Maybe this time I’ll remember to include the list. Here it is!
MAPPER> run
STARTING EXECUTION OF MAPPER
Processor Identification:
Hardware Model: 282H, Revision: 0
Software Model: 4H, Revision: 0
Hardware ID: 0, Software ID: 1731751141 (unsigned decimal)
Software Cap: 0x10000041
MPE/XL Model String: 927LX
Processor Board Revisions:
CPU - CPU Chip: 3
System Controller: 1
PDC - Processor Dependent Code: 1.5
Cache and TLB Sizes:
Instruction Cache: 32 K bytes, Instruction TLB: 96 entries
Data Cache: 64 K bytes, Data TLB: 96 entries
Co-processors: None installed
I/O Configuration:
Type HW SW Revisions
Path Component Name ID Mod Mod Hdwr Firm
---------- ----------------------------------- ----- ----- ----- -----
-----
52 HP-PB SCSI 4H 14H 39H 0 0
52.0.0 HPC1537A tape drive - - - - L105
52.5.0 codesrc SCSI2SD2 - - - - 6.0
52.6.0 codesrc SCSI2SD1 - - - - 6.0
56 HP-PB LAN/Console 2H 14H 60H 0 1
62 Processor 0H 282H 4H 0 0
63 Memory (320 M bytes) 1H 14H 9H 0 0
Slot 1A - 64M
Slot 1B - 64M
Slot 2A - 32M
Slot 2B - 32M
Slot 3A - 32M
Slot 3B - 32M
Slot 4A - 16M
Slot 4B - 16M
Slot 5A - 16M
Slot 5B - 16M
RUN COMPLETED.
MAPPER>
On Tue, Feb 7, 2023 at 10:20 Craig Lalley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> You were going to send a mapper output..
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Craig
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS>
>
> On Saturday, February 4, 2023, 12:42 pm, Robert Liesenfeld <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> As Craig says, the SCSI2SD is bootable.
>
> When I set mine up, I was moving from an existing spinning-disk install so
> I did a sysgen with [log in to unmask]@.@ (or to that effect, I’d have to go look at
> my notes to remember exactly, but it’s basically just a full system
> backup). I left drive models alone and just set the SCSI2SD vendor to
> “HP”. I can find some MAPPER output to show you what I have.
>
> From there, I booted off of the sysgen tape and restored to the SCSI2SD
> volume. I also set up a roughly 12GB volume as additional storage, but I
> don’t remember many details from that. I might be able to dig some up if
> it’s important. In essence you can create volumes of the size you desire
> and use them just like regular SCSI disks on the 3000.
>
> I’ve never tried multiple SCSI2SDs to accomplish actual multi-device RAID;
> in principle I suppose there’s no reason it wouldn’t work, if you set
> termination and so forth appropriately so both devices can be seen on the
> bus (I think by default termination is enabled on the SCSI2SD). For my
> purposes, my MPE/iX install changes slowly enough that I’m comfortable with
> a once-every-few-weeks shutdown and backup of the SD card.
>
> I’ll send the MAPPER output shortly, assuming I can find it.
>
> -Rob
>
> On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 12:33 Craig Lalley <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I can't answer everything.
> > Yes it is bootable, and multiple volume can be defined. I.e 2 * 9GB
> hard
> > drives.
> > I suppose you could have two of them if you had two paths.
> > But you can't mirror the boot drive.
> >
> > -Craig
> >
> >
> > On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 12:28:41 PM PST, Tracy Johnson <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > You may be able to answer this right off the bat:
> >
> > Is the SD "bootable" ?
> >
> > Can it be made LDEV 1, or only a user volume_set ?
> >
> > Next questions:
> >
> > You can't have RAID redundancy with one of these things, but you had TWO
> > of 'em, what then?
> >
> > Oh and another thing, What drive model name does one use in SYSGEN ?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2/4/23 14:40, Craig Lalley wrote:
> > > Tracy,
> > >
> > > It's $99. Power, but more importantly is the sound. Those Jamaica
> > > boxes aren't exactly quite. The SD though....
> > >
> > > Of course the Jamaica box also helps keep the garage heated.
> > >
> > > -Craig
> > >
> > >
> > > On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 10:54:35 AM PST, Tracy Johnson
> > > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll have to check pricing. This is my garage machine in retirement,
> > > after all.
> > >
> > > Something about the wife telling me to not spend "our" money on
> > frivolity.
> > >
> > > Maybe I can use the "energy savings" ploy. She pays no mind to the cost
> > > of running two fully loaded Jamaica boxes.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/4/23 11:24, Robert Liesenfeld wrote:
> > > > Tracy, the Rabbit Hole Computing store is indeed the correct source
> for
> > > > SCSI2SD devices. The V5.2 is the version you'd want, they appear to
> > > have
> > > > 85 in stock. I have one of these running in my 927LX and it works
> > > great.
