 89 5 10 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt STRTST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 10 6Acceptance Criteria Soft errors and underruns are a normal occurance and are acceptable No errors which STRTST reports to the error log are acceptable however If you do get errors while running the test check to see that you entered the correct base port address and that the parameters you have selected are applicable to the drive you are testing SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 91 VCRXER VCR CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE TEST 5 11VCRXER VCR PROOF OF PERFORMANCE TEST The VCR Proof of Performance VCRXER test is a functional diagnostic of the Alpha Micro series of video backup controllers including the AM 610 99 and AM 630 excluding the AM 616 The program has the capability to test the controller with a VCR locally or remotely It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameter
24. pointers to UFDs while non directory entries are pointers to files Although current AMOS software cannot support intermixing within a block DSKUTL block editing does not prevent it The format displayed depends on the DIR flag in the entry An example of a block containing directory entries follows on the next page SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 14 DSKUTL Example Module EDIT Function Edit DSKUTL Version X X XXX Device devn Type Extended Scan 03 ufd PASWRD Link TAB Toggle FLAG status ESC Return to edit menu Ctrl D to setup directory format Ctrl Z to zero remainder 4 exit Non directory entries have more information Due to screen space limitation the date fields were left out of the editing functions Non directory fields are formatted as follows Example Module EDIT Function Edit Extended Directory DSKUTL Version X X XXX Device devn Type Extended Scan 0 ufd Block Page l of 3 gt 6 rad50 Flags SYS dir fil usm del Prot 0000000000 i 700000000 Blocks rad50 Blocks AMOS32 DIR rad50 sys dir FIL usm del Hon Pat als Od i Blocks 37 Resz rad50 sys dir FIL usm del Blocks Bytes 65535 Rcsz rad50 sys dir FIL usm del Blocks Bytes 65535 Rosz TAB Toggle FLAG status Return to edit menu Ctrl D to setup directory format Ctrl Z to
25. status of every test at a glance The following keys are active during monitor mode C Stops the test in progress and returns you to a menu D Redisplays the summary screen E Displays the error log then continues the test in progress N Stops the test in progress and begins the next test in line T Toggles between the summary screen and the test in progress screen As you can see monitor mode adds some very handy features to the test suite Communication is required between SYSXER and the test in progress Some subtests may have a period of several seconds where they cannot allow communication to take place therefore you may have to wait awhile after hitting any of the above keys Response times are kept as short as possible experience will tell you which subtests require an extended amount of time After you hit Control C or the test session has completed you will be prompted for a fuy Once you enter the you will see the following menu appear on the screen Example SYSXER Test Execution Monitor Version 3 0 118 Switches M R L Date Friday June 25 1993 Time 02 28 PM Test Loops 1 Total Elapsed Time 0 00 Total Errors 0 1 Exit 2 Restart Tests 3 Examine Error Log Enter your selection SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 SYSXER Monitor Mode Page 4 3 At this point you may exit the test session restart the t
26. the 4Kbytes of on board static RAM is tested by writes and reads to the entire RAM minus 5 bytes reserved for the Z 80 writing test patterns such as zeroes and ones address test alternating bits and random bytes A small Z 80 RAM test is then loaded onto the RAM and executed sending an address and walking 0 and 1 bits test Z 80 Monitor EPROM Verify the 2Kbyte 2716 EPROM containing the controller s instructions is read and verified against one of several data files depending upon the revision and checked for proper programming This test is accomplished by another Z 80 program which is loaded onto the controller s on board RAM VCR Data Transfer Test this writes and reads from 8 to 65535 blocks of data verifying it for correctness Several patterns are written and read at real time speed The patterns are zeroes and ones incrementing bytes shifting ones and zero bits and random data Block Format Flags Test this test is performed during and after the Data Transfer test It tests the EOF and EOT flags code type write and search ID write and search and buffered read capability VCR Continuous Read Write writes and reads a continuous diagnostic pattern using incrementing bytes A reliability ratio is calculated and checked for minimum value An average is kept if more than one pass of the test is run Link Traffic Detect Test tests the carrier and collision detection circuit as well as the carrier transmission in Link Mode U
27. the records are read back and the record count is compared to insure that the record count is lower due to the erased section of the tape End of tape test This test sends a Security Erase Command and waits for End of Tape to be detected SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 144 640TST Test Parameters 1 Record size in bytes 512 2 of records per file 20 3 of files to write 10 4 Transport address 0 5 Formatter address 0 Enter selection return when done Record size in bytes this selection allows the user to write 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 and 16384 record sizes of records per file the user may set the number of records written into each file of files to write this selection allows the user to set the number files to be written Transport address this selection allows the user to select tape units 0 1 2 or 3 for testing Formatter address Not used 5 18 4Running 640TST Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in 640TST INI Y N If you do not wish to permanently save the test parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 18 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of error
28. verifying the board will take over the buss fetch opcodes write data and finally release the buss on an interrupt Shifting Bits this test verifies data line integrity through the PALs by passing a single unique bit over each data line Data Bus Multiplex this test verifies the steering logic in the PALs by instructing the coprocessor to perform a series of byte and word reads and writes Non maskable Interrupt this test verifies operation of the non maskable interrupt circuit and verifies there is no interaction between the maskable and non maskable interrupts Maskable Interrupt this test verifies operation of the maskable interrupt circuit and verifies there is no interaction between the maskable and non maskable interrupts SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 101 5 12 4Running 121TST Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in 121TST INI Y N If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 12 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt 121TST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 12 6Acceptance C
29. 04 Diagnostic Loopback Drawings B 1 2AM 316 LOOPBACK TEST CONNECTOR FOR SER3 XX AM 316 Serial Interface 40 Pin INTRA Connector Female 2 Jumper the following pins onan on FWD N mO N N U N N N N oa A N N 0 N N 30 Cable type 22 guage stranded Connector type AP Products 922576 40 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 17 16 20 19 18 12 11 15 14 13 37 36 40 39 38 32 31 35 34 33 Page B 3 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD 40 OOOOOOOOMOOOOOOOOOOOO 39 Diagnostic Loopback Drawings Page B 4 B 1 3AM 100 L and AM 1000 LOOPBACK TEST CABLE FOR SERXER SER3XX AM 160 AM 167 Main CPU Ports DB 25 Male DB 25 Male 13 1 13 1 OO0O00000000000 OO00000000000 25 QOOOOOOOOOOOO 14 25 ooo0oo000000000 44 Rear View Rear View A B wt __ 8 Inches Cable type 4 conductor 22 guage stranded Connector type DB 25 Male SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Diagnostic Loopback Drawings Page B 5 B 1 4AM 1200 LOOPBACK TEST CABLE FOR SERXER AM 177 Main CPU Ports DB 9 Male DB 9 Male 9 O O OO 6 9 O O O QO 6 Rear View Rear View A B a SS 8 Inches _3 Cable type 4 conductor 22 guage stranded Connector type DB 9 Male SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Diagnostic Loopback Drawings Page B 6 B 1 5AM 337 AM177 Expan
30. 22 DSKXER 5 3 4DSKXER Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type DSKXER ininam EUR fininam is an optional argument which tells DSKXER to use a file other than DSKXER INI The following menu will be displayed Example Alpha Micro Disk Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION DSKXER Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log Ga HELP 121 Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the DSKXER program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute DSKXER based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file usually DSKXER INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file In order to use Auto Mode an INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 23 Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run DSKXER based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the use
31. 500 and 502 would become 501 etc It is VERY important to get BADBLK SYS restored and re mount the drive as early in the recovery as possible Without the original BADBLK SYS logical devices may appear lost and most of the UFD MFD and file links will be wrong Master File Directory Scan Begins a scan of the disk for possible master file directories These are extra MFD blocks that may have been linked to block 1 You may enter a starting block number or will default to the start of the disk PPN numbers will be listed and you are asked if they represent an actual MFD block Previous links will be scanned ending at the first block referencing either block 1 or an invalid MFD block You are also given the option of linking the located block into block 1 For extended directories there is no reverse scan It is up to the user to determine which block displayed is the proper one for block 1 to be linked with Print Unresolved Blocks Sends block and link block numbers along with filename examples to the printer or log file Allows verification of blocks selected as valid directory blocks prior to MFD resolution The result will look somewhat like this SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 7 UNRESOLVED LISTING OF DIRECTORY BLOCKS FOR TSTO traditional block link filename examples 22 0 BADBLK SYS AMOS32 DIR NET DIR DSK1 ANA DSK2 ANA USER NEW USER SYS SYSLOG SYS SYSLOG LST HW DIR 4
32. AM 520 boards are supported with the following addresses ADDRESS BOARD JUMPERS DAO 0 ere MG KALA DA4 1 DA8 2 DAC 3 When using the JUMPERS column to set up a board address left to right in the column is bus to backpanel on the board T means installed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 38 Tests to Run HRBXER Upon selection the following menu will appear on the screen Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION HRBXER Version 2 2 XXX ON BOARD MEMORY TESTS Arbitration Herbie low memory Data patterns Address test HERBIE PROTOCOL TESTS 9 Interrupts test DMA hog test Throttle control Upper segment register Shifting 1 amp 0 bits Bus arbitration Bus address test Bus data multiplex Dynamic refresh Data bus multiplex TAS r m w integrity 0 Tz 2 oe Static refresh 4 Bus data patterns 5s 6 NG 8 Cache invalidate INTER BOARD TESTS BOARD SPECIFIC TESTS IACK jumper integrity 21 Am350 specific tests BG jumper integrity 22 Am515 10 specific tests 23 Am520 specific tests Enter selection to change return when done Important Test Notes eSpecial loop backs are required for tests 21 and 22 Test 23 requires that the AM 520 board be connected to a paddle card AM 525 526 or AM 528 and drive The drive must be running but no data will
33. CLKXER INI Y N If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 1 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt CLKXER Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test After you are done running CLKXER make sure you remove the time of day jumper from the CPU applicable only if you selected the TOD test SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 8 CLKXER 5 1 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during CLKXER are acceptable If you do get errors while runnning the test check to see that you entered the correct clock speed and that the TOD jumper was correctly installed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 9 CSHTST CACHE MEMORY PERFORMANCE TEST 5 2CSHTST CACHE MEMORY TEST The Cache Memory Test CSHTST is designed to verify the operation of the AM 182 Cache Memory board or the cache memory circuit on Alpha Micro CPU boards which contain cache memory KI There can be no other users on the system when attempting to execute this program P gt 5 2 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list of all the programs required to run CSHTST CSHTST LITThis is the main program file CSHTST HLPThis is the help file for menu option 6
34. DRiVe to configure DSKXER test drivers for all disk drives connected to AM 515 AM 520 and AM 522 boards FIXDRV is also used SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 18 DSKXER for configuring test drivers for SCSI drives attached to the CPU SCSI port FIXDWN LITThis is the program FIX Driver WiNchester to configure winchester disk drivers Same as FIX420 in use HELPC LITThis is the program used by DSKXER to display the help file It reads DSKXER HLC which contains the status codes used by controllers tested by DSKXER RDRNR XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDRV to configure test drivers for all drives connected to the Roadrunner s SCSI port SCZDWN XERThis is the the generic driver used by FIXDRV to configure test drivers for SCSI drives connectd to the CPU SCSI port except AM190 SCZHRB XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDRV to configure test drivers for SCSI drives connected to the AM 515 board SCZ405 XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDRV to configure test drivers for SCSI drives connected to the AM 405 board XEBHRB XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDRV to configure test drivers for Xebec controlled drives connected to the AM 515 board XEBDWN XERThis is generic driver used by FIXDWN to make drivers for Xebec controlled 5 1 4 drives 210DFL XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDFL to configure a floppy disk driver for the AM 210 212DFL XERThis is the generic driv
35. INI file DSKXER HOURS 45 ERRORS 50 HARD 10 SOFT 20 ECC 20 RAMXER HOURS 12 ERRORS 5 RAM 256 VCRXER PASSES 5 ERRORS 5 RELIABILITY 200 CLKXER PASSES 5 ERRORS 5 CLK 16 SERXER PASSES 5 ERRORS 5 STRTST PASSES 2 ERRORS 101 HARD 1 SOFT 100 640TST PASSES 2 350T8T PASSES 5 HRBXER PASSES 5 183TST PASSES 5 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 1 6 Chapter 1 Alm the SYSXER INI file is not found or is de selected by entering SYSXER Q all NY selected tests will run in abbreviated form usually only one pass or one hour 1 3 2MULTIPLE INI FILES Prior to looking for SYSXER INI itself SYSXER will look for an INI file with the name of the detected CPU board and an extension of INI For example when running on a system with an AM 180 CPU board SYSXER will look for the file 180 INI If this file is found it is opened and used instead of SYSXER INI This allows more flexability when SYSXER is run from a test bed or a portable drive All parameters which apply to SYSXER INI are also true for the alternate INI files as well 1 3 3SYSXER Test Software There are a number of test programs program overlays support programs micro code files and drivers that complete the total test package All of these files must be located in the same account CLKXER LIT Test the functionality and accuracy of the interval timer and time of day clock chips CSHTST LIT CSHTST is the diagnostic for testing hardware cache memor
36. If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run 121TST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the 121TST INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 99 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 12 3Parameter Selections After selecting the Parameter Selections option the following prompt will appear on the screen Do you want to load 121TST INI y n Y FUR The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to Run Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections then save them in 121TST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu or 4 Begin Test Test control 1 Number of passes 1 2 Number of hours N A 3 4 Max errors to Log umi 3 4 Stop on errors N Dav LOG EPLOES P odes yeaa Y 6 Name
37. If you do not wish to permanently save the test parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 32 DSKXER 5 3 10Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt DSKXER Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 3 11Acceptance Criteria Ideally you don t want to see any errors when running DSKXER However if while running DSKXER a block s is found to be unreadable it can be added to BADBLK SYS to prevent future access using the program BADBLK LIT See the System Commands Reference Manual for information on using BADBLK SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 33 HRBXER PERFORMANCE TEST 5 4HERBIE CONTROLLER PROOF OF PERFORMANCE TEST The HRBXER Proof of Performance test is a functional diagnostic for the Alpha Micro series of VME based intelligent disk I O and mag tape controllers These include the AM 350 AM 515 AM 515 10 AM 520 and AM 522 boards The embedded AM 522 interface on the AM 3000M is also supported You should avoid running HRBXER on your system or login device If you must disable error logging in the test control menu to prevent disk accesses then be sure to reboot the system before exiting HRBXER 5 4 1Software Prerequisites The following p
38. Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in CSHTST INI YAN If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 2 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt CSHTST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 2 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occuring during CSHTST are acceptable 5 2 7Technical Overview The following section describes operation of the program as a whole as well as operation of each of the test options The purpose of this is to aid the service technician in the isolation of a detected cache problem SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 14 CSHTST Test Design Considerations Since the cache memory will cache all processor reads including stack opcode fetches and exception vectors testing cache memory becomes tricky Normal program execution can invalidate cache entries under test causing the read to be performed from main memory To circumvent this problem CSHTST does a few bizarre things To insure that memory being tested is indeed cache memory not main memory all tests in CSHTST that verify data perform the reads and writes
39. Pause between boards waits between multiple boards Used as an in house test feature Baud rate tolerance this selection allows the user to enter the amount percentage the baud rate of the serial ports can be off by during the Baud Rate Timing Test In the test control menu used in the example 1 is used as the out of tolerance parameter This is the value used on Alpha Micro s test floor Simultaneous transfer time here the user has the option of entering the amount of time in minutes the Simultaneous Transfer Test will be run SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 70 SERXER Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded TEST SELECTION Many of the following selections will take you to another sub menu N A will be displayed for any tests that the selected driver does not support 1 Baud Rate Timing Test Y 27 Modem Control Test on denied AO Y 3 ASYNC Data Transfer TeSt aiem ida es Y 4 SYNC Data Transfer Test N A Dan Otat US LSS CS var Mee wide DALA ba Y 6 Special Driver TeSt Kama NAA Y 7 All Ports Simultaneous Transfer Y 8 Select all available tests 9 Clear all selected tests Baud Rate Timing Test This sub menu selects which baud rates to verify are within the tolerance specified in test control Entries with N A are not supported by the driver No loopback cables are neede
40. Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 11 Byte ASCII Format allows editing of block as a series of hex bytes or ASCII characters TAB moves between byte and ASCII Control Z fills the block with zeroes Example Module EDIT Function Edit as Bytes amp ASCII DSKUTL Version X X XXX Traditional Scan 0 ufd 05 05 6E Cannot lo AO spl DAS sees one AO 5B 00 4E 6D 04 47 38 00 18 75 4C 2A 3D 01 85 4D 4A 86 8E 51 F6 45 2B 2C 86 85 67 12 10 AO 4E OD BA 4E 00 10 75 4E 2F 80 42 06 67 80 52 52 F6 OA 24 48 28 00 00 EC 09 80 4A 66 75 80 52 00 2F A7 42 D7 60 AO 04 22 TAB Select BYTE or ASCII edit ESC Return to edit menu Ctrl Z to Zero Block Word RAD50 Format allows editing of block as a series of hex words or RAD50 characters Blanks are displayed as underlines TAB moves between word and RAD50 fields Control Z will fill the block with zeroes Example Module EDIT Function Edit Words amp RAD50 DSKUTL Version X X XXX Type Traditional Scan 03 ufd Block 20 3 2 510 2D510 2H51U 0510 DFAD 2L51U 2P51U 2T51U 16LK9 AOOC 433F YXOP YXLJ0002QQ03FEG Q3D 4DED 077C PBQ 2LR3AG6YZJGCD R A0C8 A010 DTMAG6Y3 YXPYXRML6G3CJ0OJT 2E4E 5953 J7EK5DGPNNKSNXSGB3N6T 4EBA 0004 YXPYXRLW4 DLVEJVJI 6E3E 48E7 0018 AWTTFTKZW XKTZ H0OK3EAFH 4E96 4CDF GDM 2 LV8LK9C3XPL2 DBLVE 2E2A 5B2A LHAIMDGORNWRI2 GOR ABS3Y 4DED 0738 TF2JY3LR3AFHK7VPSJVEV6PN 2B45 OASE MCW 8FF67AZNGB AZFVFVOF
41. The following programs are required to run RJETST RJETST LIT this is the main test program PIOTST Z80 Z 80 microcode for the PIO test CTCTST Z80 Z 80 microcode for the CTC test SIOTST Z80 Z 80 microcode for the SIO test PRTTST Z80 Z 80 microcode for the printer port test on AM 334 177PRT Z80 Z 80 microcode for the printer port test on AM 177 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 54 RJETST 5 6 2RJETST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type RJETST FUR The following menu will be displayed Example RJE board test AM xxx Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION RJETST Version x x xxx s Exit 2 Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP N11 Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the RJETST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute RJETST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file RJETST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file RJETST INI If Par
42. Y will enable parity during bank testing Bus data width specifies whether memory is organized in 16 or 32 bit wide banks This parameter along with Ram Chip Size determine the size of a test bank This is done by dividing the data bus width by eight and multiplying by the ram chip size in kbytes KE When using multiple memory boards with differing bus widths or you are unsure of the NY bus width set this selection to 16 to avoid creating a test bank larger than the amount of memory in the system Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Test to Run When the Tests To Run menu is selected the following options will appear on the screen 1 Data patterns Mi 5 Random patterns Y 2 Shifting one bit Ya 6 Static refresh Y 3 Address check Y 7 Dynamic refresh Y Ji Byte mode maa Y 8 User pattern Y FOFO will test low memory if specified The default for each test is N no To select a specific test enter the number of the test and a Eu SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 49 Data Patterns this test writes and reads four word size data patterns to each bank under test one bank at a time The four data patterns are 0000 FFFF 5555 and AAAA Shifting One Bit this test writes and reads sixteen word size data patterns to each bank under test one bank at a time Ea
43. and ask for the ppn they belong to during the resolution phase otherwise assign numbers sequentially from Starting auto ppn on up Skip FOLDER areas when a block is determined to contain a label the next block contains a valid MFD and a device size can be determined from bitmap hashing those blocks are assumed to be a device within themselves and are skipped over Display block numbers when enabled displays all block numbers being read in the header If disabled block numbers are displayed only when the program wants user input Minimum file count when check filenames is in effect ignore blocks with fewer than this many valid filenames Extra block storage allocates extra memory for directory block storage For every 64 blocks of disk space DSKUTL will reserve 1 table entry for a directory block If the disk is full of very small files this may be exceeded and you would get block table full during a UFD scan Setting this option to Y causes DSKUTL to allocate 1 entry for every 16 disk blocks Note that this only effects the first scan when memory is allocated and not restarts or continuations Starting auto ppn sets the first ppn to be used when DSKUTL creates its own ppn numbers If ask ppn numbers is set to Y this option has no effect and is displayed as N A User File Directory Scan Begins or resumes a scan of the disk for user file directories The following screen will appear Example Module SCA
44. as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable Number passes for Random Data Test this selection allows the user to enter the number passes for the Random Data Test SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 48 RAMXER Max errors per bank allows the user to specify how many errors to report per bank before failing the bank and removing it from further testing RAM chip size IN KBYTES this is an important control parameter If all your computer memory is made up from RAM chips of the same size simply enter the RAM chip size in KBytes RAMXER supports 16K 64K 128K 256K and 1024K Ram chip sizes This entry defaults to 256K Be SURE the size is not larger than the size of a ram chip or you may get errors KE When using multiple memory boards with different RAM chip sizes enter the size of the P gt SMALLEST ram chip in the system Not doing so may generate errors Stop on errors this selection when set to Y will cause the test to pause and wait for operator intervention before proceding Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Test low memory this option if selected will enable some of the tests to operate on memory below the test program including memory containing the operating system Parity enabled this selection when set to
