Specifications
Page 5-2 Initial Operation and Testing
This error will be displayed each time a DEVTBL statement for a SCSI magnetic tape
drive is encountered in your system initialization command file. While this error will not
prevent the computer from booting, none of your magnetic tape devices will work until
the dispatcher is defined.
5.2INITIAL SYSTEM TESTING
After installation is complete, run the Roadrunner Self Test program to make sure each
subsystem is functional. The self test diagnostics are incorporated into the boot PROM
on the Roadrunner. Refer to the
Alpha Micro Self Test User’s Guide
for instructions.
Self-Test will first examine the original CPU boot PROMs to determine the system
identification. If the boot PROMs have been removed from the main CPU board, the
system may not function properly and self-test (as well as any other SYSXER
diagnostics) will probably report erroneous test results! Do not remove the old CPU boot
PROMs.
After completing a pass of self test, press reset to reboot the computer.
Use caution when booting out of Self-Test! DO NOT reboot the system while the
hard disk controller or diagnostic cylinder tests are running! Though most newer hard
drives will not have a problem handling the power interruption, data or format damage to
some hard drives could result!
After bootup, at the AMOS prompt type: SYSTAT
RETURN
Check the system status information displayed by the SYSTAT program and insure all
jobs applicable to your computer are up and running—e.g., terminal, printer, task
manager, etc. Also, ensure that the correct amount of system memory is detected.
5.3MAKING A ROADRUNNER COMPATIBLE WARM-BOOT TAPE
Once your Roadrunner enhanced computer is up and running, you should create a
warm boot tape. A warm boot tape provides a convenient way of accessing your SCSI
drive should it ever fail to boot.
An example of a typical routine for generating a warm boot monitor for a Roadrunner
enhanced computer is shown on the next page. The program prompts are shown in
plain text and the user input is shown in bold type. The total size of your warm boot
monitor cannot exceed 200KB. If you exceed the 200K limit, WRMGEN will generate an
overflow error.
When prompted for the system disk driver name, enter SCZRR.DVR as the driver
name. When WRMGEN prompts you to enter the dispatcher name, enter the simple
dispatcher name, SIMRR.SYS. Also, the input monitor name, the bitmap size, the
number of logicals, and other configuration specific entries used on the next page are
shown for example purposes only! You must enter the specific information as it applies
to your
configuration.
PDI-00172-60, Rev. A02