Jim,
If you remove all the other drives from the chain... You can remove the tape drive after you boot from mapper and run ODE.
Does it see the .6 drive if it is the only one on the chain?
-Craig
--- On Sun, 8/3/08, James B. Byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: James B. Byrne <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Help with HP3000 918-LX boot problem
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 1:04 PM
> On Sun, August 3, 2008 12:33, Craig Lalley wrote:
> >
> > James,
> >
> > Is 56/52.4 the correct boot path? i.e. is it LDEV 1?
> >
> > You may want to boot from tape,
> >
> > bo alt
> > ODE <--- Offline Diagnotic Environment
> > RUN MAPPER
> >
> > This will tell you if the system can see ldev 1.
> >
> > At this point, I would double check scsi cables, if
> your drives are
> > external... look for bent pins.... and always, always
> check the
> > terminators.
> >
> > Terminators can go bad, I found out the hard way.
> >
>
> I ran mapper and it cannot see the drive set to 6
>
> ODE> run mapper
>
> ***************************************************************************
> ******
> ******
> ****** MAPPER
> ******
> ******
> ******
> ****** Copyright (C) 1995-2001 by Hewlett-Packard
> Company ******
> ****** All Rights Reserved
> ******
> ******
> ******
> ****** HP shall not be liable for any damages resulting
> from the ******
> ****** use of this program.
> ******
> ******
> ******
> ****** Version A.02.48
> ******
> ******
> ******
> ***************************************************************************
>
> Type HELP for command information.
>
>
> STARTING EXECUTION OF MAPPER
>
> Processor Identification:
> Hardware Model: 480H, Revision: 0
> Software Model: 4H, Revision: 0
> Hardware ID: 0, Software ID: 189156361 (unsigned
> decimal)
> Software Cap: 0x10000031
> MPE/XL Model String: 918LX#C
> Processor Board Revisions:
> CPU - CPU Chip: 12
> PDC - Processor Dependent Code: 1.3
> Cache and TLB Sizes:
> Instruction Cache: 32 K bytes, Instruction TLB:
> 64 entries
> Data Cache: 32 K bytes, Data TLB:
> 64 entries
> Co-processors:
> Floating Point Co-processor is installed
>
> I/O Configuration:
> Type HW
> SW Revisions
> Path Component Name ID Mod
> Mod Hdwr Firm
> ---------- ----------------------------------- ----- -----
> ----- ----- -----
> 56 Upper Bus Converter 7H 500H
> CH 0 0
> 56/52 HP-PB SCSI 4H 14H
> 39H 0 0
> 56/52.0.0 HPC1537A tape drive - -
> - - L111
> 56/52.4.0 IBM DXHS18Y - -
> - - 0430
> 56/52.5.0 SEAGATE ST318417N - -
> - - 0105
> 56/56 HP-PB LAN/Console 2H 14H
> 60H 0 1
> 56/60 HP-PB Port 7H 103H
> CH 0 0
> 62 Processor 0H 480H
> 4H 0 0
> 63 Memory (512 M bytes) 1H 22H
> 9H 0 0
> Slot 0A - 64M enabled
> Slot 0B - 64M enabled
> Slot 1A - 64M enabled
> Slot 1B - 64M enabled
> Slot 2A - 64M enabled
> Slot 2B - 64M enabled
> Slot 3A - 64M enabled
> Slot 3B - 64M enabled
>
>
> Resetting the Boot Device...
> Done.
>
> Exiting...
>
> RUN COMPLETED.
> ODE>
>
> I have the box open on my desk and there are three HDDs
> present, 2 x
> ST318417Ns and the IBM DXHS18Y. I checked the address
> jumpers and they
> are correctly set. There was no external scsi terminator
> so I added one
> and it seems properly set. I have no idea on how to test if
> it works or
> not.
>
> I have pulled a spare ST318417N from the IT vault and if I
> cannot resolve
> the problem any other way then I will replace the suspect
> drive and do a
> reload.
>
> Our setup uses one drive for the system volume, one drive
> for the user
> data volset and a third drive for an online store-to-disc
> repository
> volset. The evidence seems to indicate that the system disk
> has failed, an
> odd coincidence but hardly an unforeseen possibility.
>
> Thanks for the help. It was invaluable.
>
> Regards,
>
>
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