45. be written or read on the drive eTest 12 Upper segment register is only applicable on systems with greater than 8mb of memory eTest 18 Cache invalidate is only applicable on systems with cache memory on the CPU On AM 190 CPUs this test becomes Cache Update because the AM 190 cache does not invalidate entries that are accessed by other bus masters eTests 10 11 and 13 can only be selected on a VME system Arbitration test this test insures that on board memory cycle timing is correct SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 39 Herbie low memory test has the ability to test vector and program memory used by Herbie This is accomplished by reading a word testing that location and then restoring the word The test writes and reads an incrementing high byte decrementing low byte pattern on the word This process is repeated until all of low memory has been tested Data patterns test this test writes and reads words of data patterns from the start of free memory to the end The data patterns used are the following hex values 0000 FFFF 5555 AAAA 3333 CCCC OFFO FOOF 5AA5 A55A 3CC3 C33C Address test this test fills free memory with a pattern unique to each memory location It then reads and verifies the memory Shifting 1 amp 0 bits this test writes and verifies a shifting one bit throughout all of free memory The bit is shifted from bit O through bit 15 If there is any occurren
46. checked the system configuration to insure all devices were detected SYSXER will then enter the test menu mode Only the tests applicable to your system configuration will be displayed You then have the choice of running all of the displayed tests or selecting individual tests to run After your have made your selection SYSXER will begin creating the required drivers and selecting the proper test parameters and will execute each selected test This allows total system testing without operator intervention If any of the tests fail SYSXER aborts the tests to allow the user to correct the problem As each individual test completes its final pass or reaches its time limit it will abort update the error log and begin the next test if any automatically 1 3 1SYSXER INI SYSXER uses a file called SYSXER INI for automatically setting up some of the key parameter selections used in the individual test programs This file is an ASCII text file that contains the program name the name of the parameter and the value to be used You can modify a test parameter by simply VUEing the SYSXER INI file and making the desired change A test program will still run using default parameters even if it is not listed in the SYSXER INI file However one parameter that should be in SYSXER INI is the RAM chip size Typical RAM chip sizes are 16K 64K 128K 256K or 1024K If your system contains memory chips of different sizes enter the size of the smallest RA
47. et Bla Sh A Mn MANG UM RE A B 3 B 1 3 AM 100 L and AM 1000 000 00a B 4 B 1 4 AM 1200 aman kn Ka KARA AN ARN gees B 5 B 1 5 AM 337 AM177 Expansion Ports B 6 B 1 6 AM 337 AM 177 RJE Ports B 7 Bil AM3 55 naaa Pee ey tee a a B 8 B 1 8 AM 358 Had a Bee a Oey dae pa hae B 9 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO SYSXER This chapter describes the SYSXER System Diagnostics Package including features capabilities and restrictions SYSXER which is an acronym for System Exerciser is actually the name of the program that controls a vast array of diagnostic routines These tests make up a powerful test package with the capability of testing almost all system configurations currently sold and supported by Alpha Micro This includes the complete product line from the sophisticated AM 4000 VME system with all the options to a basic AM 1400LC computer i P MAC900 AM 4000 COMPUTER AM 1400LC COMPUTER Figure 1 The diagnostic routines supplied in this package are the same as those used on Alpha Micro s production test floor The SYSXER diagnostic package provides the field engineer with a powerful tool not just for trouble shooting but also for operational verification once the repair has been made SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 1 2 Chapter 1 1 1PRODUCT FEATURES
48. halt 607TST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 17 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during 607TST are acceptable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 139 640TST 1 2 CACHE TAPE PERFORMANCE TEST 5 18640TST 1 2 CACHE TAPE TEST The cache tape performance test 640TST is designed to check the operational integrity of the entire magnetic tape sub system including tape drive controller board and cables It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system to be tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified 5 18 1Software Prerequisites The following programs are required for running 640TST 640TST LITThis is the main program file 640TST MICThis is the microcode file for the AM 515 10 board 640TST HLPThis is the help file for option 6 5 18 2640TST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type 64 0TST EUN The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 140 640TST Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION 640TST Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection
49. is first executed A single line header is written to it for understanding subsequent entries MONVER DAT file As of MONVER 1 3 the format was changed from octal to hex and FT you have been using MONVER 1 2 or earlier you may wish to erase the old columns will not line up when appended to an old log file When the location MONVER is watching changes or becomes the specified trigger value a one line entry is appended to the log file This line includes the following information date the system date at time of change time the system time at time of change SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 19 size the size being monitored either B W or L as specified on the command line location location being monitored as specified on the command line or O if no alternate location was given was what the location was when MONVER was initiated or in the case of value mode the value last seen before triggering is what the location changed to when MONVER noticed it by what operation noticed the change IT for interval timer or CS for context switch job the job name of the job running when the change was noticed program program the above job was running in JOBPRG last run block fetch the filename in JOBRBK usually the last command executed from AMOS xcall if the last run block fetch was RUN or ORUN the last XCALL that BASIC used not compatible with BASIC
50. line entered causes a previous entry This replaces the previous entry for 2 prompt for takes you back to overwrites entry 1 entry 1 causes the current be printed out listing to Terminates defect entry XCERT checks to see that you enter a valid cylinder head and byte offset You will get an error if any of these are invalid Entering a cylinder only will default the other entries to 0 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 25 A 3 4Operational Flow The following is a list describing the steps XCERT follows and is provided for those interrested 1 Check if the drive is ok to certify A Is the drive in the device table B Is the drive mounted C Is it the fist logical of the physical drive 2 Process switches 3 Ask user what type of drive 4 If switch is present for sector boundary table then make the table and exit 5 Get the drive serial number from the user 6 Get the list of defects from the user cylinder head bytes from index 7 Initialize the controller for this type of drive 8 If AMOS 2 0 and logical size x65535 ask file structure 9 If no switch present to not format the drive then format the drive 10 Convert the cylinder head and byte into blocks 11 Do any extra checking for defects if required by drive 12 Sort the list of defective blocks eliminating
51. line to test high each tag address line will be tested one at a time except A28 which always remains high to ensure that addresses generated are well beyond physical memory Read from the cache bank under test so the address will be put into the cache Write data to each address in the bank Assert the cache freeze line Lower the tag address under test and write zeroes the bank under test in an attempt to overwrite the data just written Raise the tag address under test again and re read the data verifying the data is the same as originally written and that no bus timeouts occured during the read indicating that the data did come from the cache memory Data Bus Multiplex This test verifies the correct operation of the data bus control logic on the cache memory board The test writes and reads data as bytes words long words verifying that the data read is correct given the size of both the read and write Each cache bank in turn is tested with all nine of the following read write combinations WRITE DATA READ DATA Long Words Bytes Long Words Words Long Words Long Words Words Bytes Words Words Words Long Words Bytes Bytes Bytes Words Bytes Long Words Data Patterns This test uses four basic long word data patterns to verify that the data bus has no open data lines The four patterns in the order they are used are 00000000 FFFFFFFF 55555555 and AAAAAAAA SYSXER Diagnostic Software User
52. logicals will be initialized and set up for the selected directory structure The number of bad blocks may not match the number of defects This is due to some defects occuring on sector boundaries requiring extra and others occuring in unused areas requiring no bad blocks A 3 3Defect Entry Editing XCERT supports a basic editing capability while entering defects The following characters are used as editing symbols Symbol Char Function backslash Backs you up to the previous entry Entering a new cylinder head byte offset will overwrite the entry number Typing a number followed by a colon will take you back to that entry You must reenter all defects from that point onward colon Lists all defects currently entered SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 24 question mark rubout rub control U cntr1 U The following is an example 1237 3 323 32 0 90 200 1 2133 WN H o N 200 0 2133 212 Ap EA 101 4 1101 12 0 90 200 0 2133 oa oe aa eee TOL 4 AKO 200 1 30 AO 3x 120 311 1 2122 a o t E o p T OF ON H OB W 123 3 323 12 0 90 200 0 2133 23273 Hali 101 4 1101 200 1 30 201 3 122 3111 2122 XO TINT Ob WNEF O CR XCERT commands and ntered Lists these editing reprints the defects Deletes last character typed Deletes back to start of
53. on up If the disk you are working with contained FOLDER files the Skip FOLDER areas option will allow DSKUTL to detect these files and skip over them This prevents directories within the FOLDER file from showing up as directories for the device you are testing If you don t use FOLDERS or any other software that would create AMOS looking blocks within a file leave this option disabled The Minimum file count can be set up to avoid those irritating blocks that are empty except for a single bogus though valid format entry Note that the higher this is set the more likely something important could be missed If you are getting bogus blocks like this set minimum file count high enough to get rid of them but low enough you won t miss an important account SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 17 A 2MONVER MEMORY LOCATION MONITOR UTILITY The Memory Location Monitor Utility MONVER is a diagnostic tool to aid in isolating the source of random occurrences where stable memory locations change Originally MONVER was developed to isolate occurrences of the monitor version number getting changed This is still its primary use although it can now monitor any location you wish as a byte word or longword It can also notify you when a location changes to a specified value Once MONVER is running it cannot be Control C d No job reset program should ever be used to force MONVER to exit a
54. one data pattern is selected the first pattern selected is written for the first 1000 blocks followed by 1000 blocks of the second pattern etc If no data pattern is selected then no data is written so pick at least one Soft errors which occur during the write operation are added to the write error and soft error totals displayed on the screen Write Underrun Test this test purposely causes underrun conditions during the write test by generating random waits between some of the block transfers This is done to make sure the drive can recover from random underrun conditions while writing without unrecoverable data errors occurring SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 88 STRTST Read Test this test reads 512 byte blocks of data to the tape and verifies the successful completion of the read and read file mark commands The data read in is compared to the user selected data patterns so read test should not be attempted on a tape that has not previously been written using the currently selected data patterns The number of blocks of data written by this test is determined by the parameters set from the user menu If the number of blocks to read is greater than 1000 this test reads in sets of 1000 blocks each followed by a file mark until less than 1000 blocks remain to be read in The remaining blocks are then read in followed by a file mark If more than one data pattern is selected the first pattern selected is expec
55. parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in RAMXI ER I NI YAN If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 5 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt RAMXER Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 52 RAMXER 5 5 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during RAMXER are acceptable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 53 RJETST MULTI COMMUNICATIONS PERFORMANCE TEST 5 6RJETST MULTI COMMUNICATIONS TEST The Multi Communications diagnostic RJETST is designed to test the Z80 controlled I O ports typically used for RJE on the AM 330 AM 334 AM 177 AM 333 and AM 339 boards It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system to be tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified Alm There can be no other users on the system when attempting to execute this program NY This test replaces 330TST 334TST and 177COM 5 6 1Software Prerequisites
56. program resets the Z80 which will then perform a ram self test Upon successful completion of the ram test the Z 80 microcode is downloaded and the test is executed de PLO RES shaw seemed N Oe CLC ESSE suatia renna N 3d STO BESE apai acd Mavens N 4 Printer port test N A SIO test requires a loopback cable Printer port test requires a loopback board Do not select these tests unless you have them PIO test this test transfers data between the Z80 and the main CPU A data pattern is sent to the Z80 from the CPU The Z80 then sends the same pattern back to the CPU and the data is checked to insure that there were no errors during the transmission The PIO Test also verifies communications and interrupts CTC test the counter timer test CTC loads the four counter registers with a constant value Next the test verifies that the correct number of interrupts are acknowledged during a measured time cycle with a tolerance of or 1 SIO test this test verifies the transmission of data between the A and B channels Data is sent back and forth at 9600 baud using the data pattern 55 AA BO OF FF 00 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 57 Printer port test A data pattern is written and latched into the special loopback card The data is then read back a nibble at a time through the control lines This test is only valid for the AM 334 and AM 177 and is not selectable for
57. really different Once you select tests to run however SYSXER takes on a completely different look Normally you will see each of the tests flashing through the configuration of their INI files then each of the tests executing with their own screens displayed In Monitor mode none of this will appear All of the screen I O from the tests is discarded and replaced by a single summary screen which SYSXER controls and keeps updated The screen looks something like this Example SYSXER Test Execution Monitor Version 3 0 118 Switches M R L Date Friday June 25 1993 Time 02 28 PM Test Loops 1 Total Elapsed Time 0 00 Total Errors 0 Test Current Status Total Time Total Errors RAMXER DSKXER STRTST CLKXER SERXER 362TST 121TST DATA TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST Patterns Idle Idle Idle Idle Idle Idle 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 ND redisplay E error log N next test T toggle display SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 4 2 Chapter 4 E Some tests may not support monitor mode yet These tests will be detected and operate with their own screens effectivly disabling monitor mode After completion the summary screen will be redisplayed and monitor mode will continue to operate normally for the next test In Monitor mode you have several extra capabilities besides being able to see the
58. s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 16 CSHTST Shifting One Bit This test writes and verifies 32 long word patterns on each cache bank The pattern starts out as a long word with only data bus bit 0 set high After each pattern is checked the next data bus bit in the pattern is set high and the previous bit is set low so that only 1 bit in the pattern is high at a time This routine continues until all 32 data bus bits one at a time have been tested Then the pattern is reset to the starting point and the next cache bank is tested until all cache banks have been tested This test should insure that no data lines are shorted together Random Patterns This test generates writes and verifies a 32 bit random data pattern to each cache bank The number of random data patterns to be generated and tested can be set from the Test Control sub menu selection 3 Number of Passes for Random Data Test User Pattern This test writes and verifies a user selected word size data pattern to all cache banks If this test is selected to run the user will be prompted to enter a hexadecimal word size data pattern to use If the user enters just a carriage return the previous pattern set will be used 350 DMA Invalidate This test verifies that when a DMA device tries to write to an address which is valid within the cache that instead of updating the cache the address is removed from the cache invalidated To accomplish this a subroutine is downloaded to the A
59. starting at the 256MB address boundry As the cache is able to operate in this region and no systems at the time of this writing have this much memory the data read will either be fetched from cache or generate a bus error CSHTST uses bus error or the lack of to verify proper operation of the cache during the tests To ensure that processor opcode fetches do not overwrite test data patterns the test divides the cache index address range into cache banks and tests them one at time The subroutines used to test the cache banks the bus error handler routines the CPU vector table and stack pointers everything that can cause a memory read to occur are re located to a different address space within the cache bank range that is not under test Cache Control Test This test verifies the four basic cache control functions The first function tested is cache enable and disable This function is tested by counting the number of times a read loop can be executed before the interval timer can count down from 5 seconds The loop count is then checked against the proper range for a system with cache memory enabled This is also done with cache disabled If both loop counts are within range the system will compute the system speed increase with the cache on and display it on the screen The speed increase should be at least 33 percent The next function verified is cache freeze This function is tested by reading from the first cache bank with
60. the address decoding circuitry and tag address compartor chips Data Bus Multiplex verifies correct operation of the data bus control logic between cache memory and the CPU by testing various read and write data width combinations Data Patterns verifies cache memory and data lines by checking four longword patterns of 00000000 FFFFFFFF 55555555 and AAAAAAAA Shifting One Bit verifies there are no data lines shorted together by writing a pattern with a single bit enabled which shifts the full 32 bit width of the longword Random Patterns writes and verifies a 32 bit random data pattern to each cache bank The number of random data patterns to be used can be set from Test Control Number of Passes for Random Data Test option SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 13 User Pattern writes and verifies a user selected word size data pattern to all cache banks The user is prompted for the hexadecimal pattern 350 DMA Invalidate verifies that a cache entry is invalidated when a DMA device writes to an address that is cached This test becomes 350 DMA Update when run on an AM190 CPU because the AM190 cache is not invalidated when accessed by an alternate bus master To run the 350 DMA Invalidate test an AM 350 board addressed as board number zero must be present in the system This used to be 515 DMA Invalidate but was changed as AM 350 boards are more common 5 2 4Running CSHTST
61. the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 86 STRTST Time to test this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable of blocks to test this selection allows the user to enter the number blocks to be written read during the Write Read tests Entering zero will cause the test to write read until end of tape is detected Maximum hard errors allows the user to preset how many hard errors will be logged into the test error file Board under test will terminate when this value has been reached Maximum soft errors allows the user to preset how many soft errors will be logged into the test error file Board under test will terminate when this value has been reached Maximum errors to log allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file AM 620 port address this is the base address of the AM 620 board Stop on errors this selection when set to Y will cause the test to pause and wait for operator intervention before proceeding Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test
62. to create the initial test INIs and drivers Once you become more comfortable with the tests you can make adjustments to fit your needs 1 4 1Preventing Catastrophic Failures Doing daily backups of all your data is the best protection against catastrophic system hardware failures The more often you backup your system the less you will be impacted by a system hardware problem Do regular DSKANA s to insure file structure integrity Save a copy of BADBLK SYS Depending on your disk drive BADBLK SYS might contain additional defects that were detected at Alpha Micro and added to the file If you have to recertify your drive these additional blocks will be missed However by using the disk test program DSKXER you can test your disk drive for additional bad blocks and add them yourself All Alpha Micro computers have some form of bootable backup device Whether it be VCR floppy or streaming magnetic tape make sure your alternate boot device is operational Verify that it works before you have to use it SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 CHAPTER 2 SYSXER PRE TEST PROCEDURES 214 REQUIRED TEST CONFIGURATIONS In order to run the SYSXER diagnostic package there are certain software and hardware considerations The following sections outline both hardware and software requirements 2 1 1Hardware The hardware capable of being tested by SYSXER is called out in Section 1 1 of Chapter 1 AE f the system is equ
63. will check Xebec controllers for up to two drives 8lf the system configuration includes an AM 515 SYSXER will check for every possible drive controller combination Alm In order to be properly detected by SYSXER Xebec controlled drives NY attached to the AM 515 board must use the Hidden Sector 0 format 9SYSXER checks for all four possible drives attached to AM 415 or AM 420 controller boards SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Introduction to SYSXER Page 1 3 10SYSXER checks for up to four drives attached to the first paddle card SMD or ESDI on each detected AM 520 board 11SYSXER supports a monitor mode where test results from each test are kept on a single summary screen allowing quick examination of status of each test ET SYSXER is constantly being updated to support new product as they become available 1 2PRODUCT RESTRICTIONS Listed below are product restrictions relating to the use of the SYSXER Diagnostics Package eAlthough SYSXER may be run with other users on the system most of the tests SYSXER can invoke require a single user setup eSYSXER assumes that no external serial port loop back hardware is installed and will test in internal loop back mode only Example SYSXER will do local loop back tests on the serial port chips but the I O line drivers which are tested with the external loop back cables will not be tested See the list of stand alone serial port tests in Chapter 2 that allow
64. 0 DO LIT 0004 003E 0154 DSKANA LIT 0009 0158 DSKCPY LIT 000B 005C 0161 DSKDDT LIT 0002 004C 016B DSKDMP LIT 0001 016D DSKFIL LIT 0001 0124 016E DSKPAK LIT 0006 00D8 016F DUMP LIT 000A 0175 ELSE LIT 0001 0100 017F Next UFD Block 0184 TAB Select UFD or LINK edit ESC Return to edit menu SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 13 MFD Format allows editing of block as a master file directory This option appears for a traditional disk only TAB alternates between the MFD and the link fields Example Module EDIT Function Edit block as MFD DSKUTL Version X X XXX Device devn Type Traditional Scan 0 ufd paswrd account paswrd account i paswrd 1 4 004A 6 0 0869 ie el 6 08EA 1 il 23FC if NG pols 1238 30 33 3081 34 36 34C2 60 2 0c10 A E 60 1A1B 61 0 0000 0 0 0000 0 Reverse Link 0000 Forward Link 0000 TAB Select MFD or LINK edit ESC Return to edit menu Ctrl R to Resequence Accounts Directory Format allows editing of block as a directory This option appears only for an extended directory disk and handles both MFD and UFD formats TAB toggles flag fields as well as the rad50 ascii format flag Control D presets the block full of MFD or UFD entries ready to edit Control Z clears all entries past the cursor then exits There are two formats for entries directory and non directory Directory entries are
