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NUMA-QTM Console V1.7.2 Software Release Notes

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Chapter 1: About This Release

Compatibility Information

Maximum Systems per Console

Powering Off the Console PC

Changes in Console Software Version 1.7.2

  Firmware Support for CQuads and Midrange CQuads

  EES Supported in CSW

  Different Processor Notification

  Console Input Blocked Until Single or Multi User State is Reached

  New Online Diagnostics Menu Option

  New or Modified CLI Commands

Changes in Console Software Version 1.7.1

  versioninfo Script

Changes in Console Software Version 1.7.0

  Automatic Remote Application ARA

  New CLI Commands

  Flash Script Update

  CommandPoint Launcher No Longer Supported

Changes in Console Software Version 1.6.0 and 1.6.1

  Syntax Change for Automatic Flashing

  Boot ptx or Windows NT on NUMA-Q 1000 Systems

  CommandPoint Launcher No Longer Supported

  New CLI Commands

Changes in Console Software Version 1.5.1

  Syntax Change for Automatic Flashing

  Support for Large Systems

  Problems Fixed in Version 1.5.1

Changes in Console Software Version 1.5.0

  Automatic Flashing

  New CLI Commands

  Problems Fixed in Version 1.5

Call Customer Support for Assistance

Chapter 2: Installing the Console Software Files

Preparing for an Upgrade

Installing the Files

Chapter 3: Verifying the 1.7.2 Console Software

Verifying the Installation Directories

Verifying the Console Software Group

Editing the startup.txt File

Starting VCS

  Defining Systems

  Flashing Firmware

    Automatically Flashing All Firmware and System Files

    Manually Flashing MDC Firmware and System Files on SQuads and Quads

    Manually Flashing the IQ-Ring Modules (LASH)

    Manually Updating the SBB and QBB BIOS

  Powering up and Booting the NUMA-Q System

    Enabling Console-less Reboot

    Automatically Powering on the NUMA-Q System

    Manually Powering on the NUMA-Q System

  Installing Online Diagnostics on the NUMA-Q System

VCS Log Server on ptx

  Configuring the Server

Chapter 4: Problem Report Summary

Installation and Flashing Reports

  Installshield Can Hang During Installation

Dr. Watson Reports

  VCS Crashes after a Hardware Fault

  VCS Crashes If Eighth System is Added

Memory Reports

  MMIO Space Requirements

  BIOS Post Code 0x73 Report

MDC/Power Reports

  VCS Fails to Start

  MDCs Display E (Error Mode)

  AC Powering Off Can Crash VCS

  Console Window Sent to Back

  VCS Shut Down Delay

Booting Reports

  Attempting Auto-Reconfiguration Without an Alternate Boot PBay

  Wait Before Booting OS or Flashing Firmware After Powering Up

  Quad Names Out of Sync between OS and Console Software

  Panic Causes QMI Link to Fail

  Missing SCI Cable Does Not De-configure Quad

Console Window Reports

  Resizing Console Window Fails (245806)

CLI Reports

  Diary RAM contains Incomplete Information after updateprocinfo Command

  fwcheck Reports False File Changes

  Deleting Systems in Config MGMT, Activating State

  First Command Misreporting

  Right Mouse Button Does Not Paste

  lashinit Not Generating Path Error

  sciprobe -v Not Working

  diary Command Reports Old Information

Offline Diagnostics Reports

  MultiQuad Test 2 COPB Errors (248768)

  SPC Board Continuity Tests Intermittently Fail (248835)

  Offline Diagnostics Hang When Testing Large Systems (236066)

  Spurious SERR NMI error

  Spurious Errors After Power Supply Replacement

  Delay When Committing Changes

  Offline Diagnostics Occasionally Quit Running

  Offline Diagnostics FRU List Empty

Online Diagnostics Reports

  Symbolic Link for Synctest is Incorrect

  Installation of Online Diagnostics Fails (249619)

  Memory Test Errors

  No Online Diagnostics Support for Multiple FDDI and CDDI Board Testing

  Quad Names Out of Sync between OS and Console Software

Log File Reports

Ping Timeout Warnings

Host Adaptor/ffutil Problems

  Flashing the FC-P Host-Adapter Firmware

    Short-Form Procedure

    Detailed Procedure