Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: billg999@cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: HSJ-50 Date: 2 May 2011 17:39:57 GMT Organization: Computing Sciences Dept., University of Scranton Lines: 42 Sender: bill@server2.cs.uofs.edu Message-ID: <9288jdFeqdU3@mid.individual.net> References: <927q6mFeqdU1@mid.individual.net> <928793FeqdU2@mid.individual.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: individual.net iS55FR9SCY03MirOPqNnugHB0BYyeSYz46yCgUv+Qtc9DTC5wv Cancel-Lock: sha1:GdV+WwpetSOHmqWdHkRajaKV7W4= X-Newsreader: knews 1.0b.1 X-Face: #S"T9jP[OH$fbA-]+!@r#:cHoa=2+R{,NY(E9Mw0/G2D_((6`6R8@JjodwakR~(J?mCY+]yn//;$5;=/Gc'22VrB Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.vms:2622 comp.sys.dec:347 In article , Johnny Billquist writes: > On 2011-05-02 10:17, Bill Gunshannon wrote: >> In article, >> Johnny Billquist writes: >>> On 2011-05-02 06:34, Bill Gunshannon wrote: >>>> Is there any way to test an HSJ-50 without having a complete system and >>>> disk array hooked up to it? I am getting ready to start putting stuff >>>> on eBay and would like to know it works before I advertise it. It >>>> worked when removed from service, but that was several years ago and >>>> I certainly don't want to sell something that is going to be DOA. >>> >>> Don't they have a console port, just like the HSJ-40? Connect a >>> terminal, and power the thing up? >> >> Yes, but I didn't know how extensive/effective the console interface >> was. I used it to configure things but I neverhad a problem so I >> never had to try and troubleshoot from it. > > Based on my experience of the HSJ-40, you have self tests that are run > as a part of the booting. There is additional diagnostics that you can > run after boot. Maybe you'll need a shelf with a disk for some > diagnostics to check that the SCSI works, but just getting it to boot is > pretty much enough testing that the actual HSJ works fine. What's left > is testing CI and SCSI, both which requires external hardware to test. > If you have that, then I believe there are tests that will check them too. > Start by typing "DIR" at the prompt, to check what programs are > available in the HSJ. Thanks Johnny, I'll have to give it a try. I have the hardware to test the SCSI but I haven't had any CI since the VAX's went away. At least I still have VT420's to hook up to it. :-) bill -- Bill Gunshannon | de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n. Three wolves billg999@cs.scranton.edu | and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. University of Scranton | Scranton, Pennsylvania | #include