65. 312 332 302 130 376 155 266 333 155 266 333 252 252 252 252 252 Enter selection return when done Record size in bytes this selection allows the user to write 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 and 16384 record sizes of records per file the user may set the number of records written into each file of files to write this selection allows the user to set the number file to be written Transport address this selection allows the user to select tape units O 1 2 or 3 for testing Random generator seed this selection allows the user to select a number that will be used for generating random data patterns Display seed Not used User pattern this selection allows the user to create a unique data pattern that will be used for Write Read tests The pattern is entered and displayed using the current number base in effect octal hex 5 17 4Running 607TST Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in 607TST INI YAN If you do not wish to permanently save the test parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 137 5 17 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will
66. 42 5 4 5 Test Completion nnna nnana aaa eae i ede AGA 5 42 5 4 6 Acceptance Criteria 000 e eee 5 43 5 5 RAMXER MEMORY TEST 02 dag ana LG ee then PA kag ANA 5 45 5 5 1 Software Prerequisites 5 45 5 5 2 RAMXER Main Menu 20002 eee ee 5 45 5 5 3 Parameter Selection aaa 5 47 5 5 4 Running RAMXER Ha papa oe wha eee Coes 5 51 5 5 5 Test Completion 2am kaa ee aed Meee ae de ee 5 51 5 5 6 Acceptance Criteria 0 cee eee 5 52 5 6 RJETST MULTI COMMUNICATIONS TEST 5 53 5 6 1 Software Prerequisites 5 53 5 6 2 RJETST Main Menu 22 000 e eee 5 54 5 6 3 Parameter Selection aaa 5 55 5 6 4 Running RJETST ve 4 ished te anes Ta NA BTANA eee 5 57 5 6 5 Test Completion 20 ati eek GA Ana Ta dad bataan 5 57 5 6 6 Acceptance Criteria aaa 5 57 5 6 7 Board Addressing dna NANA AG Feet ida LA AA 5 57 5 7 SCZSTR SCSI STREAMER TEST 2 aa 5 59 5 7 1 Software Prerequisites 5 59 5 7 2 SCZSTR Main Menu padapa oda RG DNA wees 5 59 5 7 3 Parameter Selections nnna nananana 5 61 5 7 4 Running SCZSTR 245 naa ma kaaga Jap dee ee tegen 5 64 5 7 5 Test Completion exp ma BKA ARKA GRAE eae eae es 5 64 5 7 6 Acceptance Criteria nisin te Ta haan aus ee Pee 2 5 64 5 8 SERXER SERIAL PORTS TEST 2 2 0220 5 65 5 8 1 Software Prerequisites
67. 5 17 2607TST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type 607TST FETA The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 132 607TST Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION 607TST Version X X XXX Error File Auto Mode Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the 607TST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute 607TST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file 607TST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file In order to select Auto Mode an INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file 607TST INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run 607TST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the 607TST INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Ma
68. 6DOF5A DDF67800 4DD67C02 A0CE4E75 2F014281 2C6DOF5A DDD61216 528E5387 66F87C02 A0CA221F 4E75E58F 2C6DOF5A DDF67800 2C044DD6 AOCE4E75 0011000A 002C0070 00B40001 00010001 00010001 00010001 00810081 00010011 00810001 00010001 Ctrl Z to Zero Block ESC Return to edit UFD Format allows editing of block as a user file directory This option will appears for a traditional disk only TAB alternates between the UFD and link fields Due to screen space the size and active byte fields are hex entries rather than decimal Example Module EDIT Function Edit block as UFD DSKUTL Version X X XXX Device devn Traditional Scan 0 ufd filename size actv link filename size link filename size actv AMOS LIT 0001 011A 0060 AMSORT SYS 0005 0061 APPEND LIT 0001 0158 ASCDMP LIT 0001 0088 0067 ATTACH LIT 0002 0068 BACKUP LIT 0013 O1DE BADBLK LIT 0012 0180 007D BAKDIR LIT 0010 008C BAKMSG USA 000C 0158 BASIC LIT 0022 00DO 00A6 BAUD LIT 0001 00C7 BITMAP LIT 0003 001C BLDTRE LIT 0003 0088 00CB CACHE LIT 000C QOCE CAL100 LIT 0001 002A CBDS LIT 0001 0018 00DB CBEN LIT 0001 QODC CLEAR LIT 0001 01F4 CMDLIN SYS 0011 0036 00DE COMPIL LIT 001F QOEE CONVRT TBL 0001 018A 010D COPY LIT 0008 0086 010E CREATE LIT 0001 0115 CRT415 LIT 0008 00C4 0116 CRT610 LIT 0016 004E 011E CRT620 LIT 0006 012F DATE LIT 0004 0112 0135 DCACHE SYS 0009 01A6 013A DEL LIT 0001 0140 DEVTBL LIT 0004 002C 0141 DING LIT 0001 002A 0144 DIR LIT 000B 0145 DIRSEQ LIT 0005 0020 015
69. A 286 AMOS LIT AMSORT SYS APPEND LIT ASCDMP LIT ATTACH LIT BACKUP LIT BADBLK LIT BAKDIR LIT BAKMSG USA BASIC LIT 184 0 LOGO LIT LOKINI LIT LOKSER SYS LOKUTL LIT LOOKUP LIT LPTINI LIT LPTSPL SYS MAKE LIT MAKQUE LIT MAP LIT 286 184 ENDIF LIT ERASE LIT ERSATZ LIT ERSATZ NEW EXIT LIT EXTRAC LIT FILCOM LIT FILDMP LIT FILTAP LIT FIX LIT Remove Some Blocks Allows removal of blocks from the valid block list prior to MFD resolution This allows correction for accidental Y on user verification of directory block or cleanup after a fully automatic run user verification N in parameter selection You may enter single blocks or you can enter a range of blocks separated by a dash I E 1F00 1F3D Resolve and Print MFD Resolves the valid block list into starting directory blocks only Asks for ppn numbers or assigns default ones depending on the setting of ask ppn numbers in parameter selections Once resolved you can output a listing of ppn starting block numbers and file examples to the printer or log file The result will look somewhat like this RESOLVED MFD LISTING FOR DSKO traditional PPn block filename examples Ty 22 BADBLK SYS AMOS32 DIR NET DIR DSK1 ANA DSK2 ANA USER NEW USER SYS SYSLOG SYS SYSLOG LST HW DIR 1 4 4A AMOS LIT AMSORT SYS APPEND LIT ASCDMP LIT ATTACH LIT BACKUP LIT BADBLK LIT BAKDIR LIT BAKMSG USA BASIC BET Rebuild MFD on Disk This option takes the results of a scan and creat
70. BSET If you are familiar with the system and application these values could be meaningful The last fetch that occurred which uses the JOBRBK area is logged This area is mostly used when processing a command line to execute a program Here you can often tell the difference between LIT and RUN programs Though the program name will not show this a RUN program should have RUN or ORUN reported in this field rather than a copy of the program name If the last fetch that occurred was RUN or ORUN MONVER will attempt to report the last XCALL that was called by BASIC The fault may be in the XCALL or it may be the BASIC line using the xcall is missing some return variables XCALL is not filled out for RUNP BASIC Plus as this information is not accessible to MONVER sorry If you are trying to isolate a problem where the monitor version changes some of the possibilities to look for are A BASIC program not providing all arguments to an XCALL A BASIC program using variable names such as WORD or BYTE These default to functions WORD 0 and BYTE 0 and may seem to function properly although they will be overwriting the monitor version number Booting with a terminal driver that requires no impure area then swapping to one that does Terminal driver swap programs should not allow this SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 21 A 3XCERT XEBEC CERTIFICATION UTILITY The Xebec Certification U
71. CSI interface use SCZSTR 5 10 1Software Prerequisites STRTST LITThis is the main program file STRTST HLPThis is the help file for option 6 5 10 2STRTST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type STRTST REUN The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 84 STRTST Example Streamer Tape POP Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION STRTST Version X X XXX s Bit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the STRTST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute STRTST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file STRTST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file STRTST INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run STRTST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not l
72. ININI aa ad Ports 17 32 N N ad 1 Auto select ports 4 Select all available ports 2 Number of ports 18 5 Clear all available ports 3 Select clear port 6 Select port pairs Enter selection return to exit From the above menu individual serial ports can be selected for testing Initial port selections are made in groups of six but individual ports can be de selected if desired as shown above Auto select ports this selection will auto select all serial 1 O connected to the AM350 Board and return you to the auto select menu Number of ports this selection allows the user to select the number of serial I O ports available for testing Select clear port this selection allows the versatility of being able to select or de select individual ports within the total ports specified Select all available ports all ports on any of the I O cards selected will be tested SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 122 350TST Clear all available ports this option allows the user an easy way to clear all port selections so that individual selections can be made Select port pairs this selection will trigger another sub menu as shown below Port pairs 1 Port 1 to 4 2 Port 2 to 5 3 Port 3 to 6 4 Port 7 to 10 5 Port 8 to 11 6 Port 9 to 12 7 Port 13 to 16 8 Port 14 to 17 9 Port 15 to 18 1 Auto select port pairs 2 Select Clear port p
73. M 350 board which will write to any cache bank it is told to Next data is written to the cache bank under test The 350 board is then told to write to the cache bank under test When the 350 board finishes writing to the cache bank the test re reads the cache bank Because of the 350 board DMA write each address read should result in a bus timeout error indicating the cache entry has been invalidated 350 DMA Update This test automatically replaces the 350 DMA Invalidate test when CSHTST is being ran on the AM190 CPU This is necessary because the cache on the AM190 is updated when a cached address is written by another bus master To test this capability a subroutine is downloaded to the AM 350 which will write an incrementing pattern through the entire cache when told to Next a decrementing data pattern is written to the cache bank under test The 350 board is then told to execute its routine When the 350 board finishes writing to the cache bank the test re reads the cache bank and verifies the data written by the AM350 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 17 DSKXER DISK PROOF OF PERFORMANCE TEST 5 3DSKXER DISK PROOF OF PERFORMANCE TEST The DSKXER Disk Proof of Performance Test verifies the functional capabilities of the disk drives and controllers sold by Alpha Micro This program provides functional verification of the drive controller and the disk drive itself The tests include
74. M chip in the SYSXER INI file If no RAM chip size is specified in the INI file SYSXER defaults to 256K Using a RAM chip size that is too large can result in RAMXER being configured to test memory that is not present in the system SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Introduction to SYSXER Page 1 5 The format for adding a diagnostic routine to the SYSXER INI file is to first enter the program name followed by the parameters that are valid for that particular test The parameter vocabulary allowed by SYSXER in the SYSXER INI file is as follows Program parameters PASS PASSES HOUR HOUR ERROR ERRORS HARD HARDS SOFT SOFTS ECC ECCS BLOCKS BLOCK CLOCK CEK RELIABILITY RELY REL RATIO CHIP TYP RAM 32BIT 32BITS E3 BPI DENSITY TOLERANCE TOL Words sharing a common underline have the same meaning and can be used interchangably Supported program names DSKXER RAMXER VCRXER CLKXER SERXER STRIST SCZSTR 607TST 640TST HRBXER 350TST RJETST CSHTST 362TST 121TST Parameter words that are associated with the program name must be applicable to that program s parameter selection or it will be rejected by SYSXER For example don t have ECC following CLKXER since the CLKXER parameter selection does not have an ECC selection The following is a typical SYSXER
75. N 3 4 PORE 5 iN Air POLE sa N 5 Port N 6 0 POTE a N 7 Clear all selected ports C0 Select all available ports SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 80 Clock Test Parameters Only the AM 300 uses this test option La 2 Clock se Clock divisor test lect test Modem Control Test Parameters oo II NM oF ON H Oy 10 SER3XX N A N A N A N A N A N A Request to Send RTS Test Clear to Send CTS Test Data Terminal Ready DTR Data Set Ready DSR Test Data Carrier Detect DCD Ring Indicator Test Miscellaneous 1 Test Miscellaneous 2 Test Select all available Modem Subtests Clear all selected Modem Subtests Async Data Transfer Test Parameters Number of port pairs to test will vary with the board being tested xxxx Async Port Pairs to Test t pair is selected t pair is clear If TF Oo por por Port xx Clear all to xx 2 Port Set up all available port xX to xx 3 selected port pairs KKK r number to clear enter number to select Port xx to xx pairs Async dat ta transfer tesi S lect SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Async data transfer test select Submenu O OA A O ib WN H 10 ils PAYA 23 Error Test XO TIN Ob WN H sip 10
76. N Function Scanning disk DSKUTL Version X X XXX Type Traditional Scan 0 ufd UFD Blocks 0 Ppn count 0 Disk errs 0 MinFiles 0 Run Options scanlnk lodmfd verify askppns skpfld blknum bitmap 1 Test Options filename length bytes links rad50 dupeOK SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 6 DSKUTL gf Run and test options which are inactive set to N in parameter selection are displayed in low intensity The current block under test will be displayed in the header as hexadecimal As blocks pass the selected tests a sample of the filenames will be displayed in the examples area The lower portion of the window is reserved for questions If you are resuming a scan you will be asked if you want to start the scan over from the beginning If you have selected user verification in parameter selection you will be asked if the displayed filenames represent a valid directory If the device under test requires BADBLK SYS it must be located and restored as early in the recovery process as possible If DSKUTL cannot find BADBLK SYS when you start a UFD scan you will see the following message BADBLK SYS missing links may be wrong If found during scan insert in MFD and rerun scan again Each block listed in the missing BADBLK SYS changed the logical number of all blocks thereafter while the disk was being used IE If block 500 was bad block 501 would now become
77. R Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 47 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 5 3Parameter Selection After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do You want to Load RAMXER INI Y N Y RETURN The following selections will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests TO run 3 Banks to be tested When the Test Control menu is selected the following options will appear on the screen 1 Number of passes N A 24 Number of NOLS os Ase a Na 000016 3 Number of passes for random data test 000001 4 Max errors per bank 000010 5 Ram chip size in KBYTES 256 ox SEOPONCELLOKS SONGS NGA N ko BOT SETOS AUNG Y 8 Test L w Memory sew ewe ew Y 9 Parity enabled maa tesa Y TOs Data DUS WLAEN sh AA Mente 16 bit 11 Name of error log RAMXER ERR Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for
78. R LITThis is the main program file 5 5 2RAMXER Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type RAMXER RETN The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 46 RAMXER Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION RAMXER Version X X XXX s Bit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the RAMXER program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute RAMXER based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file RAMXER INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file RAMXER INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run RAMXER based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the RAMXER INI SYSXE
79. SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual ALPHA MICROSYSTEMS RIGHT FROM THE START DSM 00141 04 1995 Alpha Microsystems REVISIONS INCORPORATED REVISION DATE 00 November 1987 01 September 1990 02 August 1991 03 September 1993 04 July 1995 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual To re order this document request part number DSO 00141 00 This document applies to AMOS versions 2 2 and later The information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility for the accuracy completeness or use of this information is assumed by Alpha Microsystems This document may contain references to products covered under U S Patent Number 4 530 048 The following are registered trademarks of Alpha Microsystems Santa Ana CA 92799 AMIGOS AMOS Alpha Micro AlphaACCOUNTING AlphaBASIC AlphaCALC AlphaCOBOL AlphaFORTRAN 77 AlphaLAN AlphaLEDGER AlphaMAIL AlphaMATE AlphaNET AlphaPASCAL AlphaRJE AlphaWRITE CASELODE OmniBASIC VER A TEL VIDEOTRAX The following are trademarks of Alpha Microsystems Santa Ana CA 92799 AlphaBASIC PLUS AlphaVUE AM PC AMTEC DART ESP MULTI inSight am inFront am All other copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective holders ALPHA MICROSYSTEMS 2722 S Fairview Street P O Box 25059 Santa Ana CA 92799 Table of Contents Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO SYSXER 1 1 PRODUCT FEATURES Laag BA Sect he nm ag ba
80. Signals Test verifies operation of the serial ports handshake signals Async Data Transfer Test verifies the serial ports ability to handle various async data transmission formats SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 79 Sync Data Transfer Test not used by any current SER3XX driver Error Status Test verifies the serial ports ability to detect and report errors in the data transmission Special Driver Test performs driver specific tests The only driver to use this is XER316 TEST PARAMETERS The Following Menu Will Appear on the Screen Baud Rate Timing Test Parameters Clock Test Parameters Modem Control Test Parameters Async Data Transfer Test Parameters Sync Data Transfer Test Parameters Error Status Test Parameters Special Driver Test Parameters IT OP WN H Baud Rate Test Parameter Submenu Baud Rates to Test 1 50 N Zi 75 N 3 100 N A 4 110 N 5a 134 N 6 150 N hs 200 N 8 300 N 9 600 N 10 1200 N Laba 1800 N 12 2000 N 13 2400 N 14 3600 N A 15a 4800 N 16 7200 N 17 9600 N 18 19200 N 19 38400 N 20 56800 N A 21 Clear all selected baud rates 22 Select all available baud rates 23 Maximum Percentage of error 1 24 Select ports to test Select ports to test Submenu The number of ports to test will vary with the board being tested KAKA Pores CO Test 84 dha BOPE aN 2 Port
81. U A010 7E03 PSH RYXPTFSLW4 EZTFSLW4 4E75 2FOA EBYXPLVEGUBJYXYXOPSNMH 245F 487A MHJOTVE2 1KW4 A F 7WAWTK62 5280 2F00 PL4LVEMH GT2JZWLRGYZPES9 Select WORD or RAD50 edit ESC Return to edit menu Ctrl Z to Zero Block SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 12 DSKUTL Longword Format allows editing of block as a series of hex longwords Control Z fills the block with zeroes Example Module EDIT Function Edit block as Longwords DSKUTL Version X X XXX Device devn Traditional Scan 0 ufd 00000021 0500DFAD 0504DFAD 0508DFAD 050CDFAD 0510DFAD 0514DFAD 04FC4CDF 04006040 A00C433F 6E616F6E 20746F6C 64610020 4DED077C A05A2C3C 00120000 1C2D077C AOC8A010 A0125344 304B433A 444D494C 2E4E5953 5B532C31 5D340000 A010A012 4EBA0004 4E7541FA 0024246D O9EC7E04 48E70018 47FA015E 49ED0738 2C6D0500 4E964CDF 18006600 O0A24E75 4C413A4C 2E2A5B2A 3D5D2E2A 002A7C01 7E104285 4DED0738 4A9E6702 8A86E38E 51CFFFF6 2B450A5E 2C2D0A56 8A86BC85 67000012 A0107E03 4EBA00E2 7EOD4EBA OOCAA010 4E752F0A 4280A01E 67065280 528A60F6 245F487A 00282B5F O9EC4A80 66024E75 52802F00 42A74DD7 A060225F 4A9F2B49 09EC5380 12DA51C8 FFFC4E75 000DA010 7E014EBA 00947E0E 4EBA007C TEOF4EBA 0076A06A 0256FF7F A0127E01 4EBA007A 7EOF4EBA 0062A012 45FA01C4 4DED084C A068A0E8 3B6E0032 08564DED 084C7C0O1 A06C6730 A00C433F 756F646C 6E20746F 6C20616F 2064656D 73736761 20656966 656C0000 2C3C0012 00001C2D 084CA0C8 A010A012 2B4E0F5A 42AD085E 42AD0870 422D084D 4E75E58F 2C
82. WRK The last longword of every block written is the number of the block being written to Write Read Test writes random data to one block Sequential Write writes the block number to every block within the contiguous file Random Write Read writes random data to random blocks Worst Case Peak writes a pattern producing the most peak shifts Worst Case One Bit writes a pattern producing the worst one bit amplitude change Worst Case Erase writes hi freq then lo freq to test the drives erase function Lo Freq Write writes a pattern producing the fewest flux reversals Hi Freq Write writes a pattern producing the most flux reversals Read All reads entire logical disk drive SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 27 Devices to test When selecting the third parameter of the Parameter Selection menu the following device selection menu will appear on the screen J 15s 29 43 53 Bs 16 30 44 58 Jis ETa 31 45 59 4 18 32 46 60 ko 19 33 47 61 6 20 34 48 62 Ls Al 35 19 63 8 22 36 50 64 9 2 3 I Tis 5 11 65 rOy 24 38 52 66 11 2 3 9 535 67 I2 26 40 54 68 13s ATs 41 55s 69 14 28 42 56 70 Enter selection to edit return to finish WHEN ENTERING A DEVICE ABOVE PROMPT BECOMES Single DEVnn Multiple DEVnn nn C clears to end Do not enter a colon after the device name in the devices to test menu I
83. a 5 8 5 2 CSHTST CACHE MEMORY TEST 2 2 2220 5 9 5 2 1 Software Prerequisites 5 9 5 2 2 CSHTST Main Menu aie saa apa ieee AG hahah 5 9 5 2 3 Parameter Selections A 5 11 5 2 4 Running CSHTST 4 44 4 seas eden eatin KA 5 13 5 2 5 Test Completion lt o ia Kata naan Mans gente es ener 5 13 5 2 6 Acceptance Criteria 200 e eee eee 5 13 5 2 7 Technical Overview 0c eee eee 5 13 5 3 DSKXER DISK PROOF OF PERFORMANCE TEST 5 17 5 3 1 Software Prerequisites and Configuration 5 17 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Table of Contents Page ii 5 3 2 Hardware Prerequisites and Configuration 5 19 5 3 3 Creating a DSKXER Test Driver 5 19 5 3 4 DSKXER Main Menu 0 eee ee 5 22 5 3 5 Parameter Selection a 5 23 5 3 6 Running DSKXER 8 aa akan ANG oe kh a ag BA Gang ANA 5 28 9 3 7 Err Logging ca ean ndn mn DADA Ahh BADA ABA 5 29 Did MU AA APA 5 29 5 3 9 Running DSKXER 25 Gui adc Beis oe ote AN 5 31 5 3 10 Test Completion 0c eee eee 5 32 5 3 11 Acceptance Criteria 0 0 cee 5 32 5 4 HERBIE CONTROLLER PROOF OF PERFORMANCE TEST 5 33 5 4 1 Software Prerequisites 5 33 5 4 2 HRBXER Main Menu 000 eee eee 5 33 5 4 3 Parameter Selection aa 5 35 5 4 4 Running HRBXER a os 2 NG een odor AP ABG Pe eee 5
84. ach register After each series of values are written they are read back and compared with the written values to insure that the TOD chip is capable of storing them Rollover Test this test insures that each register rolls over to zero after reaching its maximum value and increments the next significant register by one count This is accomplished by loading the TOD chip internal registers with a set of values and then clocking the chip by toggling the test input the number of times required to cause rollover to occur The internal registers are then read and checked to verify that the expected rollover did actually occur This process is repeated for each of the internal registers of the TOD chip Frequency Test this test checks the TOD clock oscillator frequency The test is accomplished by loading the TOD chip with a set of values and then waiting 30 seconds or 60 seconds depending on TOD chip type After this the TOD chip is read and compared with expected values If the oscillator frequency is set correctly the two values will be the same After the TOD clock tests are complete the current time and date saved at the beginning of the overlay are incremented by the amount of time the test consumed and restored to the TOD chip 5 1 4Running CLKXER Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in
85. air 3 Clear all port pairs Enter selection return to exit Although the example shown above shows all 18 ports paired up only the ports selected for testing in the previous menu will be tested However this menu does contain options to allow the user to clear or select individual port pairs 5 15 4Running 350TST Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in 350TST INI Y N If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 123 5 15 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt 350TST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 15 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during 350TST are acceptable If you get errors verify proper addressing of the paddle cards SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 125 362TST ETHERNET INTERFACE PERFORMANCE TEST 5 16362TST ETHERNET INTERFACE TEST The Ethernet Interface Test 362TST is designed to test the operation of the AM 362 and AM 366 Ethernet interface boards as well as the Ether
86. allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file VCRXER INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run VCRXER based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the VCRXER INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 93 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 11 3Parameter Selection After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do You want to Load VCRXER INI Y N Y RETURN The following selections will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to run Enter your selection Verify or enter your test selections then save them in the INI file when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu Test Control Upon selection the following options will appear on the screen
87. ameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 55 Begin Test This selection will run RJETST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the RJETST INI Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 6 3Parameter Selection After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do you want to load RJETST INI yin Y RETURN The following selections will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to run Verify or enter your test selections then save them in RJETST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu TEST CONTROL 1 Number of passes 1 2 Number of hours seners bersi N A 3 Base address in hex FF88 4 Interrupt vector in hex 19 5 Maximum number of errors 10 bi SEOP ON EECOTS 7 ah a BKA N Fe LOG GE LOLS 7 Jo naia a Sele a X 8
88. and tells MONVER not to trigger on just any change but only when the location equals the specified value Again as with the address the value may be specified in hex or octal but always displays as hex If MONVER is running properly you should notice in STAT that the background job is in an external event wait EW state A 2 3MONVER Operation When MONVER is executed it will create a file called MONVER DAT in DSKO 1 2 to store error information If this file already exists entries will simply be appended to the end of it thereby giving you a history of occurrences Next it starts a TIMER call which constantly wakes up to check the memory location in question If running under AMOS 2 0 or later it also installs a vector for the job scheduler to call during job context switches At this point MONVER enters an external event wait EW state Once the memory location changes the timer or scheduler based section of MONVER stores information about the current job running and wakes up the user portion of MONVER from EW state It then dequeues itself and stops Once awakened MONVER will store the information to the error log and send a message to the boot terminal indicating the memory location has changed At this point MONVER will exit to AMOS MONVER does not force the location back to the original value Doing this could prove more disastrous than leaving it alone A 2 4MONVER Error Log MONVER creates the file DSKO MONVER DAT 1 2 when it
