User`s guide

CHAPTER 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
CHAPTER 2
2.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
2.5.6
2.5.7
2.5.8
2.5.9
2.5.10
2.5.11
2.5.12
2.5.13
2.5.14
2.5.15
CHAPTER 3
3.1
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.1.1
3.2.1.2
3.2.l.3
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
MANUAL SCOPE ................................................................................................... 1-1
VAX-ll/730 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM STRUCTURE ......................................... 1-3
DIAGNOSTIC STRATEGy .................................................................................... 1-4
VAX-ll/730 REMOTE DIAGNOSIS OPTION .................................................... 1-4
CONSOLE SUBSYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
.................................................................................................... 2-1
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ........................................... 2-3
Six-Position Keylock Switch ............................................................................. 2-3
AUTO/RESTART Switch ............................................................................... 2-4
State Indicator Lights......... ............... .... ............ ....... ........ ...... ... ........... ....... ...... 2-4
POWER-UP SELF-TEST ......................................................................................... 2-5
CONSOLE MODES ................................................................................................. 2-7
CONSOLE COMMAND LANGUAGE ................................................................. 2-9
Control Characters............................................................................................ 2-9
BOOT Command.... ............. ..... ...... ........... ........................... ..... ......... ... ......... 2-10
CONTINUE Command ................................................................................. 2-11
DIRECTORY Command ............................................................................... 2-11
EXAMINE and DEPOSIT Commands ......................................................... 2-11
HALT Command.... ...... ....... ....... .... ... .... .......... ... ............................................ 2-14
Indirect Command.......................................................................................... 2-14
INITIALIZE Command.... .......... .......... .... ....... ................ ..... ..................
... .... 2-14
LOAD Command .... ........... ... ...... ............... ....... ...... ...... ... ...... ................ ......... 2-14
MICROSTEP Command ................................................................................ 2-15
NEXT Command................... ..... ... ... ..... ........... ..................... .................. ....... 2-16
REPEAT Command................... ....... .... ............ ............. .... ...... .... ....... ........... 2-17
START Command................... ....... ... .... ............................. ............. ............... 2-17
TEST Command. ............... ........................ ...................... ...... ... .............. .... .... 2-17
WAIT Command.... ....... .... ........................ ............ ........... .... ..... ...... ..... .......... 2-18
COLD AND WARM START FUNCTIONS
INTRODUCTION
.................................................................................................... 3-1
COLD START (BOOT) ............................................................................................ 3-1
Console Subsystem Action on a Cold Start..................................................... 3-1
VMB.EXE Operation ............................................................................... 3-6
SYSBOOT.EXE Operation ...................................................................... 3-6
DIAGBOOT.EXE Operation ................................................................... 3-6
WARM START (RESTART) ................................................................................. 3-7
Restart Parameter Block (RPB) ..... .... ... .... ..... ............................... .... ... ..... ....... 3-8
Restart Routine....... ....... .............. ... .... ... .... .......... ...................... .... .... ............... 3-8
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