[Info-vax] P400 on DS10/DS15

[John H. Reinhardt]

On 8/11/2020 9:40 AM, John H. Reinhardt wrote:
> On 8/11/2020 9:20 AM, Rod Regier wrote:
>> I found that the V/A 8.4 version of the MSA$UTIL didn't do a very good job of creating Units online.
>>
>> I had to revert to using the ORCA firmware in the Pxxx controller
>> to create units on Alphas.  (press F8 to...)
>>
>> The V/I64 version of MSA$UTIL did a much better job dealing with Units.
>>
>> HPE V/A 8.4 MSA$UTIL:
>>
>> image name: "MSA$UTIL"
>> image file identification: "X-29"
>> image file build identification: "XCCV-0100000004"
>> link date/time: 27-MAY-2011 12:56:52.51
>> linker identification: "A13-04"
>>
>> HPE V/I64 8.4 MSA$UTIL:
>>
>> Image name:                                 "MSA$UTIL"
>> Global Symbol Table name:                   "MSA$UTIL"
>> Image file identification:                  "X-35"
>> Image build identification:                 "0100000190"
>> Link identification:                        "Linker I02-37"
>> Link Date/Time:                              4-MAR-2016 16:36:59.07
>>
> 
> I haven't been able to get the DS10 to run the P410 BIOS to get to ORCA.  I'm using the serial console, not the graphics.  Maybe that makes a difference.  I don't have a graphics card in the system.
> 
> 

The DS10 sees the BIOS but has no way to get there.

>>>show bios
Resetting I/O buses...
open fibre pga0.0.0.3004.0
open fibre pgb0.0.0.3005.0

pka0.7.0.15.0 - Adaptec AIC-7899
pkb0.7.0.115.0 - Adaptec AIC-7899
  - 323A103C/3243103C         <---- P410  no device name to run BIOS
>>>

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John H. Reinhardt