89. any other boards 5 6 4Running RJETST Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in RJETST INI YAN If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 6 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt RJETST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 6 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during RJETST are acceptable If you do get errors while running the test check to see that you have installed loopback devices correctly and have not selected tests which require loopback devices you do not have Also verify proper addressing and interrupt vector selections for the board you are testing 5 6 7Board Addressing If you are selecting the SIO test the board must be set up as a DCE supplying its own clock and a loopback cable must be used The following addressing charts include proper jumpering for the SIO test Drawings for loopback cables are found in the appendix AM 177 Addressing The RJE ports on the AM 177 reside at address FE88 and use interrupt vector 19 These cannot be changed Port configuration jumpers for the SIO test are as follows w302
90. ard of each type to test This sub menu is described below Board Address amp ID Submenu BASE ADDRESS AND ID SELECTIONS 1 Base Am350 address DCO WAY ID TOMDET sa isd fay KGG AINA 2 3 Base Am515 address F90 4 ID NUMmbeT manba epa AG NN nya 0 5 Base Am515 10 address FC4 6 LD MUMS nad DAN Ka 4 7 Base Am520 address DAO 8 TDNUMDET ann eek rete ah Pos ante 6 The above sub menu is useful when attempting to test a second Herbie disk controller when the first is the boot device The base address should be changed to reflect the second board and board count should be set to 1 not 2 None of the board ID values should be changed Also since the AM515 10 is supported one per system only this should not be changed Those options are provided for in house use only This menu is not selectable for an AM 522 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 37 Base Am350 address up to eight AM 350 boards are supported with the following addresses ADDRESS BOARD JUMPERS DCO 0 peas lel al DC4 DC8 DCC DDO DD4 DD8 DDC UA Ob WN H Base Am515 address up to four AM 515 boards are supported with the following addresses ADDRESS BOARD JUMPERS F90 0 Sabi LI F94 1 F98 2 F9C 3 Base Am520 address up to four
91. be written to tape during the Write Tape Test and checked for during the Read Tape Test This pattern is generally considered a best case pattern Incrementing Pattern setting this selection to Y enables this data pattern to be written to tape during the Write Tape Test and checked for during the Read Tape Test This pattern is a general purpose data pattern SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 64 SCZSTR 5 7 4Running SCZSTR Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in SCZSTR INI Y N If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 7 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt SCZSTR Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 7 6Acceptance Criteria Soft errors and underruns are a normal occurance and are acceptable No errors which SCZSTR reports to the error log are acceptable however SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 65 SERXER SERIAL PORTS PERFORMANCE TESTS 5 8SERXER SERIAL PORTS TEST The Serial Port Test SERXER verifies the functional capabilities of the serial ports an
92. ber of 520 522 boards 7 Maximum number of errors 10 Biz SCOP ON EEEOKS PB aha ele Wa N On LOG EETOLS Z id th ate ail weg BENG Ad 10 Name of error log HRBXER ERR 11 BOARD ADDRESS amp ID MENU SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 36 HRBXER Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable Number of XXX boards these selections allows the user to select which and how many of each board are to be tested Maximum number of errors allows the user to set how many errors may be logged for each board after which the board will be failed and removed from further testing Stop on errors this option tells the test to stop and wait for a before continuing if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log errors this option if selected will cause the test to open an ASCII file on the logged disk then record all errors into the file Name of error log allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded when Log errors is selected BOARD ADDRESS amp ID MENU activates a sub menu which allows the user to change the starting address and ID of the first bo
93. bus should be locked This is done with each board walking up the bus one board at a time If the second board ever sees the flag word set an error is generated This test cannot verify the upper board BG3 jumper as it requires a Herbie after the one under test to verify a failure If the IAK jumpers test is not selected it will be called on the first pass anyway to sort the boards Am350 specific tests this option brings up a menu of tests which are unique to the AM 350 board If you have specified no AM 350 boards this option will be N A Am515 10 specific tests this option brings up a menu of tests which are unique to the AM 515 10 board If you have specified no AM 515 10 boards this option will be N A Am520 specific tests this option selects the only AM 520 AM 522 specific test the DDC registers test If you have specified no AM 520 AM 522 boards this option will be N A The DDC registers test requires drive 0 to be spinning and connected to the AM 520 AM 522 on the first AM 525 526 or AM 528 paddle card No data is written to the drive it is used only to clock the DDC chip SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 42 HRBXER Selecting Am 350 specific tests will bring up the following menu AM 350 SPECIFIC TESTS On board Bus Time out test N INO DATA loopback test N INO ADDR loopback test N INO IMUX loopback test N Test INO port con
94. c Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 76 SER3XX Example Module domenu Function menu selection SER3XX Version X X XXX Device Driver Auto Mode Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the SER3XX program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute SER3XX based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file SER3XX INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file SERSXX INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run SER3XX based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the SER3XX INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 77 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors
95. ce of an error the error log in AMOS is informed When the one bit has been shifted through the word the same procedure is repeated using a shifting zero bit Static Refresh tests the ability of the on board refresh circuitry to refresh memory in the absence of memory cycles First it writes all zeroes to free memory then the cpu is then halted for 30 seconds to stop the generation of memory cycles Memory is then read to insure that all banks were refreshed The procedure is then repeated with all ones Dynamic Refresh this test writes and reads an all ones pattern and an all zeros pattern to all of memory The test first writes ones to all of free memory and selects 64 random addresses It writes zeroes for several seconds to each of these locations then restores them to ones After this all of memory is checked then the test is repeated with zeroes Any error is recorded in the error file The test verifies the ability of the on board refresh circuitry to preempt a CPU memory access to perform a memory refresh cycle and takes several minutes Data bus multiplex writes data patterns in various byte word lword combinations into Herbie memory then reads them back as lwords words bytes and verifies against what was written This checks the data steering logic on the on board Herbie data bus Interrupts test the system high interrupts the Herbie and the Herbie responds by interrupting the system back on vector AC This is done for 1 second o
96. ceptable If you do get errors while running the test check to see that you entered the correct base port address and that the parameters you have selected are applicable to the board you are testing A message on the screen stating Board timing will not allow TAS testing during TAS test will not show up in the error log This message is not an actual error and it s occurance is natural varying in frequency on different cpu memory bus Herbie combinations Consult the description for TAS test for further information on this message The error log summary will show if each Herbie had a chance to run the TAS portion of the TAS test at least once which is the important thing SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 45 RAMXER MEMORY PERFORMANCE TEST 5 5RAMXER MEMORY TEST The Memory Test RAMXER verifies the functionality of all memory boards sold by Alpha Micro This program verifies the data retension addressability and refresh capability of the memory It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system being tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified ol There can be no other users on the system when attempting to execute this program N 5 5 1Software Prerequisites The following programs are required to run RAMXER RAMXE
97. ch pattern has only one bit set As each pattern is tested the next higher data bit is set until all sixteen data bits have been tested The hex patterns used are 1 2 4 8 10 20 40 80 100 200 400 800 1000 2000 4000 8000 Address Check this test generates a number of unique test patterns for each bank selected for test The number of test patterns generated for each bank is determined by the RAM chip size specified in the Test Control menu one set of patterns is selected for each address line on the RAM chip The test writes all the banks with a set of patterns then reads each bank and compares the data read with the patterns of data written If a pattern read doesn t compare with what was written a memory addressing problem may exist Byte Mode this test writes and reads a decrementing word pattern to each bank selected for testing The word pattern is written as two bytes and read back as a word Random Patterns this test writes and reads a longword random pattern to each bank selected for test The number of patterns to generate and test is specified in the Test Control menu Static Refresh this test writes and reads an all one s pattern and then an all zero s pattern to each bank selected for test It writes the pattern waits about 60 seconds then reads the pattern back The test verifies the capability of the on board refresh circuitry to access all the refresh addresses On CPUs with on chip cache it is normal for the run li
98. control option of the Parameter Selection menu the following menu will appear on the screen 1 Controller RAM Tests N 2 Drive Positioning Tests N 3 Read Write Tests N 4 Select all available tests 5 Clear all selected tests Enter selection return when done The default for each test is N To select a specific test enter the number of the test and a RETURN Controller RAM Tests tests the controller s ability to write data to and read data from its RAM buffer SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 25 Drive Positioning Tests will display the following menu 1 Restore drive N 2 Sequential Seeks N 3 Random Seeks N 4 Alternating Seeks N 5 Overlapping Seeks N 6 Select all Positioning tests 7 Clear all selected tests Enter Selection return when done The default for each test is N no To select a specific test enter the number of the test and a Eu The Seek tests are across the PHYSICAL device and ignore logical boundaries The following is a definition of each drive position test Restore Drive positions heads over cylinder zero Sequential Seeks starts at cylinder zero and seeks sequentially to the maximum cylinder and then back down again to zero Random Seeks seeks to random blocks The number of seeks is random from 100 to 200 Alternating Seeks seeks from cylin
99. controller Ram Tests Drive Positioning Tests and Read Write Tests It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system being tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified There must be no other users on the system while executing this test This program can be executed from a command file For best results the test should be performed on a disk connected as a peripheral This will insure a failure does not prevent proper error logging If Disk Cache is in use it should be deactivated DSKANA all logicals that will be tested to insure BITMAP integrity The system date and time should be verified correct before running the test 5 3 1Software Prerequisites and Configuration The following programs are required for running the Disk Proof of Performance Tests and for creating the needed disk drivers DSKXER LITThis is the main program file It calls the individual test overlays to execute DSKXER HLCThis is the text file containing status information about controllers that are tested by DSKXER FDSP LITThis is the program used by DSKXER to display the error file Allows the use of Vue type commands to scroll through the error file FIXDFL LITThis is the program FIX Driver FLoppy used to configure DSKXER test drivers for floppy disk drives FIXDRV LITThis is the program FIX
100. ction 1 to N A not applicable Maximum errors to log allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file Board under test will terminate when this value has been reached Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Stop on errors this selection when set to Y will cause the test to pause and wait for operator intervention before proceeding Display errors this selection when set to Y will cause errors occurring during the test to be displayed on the terminal screen Hardware port address here the user must enter the port address of the I O board to be tested Interrupt vector here the user must enter the correct interrupt vector for the I O board to be tested Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded TESTS TO RUN The Following Menu Will Appear on the Screen 1 Baud Rate Timing Test Y Dia SCUOCK TESE maa AG N A 3 Modem Control Signals Test Y 4 Async Data Transfer Test Y 5 Sync Data Transfer Test N A 6 BETO Status TEESE deeb ekes Y 7 Special Driver Test y Baud Rate Timing Test verifies baud rates are within the selected tolerance Baud rates and tolerance are set up in Test Parameters Clock Test tests the baud rate generator on the AM 300 Modem Control
101. d associated circuitry on serial interface boards and CPUs boards manufactured by Alpha Micro It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system being tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified Currently SERXER does not test serial ports on the AM 160 AM 300 and AM 316 To test these boards use SER3XX There can be no other users on the system when attempting to execute this program Nad 5 8 1Software Prerequisites The following programs are required for running SERXER SERXER LIT this is the main program file XER130 SDV this is the test driver for the AM 130 serial ports XER167 SDV this is the test driver for the AM 167 serial ports XER177 SDV this is the test driver for the AM 177 serial ports XER17X SDV this the test driver for the 68681 expansion ports on the AM 1200 XER314 SDV this is the test driver for the AM 314 expansion ports XER318 SDV This is the test driver for the AM 318 expansion ports XER337 SDV this is the test driver for the AM 337 serial ports XER353 SDV this is the test driver for the AM 353 synchrouous serial interface SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 66 SERXER XER358 SDV this is the test driver for the AM 358 paddle cards XER359 SDV This is the test driver for the AM 359 paddle cards attached to the firs
102. d are as follows eAll 32 FTRAPcc Instructions A l 8 Maskable 68881 exceptions eCo Processor Protocol Violation Format Error Math Functions This test checks all 35 arithmetic instructions available in the 68881 The instructions are checked by performing the instruction under test on known data operands and verifying the result The arithmetic functions are listed below Absolute Value Get Mantissa Single Precision Divide Arc Cosine Integer Part Single Precision Multiply Addition Integer Part Rnd to 0 Sine Arc Sine Log 10 Simultaneous Sine Cosine Arc Tangent Log 2 Hyperbolic Sine Hyperbolic Arc Tangent Loge Square Root Cosine Log e x 1 Subtract Hyperbolic Cosine Modulo Remainder Tangent Divide Multiply Hyperbolic Tangent e to the Xth Power Negate 10 to the Xth Power e to the Xth Power 1 IEEE Remainder 2 to the Xth Power Get Exponent Scale Exponent 5 13 4Running 183TST Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in 183TST INI Y N If you do not wish to permanently save the test parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the test using the parameter selections in memory SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 109 5 13 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximu
103. d for this test dis 50 Y 2 TS Y 3 3 100 N A 4 110 Y Dis 134 Y 6 150 Y HAS 200 Y 8 300 Y 9 600 Y 10 1200 Y kr 1800 Y 12 2000 Y 13 2400 Y 14 3600 N A 15 4800 Y 16 7200 Y MET x 9600 Y 18 19200 Y 19 38400 Y 20 57600 N A 21 Select all available baud rates 22 Clear all selected baud rates Modem Control Tests This test verifies the flow control lines on the serial interface Loopback cables are required for this set of tests The Miscellaneous Tests option is a sub menu of driver specific modem control tests 1 Request to Send RTS Test N Pa Chear EO SEND CES TESE wawa N 3 Data Terminal Ready DTR Test N A 4 Data Set Ready DSR Test N A 5 Data Carrier Detect DCD N A b Ring Indicator Test suman rema N A 7 Miscellaneous Tests N A 8 Select all available Modem Subtests 9 Clear all selected Modem Subtests SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests ASYNC Data Transfer Tests Page 5 71 These tests verify the various data transmission format options available for an asynchronous serial interface Miscellaneous Tests is a sub menu of driver specific asyncronous tests XO TIN Ob WON H Bit Batt Bit 8 Bit Even Odd P Force Force THO UO dg 18 arity Parity 0 Parity Select al Clear all SYNC Data Transfer Tests
104. defects in the format requested by the program This varies with the drive type selected and is usually but not always in the order presented on the drive label Once you have entered all defects and performed any changes enter f u without any other information This will exit editing mode SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 23 gf You will now be asked if you are ready to certify If you enter N you will return to editing mode and can make further changes Before formatting begins you will be asked Do you want to save defect entries in a file N If you respond Y you will be asked for the filename to use After that is entered XCERT will write the defects to the file and proceed If you are on AMOS 2 0 or later and the device size allows it to be set up as traditional or extended directories you will be requested to select which one If you are not on 2 0 or the logical size demands an extended directory XCERT will select the appropriate one for you Now XCERT will now format the drive unless you specified a switch that doesn t actually format This could take several hours depending on the drive As this is completely controller driven will not see any further activity from XCERT until the format is complete Once the formatting is complete XCERT may search for any further defects around the ones you listed Once this is complete BADBLK SYS will be created and all
105. der 0 to a decrementing maximum cylinder value until the value reaches O then increments the value until it reaches maximum e g cyl O to max cyl O to max 1 cyl O to max 2 etc Overlapped Seeks starts from O to maximum cylinder incrementing the low value and decrementing the high value and seeks between these cylinders e g cyl O to max cyl 1 to max 1 cyl 2 to max 2 etc SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 26 DSKXER Read Write Tests When selecting the Read Write tests the following menu will appear on the screen 1 Write Read Test N 2 Sequential Write N 3 Random Write Read N 4 Worst Case Peak N 5 Worst Case One bit N 6 Worst Case Frase N 7 Lo Freq Write Test N 8 Hi Freq Write Test N 9 User Pattern Test N LO Read All Lest diha N 11 Mode for tests 4 9 Random 12 Select all Write Read tests 13 Clear all selected tests Enter Selection return when done The default for each test is N no To select a specific test enter the number of the test anda The Read Write tests are across LOGICAL devices DSKXER will allocate the largest contiguous file it can on the device Account 1 2 must exist on the drive under test as DSKXER will log into that account to allocate the file It creates the file to use for writing data It is non destructive to existing files on the disk but destroys data in DSKXER
106. dividual tests are doing 5 14 3Parameter Selections After selecting the Parameter Selections option the following prompt will appear on the screen Do you want to load 324TST INI yAn Y FUR The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to Run Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections then save them in 324TST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu or 4 Begin Test Test control 1 Number of passes 5 2 Number of hours N A 3 Board base address FDEO 4 Max errors to log 20 5 SEOP ON Errors Nang Y 6 DOG TETLTOLS mah Gd Y 7 Name of error log SYSXER ERR Enter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 114 324TST Board base address allows the user to set the address of the AM 324 board to be tested Max errors to log allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the tes
107. e 5 117 5 15 1 Software Prerequisites 5 117 5 15 2 350TST Main Menu 7 2 0 aaa yh ei eee iees 5 117 5 15 3 Parameter Selection 2 4 aaa Jha NG naa 5 119 5 15 4RUNNINg B50TST 4203km de INANI eee eae 5 122 5 15 5 Test Completion 0 aa a nG pA KAR 5 123 5 15 6 Acceptance Criteria aaa a 5 123 362TST ETHERNET INTERFACE TEST 5 125 5 16 1 Software Prerequisites 5 125 5 16 2 362TST Main Menu 2h mwaa ta wa ee ee ease 5 125 5 16 3 Parameter Selections 5 127 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Table of Contents Page iv 5 16 4 Running 362TST 22 aa KAG BANI bie dee kes 5 129 5 16 5 Test Completion 0a aa YG maana mah Palma ee ag eee 5 129 5 16 6 Acceptance Criteria aa 5 130 5 17 607TST 1 2 CACHE TAPE TEST 4 22 lawa amak eaa bp Khen 5 131 5 17 1 Software Prerequisites 5 131 5 17 2 607TST Main Menu 01 12 aa Nka eee kerbs 5 131 5 17 3 Parameter Selections 5 133 5 17 4 Running 607TST tma ad Bes AA AN ade ed 2 5 136 5 17 5 Test Completions n nnna es ww Re Waa kaaa 5 137 5 17 6 Acceptance Criteria 0 0 cee eee 5 137 5 18 640TST 1 2 CACHE TAPE TEST 4 ss 4 naawa kayan 5 139 5 18 1 Software Prerequisites 5 139 5 18 2 640TST Main Menu 2 4 5 139 5 18 3 Parameter Selections
108. e that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing A 1 3Directory Rebuilding After selecting the Directory Rebuilding option the following menu will appear on the screen Parameter Selection User File Directory Scan Master File Directory Scan Print Unresolved Blocks Remove Some Blocks Resolve and Print MFD Rebuild MFD on Disk Examine DSKUTL LOG XO TIN O ib WON H Parameter Selection This option allows the user to select what tests to perform on a block to determine if it is a directory block It also selects the amount of user interaction that should be performed during the scan and resolution phases You should set up parameter selections before performing scan functions The default setup is best in most cases but should be verified and modified as needed for the condition and data layout of the device under test SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 4 DSKUTL After selecting the Parameter Selections option the following menu will appear on the screen Example Module GETLST Function Parameter Selection DSKUTL Version X X XXX Device devn Type Traditional Scan 0 ufd Block n a TEST OPTIONS RUN OPTIONS UFD links Check Load current MFD Check Scan using bitmap Check li User verification RAD50 filenames only As
109. e there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in 362TST INI YAN If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 16 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt 362TST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 130 362TST 5 16 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during 362TST are acceptable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 131 607TST 1 2 CACHE TAPE PERFORMANCE TEST 5 17607TST 1 2 CACHE TAPE TEST The cache tape performance test 607TST is designed to check the operational integrity of the entire magnetic tape sub system including tape drive controller board and cables It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system to be tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified 5 17 1Software Prerequisites The following programs are required for running 607TST 607TST LITThis is the main program file 607TST HLPThis is the help file for option 6
110. each logical device of the disk drives you will be testing 4Clock Calendar Functions Set the time and date and verify them SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 SYSXER Pre Test Procedures Page 2 5 5 Verify VCR connection Applies to all Systems with VCR Option Computer must have Alpha Micro remote VCR to perform read write test under SYSXER 6 Prepare a Test Diskette Winchester Floppy Systems Only Insert a blank new diskette into the floppy drive format it and add PPN 1 2 71f you have a streaming tape drive make sure the tape you are using for test purposes is blank STRTST and SCZSTR will over write any data on the tape SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 CHAPTER 3 RUNNING SYSXER In this chapter we will discuss the essentials of running SYSXER executing the program the run characteristics and the acceptance criteria 3 1THE SYSXER PROGRAM There are seven optional switches that can be used when entering the SYSXER command To see these switch options displayed on your terminal screen log into the account where you have downloaded the SYSXER System Diagnostics Package and type SYSXER These switch options will be displayed Optional switches are E Environmental oven manufacturing tests L Runs tests in a continuous loop one after another M Execute tests in monitor mode N Won t lookup and execute t
