[Info-vax] HSJ-50

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <ipmpvl$5v5$1 at iltempo.update.uu.se>,
	Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
> On 2011-05-02 10:17, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> In article<ipmjsm$3va$2 at iltempo.update.uu.se>,
>> 	Johnny Billquist<bqt at softjar.se>  writes:
>>> On 2011-05-02 06:34, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>> Is there any way to test an HSJ-50 without having a complete system and
>>>> disk array hooked up to it?  I am getting ready to start putting stuff
>>>> on eBay and would like to know it works before I advertise it.  It
>>>> worked when removed from service, but that was several years ago and
>>>> I certainly don't want to sell something that is going to be DOA.
>>>
>>> Don't they have a console port, just like the HSJ-40? Connect a
>>> terminal, and power the thing up?
>>
>> Yes, but I didn't know how extensive/effective the console interface
>> was.   I used it to configure things but I neverhad a problem so I
>> never had to try and troubleshoot from it.
> 
> Based on my experience of the HSJ-40, you have self tests that are run 
> as a part of the booting. There is additional diagnostics that you can 
> run after boot. Maybe you'll need a shelf with a disk for some 
> diagnostics to check that the SCSI works, but just getting it to boot is 
> pretty much enough testing that the actual HSJ works fine. What's left 
> is testing CI and SCSI, both which requires external hardware to test. 
> If you have that, then I believe there are tests that will check them too.
> Start by typing "DIR" at the prompt, to check what programs are 
> available in the HSJ.

Thanks Johnny,
  I'll have to give it a try.  I have the hardware to test the SCSI
but I haven't had any CI since the VAX's went away.

  At least I still have VT420's to hook up to it.  :-)

bill

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