> > > > The ZuluSCSI is new, I don't know if it works or not. The
> > RaSCSI/PiSCSI
> > > > does *not* work, the BlueSCSI might but I haven't tried that one
> > either.
> > > >
> > > > You could set up multiple emulated disks on the SCSI2SD but as
> > > they'd all
> > > > be written to the same SD card, you wouldn't gain any RAID-like
> > > redundancy
> > > > from this; however, you could easily remove the SD card (after
> powering
> > > > down of course) and back up its contents to perform full system
> backups
> > > > whenever desired.
> > > >
> > > > If you decide to pick up a SCSI2SD I can show you what settings I've
> > > used
> > > > successfully.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 7:50 AM Craig Lalley <
> > > > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> My memory is fading.
> > > >> Can you look for IO errors in the system log?
> > > >> LOGTOOL?
> > > >> Also, wasn’t there a way in cstm to get IO errors?
> > > >> -Craig
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Saturday, February 4, 2023, 7:33 am, Terry Simpkins <
> > > >> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks to those so quick to react (why aren't you watching Saturday
> > > >> morning cartoons?? 😉)
> > > >>
> > > >> FSCHECK reported only 2 little directory warnings.
> > > >> One data group is on the user volume but not the system volume, and
> > > >> another data group is "not active on user volume".
> > > >> Both of these are MANMAN database groups that are never used. But
> > I'll
> > > >> get those 'problems' corrected.
> > > >>
> > > >> With no other errors/problems reported, I guess I'll just wait and
> > > see if
> > > >> another incident occurs.
> > > >>
> > > >> Terry W Simpkins
> > > >> Yorktown, VA 23693
> > > >> IBA # 8778 SS1000, SS2000, BBG, 50CC
> > > >>
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion<[log in to unmask]> On Behalf
> Of
> > > >> Craig Lalley
> > > >> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2023 9:58 AM
> > > >> To:[log in to unmask]
> > > >> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] System abort
> > > >>
> > > >> FSCHECK.MPEXL.TELESUP
> > > >> ca all
> > > >> -Craig
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Saturday, February 4, 2023, 6:52 am, Terry Simpkins <
> > > >> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> My little 928 had a system failure this morning. My initial
> > > suspicion is
> > > >> that LDEV #2 has a problem.
> > > >> I issued an ‘abortjob’ command from a ‘non-console’ session, and
> > > got these
> > > >> messages before the command completed successfully:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Bad SYSTEM LOGICAL Sector number 0x226A80b on ldev 2
> > > (io_status=FFD40071)
> > > >> Filename of badfile:/VESOFT/CMD22/SHOWSCH8 Bad SYSTEM LOGICAL
> Sector
> > > >> number 0x226A80b on ldev 2 (io_status=FFD40071) Filename of bad
> > > >> file:/VESOFT/CMD22/SHOWSCH8 Bad SYSTEM LOGICAL Sector number
> > > 0x226A80ÿ on
> > > >> ldev 2 (io_status=FFD40071) Filename of
> badfile:/VESOFT/CMD22/SHOWSCH8
> > > >> Bad SYSTEM LOGICAL Sector number 0x226A80ÿ on ldev 2
> > > (io_status=FFD40071)
> > > >> Filename of badfile:/VESOFT/CMD22/SHOWSCH8 Bad SYSTEM LOGICAL
> Sector
> > > >> number 0x226A80ÿ on ldev 2 (io_status=FFD40071) Filename of bad
> > > >> file:/VESOFT/CMD22/SHOWSCH8
> > > >>
> > > >> (There were more of these messages but I didn’t copy everything)
> > > >>
> > > >> I walked over to the other room where the console is located and
> > > found the
> > > >> following displayed:
> > > >>
> > > >> System Abort 1740 from subsystem 107
> > > >> Secondary Status: INFO = -44 Subsys = 113 System Halt 7, $06CC
> > > >>
> > > >> Then autorestart kicked in and the system performed a ‘Start
> > > NoRecovery’,
> > > >> with no reported errors.
> > > >> I ran “LISTF” on the file listed above (SHOWSCH8.CMD22.VESOFT)
> > > without a
> > > >> problem.
> > > >> And then “printed” the file to the screen without generating another
> > > >> system halt. If the drive was failing, I thought that would create
> > > another
> > > >> system failure.
> > > >>
> > > >> Any ideas/suggestions?
> > > >>
> > > >> Terry W Simpkins
> > > >> Yorktown, VA 23693
> > > >> IBA # 8778 SS1000, SS2000, BBG, 50CC
> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > > --
> > > Tracy Johnson
> > > BT
> > >
> > >
> > >
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