111. ecting option 4 Begin Test mode Option 2 Auto Mode uses the parameters previously saved in the test INI file After the test begins entering a Control B will act as a switch to turn the CRT head location display on slowing the test Reentering B will resume the time to run display The test may be stopped at any time by entering Control S The testing may be resumed by entering Q Control D will repaint the test screen Control P will display other device status page s when more that 28 devices are selected for testing Control C will abort the test During the test the following information will be displayed Example Alpha Micro Disk Test Module Function DSKXER Version X X XXX Pass 1 of 5Elapsed Time 0 06 Drive under test Status of TSTO Hard Errors OSoft Errors OECC Status 3 TSTOsP CylinderSectorHead 60 Logical BlockPhysical Block 4C34C3 Not displayed for SCSI and AM 520 controlled drives SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 29 E The Logical Block number is the block number to use if the block is to be DUMPED from AMOS command level Physical Block is generated by referencing BADBLK SYS If a bad block is detected and is to be added to BADBLK SYS this is the block number that would be used The most important information displayed while DSKXER is running is the drive status The status of up to 28 logical devices at a time is disp
112. ee 5 91 5 11 3 Parameter Selection aaa 5 93 5 11 4 Running VCRXER aa padapa Dad PUNA eget s 5 95 5 11 5 Test Completion 34 03 ea 2 aaa Gatw een kde banag 5 96 5 11 6 Acceptance Criteria 2c e eee 5 96 121TST DOS COPROCESSOR TEST 0a 5 97 5 12 1 Software Prerequisites 5 97 5 12 2 121TST MainiMenu 3 2 pacts es naa haul 5 97 5 12 3 Parameter Selections 5 99 5 12 4 Running 121TST sc cees eee wee ee Geek ae 5 101 5 12 5 Test Completion 2 00 e eee ee 5 101 5 12 6 Acceptance Criteria 2 0 02 eee eee 5 101 183TST MATH CO PROCESSOR TEST 5 103 5 13 1 Software Prerequisites 5 103 5 13 2 183TST Main Menu aaa 5 103 5 13 3 Parameter Selections 5 105 5 13 4 Running 183TST cde PERA KAKA aa hawa 5 108 5 13 5 Test Completion 0 2 00 e eee eee 5 109 5 13 6 Acceptance Criteria aaa 5 109 324TST PARALLEL PRINTER TEST 5 111 5 14 1 Software Prerequisites 5 111 5 14 2 324TST Main Menu 0 200 eee ee 5 111 5 14 3 Parameter Selections 5 113 5 14 4 Running 324TST 0 02 cee ee 5 114 5 14 5 Test Completion 3 05 0 00 esse eee see NAGANA 5 115 5 14 6 Acceptance Criteria eee eee 5 115 350TST SERIAL I O TEST iy che ee SEM AN ana ae he
113. en prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu or 4 Begin Test Test control 1 Number of passes N A 2 Number of hours 1 3 Board base address FDCO 4 Remote addr for echo 0000B1000019 5 Max errors to log 100 6 Stop ON errors D nie N Te HOG CLEORS 2 ard ts a bt Saye Me 8 Name of error log SYSXER ERR Enter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 128 362TST E Board base address this selection allows the user to select the proper I O address for the Ethernet interface under test When testing an AM 362 the test will default to FDCO When testing an AM 366 the test will default to FCCO When testing the Ethernet interface on the AM 190 the address should be set to 0000 Remote addr for echo this selection sets up the Ethernet address for a board on an active network that the test can send AlphaNET echo packets to This is used by test option 9 remote board echo The remote board mu
114. er used by FIXDFL to configure a floppy disk driver for the VME AM 212 and the AM 214 controller 219DFL XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDFL to configure a floppy disk driver for the AM 219 controller 415DWN XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDWN to make drivers for AM 415 controlled drives 420DWN XERThis is generic driver used by FIXDWN to make drivers for AM 420 controlled drives 520DWN XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDRV to configure test drivers for all drives connected to the AM 520 board 522DWN XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDRV to configure test drivers for all drives connected to the AM 522 or embedded AM 522 on the AM 3000M 530DWN XERThis is the generic driver used by FIXDRV to configure test drivers for all drives connected to the AM 190 s or AM 540 SCSI port SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 19 410SMD XERThis is the generic driver used to test Phoenix drives connected to the AM 410 controller 500XER XERThis is the generic driver used to test Hawk drives connected to the AM 500 controller 5 3 2Hardware Prerequisites and Configuration For the most complete testing the drive under test should be connected as a peripheral and should not be the boot device If possible eliminate any software residing on the disk so that the maximum amount of disk can be tested ry Every logical device on each disk drive to be tested must contain accou
115. erance 13 10 Name of error log SYSXER ERR Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 120 350TST Ki Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable Number of boards if there are multiple 350s in the system select how many you want to test Select single board number if there are multiple 350s in the system allows you to test one board out of the group Max errors per board allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file Board under test will terminate when this value has been reached Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Pause between boards this is an in house test feature Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Test to Run 1 Data patterns test Y 2 Baud rate timing test Y 3 Local loop back test NG 4 Ext
116. erifies words in AMOS memory Patterns used are hex values of 0000 FFFF 5555 AAAA 3333 CCCC OFFO FOOF 5AA5 A55A 3CC3 C33C This test checks the data lines on the Herbie to the bus Bus address test AMOS memory addresses below 8mb corresponding to a shifting 0 and shifting 1 on the address bus are saved and cleared with interrupts locked The Herbie then saves the same addresses and writes the address of each into itself Each of these addresses are checked by the system to verify the proper location was accessed The Herbie then restores the memory locations it saved and the system does the same then releases interrupts This is done to hopefully restore a location improperly accessed back to its original value The test then checks the lower address lines by using an AMOS resident buffer of longwords If an address does not contains its own address the wrong address was probably accessed and the address is reported to the error log This test verifies operation of the address lines from the Herbie to the bus Bus data multiplex writes a hex pattern of 01234567 which the Herbie reads and verifies as longword words and bytes The Herbie then writes a hex pattern of 89ABCDEF as a longword words and bytes which the system verifies as being written correctly This checks the data steering logic on the Herbie TAS r m w integrity this test verifies that the Herbie is generating indivisable read modify write cycles for a TAS test and set ins
117. ernal loop back test N 5 All ports transmit test Y Enter Selection return when done External loop back test can not be run without special loop back hardware Data Patterns Test writes and reads patterns to the Interrupt Vector Register Baud Rate Timing Test baud rate timing is verified for the following baud rates 300 600 1200 2400 9600 19200 and 38400 Local Loop Back test this test loops back data internally within the DUART being tested SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 121 External Loop Back this test loops data externally from one DUART to another This test can not be run without special external loop back hardware All ports transmit will enable all ports for transmit and verify all ports request characters Baud rate used depends on number of ports under test Serial ports to test Ports will automatically be detected and selected when test is started 1 Turn off auto select4 Select all available ports 2 Number of ports 185 Clear all available ports 3 Select clear port 6 Select port pairs Enter selection return to exit The above menu is set up to automatically select and test all serial I O connected to the AM350 Board If it is necessary to test individual serial ports select option 1 Turn off auto select The following menu will appear Ports selected for testing Ports 1 16 NIN ININININININININININININ
118. es the proper MFD entries on the disk under test If the load current mfd option was set during the scan and extra blocks were linked to block 1 at the time those blocks will be considered available as new MFD blocks If there are insufficient blocks available to store the new MFD DSKUTL will prompt you for an account to erase a file in Once you select an account some files will be displayed and you may select which file you wish to delete Blocks freed from this file will be used for new MFD blocks If the file was too small to satisfy the block requirements DSKUTL will continue requesting files to delete until enough blocks are freed The number of blocks DSKUTL needs to free is displayed at the bottom of the screen SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 8 DSKUTL Examine DSKUTL LOG If you have been sending printouts to the log file this option will let you examine the results You may use the arrow keys to move up and down R and T to page up and down F to find a word X to find the next match and ESC to exit A NOTE ABOUT PRINTING FUNCTIONS The first time you print something during a session you will see the following prompt Enter printer choice You will also see the valid responses below this as follows You may enter the TRMDEF name of a port containing a printer or L for DSKUTL LOG file A for aux port on terminal TRMDEF option Enter the terminal name specified on the TRMDEF line
119. ests Q Runs quick tests R Resets the error log before starting the tests S Don t test system disk device SYSXER E This option is for use in Alpha Micro s manufacturing facility only SYSXERIL When SYSXER is executed using the L switch option any test or tests that you select will run in a continuous loop one after another The test parameters will be based on those listed in SYSXER INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 3 2 Chapter 3 gf SYSXER M When SYSXER is executed using the M switch option rather than leaving the tests to execute under a command file environment SYSXER executes the test in a special environment which allows test results from all tests to be displayed on a summary screen This is referred to as monitor mode SYSXERI N When SYSXER is executed using the N switch option the hardware configuration is polled to determine what tests are applicable the INI parameters are assembled in SYSINI CMD and the command file that runs the diagnostics is created SYSTST CMD With this option SYSXER does not execute the tests or do a lookup to see if all the required support programs are in the account This option is used mainly for in house test purposes and probably has limited uses in the field SYSXER Q When SYSXER is executed using the Q switch option some of the time consuming tests that you select from the diagnostic menu will only run for one pass or o
120. ests from the beginning or examine the error log Examining the error log from the menu also gives you a chance to reset it SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 CHAPTER 5 RUNNING INDIVIDUAL TESTS SYSXER is a control program which polls for devices and sets up parameters for the actual test programs As the technician becomes familiar with the SYSXER diagnostic package he may wish to set up special test parameters which SYSXER cannot perform The following chapter describes the operation and setup of each one of the individual test programs in the package SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 3 CLKXER CLOCK AND TIMER PERFORMANCE TEST 5 1CLKXER INTERVAL TIMER AND TOD TEST The Clock Performance test CLKXER is a functional diagnostic for the Alpha Micro 680X0 series of CPU boards The program has the capability of testing the Time of Day TOD Clock and Interval Timer It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system being tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified ry There can be no other users on the system when attempting to execute this program 5 1 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list programs required to run CLKXER CLKXER LITThis is the main program file 5 1 2CLKXER Main Menu Log int
121. f the device is not found the following error message will be displayed 2 Error DSKO XER not found or is incorrect driver Enter RET to continue When running DSKXER using the SYSXER program the ini file will be called DSKXR1 If the number logicals to be tested exceeds 70 an additional INI will be created called DSKXR2 An INI name other than DSKXER may be placed on the command line I E DSKXER DSKXR2 INI To create a device driver you must exit the DSKXER program and run FIXDFL if the device is a floppy FIXDWN if the controller is an AM 415 AM 420 or Xebec FIXDRV if the controller is an AM 515 AM 520 AM 522 You will also use FIXDRV for all SCSI drives connected to the CPU SCSI port The device under test does not have to be in the system initialization file DSKXER will insert its own device into the device table The test driver name MUST NOT be the same name as any other device on the system including DSK SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 28 DSKXER If you press GA the following will appear on the screen Do you want to save your selections in DSKXER INI Y N If you select Y your parameters will be saved to DSKXER INI and if Auto Mode is selected they will be run automatically If you select N your selections will NOT be saved in DSKXER INI Pressing will default to N 5 3 6Running DSKXER You may execute your parameters saved in memory by sel
122. from memory SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 74 SERXER 5 8 6Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt SERXER Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 8 7Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during SERXER are acceptable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 75 SER3XX SERIAL PORTS PERFORMANCE TEST 5 9SER3XX TEST FOR AM 300 AM 316 AM 100 L The Serial Port Test SER3XX verifies the functional capabilities of the serial ports and associated circuitry on the AM 160 AM 300 and AM 316 boards manufactured by Alpha Micro SER3XX is only used for AM 160 AM 300 or AM 316 For all other Alpha Micro serial ports use SERXER There can be no other users on the system when attempting to execute this program N 5 9 1Software Prerequisites The following programs are required to run SER3XX SER3XxX LIT this is the serial port test program Each Unit Under Test UUT uses a unique test driver and version of SER3XX INI XER160 DVR this is the test driver for AM 160 Serial Ports XER300 DVR this is the test driver for AM 300 Serial Ports XER316 DVR this is the test driver for AM 316 Serial Ports 5 9 2SER3XX Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type SER3 XX 117 The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnosti
123. ght to go out during the static refresh test Dynamic Refresh this test writes and reads an all ones pattern and an all zeros pattern to each bank selected for testing The test writes the pattern then selects 32 random addresses within the bank and writes to each one in turn 65000 times After each address has been written 65000 times the bank is read and the data compared with the data written This test verifies the capability of the on board refresh circuitry to prempt a CPU memory access to perform a memory refresh cycle User Pattern this test writes and reads a user defined word size pattern to each bank selected for test The pattern is specified in the Test Selections menu SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 50 RAMXER Banks to be Tested The selection of the banks to test is the major part of the parameter selection When the Banks To Be Tested menu is selected the following options will appear on the screen 1 Select all physical memory 2 Include Exclude individual banks Enter selection return when done Select all physical memory this selection if set to Y indicates all detected physical memory is selected for testing If set to N indicates all detected memory is not selected for testing Include Exclude individual banks this selection allows the user to select which banks are to be tested ET Memory banks to be tested do not have to be contiguous EXAMPLE Te
124. he applicable test parameters This command file SYSINI CMD opens each test and presets all the test parameters SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Sysxer Page 3 5 6Another command file is created and executed This command file SYSTST CMD calls up each test and executes it 7Finally if the N option has not been used SYSXER executes the two command files it created otherwise it exits to AMOS level A Control C C during any test will abort the test in progress and update the error file as normal it will also discontinue any further testing until SYSXER is restarted 3 1 1Pass Fail Criteria While running the diagnostics a number of possible errors may be recorded in the test status file SYSXER ERR The diagnostics designed to test magnetic media devices including hard disk drives floppy drives and streaming tape drives might display a number of errors but not all of them indicate a problem In Chapter 5 the diagnostics are described in detail Included with the information for each test is a section outlining what errors are acceptable and what errors constitute a hardware failure SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 CHAPTER 4 SYSXER MONITOR MODE This chapter presents the latest feature of the SYSXER Diagnostics Package monitor mode When you use the M switch you will not notice anything different in the polling and menu screens Up to this point nothing is
125. he test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 12 CSHTST Number of passes for random data test this parameter specifies the number of random data patterns that will be used during the Random Data Test Max errors to log allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file before the test aborts Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Parity enabled selects whether or not the parity detection circuit is enabled during the test Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Tests to Run 1 Cache Control N 5 Shifting One Bit N 2 Address Check N 6 Random Patterns N 3 Data Bus Multiplex N 7 User Pattern N FOFO 4 Data Patterns N 8 350 DMA Invalidate N Enter selection to change return when done Cache Control verifies the basic cache control functions such as enable disable clear and freeze It also determines the speed increase realized from cache enabling Address Check verifies the address lines between cache memory and CPU
126. her 890 891 then 1600 and 3200 are allowed Test density this selection when set to Y will test all available bit densities for the drive type specified above If this parameter is set to N only the Primary Bit Density is tested Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Tests to run ty DMA CHIP Testy phan noi Y 2 Rewind test u KI Y Sis Eile Mark test Maha Mas Y 4 Write Read test Y 5 Tape Position tests Y 6 File Size Transfer test Y 7 Erase Tape test Y 8 Edit record test sumaka N 9 End of Tape test Y Enter selection return when done Here the user may select all or any of the individual tests SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 135 DMA chip test This test does read write operations to the DMA Registers on the AM607 Board Rewind test This test sends a rewind command to the drive and waits for the Load Point Status to be returned If the drive is already at the Load Point a Space Forward Command is sent after the space forward is executed a Rewind Command is sent and the test waits for Load Point Status to be returned File mark test This selection writes file marks to the tape The number of file marks written is specified by the user in Test Parameters sub menu Write read test This test writes a specified number of records t
127. her bus master To verify that the cache can be updated by another bus master the test has the CPU write a pattern to the cache and then has the herbie write a different pattern to the same cached addresses When the herbie is finished the CPU verifies the pattern written by the herbie IACK jumper integrity tests for the presence of an IAK jumper installed on the bus backplane across a Herbie card First interrupts are locked and all Herbies are told to interrupt with a unique interrupt vector number After this interrupts are released and processed in the order the boards are installed in the bus with the lowest Herbie first The test then verifies that interrupts were received from all of the boards This is repeated for several seconds On the first pass the boards are redisplayed on the screen in bus order If interrupts were lost an error is displayed that an IAK jumper is installed since two boards must have responded to a single IAK cycle and BG jumper test is deselected This test cannot verify the upper board IAK jumper nor IAK jumpers across boards other than Herbies BG jumper integrity tests for the presence of a BG3 jumper installed on the bus backplane across a Herbie card First using the board bus order determined by the IAK jumpers test the lowest herbie is told to lock the bus using DMA hog Next the board above it is told to watch a flag word in memory This flag word is set by the lower Herbie only during the time the
128. iagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Example 5 Page 5 21 The following program example used FIXDWN to generate the test driver This program is used for drives connected to Xebec AM 415 and AM 420 controllers This example shows how to make a test driver for a 150Mb drive connected to a Xebec controller FIXDWN REUN Drive type 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 4 in IN TAG in in in ING A 10 Mb 5 1 4 B 20 Mb 5 1 4 in C 30CD 30 Mb 5 D 30CM 30 Mb 5 E 300T 30 Mb 5 F 350T 35 Mb 5 G 55VE 55 Mb 5 H 70FJ 70 Mb 5 I 70MC 70 Mb 5 1 J 150MX 150 Mb 5 1 4 in K 8 5 Mb 8 in L 32 Mb 8 in M 60 Mb 14 in N 60 Mb 8 in O 70 Mb AM 415 P 400 Mb AM 415 Which drive J RETR System type AM 100L L Enter new driver name SAVE TST XER E0 or VME amp AM 1000 A ARN Y N YUN How many logical drives per physical unit 100 Create a subsystem driver Create subsystem driver for which subsystem 1 3 1 feu TST FUR New driver is now in memory Bitmap size is 1945 Words In the above case the subsystem number is equal to the number at which the Xebec controller is set to For a listing of which programs are used to generate DSKXER test drivers see the DSKXER section Software Prequisites and Configuration SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5
129. ific status tests d Lo Overrun Error Testo saeua amaaan N 2 Even Parity Error Test N 3 Odd Parity Error Test N 4 Framing Error Test N 5 Force Parity 0 Error Test N 6 Force Parity 1 Error Test N 7 Block Error Mode Test N 8 Transmit Break N 9 Miscellaneous Tests N 10 Select all available status subtests 11 Clear all selected status subtests Special Driver Tests This option will take you to a sub menu of driver specific tests These may include timer tests and any other test for a feature supported by the interface but not applicable in previous Miscellaneous Tests options SELECT SERIAL PORTS 1 Auto Select Ports N 2 Port used by AMOS N 3 Terminal port switch N A 4 Select ports to test 5 Select port pairs Enter your selection return to exit Auto select ports allows SERXER to set up default loopback pairs and test all ports it detects Setting this to N allows the user to specify port pairs and ports to test If auto select ports is Y you will not see options 3 through 5 Port used by AMOS tells SERXER that AMOS is also using some of the ports under test These ports are determined by terminal port switch and port pair selections You must tell SERXER if you are testing a port used by AMOS or the system will c
130. ilemark is always written after the last data block Read Tape this test reads the length of tape specified in the Blocks to test parameter within Test Control and compares the data to the selected data patterns Block numbers embedded in the data are also checked If the Write Tape test is selected and Blocks to test is set to O test to end of tape then the number of blocks written is compared to the number of blocks read at the end of the read test This verifies all written data is recovered from the tape Tape Positioning checks the drives ability to locate a position on the tape using the SPACE Forward Reverse Filemarks and the SPACE Forward Reverse Blocks commands A series of fourteen 100 block test files are written to the tape The drive is then sent a series of SPACE Forward Reverse Filemarks commands with various filemark counts A read is performed after each command to verify the tape position is correct The tape is then rewound and the test is repeated using the SPACE Blocks commands Since the SPACE commands are not mandatory SCSI commands some drives may return an illegal command error when attempting to run this test 29 hex Pattern setting this selection to Y enables this data pattern to be written to tape during the Write Tape Test and checked for during the Read Tape Test This pattern is generally considered a worst case pattern FC hex Pattern setting this selection to Y enables this data pattern to
131. in pad la 1 2 1 2 PRODUCT RESTRICTIONS 7 a ott pA N ANG Basen eae lt 4 1 3 1 3 SYSXER CAPABILITIES 17 7 2473 aco detagdsnwaesa dagen 1 3 13 1 SYSAER IN aya asan Gee aed Seed eee ees 1 4 1 3 2 MULTIPEEANI FILES lt x cote eae aad 1 6 1 3 3 SYSXER Test Software 205 esha ee eeaeeeaeed 1 6 1 4 RUNNING INDIVIDUAL TESTS WITHOUT SYSXER 1 8 1 4 1 Preventing Catastrophic Failures 1 8 CHAPTER 2 SYSXER PRE TEST PROCEDURES 2 1 REQUIRED TEST CONFIGURATIONS 55 2 1 2 lal HardWare mona ea die ine eke le deere wads a 2 1 2 1 2 Software Prerequisites and Configuration 2 1 2 1 3 Operator Inspection 020 cee eee 2 2 2 2 PRELIMINARY FUNCTIONAL TESTS 2 0 05 2 3 2 2 1 Running Self Test 2 220s2 siseacavedibeedegnis 2 3 2 3 SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL PRE TEST 000005 2 4 CHAPTER 3 RUNNING SYSXER 3 1 THE SYSAER PROGRAM nadaan hak KAG a PLA DIBA G eed 3 1 3 1 1 Pass Fail Criteria na KPAG AN NBA GARO NAE 3 5 CHAPTER 4 SYSXER MONITOR MODE CHAPTER 5 RUNNING INDIVIDUAL TESTS 5 1 CLKXER INTERVAL TIMER AND TOD TEST 5 3 5 1 1 Software Prerequisites 5 3 5 1 2 CLKXER Main Menu 2 2 aaa 5 3 5 1 3 Parameter Selections A aaa 5 5 5 1 4 Running CLKXER tsscsacbeeete eee eee eae tees 5 7 5 1 5 Test Completion canal na a Pew etes aus Bibe 5 7 5 1 6 Acceptance Criteria a
