Release Notes for PA Systems March 2008 Release

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.
TIMIDIAG
If the system console path is set to the TIMI serial port, execution of TIMIDIAG SECTION 004 (Timi UART
test internal and external loopback) will crash the system.
If the system is booted from either of the Backplane Networking, Backplane ROM or PCMCIA boot devices,
execution of TIMIDIAG will crash the system.
TMMGR
The TMMGR prompt is currently only supported when ODE is booted from the HP9000 Offline Diagnostics
CD-ROM. If ODE is booted from tape, diagnostics can be run from the ODE prompt rather than from the
TMMGR prompt.
Known Problems for 64-bit Tools
Following are the known problems for 64-bit tools:
The class license may not work for some rp8400 systems (HVersion 5E4 and 5E6). The work around is to install
the class license from the Online Diagnostic tools.
DISKEXPT2, DISKUTIL2
The READLOG tool on a Quantum FIREBALL1050S disk will return a Device wants to Transfer More
Data than Allocated.
error message. This is a bug in the disk driver firmware.
ASTRODIAG2
Return values for each test section are inconsistent. They can cause the diag to return TM_STATUS_FAILED
under the wrong circumstances.
Important: PCI-TO-PCI devices are not supported on Shared Slots.
Interrupt tests (Section 6) are not executed.
PIO transactions (Section 8) are not executed.
CIODIAG
Important: There is no USB coverage implemented for this release and there are no plans to test the RS232 users port.
Only the UPS or Aux port in rp8400 is tested on an external loopback test.
IKEDIAG2