Release Notes for PA Systems March 2008 Release

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Release Notes for PA0803

Overview

Enhancements

Defect Fixes

Known Problems

Known Problems for 32-bit Tools

Known Problems for 64-bit Tools

Documentation

Overview

The Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) is a platform that enables you to troubleshoot a system that is not booted

to the operating system. ODE can be used to test systems that cannot be tested using the Online Diagnostics tools. The

ODE is also useful for some types of testing in which it is not desirable to have to boot the system first, as is often the

case in manufacturing applications.

Enhancements

The ODE March 2008 release includes the following enhancements:

PCIUTIL

Enhancement to support EFI driver update.

MAPPER2

Added support for HP Storage Works 8400 EVA and EVA 4400

Defect Fixes

The ODE March 2008 release includes the following defect fixes:

The LIF-LOAD product is a subset of Offline Diagnostics for the HP 9000 systems. LIF-LOAD is intended to

be installed to the boot area of the system disk. The installation of the LIF-LOAD product does not work for

HP-UX 11i v3 systems. The /var/adm/sw/swagent.log file after the installation of the LIF-LOAD product has

the following error messages:

WARNING: Primary boot path variable not a character device. The offline diagnostics were not

installed.

This defect is now fixed.

MOABDIAG

QXCR1000470267

The MOABDIAG tool hangs intermittently in Section 3 on 32-way HP 9000 SuperDome and sx2000 systems.

This defect is now fixed.

Summary of content (5 pages)

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Release Notes for PA0803 Overview Enhancements Defect Fixes Known Problems Known Problems for 32-bit Tools Known Problems for 64-bit Tools Documentation Overview The Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) is a platform that enables you to troubleshoot a system that is not booted to the operating system. ODE can be used to test systems that cannot be tested using the Online Diagnostics tools.
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Known Problems Following are the known problems that are common to both 32-bit tools and 64-bit tools: All ODE programs hangs on the PCX-U and PCX-U+ based workstations (C160, C180, C200, and C240) if the firmware version is earlier than IODC 4.1. Workaround: Install the firmware version IODC 4.1 and later. After exiting from the TMMGR prompt to the ODE prompt, running any subsequent program may hang the system.
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Does not support C-class workstations on this version. LASIDIAG The sect 32 10;run command returns the following error message although there were no errors found: HARDWARE ERROR Ignore this error message. SIODIAG The message "Test section completed successfully" means that the test section code is complete and has been tested. The message "Test section not yet implemented" means that the test section is either not code complete or not completely tested.
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On rp5470 servers, section 3, subtest 1 & 2 are disabled. ON rp5470 servers with 875MHz CPUs, Section 8: Subtest 004 DMA Ext. Interrupt Test fails. IOTEST2 IOTEST2 runs very slowly on c8000 machines when USB devices are connected. MAKODIAG Section 81 fails after several loops when run with other ODE Tools. Workaround: Enter resume at the command prompt to continue with the test. Section 24 hangs on c8000 machines when run with other ODE tools in a loop when core I/O ethernet card is A7011A or A7012A.
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