132. ing to execute this program S 5 7 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list of all the programs required to run SCZSTR SCZSTR LITThis is the main program file SCZSTR HLPThis is the help file for menu option 6 5 7 2SCZSTR Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type SCZSTR 117 The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 60 SCZSTR Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION SCZSTR Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the SCZSTR program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute SCZSTR based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file SCZSTR INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file SCZSTR INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run SCZSTR based on the parameter selections cur
133. ipped with a VCR remote interface the VCR must be an Alpha Micro NY supplied unit that contains the remote interface modification A remote interface cable is also required Only computers using a VCR with the special remote interface and cable can perform a read write test under SYSXER 2 1 2Software Prerequisites and Configuration Although SYSXER itself will run in a multi user environment many of the tests it configures do not For this reason it is strongly recommended that you configure a system initialization file for one user only Make a copy of the system initialization command file under a different name for example TEST INI Define this initialization file as having only one job SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 2 2 Chapter 2 EXAMPLE JOB 1 TRM1 AM135 0 38400 AM65 100 100 100 DSK1 DSK2 VCRO TRM RES MEM DSK 07152 ig nm ko z ai MONTST the system under the TEST INI type LOG OPR MONTST AMOSL or AMOS32 TEST INT UN Alm Once you have completed running the diagnostics remember to reboot the system NY using the original system initialization file The test INI for your particular system will most likely be slightly different from the above example 2 1 30perator Inspection The System Operator must verify the following items 1 All hardware installed and secured 2All peripheral devices powered
134. k PPN numbers Dupe filenames ok Skip FOLDER areas Display block numbers Minimum file count Extra block storage Starting auto ppn Enter your selection return to exit Check filename skips blocks that contain invalid filenames Check length skips blocks whose block counts add up to more blocks than the device contains Check byte count skips blocks with byte count entries that are invalid for random and sequential files Check link skips blocks with initial file links that point outside of the disk RAD50 filenames only skips blocks with non rad50 filenames This is only selectable with an extended format disk Dupe filenames ok blocks are allowed to contain duplicate filenames this is possible under AMOS but not a normal occurance Scan UFD links read in all blocks linked to a block determined to be a valid UFD Load current MFD before starting scan read the MFD and pre load all linked blocks as valid UFD blocks Scan using bitmap if it is known that the MFD was destroyed but the bitmap is correct setting this option allows faster and more accurate scanning of the disk by skipping all blocks not marked in use in the bitmap SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 5 User verification when a block passes all selected tests display some files and ask user for final verification otherwise assume block is valid Ask PPN numbers show files
135. kage and type SERXER ininam C fininam is an optional argument which tells SERXER to use a file other than SERXER INI The C option allows the optional INI to be changed otherwise it is write protected The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 67 Example SERXER Serial I O Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION SERXER Version X X XXX s Bit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the SERXER program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute SERXER based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run SERXER based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the paramete
136. layed on the screen The letter that follows each logical disk device indicates its current test status P Passing F Failed h Hard error s s Soft error s e ECC error s A status of F indicates that the number of allowable errors listed in the test INI file has been exceeded All other status indicates still passing 5 3 7Error Logging To create an Error Log the user must answer Y to Log Errors under Parameter Selections An error file with the name that was selected in item 12 of parameter selection will then be created At completion of the test you may examine the Error Log Enter 5 from the DSKXER Main Menu A list of the tests selected and their results will be listed You may page through the Error Log by entering a Control T forward R reverse or E End of File You may also use up and down arrows F allows you to find a word and X searches for the next occurrence of the word Exit the Error Log by hitting ESCAPE 5 3 8Help When entering a 6 from the DSKXER Main Menu a menu of Help topics and sub topics will be displayed followed by a dialogue concerning your requests For example SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 30 Topics FLOPPY XEBEC 415 420 Subtopics COMMANDS COMMANDS COMMANDS COMMANDS DSKXER STATUS TYPE1 STATUS TYPE2 STATUS STATUS STATUS Enter the item listed in the Topics column that you want he
137. ll allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 13 3Parameter Selections After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do you want to load 183TST INI yin YE The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to Run Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections then save them in 183TST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu Test Control 1 Number of passes 5 2 Number of hours N A 3 Max errors to log 10 4 Stop on errors N Se ILOG ERRORS PA Y 6 Name of error log SYSXER ERR Enter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable Max errors to log allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file before the tes
138. ll appear on the screen Do you want to load 640TST INI yin YE The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to run 3 Test parameters Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections then save them in 640TST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu Test control 1 Number of passes 5 2 Hours to run test N A 3 Test low density Y 4 Test high density Y 5 Maximum hard errors 10 6 Maximum soft errors 10 7 Number of retries 4 8 2 SEOP ON CETOTS Fo aid N 9 TOY Error rS abra AGANG Ng 10 Name of Error Log SYSXER ERR Enter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 142 640TST d Test Low Density this parameter will cause 640TST to perform the Write Read test using the tape drive s low density setting Test High Density this parameter will cuase 640TST to perfor
139. lp with Topic XEBEC The following statement and menus will be displayed Xebec Controllers support 5 1 4 inch winchester type disk drives Enter XEBEC TopicsSubtopics COMMANDSCLASSOCLASS7 STATUS Enter the item listed in the Topics column that you want help with Sub Topics CLASSO If an item that is not listed is entered or if an item from the Subtopics columns is entered the following error message will be displayed Sorry Enter RETURN no information is available for CLASSO SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 31 Sub Topics COMMANDS Xebec commands have the following format Bits76543210 CmdClassOpcode Commands are listed by Class Class 0 commands are main controller drive commands Class 7 commands are controller self diagnostics Enter RETURN XEBECCOMMANDS Topics Subtopics CLASSO Sub Topics CLASSO Displays XEBEC CLASSO Commands Enter RETURN Returns you back to the previous menu Entering C at any time will exit you from the Help section You may also enter the subtopics on the line with the topic as in XEBEC COMMANDS CLASSO EN 5 3 9Running DSKXER Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in DSKXER INI YAN
140. m number of errors will halt 183TST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 13 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during 183TST are acceptable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 111 324TST PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE PERFORMANCE TEST 5 14324TST PARALLEL PRINTER TEST The VME Parallel Printer Interface Test 324TST is designed to verify the AM324 on board 8K RAM With the addition of a special test fixture the program is capable of testing the operation of the data buss and control status lines of each port 5 14 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list of all the programs required to run 324TST 324TST LITThis is the main program file 324TST HLPThis is the help file displayed by main menu option 6 324XLB OVRThis overlay controls the external loopback printer port test 324RAM OVRThis overlay controls the testing of the AM 324 on board buffer RAM 5 14 2324TST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type 324TST ininam ininam is an optional argument which tells 324TST to use the specified file when loading or saving test parameters The default ini file is 324TST INI The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 112 324TST Example AM 324 Interface Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION 324TST Version X X
141. m the Write Read test using the tape drive s high density setting At least one density must be selected the test will not allow the de selection of both high and low density parameters Maximum hard errors this parameter allows the user to specify the number of hard errors which can be accumulated before the test is aborted Maximum soft errors this parameter allows the user to specify the number of soft errors which can be accumulated before the test is aborted Number of retries this parameter determines the number of retries allowed before the error is considered unrecoverable Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Tests to run Ile Reset TESE si AE dei oer X 2a REWINA test mas eaaa AWA Y 3 File Mark tast seirer ees N4 4 Write Read test Y 5 Tape Position tests Y 6 File Size Transfer test Y 7 Erase Tape test Y 8 End of Tape test Y Enter selection return when done Here the user may select which tests to perform Reset test This test writes 2 to the board port 1 to perform a software reset of the AM 515 10 controller b
142. n each board This test checks the high interrupt to the Herbie and the Herbie interrupt to the system The low interrupt is not tested as it is used to initiate all of the tests DMA Hog Test tests the ability of Herbie to hog memory for DMA access At the beginning of execution the Time Of Day TOD chip is read for time in seconds Then a subroutine in AMOS memory is executed by the Herbie which forces the board to hog memory After the subroutine releases the hog the TOD chip is read for the length of time that the Herbie had control SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 40 HRBXER Throttle Control Test this subroutine is executed out of system memory and sets up the throttle register with the number of cycles to execute while having control of the bus The Throttle Register value is increased allowing more cycles to execute until the full range of the register has been tested If more cycles are not taken an error is reported Upper segment register this test performs memory accesses on ram addresses over 8mb one address for each unique address line where ram exists First the access is attempted in supervisor mode and verified that it was unsucessful Next the access is performed in user mode and is verified that it worked properly Bus arbitration verifies adequate bus arbitration speeds by comparing hog and non hog access times against the 5uS scheduler timer Bus data patterns writes and v
143. ne hour The Q option ignores all parameters listed in SYSXER INI except for RAM chip size SYSXER R When SYSXER is executed using the R switch option the error log SYSXER ERR is erased before entering the tests This allows a test session to start with a clean error log without requiring the user to manually erase the log file himself SYSXER S When SYSXER is executed using the S switch option the boot disk device will not be included as a device to be tested This is useful for testing disk subsystems You can combine multiple switch options for example SYSXER Q L REN When SYSXER is executed using the Q L switch option any test or tests that you select will run for one pass or one hour in a continuous loop one after another The test parameters in SYSXER INI will be ignored SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Sysxer Page 3 3 When you enter the SYSXER command a number of things happen 1The hardware configuration of the system under test is polled and the hardware detected is displayed on the terminal screen Example Alpha Micro System Test Module SYSXER Function Configuration complete Version 3 0 118 System VME Bus Memory 4M SSD YES HFP NO CPU 68040 SIO 2 CPU BRD Am190 Clock 66mhz Boards Time 12 04 58 Date 29 Jun 93 Am214 Mini floppy controller Am190 SCSI I F controller Am190 EtherNET I F Am121 DOS Coprocessor
144. nector J1 N Test INO port connector J2 N These tests require 350 loopback paddle cards for any connectors selected Selecting any of these tests requires you select at least one of the connectors Selecting Am 515 10 specific tests will bring up the following menu T 2 D D AM 515 10 SPECIFIC TESTS TO data KLErs test Lawa Na N IO Config buserr test N IO Config GPIRQ s test N 3g Gi GE Gi D These tests require a GPIO test board connected to J6 Do not select unless you have one of these 5 4 4Running HRBXER Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do yo in HRI u want to save your selections BX ER I NI YAN If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 4 5Test Completion The test will complete when the specified number of passes or hours have elapsed It will also complete if all boards reach the maximum number of errors specified and are failed At completion of the test examine the error log 5 then exit the test SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 43 5 4 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during HRBXER are ac
145. net interface included on the AM 4000 and Eagle Systems Tests are performed on the onboard buffer RAM controller chip registers packet handling logic and data paths must reboot the system before attempting to set the link again If the board is set up for thin Ethernet or has an Ethernet to thin Ethernet adaptor attached the coax must be properly terminated The test may get errors or lock up if ry If you are using AlphaNET you must SET NOLINK before executing the test and you this is not done 5 16 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list of all the programs required to run 362TST 362TST LITThis is the main program file 362TST HLPThis is the help file for menu option 6 5 16 2362TST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type 362TST REUN The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 126 362TST Example AM362 Ethernet Card Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION 362TST Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the 362TST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute 362TST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file 362TST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be o
146. nstructions on the screen and observe the response of the VCR 5 11 4Running VCRXER Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in VCRXER INI YAN If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 96 VCRXER 5 11 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt VCRXER Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 11 6Acceptance Criteria No hard errors occurring during VCRXER are acceptable If the reliability ratio falls below the ratio specified in Test Control a test error will be logged The minimum reliability ratio number 200 used in the Test Control example is the specification used on Alpha Micro s test floor You may wish to use a lower or higher number based on your requirements SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 97 121TST DOS COPROCESSOR PERFORMANCE TEST 5 12121TST DOS COPROCESSOR TEST The DOS Coprocessor Test 121TST is designed to test the operation of the AM 121 coprocessor boards used with VPC CPU boards with embedded 121 coprocessors are also s
147. nt 1 2 5 3 3Creating a DSKXER Test Driver When running under SYSXER disk drivers for running DSKXER are created automatically The test drivers are assigned a unique name and are then saved in the diagnostic account All the test drivers have the same file extension XER There may be some situations where you would want to create your own DSKXER test drivers The information that follows shows several examples of how to create DSKXER test drivers Note that the input required by the user appears in bold type Drivers for all devices to be tested should be created and saved to disk before entering DSKXER If you have not done this you will not be able to enter the devices into DSKXERS device to test list Example 1 Creating a driver for a Phoenix drive connected to an AM 410 controller perform the following step COPY XXX XER 410SMD XER RETURN Use XXX as the test driver for your Phoenix drive Example 2 Creating a driver for a Hawk drive connected to an AM 500 controller perform the following step COPY XXX XER 500XER XER fEUA Use XXX as the test driver for your Hawk drive SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 20 DSKXER Example 3 Creating a driver for a 13 logical SMD drive connected to an AM 520 board FIXDRV FUR FIXDRV LIT Version 1 0 109 Enter name of generic driver to be used 520DWN FUR Enter number of logical drives per physical unit 138 Enter subsystem number 0 3
148. nual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Examine Error Log Page 5 133 This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes well as what the individual tests are doing 5 17 3Parameter Selections After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do you want to load 607TST INI yin YE The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to run 3 Test parameters Enter your selection return to exit how to run the test as Verify or enter your test selections then save them in 607TST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu Test control te NUmbet OT passes os ae wae als 5 2 Maximum errors to log 20 3 Use CACHE Tape drive Y Aly OY EBOOKS S sere laren ty diate AA Y 5 SOP OM errors PIN AGA Na N 6 Display rrors wada bards ues pa 7 Maximum hard errors 10 8 Maximum soft errors 10 9 Number Of ret ries uwang bea 4 10 Bit density 800 1600 3200 1600 Vie Test density 2 alow tea See bares Y 12 Name of Error Log SYSXER Enter Selection return when done ERR Number of pa
149. o the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type CLKXER FUR The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 4 CLKXER Example CLKXER Performance Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION CLKXER Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the CLKXER program and returns the user to the AMOSL command level Auto Mode This option will execute CLKXER based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file CLKXER INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file CLKXER INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run CLKXER based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the CLKXER INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04
150. o the tape The number of records and the record size is determined by the user based on selections in the Test Parameter sub menu After the data is written to the tape the data is read back and checked for errors Tape position This test requires that there be records and test files to position to If the Write Read Test was not previously run prior to running the positioning test the Write Read test will automatically be run to ensure the tape contains file information File size Writes and reads file sizes of 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 and 16348 Erase tape test This test rewinds the tape to the Load Point and then writes file marks to the tape The tape is rewound to the Load Point again and the Erase Tape Command is sent Next the records are read back and the record count is compared to insure that the record count is lower due to the erased section of the tape Edit Record test This test is currently not supported End of tape test This test sends a Security Erase Command and waits for End of Tape to be detected SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 136 607TST Test Parameters 1 Record size in bytes 512 2 of records per file 20 3 of files to write 10 4 Transport address 0 5 Formatter address 0 6 Random generator seed 42198 7 Display seed Y 8 User pattern 155 266 333 155 266 333 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 334 254
151. oaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the STRTST INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 85 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 10 3Parameter Selection After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do You want to Load STRIST INI Y N Y RETURN The following selections will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to run Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter the your test selections then save them in STRTST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu Test Control 1 Number of passes 0005 2 Time to test N A 3 of blocks to test 10000 4 Maximum hard errors 10 5 Maximum soft errors 200 6 Maximum errors to log 210 7 620 port address 0 8 Stop on errors IN Ju LOG WSL KOS 3 lalem erh Y 10 Error log nane DSKO SYSXER ERR 100 100 Enter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows
152. oard An illegal command is then sent and a negative 2 is the expected return which indicates the AM515 10 Board can communicate with the system SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 143 Rewind test This test sends a rewind command to the drive and waits for the Load Point Status to be returned If the drive is already at the Load Point a Space Forward Command is sent after the space forward is executed a Rewind Command is sent and the tests waits for Load Point Status to be returned File mark test This selection writes file marks to the tape The number of file marks written is specified by the user in the parameters sub menu Write read test This test writes a specified number of records to the tape The number of records and the record size is determined by the user based on selections in the parameters sub menu After the data is written to the tape the data is read back and checked for errors Tape position This test requires that there be records and test files to position to If the Write Read Test was not previously run prior to running the positioning test the Write Read test will automatically be run File size Writes and reads file sizes of 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 and 16348 Erase tape test This test rewinds the tape to the Load Point and then writes file marks to the tape The tape is rewound to the Load Point again and the Erase Tape Command is sent Next
153. of error log 121TST ERR Enter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable Max errors to log allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file before the test aborts SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 100 121TST Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Test selections Ll Board RUN BAN Y dx SNITEUNG Bes yoke Ad Y 3 Data Bus Multiplex Y 4 Non maskable Interrupt Y 5 Maskable Interrupt Y Enter selection to change return when done Board Run this test simply forces the coprocessor to run for 2 seconds and increment a counter The counter is checked for a minimum count below which an error indicating the board is running slow will be output As generic as this test seems in reality it is
154. of errors 10 42 gt TOG CELLOS Po erao ea tee we E E eee eee NG Da STOP NON TEELOLS 2 mya aea NA YG N 6 Number of boards esen seers ees eal 7 Select single board number 0 8 Pause between boards N 9 Baud rate tolerance 1 10 Simultaneous transfer time 1 minute TV Error tog filename sxa eee SERXER ERR Enter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable Maximum of errors allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file Board under test will terminate when this value has been reached Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Number of boards if there are multiple I O boards in the system select how many you want to test Many drivers flag this N A and support multiple boards simply as sequential port numbers Select single board number selects which board of the above board count you wish to test
155. old the reset button on the front panel SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 2 4 Chapter 2 2 Turn the system power switch to ON wait approximately 5 seconds and release the RESET button 3 Press and hold the SPACE BAR Self Test will detect the terminal baud rate and begin testing the system If self test is unable to detect the terminal baud rate the test defaults to 300 baud Observe the video display terminal and allow Self Test to complete a minimum of one complete pass while verifying the following aThe correct amount of memory is detected and memory test is passed b The correct system hardware options are detected and each corresponding test passes Alf all options are correct and the tests pass DO NOT power down the system until the test re starts Never power the system down during the hard or floppy disk drive tests Data corruption may result 2 3SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL PRE TEST Before running the SYSXER diagnostic package it is recommended that you sequence through a functional pre test exercise The following is a check list of items to verify 1 Auto Boot On Powerup Observe the system initialization command file during boot up and insure no errors occur 2Manual Boot Using Reset Button Press the front panel Reset button and observe that the System boots correctly as stated above 3 Winchester Disk Analysis The account 1 2 must be on each logical device Perform a DSKANA on
