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Power-On Self Test
Messages
Console messages
POST provides several messages that are displayed on the teststation
console. This section describes these console messages.
Type-of-boot
This message reports the type of boot for the current POST execution,
and the node ID and monarch processor.
For example:
POST Hard Boot on [0:PB1R_A]
Version and build
This message reports the version and build information for POST.
For example:
HP9000/V2500 POST Release 1.0, compiled 1998/11/04
14:33:12
Processor probe
This message reports the processors as they are detected in the system.
Only available processors are reported; any failing or deconfigured
processors are not listed. Processors in this list may be deconfigured if
they share a Runway bus with a processors that fails the probe or is
deconfigured.
For example:
Probing CPUs: PB0L_A PB0R_A PB1R_A PB1L_A PB2L_A PB2R_A PB3R_A PB3L_A
PB4L_A PB4R_A PB5R_A PB5L_A PB6L_A PB6R_A PB7R_A PB7L_A
PB0L_B PB0R_B PB1R_B PB1L_B PB2L_B PB2R_B PB3R_B PB3L_B
PB4L_B PB4R_B PB5R_B PB5L_B PB6L_B PB6R_B PB7R_B PB7L_B
Utility board initialization
This message reports that the Utilities board SRAM reserved for
missing or unavailable CPUs is being initialized. The SRAM is tested
prior to initialization if scuba_test_enable is true.
For example:
Completing core logic SRAM initialization.
