Compaq LP8000-F1 manual Start-Up for Alpha/i386 Systems

5-4Compaq StorageWorks 64-Bit PCI-To-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter User Guide

Start-Up for Alpha/i386 Systems

The diagnostic program performs preliminary analysis of the HBA before displaying its Main menu. If no HBA is found, the program exits. Error messages are displayed on failure conditions.

During startup, the diagnostic and firmware download utility program:

1.Looks for installed PCI HBAs.

2.Executes preliminary testing on all installed HBAs. Tests include:

a.SLIM memory test.

b.BIU register test.

c.BIU configuration registers test.

3.Reports pass or fail status messages.

4.Resets the HBAs.

5.Checks Power-On Self Test (POST) status of HBAs.

6.Reports revision levels of diagnostic and functional firmware.

7.Displays the resources of each HBA.

The following is a sample output of the diagnostic and firmware download utility Start-Up Procedure.

WELCOME TO HOST DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY Revision x.x

Host Adapters found in the system: 1

PRELIMINARY TESTING of Host Adapter 1

Host Adapter 1: PASS 0xA: SLIM Memory Tests

WELCOME TO HOST DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY Revision x.x

Host Adapter 1: Pass 0xA: BIU Registers Tests

Host Adapter 1: Pass 0xA: BIU Configuration Registers Tests

Adapter 1 PASSED PRELIMINARY TESTS