156. ot loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the HRBXER INI file SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 35 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 4 3Parameter Selection After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do you want to load HRBXER INI y n Y RETURN The following selections will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to run Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections here You will be asked if you want to save your selections in HRBXER INI If you do you may execute the tests using option 2 auto mode If you don t you may execute the test using option 4 run test however your selections will be lost when you exit the test or overwritten if you select option 2 Test Control Upon selection the following options will appear on the screen 1 Number of passes iL 2 Number of hours N A 3 Number of 350 boards 4 Number of 515 boards ab 5 Number of 515 10 boards 0 6 Num
157. r selections and run the test without permanently changing the INI file SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 68 SERXER Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 8 4Parameter Selection After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do you want to load SERXER INI Y N Y RETURN One of the following prompts will appear on the screen Do you want to load driver name SDV Y N Name of driver to load The following menu will now appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Test Selection 3 Select Serial Ports Enter your selection return to exit Selection of any one of the three categories from this menu will display another sub menu for entry of test criteria Verify or enter your test selections then save them in the INI file when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 69 TEST CONTROL t Number Of passes sinauna Pix NUMDET OF OUTS mia wl kana a N A 3 Maximum
158. r to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the INI file Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 3 5Parameter Selection After choosing this option the following message will appear on the screen Do you want to Load DSKXER INI Y N Y E After your answer the following submenu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to run 3 Devices to Test Enter Selection return when done SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 24 DSKXER Test Control The following options will appear on the screen with typical parameters stated 1 Number of passes 1d 2 Hours to run test N A 3 Write Read pass test 25 4 Maximum errors to log 25 5 Maximum hard errors O 6 Maximum soft errors NO 7 Maximum ECCs allowed 5 8 Number of retries NG 9 Lock out other jobs Y TOs SEOP ON SELOES 8 bilas N 11 Log Errors escas pasis Y 12 Name of Error Log DSKXER ERR Enter Selection return when done uf If item 1 is selected item 2 will not be applicable and vice versa Tests to Run When selecting the second test
159. rash Terminal port switch tells SERXER which port the terminal should be attached to so that the AMOS ports may be tested SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 73 Serial Ports to Test Submenu The actual number of rows displayed in the ports to test sub menu depends on the number of ports supported by the driver Ports 0 5 N N N N N1I N 1 Select all available ports 3 Select clear port 2 Clear all selected ports Select Port Pairs Submenu The number of rows displayed in the port pairs sub menu depend on the number of pairs supported by the driver 1 Port XX to XxX 11 Port XX to XxX 2 Port XX to XX 12 Port XX to XX 3 Port XX to XX 13 Port XX to XxX 4 Port XX to XX 14 Port XX to XxX 5 Port XX to XX 15 Port XX to XX 6 Port XX to XxX 7 Port XX to XX 8 Port XX to XX 9 Port XX to XxX 10 Port XX to XX Setup all port pairs 2 Select Clear port pair 3 Clear all port pairs 5 8 5Running SERXER Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in SERXER INI Y N If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections
160. rently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the SCZSTR INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 61 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 7 3Parameter Selections After selecting the Parameter Selections option the following prompt will appear on the screen Do you want to load SCZSTR INI yAn Y FUR The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to Run Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections then save them in SCZSTR INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu or 4 Begin Test Test control 1 Number of passes 1 2 Number of hours N A Siy BLOCKS TO FEST sarees Ses 0 4 SCSI ID Number 2 5 Tape Retry Percentage 0 60 6 Max errors to log 5 te SOP ON CLLTOKRS RA Ca dts N 8 LOG Cr LOKS 2 saree ewes ees Y 9 Name of error log SCZSTR ERR En
161. results will be recorded Tests to run TESTS DATA PATTERNS 1 Basic functions test Y 8 26 hex pattern Y 2 Positioning test Y 9 FC hex pattern Y 3 UNdECEUN BESE bamba Y 10 Worst case pattern Y dx Write COS wa GNG ne X 11 User selected pattern 5 Write underruns Y XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX 6 Read TESE sae eee eed Y XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX 7 Read underruns Y XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Enter selection to change return when done SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 87 Basic Functions Test this test is designed to insure that both drive and controller are capable of performing certain basic functions necessary for the successful operation of STRTST A RESET COMMAND is sent to the COMMAND PORT the STATUS PORT is read to insure that the expected RESET EXCEPTION was generated Next a READ STATUS COMMAND is sent and the interface status is checked again to verify that the exception was cleared by reading the status A REWIND COMMAND is sent and the above process is repeated five times to insure that the drive does not wind the tape off the reel Finally an illegal command is sent to the drive read command with ON LINE false and the interface and drive status are both checked for the expected exception conditions Unexpected status conditions during this test or any of the following te
162. riteria No errors or system halts occurring during 121TST are acceptable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 103 183TST MATH CO PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE TEST 5 13183TST MATH CO PROCESSOR TEST The AM183 Math Co Processor diagnostic 183TST is designed to test the operation of the floating point hardware device The diagnostic is comprised of a number of tests designed to check internal data and control registers as well as the chip s ability to perform certain math functions It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system to be tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified 183TST is intended to test the installation and support circuitry required for the 68881 and 68882 type co processors Although the 68040 CPU has on chip floating point capability it only supports a subset of the features available with the external co processors Therefore the only tests that are valid on the 68040 are the control registers and data registers tests 5 13 1Software Prerequisites The following programs are required for running 183TST 183TST LITThis is the main program file 183TST HLPThis is the help file for option 6 5 13 2183TST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type 183TST 17
163. rograms are required to run HRBXER HRBXER LITThis is the main program file HRBXER MICThis is the microcode downloaded to the Herbie HRBXER HLPThis is the help file for option 6 5 4 2HRBXER Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type HRBXER FUN The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 34 HRBXER Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION HRBXER Version 2 2 XXX Exit 2 Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP 1 Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the HRBXER program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute HRBXER based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file HRBXER INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file HRBXER INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run HRBXER based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is n
164. rrently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the 350TST INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 119 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 15 3Parameter Selection After selecting this option the following will appear on the screen Do you want to Load 350TST INI Y N Enter Y RETURN The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Test Selection 3 Serial ports to test Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections then save them in 350TST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu Test Control 1 Number of passeS 5 2 Number Of ROUS maaraman N A 3 Number of boards 1 4 Select single board number N A 5 Max errors per board 6 SLOP ON CEFOLS 2 ideo ews Ga N Te HOOMELLORS 2 Us celts aera Ble a HANG X 8 Pause between boards N 9 Baud rate tol
165. s for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system being tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified 5 11 1Software Prerequisites VCRXER LITThis is the main program file VCREPD AOOThis is an EPROM compare file for rev A00 proms VCREPD BOOThis is an EPROM compare file for rev BOO proms VCREPD Z80This is microcode for the EPROM compare test VCRRAM Z80This is microcode for the ram test VCRXER HL Pthis is the help file for option 6 5 11 2VCRXER Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type VCRXER 111 The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 92 VCRXER Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION VCRXER Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the VCRXER program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute VCRXER based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file VCRXER INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option
166. s held at zero The test then counts how long it takes for the timer to generate an interrupt When an interrupt is received the count is compared to the expected count to verify the timing capability of the Interval Timer chip Most Significant Byte MSB Test this test is the same as the Least Significant Byte LSB Test except that the LSB is held at zero and the MSB is checked for timing accuracy 30 Second Timer Time of Day Clock Test this test checks the accuracy of the Interval Timer using the Time of Day Clock This is done by reading the current time from the Time of Day clock chip then generating a 30 second delay using the Interval Timer chip When the 30 second delay is completed the current time is again read and compared against the initial time read at the start of test The two times read must differ by 30 seconds to pass the test Time of Day Clock If the TOD test is to be run you must insert the test jumper on systems that require it NG CPU Type TOD Jumper Location AM 130 AM 134 AM 135 AM 140 AM 145 AM 160 AM 167 AM 175 AM 177 AM 180 AM 185 AM 185 50 AM 190 Eagle Systems This selection performs the following tests on the TOD Clock SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 7 1 Incrementing Load Test this test writes a series of values to all the internal registers of the TOD chip The values written exercise the full range possible for e
167. s option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Test selections TESTS DATA PATTERNS des Buffer Ram sali wes N 5 29 hex Pattern N 2 Write Tape akay oe N 6 FC hex Pattern N 3s Redd TAPE 6 4 ve seas see N 7 Incrementing Pattern N 4 Tape Positioning N Enter selection to change return when done Buffer ram test this test writes and reads seven data patterns to the SCSI streamers onboard RAM The patterns are 00 FF AA 55 CC 33 and an incrementing byte pattern Since the write read ram commands are not mandatory SCSI commands some drives may return an illegal command error when attempting to run this test SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 63 d Write Tape this test writes the selected data patterns to tape The length of tape to write is specified in the Blocks to test parameter within Test Control The data patterns are cycled though each one being written to approximatly 1000 consecutive blocks Block numbers are inserted into the data pattern at the start of each block to help detect tape positioning errors Filemarks are written after approximatly every 64k bytes on drives that support the writing of buffered filemarks A f
168. s this WILL cause the system to crash soon thereafter A 2 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list of all the programs required to run MONVER MONVER LITThis is the main program file A 2 2Running MONVER d MONVER is designed to be run as a background job The background job should have at least 10K of memory and be logged into DSKO 1 2 OPR The command format for MONVER is as follows MONVER sw location value sw The sw parameter stands for any of the following switches One size specifying switch must be included on the command line for MONVER to run The switches may be placed before or after location B monitor a byte W monitor a word 2 bytes L monitor a longword 4 bytes T use timer only don t set scheduler trap The location parameter is optional and represents the absolute address for MONVER to monitor If you do not specify an address MONVER will default to zero which is the monitors version number area This parameter may be specified in hex or octal depending on the setting of the background job but will always output to the screen and log file in hex When using the word option the address must reside on an even address i e 0 2 4 etc Likewise when using the longword option the address must reside on an even LONGWORD address i e 0 4 8 etc SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 18 MONVER The value parameter is optional
169. s will halt 640TST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 18 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during 640TST are acceptable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 APPENDIX A OTHER DIAGNOSTIC UTILITIES A 1DSKUTL DISK DIRECTORY REBUILD UTILITY The Disk Rebuild Utility DSKUTL provides functions to help you recover from a lost Master File Directory MFD bad directory type flag and invalid Hidden Sector Zero HSZ information DSKUTL needs somewhere to list directory information You should connect a printer to an AMOS port your terminal s AUX PRINTER connector or log into a device other than the unit under test so DSKUTL can create a log file A 1 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list of all the programs required to run DSKUTL DSKUTL LITThis is the main program file FDSP LITDisplays the log file not needed if you use a printer instead DSKUTL HLPThis is the help file for menu option 6 A 1 2DSKUTL Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type DSKUTL devn devn refers to the device you are rebuilding The device must be mounted and on line The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 2 DSKUTL Example Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION DSKUTL Version X X XXX Device devn Type Traditional Scan 0 ufd Block n a
170. sed when testing board to board without a VCR Link Data Transfer Test reruns the VCR Data Transfer test through the Link Port Used when testing board to board without a VCR Link Continuous Read Write reruns the Continuous Read Write test through the Link Port Used when testing board to board without a VCR SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 95 VCR Control Port Loop Back Test this test is run on boards containing the VCR parallel control port A special Loop Back connector is inserted in the port which loops the 8 output bits with 8 input bits and indicates the presence of 5vdc at the port Forced CRC Detection tests the CRC detection circuit on the board in board to board configurations Interrupt Test tests the interrupt capability of the controller It can be run on boards containing Rev BOO PROMs or later VCR Remote Functions Test remotely exercises VCR control functions via the VDT keyboard These tests may be used in the Auto Mode after the VCRXER INI has been created which will automatically execute each selected test The operator may also proceed manually from test to test When selecting option 13 of the Tests to Run menu VCR Remote Functions Test Y N the following menu will appear on the display Remote functions menu try each one and verify operation S stopE jectR rewind F fastfwdP playW recordQ quit Which Follow the i
171. sion Ports LOOPBACK TEST CONNECTOR FOR SERXER AM 337 AM 177 Expansion Ports AM 1203 40 Pin INTRA Connector Female 2 ggaqaa qaa qagaq qgagaaggaaagaqaogaongacadid 40 rododQgQQQQQQQdQQd doo 39 Jumper the following pins 1 12 2 13 3 10 4 11 5 16 7 14 19 30 2 3 2 98 2 gg 23 34 25 32 Cable type 22 guage stranded Connector type AP Products 922576 40 SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Diagnostic Loopback Drawings Page B 7 B 1 6AM 337 AM 177 RJE Ports LOOPBACK TEST CABLE FOR SERXER RJETST RE Interfaces DB 25 Male DB 9 Male 13 OOOOO000000000 1 GTA 265N 000000000000 44 gx 2 OO C6 Rear View Rear View lt 4inches _ gt Cable type 6 conductor 22 guage stranded Connector type A DB 25 Male B DB 9 Male SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Diagnostic Loopback Drawings Page B 8 B 1 7AM 355 LOOPBACK TEST CABLE FOR SERXER AM 355 and M Series CPU Interfaces DB 9 Male DB 9 Male 9 OO 00 6 9 OO O o0 6 Rear View Rear View lt 4 8linches 85 Cable type 6 conductor 22 guage stranded Connector type DB 9 Male SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Diagnostic Loopback Drawings B 1 8AM 358 LOOPBACK TEST CONNECTOR FOR SERXER AM 358 INTERFACE 50 PIN D TYPE CONNECTOR MALE 25 50 REAR VIEW Jumper the following pins 1 3 4 7
172. sses this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 134 607TST Maximum errors to log this selection allows the user to record a specified number of errors in the test error file before the test aborts Use CACHE tape drive if set to yes program assumes a Cipher Cache 890 891 drive and will allow densities of 1600 and 3200 If set to no program assumes a CDC Tension Arm Drive and will allow densities of 800 and 1600 Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Display errors when this selection is enabled all errors are displayed on the CRT Maximum hard errors this parameter allows the user to specify the number of hard errors which can be accumulated before the test is aborted Maximum soft errors this parameter allows the user to specify the number of soft errors which can be accumulated before the test is aborted Number of retries this parameter determines the number of retries allowed before the error is considered unrecoverable Primary bit Density this selection allows the user to test a specified bit density If using a a CDC Tension Arm Drive only 800 and 1600 densities are allowed If using a Cip
173. st be running AlphaNET and have LINK set for remote board echo to operate Max errors to log allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file before the test aborts Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results including the buffer RAM size and the Ethernet address for verification with the label on the Ethernet address prom on the board Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Test selections Tte Buffer RAMA ANAN Y 2 Register Patterns Y 3 Address Recognition Y 4 SNI Loopback x 52 Coax LoOopbackse Kaawa N 6 CRC Generator Y 7 Broadcast Packets Y 8 Promiscuous Physical Y 9 Remote Board Echo N Enter selection to change return when done Buffer ram test this test writes and reads seven data patterns to the entire buffer on the board The patterns are 00 FF AA 55 CC 33 and an incrementing byte pattern When the base address is set to 0000 AM 190 this test is not available This is because the AM 190 Ethernet interface does not use a seperate buffer ram Instead it uses main memory to store transmit receive data SYSXER Diagnostic Sof
174. sting 3 AM 725 03 s 1MB each would select BANKS 1 6 as numbered below Ram Chip Size 256 Each Bank 256k WORDS 512k BYTES BANK NUMBER 13 17 21 etc 4 8 12 16 20 24 Bank numbers refer to a bank s relative address in memory For example Bank 3 occupies a higher address space than Bank 1 To compute the absolute starting address of a bank multiply the bank number 1 by the bank size To compute the absolute ending address of a bank multiply the bank number by the bank size then subtract one SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 51 When selecting option 2 under Banks to be tested the following menu will appear BANK NUMBER 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 eh Rh KG OR KR RA Kh KR ihe Gs NG AG eo eee Pala pie Pak AE NG ee ne a Spay ur E ht hy OR eet I Me ee ee Ik aie 4 ee Se 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 sa Bank RETURN when done selected for testing Bank Size 512K Total range involved in selected banks 2M Alm For convenience the bank size and the highest address selected to test are displayed S gt at the bottom of the screen If the bank size is not correct the Ram chip size or the data bus width parameters in the Test Control Menu need to be adjusted before continuing with bank selection 5 5 4Running RAMXER Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test
175. sts generate appropriate error messages to the screen which can be optionally logged to the test error file Positioning Test this routine checks the drive s ability to perform retensions and erase commands The tape is completely erased and then an attempt is made to read the erased tape Both drive and interface status are checked to ensure that the appropriate errors and exceptions were generated during this illegal function A retention is performed and successful completion is verified Under run test An underrun condition occurs whenever the streaming tape drive is forced to wait for the host to perform buffer maintenance before it can transfer another block This test writes five blocks of data to the drive then reads them back counts underruns that occur and displays these counts on the screen Soft errors which occur during the write and read operations are added into the read and write soft error totals displayed on the screen Write Test this test writes 512 byte blocks of data to the tape and verifies the successful completion of the write and write file mark commands The number of blocks and the type of data written to the tape is determined by the parameters set from the user menu If the number of blocks to write is greater than 1000 the test writes out sets of 1000 blocks each followed by a file mark until less than 1000 blocks remain to be written The remaining blocks are then written followed by a file mark If more than
176. t I O connector of the AM 3000M and AM 4000 systems XERA55 SDV This is the test driver for the AM 355 paddle cards attached to the first I O connector of the AM 3000M and AM 4000 systems XERB55 SDV this is the test driver for AM 355 paddle cards on the second I O connector of the AM 3000M and AM 4000 systems XERELS SDV this is the test driver for the serial ports in the ELS XERM58 SDV this is the test driver for AM 358 paddle cards on the second O connector of the AM 3000M and AM 4000 systems XERM59 SDV This is the test driver for the AM 359 paddle cards attached to the second I O connector of the AM 3000M and AM 4000 systems XERVM2 SDV this is the test driver for CPU and AM 355 ports on VME systems with 2 ports on the CPU XERVME SDV this is the test driver for CPU and AM 355 ports on VME systems with 6 ports on the CPU 5 8 2Hardware Prerequisites Prior to performing any testing the UUT must be set up correctly and the appropriate loopback cable installed The only tests that can be run without loopback cables are the Baud Rate Timing All Ports Simultaneous Transfer and Local Loopback Use Auto Select Ports option for on screen help to select and attach port pair cables see Select Serial Ports See the appendix for the desired test cable configuration See the appropriate Installation Instructions for the correct board set up 5 8 3SERXER Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics pac
177. t error file before the test aborts Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Test selections ta Buffer Rames 2NA GN a Y 2 External Loop Back N Enter selection to change return when done Buffer ram test This test writes and reads seven data patterns to the entire 8k buffer on the AM 324 board The patterns are 00 FF AA 55 CC 33 and an incrementing byte pattern External loop back This test checks the J2 and J3 data lines by filling the RAM with a shifting one bit data pattern and then reading the data back through a special test fixture The test fixture also tests the data strobe of each port and toggles all status lines The external loopback test requires a special loopback test fixture and is for in house use only 5 14 4Running 324TST Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in 324TST INI Y N SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 115 If you do not wish to permanently save
178. t aborts SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 106 183TST Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log Errors this option if selected will open a file on the logged disk and create an ASCII file The file will contain a complete listing of test results Name of error file allows the user to name the file into which the test results will be recorded Tests to Run 1 Control Registers Y 2 Data Registers Y 3c Data Formatieren is Y 4 Forced Exceptions Y 5 Math Functions pd Enter selection to change return when done Here the user has the option of running all the tests or selecting any of the individual tests Control Registers This test checks the three 68881 control registers the Control Register FPCR the status Register FPSR and the Instruction Address Register FPIAR Each register is 32 bits wide but all bits in each register are not used The diagram below shows which bits are used in each register MSBLSB FPCR XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX111111111111XXXX i See a FPSR XXXX1111111111111111111111111XXX x bit not used FPTAR 2 1111111111111111111411111111111 Six data patterns are used to test the control registers The data patterns are 00000000FFFFFFFF 5555555 5AAAAAAAA 33333333CCCCCCCC
179. tandard and Alpha Micro modified VCRs VCRs sold by Alpha Micro include a remote interface that allows the system to control the VCR functions 121TST LIT This is the test for the AM 121 DOS coprocessor 183TST LIT This is the diagnostic for checking the floating point math co processor 350TST LIT Tests the VME serial port interface section of the AM 350 362TST LIT Tests the AM 362 and AM 366 Ethernet interface boards 607TST LIT Tests the S 100 magnetic tape controller AM 607 and drive currently only CDC 800 1600 bpi and Cipher 890 891 drives are supported SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 1 8 Chapter 1 640TST LIT Tests the AM 640 VME mag tape controller and drive Cipher 890 891 and Storage Tech 1 2 tape drives are currently supported 1 4RUNNING INDIVIDUAL TESTS WITHOUT SYSXER SYSXER can detect what hardware is connected to the system call up the appropriate tests automatically create the test INIs with the correct test parameters and execute the tests However each of the tests outlined in the previous section can be run individually without using the SYSXER control program The programs are menu driven and have INI files that must be set up by the user before the test is begun Once the INI has been set up it may be saved on disk for Auto Run the next time the test is used If you are not familiar with the different tests it is highly recommended that you allow SYSXER
180. ted for the first 1000 blocks followed by 1000 blocks of the second pattern etc If no data pattern is selected then no data is read in so pick at least one Soft errors which occur during the read operation are added to the read error and soft error totals displayed on the screen Unexpected status results which occur during this test cause appropriate error messages to be displayed and optionally logged in an error file These errors are added to the hard error and status error totals displayed on the screen Read Underrun Test this test purposely causes underrun conditions during the read test by generating random waits between some of the block transfers while reading from the tape This is done to make sure the drive can recover from random underrun conditions while reading without unrecoverable data errors occurring Pre set Data Patterns selecting an 8 9 or 10 on the test sub menu selects or deselects one of the predefined data patterns available for use during the write and read tests User Selected Data Pattern selecting 11 on the test sub menu allows the user to design a special data pattern for use during the write and read tests The cursor is positioned at the beginning of a 32 byte pattern definition area where the user may enter the desired sequence of bytes entering a return causes the pattern to be stored in memory 5 10 4Running STRTST Once all the selections have been made there are two options The test parameters
181. ter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run the test for as many hours as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 1 to N A not applicable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 62 SCZSTR Blocks to test this parameter controls the number of blocks written or read during the read write tests You may set the number of blocks to test to any value between O and 250000 If zero is entered the test will write or read until end of tape is detected SCSI ID Number this parameter should be set to match the SCSI device select number of the streamer drive Valid ID numbers are in the range O through 7 Most Alpha Micro interfaces support SCSI ID 0 through 3 Tape Retry Percentage this parameter is only relevant when testing EXABYTE drives It specifies the maximum average retry percentage which may be considered acceptable An error is generated at the end of the read or write tape tests if the retry percentage is higher than this setting Max errors to log allows the user to preset how many errors will be logged into the test error file before the test aborts Stop on errors this option allows the test to stop and wait for a if an error is detected during the diagnostic Log Errors thi
182. ters can be saved to the disk by entering Y to the question Do you want to save your selections in SER3XX INI YAN If you do not wish to permanently save the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 9 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt SER3XX Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 9 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during SER3XX are acceptable If you do get errors while running the test check to see that you entered the correct base port address and that the parameters you have selected are applicable to the board you are testing SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 83 STRTST 1 4 STREAMING TAPE DRIVE DIAGNOSTIC 5 10STRTST STREAMER TEST The magnetic tape performance test STRTST is designed to test 8 and 51 4 streaming tape drives The test supports both AM220 and AM620 magnetic tape controllers It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system to be tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified STRTST is used to test streaming tape drives with the QIC 02 interface For drives with a S
183. testing with external loop back cables eSYSXER will not poll for more than one paddle card on an AM 520 or AM 522 board eSerial I O expansions must be sequentially addressed for SYSXER to properly detect them and AM 358 cards must be addressed before AM 355 cards Alm The testing of Phoenix and Hawk CDC Cartridge Disk Drives is not supported when S gt running the diagnostics using SYSXER However these drives can be tested using DSKXER directly KE Due to the way the AM 117 S 100 to VME adaptor operates it should be removed S from the system before using SYSXER If not removed it will cause SYSXER to detect boards which are not installed in the system 1 3SYSXER CAPABILITIES The problem with having so many different diagnostic programs to test the different functions of the system is that it can be hard to remember What programs do what and to whom SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 1 4 Chapter 1 DISK CPU MEMORY AMOS aaa INTERNAL KI MACH Figure 2 Fixing the correct DSKXER disk driver or using the correct SERXER interface driver requires the user to be very knowledgeable about these programs To eliminate these problems the test program executive known as SYSXER was created SYSXER will poll the devices on your system to find out what devices are there and will display what it found After you have
184. the tag address set to 1000XXXX Next data is written to this same cache bank The cache freeze bit is then turned on and the tag address is changed to 1010XXXX The cache bank is then re read to see if the cache bank just written will be updated with the data at the new tag address as it should be if the cache freeze bit were not set The tag address is reset to it s original value of 1000XXXX and the cache bank is then re read and the data verified as the same data written earlier not updated by the read with the tag address set to 1010XXXX and that no bus timeouts occured during this last read indicating that the data read did come from the cache memory The last function verified is cache clear This function is verified by reading from the first cache bank with the tag address set to 1000XXXX next data is written to this same cache bank Then the cache is cleared by toggling the cache clear bit The cache bank is then re read None of the data read should match the data written and a bus timeout should be generated as each long word of data is read indicating that data is not coming from the cache SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 15 Address Check This test verifies the address lines on the cache memory coming from the CPU board the address decoding circuitry and tag address compartor chips Each tag line and each cache bank in turn is tested as follows Set the tag address
185. the the parameters to the disk enter N to the above question and use option 4 Begin Test which will run the parameter selections from memory 5 14 5Test Completion Any test that reaches the maximum number of errors will halt 324TST Otherwise at completion of the test examine the error log 5 and then exit the test 5 14 6Acceptance Criteria No errors occurring during 324TST are acceptable SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 117 350TST INTELLIGENT I O PERFORMANCE TEST 5 15350TST SERIAL I O TEST The AM350 Serial I O Test 350TST is designed to functionally check the AM350s ability to communicate with the AM355 or AM358 asynchronous serial I O paddle cards To test the Herbie section of the AM350 run HRBXER HRBXER will verify memory and communication with the AM350 350TST will verify communication to the AM355 paddle cards and does a quick test of the serial ports 350TST allows for the testing of multiple AM350 Cards or each board may be selected and tested separately It is advisable to use SYSXER to initially set up the test parameters for the individual tests This will insure that the parameters are correct for the system to be tested Once the operator becomes familiar with the tests the parameters can be manually modified Alm There can be no other users on the system when attempting to execute this program D gt Any AM 358 paddle cards must be addressed belo
186. tice blocks appearing filled with many copies of the same name disabling this option could bypass those blocks Note that you may miss valid directories with this option disabled Although duplicate filenames are rare under AMOS they are possible Load current MFD is useful when you have already built a partial MFD on disk Don t enable it if the current MFD contains bad information The Scan using bitmap option is very useful if you are certain the MFD was the only block damaged and the bitmap is still valid This enables DSKUTL to skip over all blocks not marked in use possibly avoiding many disk reads and incorrect directory block acceptance Don t enable it if the disk was SYSACTed DSKANAed or anything else which caused the good bitmap to be overwritten By enabling User verification you get final approval for every block that passes the selected tests while the scan is running This is good for very messy rebuilds For cleaner disks disabling this option creates an auto mode that will run through the whole scan without user intervention The Ask PPN numbers option may be turned on if you wish to store the proper account numbers You will be asked for them during the resolution phase Your other option is to leave this turned off and correct the account numbers through the edit disk block directory format options With this option off DSKUTL will start assigning sequential accounts from Starting auto ppn
187. tility XCERT certifies disk drives controlled by Xebec 1410 and 1410A controllers Defect information may be loaded from a disk file or entered by hand from the label on the drive XCERT destroys all data on the drive Make sure you have a current backup before certifying a used disk drive XCERT will not run on an AM 515 A 3 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list of all the programs required to run XCERT XCERT LITThis is the main program file A 3 2Running XCERT Log into DSKO 1 2 and type XCERT devn sw Alm devn refers to the device you are certifying It must be a physical device and be mounted except when using the P option It must not be the second drive on a XEBEC nor running from an AM 515 sw stands for an optional switch as described below If no switch is specified XCERT will perform a standard certification of the drive Switches available and their functions are as follows P Only prompts you for the defect information then lists the bad blocks on the screen Does not format the drive The drive does NOT have to be mounted to use this option L XCERT will create a printable copy of BADBLK SYS called BADBLK LST B Allows the user to type in defects and create a new BADBLK SYS without formatting the drive The structure of the Master File Directory MFD and User File Directory UFD for account 1 2 must be intact The disk drive must be remounted and cleared using SYSACT before copying an
188. truction To do this both the system and Herbie attempt to modify the same memory location repeatedly First the test checks its own ability to generate an error by performing this test using the BSET instruction for up to 15 seconds The BSET read modify write instruction is divisable and should allow one of the processors to destroy the others modification provided the timing between each access is just right If this timing can be achieved the same test is performed using the TAS test and set instruction for 30 seconds The TAS instruction should generate indivisable read modify write cycles keeping the two processors from destroying each others modification If the BSET portion is unable to generate a failure a message is displayed noting that board timing will not allow testing and the TAS portion of the test is skipped The inability to create a failure with BSET is not an error just an indication that testing TAS would be pointless as we are unable to get the right conditions to notice a failure SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 41 d d Cache invalidate writes data into cache memory then forces the Herbie to modify those same addresses The test then verifies that the cache entries were invalidated and generate misses when accessed This test automatically becomes Cache Update when HRBXER is ran on an AM 190 CPU because the AM 190 cache is not invalidated when accessed by anot
189. tware User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 129 d Register patterns test this test writes and verifies all patterns from 00 through FF into all readable data registers on the Ethernet controller chip Address Recognition this test verifies the boards ability to recognize its own address and ignore others SNI Loopback this test verifies the data path from the controller chip through the serial chip by placing the serial chip into loopback mode Coax Loopback this test verifies the data path from the controller chip though the serial chip and through the thin Ethernet coax interface To run coax loopback test the board must be set up for thin Ethernet or have an Ethernet to thin Ethernet adaptor attached CRC Generator this test verifies the CRC generator by sending packets with good and bad CRC Broadcast Packets this test verifies the controller chips ability to accept and ignore packets with a broadcast address Promiscuous Physical this test verifies the controller chips ability to accept and ignore packets with a differing Ethernet address This is done by entering and exiting promiscuous mode while sending a packet with an address different than the board under test Remote Board Echo this test sends AlphaNET echo packets to a remote board that is running AlphaNET The Ethernet id of the remote board is specified in Test Control 5 16 4Running 362TST Once all the selections have been mad
190. up and ready for tests SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 SYSXER Pre Test Procedures Page 2 3 2 2PRELIMINARY FUNCTIONAL TESTS Some minimal troubleshooting may be required to prepare a system for functional diagnostic testing System will not boot a minimal INI file Run Self Test Self test will check the hardware functions required to boot up the basic system By basic we mean using the winchester disk device memory and the CPU serial ports A failure in these tests will point to a major sub assembly that requires troubleshooting or replacement If the system passes Self Test then the hardware required to boot up a minimal INI file i e a single job with a terminal running off the CPU and only the winchester disk as a device should be working 2 2 1Running Self Test Self Test is standard on all computer models except for S 100 systems The Self Test feature checks the following components and subsystems eMemory enterval Timer eCPU Serial Ports Hard disk drives and controllers eVCR Interface AM 515 Intelligent Disk Controller AM 520 Intelligent Disk Controller eAM 522 Intelligent Disk Controller Specific details about how your system s Self Test operates and its display codes will be found in either your system s Owner s Manual or the Self Test Users Guide DSO 00156 00 The following is a general description of the procedure to execute self test 1 With system power OFF press and h
191. upported Tests are performed on the data lines multiplex and interrupt circuits ry You must reboot the system before attempting to use VPC after running this test 5 12 1Software Prerequisites The following is a list of all the programs required to run 121TST 121TST LITThis is the main program file 121TST HLPThis is the help file for menu option 6 5 12 2121TST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type 121TST REUN The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 98 121TST Example AM 121 DOS Coprocessor Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION 121TST Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the 121TST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute 121TST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file 121TST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file 121TST INI
192. uses a BADBLK SYS file it is very important to recover it as early as possible You might attempt to locate the 1 2 directory using User File Directory Scan If 1 2 can be located stop the scan and get 1 2 set up in the MFD If it cannot be located try loading it from a backup If the restore software creates a TOC file perform the restore on a different device to avoid overwriting possible UFD MFD blocks However you get BADBLK SYS back exit DSKUTL and remount the device so AMOS can use the newly recovered BADBLK SYS Locate MFD Blocks If you know the drive contains more than one MFD block worth of accounts you may save time by running a Master File Directory Scan and locating the next MFD block This block could be linked to a dummy MFD in block 1 created with Edit Disk Block If this is done Load current MFD should be enabled in Parameter Selection This would mean DSKUTL would only have to locate links to accounts contained in the first MFD block Parameter Selection Setup Parameters chosen in parameter selection depend on many things including software run on the system and the contents of unused blocks Most of the time you will enable filename length byte count and link checking Also RAD50 only should be enabled on most systems with extended directories SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 16 DSKUTL The Dupe filenames ok option should usually be enabled If you no
193. v 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 11 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 2 3Parameter Selections After selecting the Parameter Selections option the following prompt will appear on the screen Do you want to load CSHTST INI yin Y FUR The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to Run Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections then save them in CSHTST INI when prompted All selections will then be saved onto the logged disk You may then begin testing by selecting 2 Auto Mode in the Main Menu or 4 Begin Test Test control 1 Number of passes 000001 2 Number of hours N A 3 Number of passes for random data test 000001 4 Max errors to log 000005 Ss SEOP ON SPOTS oi aw N 6 HOG MELONS Pi tis fa dex Y 7 Parity enabled Y 8 Name of error log CSHTST ERR Enter Selection return when done Number of passes this selection allows the user to run the test for as many passes as desired Any number inserted here will toggle selection 2 to N A not applicable Number of hours this selection allows the user to run t
194. verwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file 362TST INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run 362TST based on the parameter selections currently in memory The test INI file is not loaded Begin Test allows the user to modify the parameter selections and run the test without permanently changing the 362TST INI SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Running Individual Tests Page 5 127 Examine Error Log This selection will allow the user to see any errors that may have occurred if the Log Errors Test Parameter selection has been enabled Help If available this selection will open an ASCII file that describes how to run the test as well as what the individual tests are doing 5 16 3Parameter Selections After selecting the Parameter Selections option the following prompt will appear on the screen Do you want to load 362TST INI yAn Y FUR The following menu will appear on the screen 1 Test Control 2 Tests to Run Enter your selection return to exit Verify or enter your test selections then save them in 362TST INI wh
195. w any AM 355 paddle cards 5 15 1Software Prerequisites 350TST LITThis is the main program file 350COD MICThis is the microcode file for the AM 350 350TST HLPThis is the help file for option 6 5 15 2350TST Main Menu Log into the account that contains the SYSXER Diagnostics package and type 350TST REUN The following menu will be displayed SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page 5 118 350TST Example AM 350 Performance Test Module MENU Function MENU SELECTION 350TST Version X X XXX Exit Auto Mode 3 Parameter Selection 4 Begin Test 5 Examine Error Log 6 HELP Enter your selection Exit This selection leaves the 350TST program and returns the user to the AMOS command level Auto Mode This option will execute 350TST based on parameter selections automatically loaded from the test initialization file 350TST INI Any previous parameter selections that were not saved will be overwritten by those from the test INI file For Auto Mode to work a test INI file must have been previously created and saved using Parameter Selection Parameter Selection This option allows the user to exercise test control and to select which tests to execute Test parameters may also be loaded from or saved in the INI file 350TST INI If Parameter Selections are not saved they will be lost when exiting the program Begin Test This selection will run 350TST based on the parameter selections cu
196. within your INI file which your system printer is physically connected to Log File Option Enter L to select the log file You cannot be logged into the test device when using this option If a log file exists you will be asked if you wish to clear it at this time Aux Port Option Enter A to send the printout to a printer attached to the terminal itself via the transparent print function The terminal and terminal driver must support transparent print for this option to work A 1 4Edit Hidden Sector After selecting the Edit Hidden Sector option the following menu will appear on the screen SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 9 1 Password Good 12 Write Precomp X 2 Hash Good 13 Reduced Current X 3 Type XXXX 14 Landing zone x 4 Retries XX 15 Flags x 5 Heads XX 16 Xebec CTL X 6 Cylinders XXX 17 Select x 7 Sectors XX 18 Spare 1 X 8 Spare Tracks X 19 Spare 2 X 9 Write interleav X 20 Spare 3 X 10 Read interleave x 11 Logicals XX Enter selection or return to exit NOTE head amp sector entries always 10 on SCSI drives When you exit you will be see the following prompt Do you want to rewrite the hidden sector N Entering Y will rewrite the hidden sector block updating the password and hash total Hidden sector information for some Alpha Micro drives may be found in the help file A 1 5Change Directory Type
197. y DSKXER LIT DSKXER is the hard disk drive test used by Alpha Micro The disk must be properly certified or formatted as the case may be and initialized with account 1 2 on each logical This is a non destructive test and will not over write areas on the disk drive where data is stored HRBXER LIT Tests the common functions of the VME Herbie intelligent controllers i e AM 350 AM 360 AM 515 AM 520 and AM 522 Verifies RAM and interrupt capabilities RAMXER LIT This is the memory test that checks individual BANKS of memory selected by the user Bank size is determined by the memory chip size used along with the data bus width 16 or 32 bit SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Introduction to SYSXER Page 1 7 RJETST LIT This is the test for the Z80 normally used to run RJE These include the AM 330 AM 334 AM 331 AM 339 as well as Z80 on the AM 177 CPU SCZSTR LIT This tests the read write ability of streaming magnetic tape drives and interfaces that are attached to the SCSI bus SERXER LIT This is the serial port test will test most or all of the interfaces capabilities When run under SYSXER only the basic tests not requiring loop back connectors are selected STRTST LIT This tests the read write ability of streaming magnetic tape drives that use the QIC 02 interface VCRXER LIT VCRXER is the diagnostic for testing VCR interfaces and drives This test is compatible with both s
198. y software to it SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Page A 22 XCERT Displays the list of valid switches and exits This This also occurs if XCERT detects an invalid switch IP allows for devices in DEVTBL that don t really exist however any AMOS access to the device will hang For this reason use it only on a test bed The following menu will be displayed Example Module SETUP Function Select Drive Type XCERT Version X X XXX Device under test XXX0 Drive type 10 Mb 5 1 4 in 20 Mb 5 1 4 in 30CD 30 Mb 5 1 4 in 30CM 30 Mb 5 1 4 in 30QT 30 Mb 5 1 4 in 35QT 35 Mb 5 1 4 in 55VE 55 Mb 5 1 4 in 70FJ 70 Mb 5 1 4 in 70MI 70 Mb 5 1 4 in 150MX 150 Mb 5 1 4 in A B C D E F G H I J Which drive Select the type of drive you are certifying from the menu After you have done this you may be requested for the drive serial number depending on the switch specified on the command line You are allowed up to 10 characters for the drive serial number Next you will see the prompt Enter defects from a file N If you are entering defects from the label on the drive hit Gt This will place you in edit mode If you have entered the defects into a file or previously saved them to a file you may enter Y then F4 You will then be asked to enter the filename After XCERT reads the file you will be placed in edit mode for further defect entry editing Enter
199. zero remainder 4 exit Most of these fields are described in the AMOS L Monitor Calls Manual The fields 6 rad50 refer to the number of BYTES available for the name and the FORMAT Six rad50 bytes support 9 characters or a filename and extension DSKUTL supports up to 32 bytes in ascii mode SYSXER Diagnostic Software User s Manual Rev 04 Other Diagnostic Utilities Page A 15 A 1 7Disk Rebuilding Tips The steps taken in rebuilding your disk depend greatly on how it was lost and your familiarity with the system in question The recovery process should be performed by someone knowledgable in the process Someone should also be present who is familiar with the files and accounts that were on the system Some ideas on how to proceed follow Suggestions should be tempered with the users familiarity with the data on the disk Verify Directory Type Verify the directory type reported is correct If you had an extended format logical and the label block was overwritten the system may think it is now a traditional format logical If the directory type is wrong you may change it using Change Directory Type Verify hidden sector If the drive supports hidden sector zero it would be a good idea to examine it with the Edit Hidden Sector option You may want to verify the values with another good drive of the same type although the hash will usually say bad if anything changes by accident Recover BADBLK SYS If the drive

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