DEC RF30 Integrated Storage Element Service Guide

[Rob Jarratt]

Can anyone help me to understand why all my RF30 disks report the same
diagnostic code 0x300B?

Thanks

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Jarratt <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
> Sent: 23 December 2021 17:46
> To: rob at jarratt.me.uk; 'Rob Jarratt' <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>;
'General
> Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: RE: DEC RF30 Integrated Storage Element Service Guide
> 
> I have tried three different RF30 disks, two of them from one source and
one
> from a completely different source, so completely different histories.
They
> all give me the same diagnostic error code, 0x300B, which seems to be too
> much of a coincidence, so I think it may be something in my configuration.
> 
> I am using a MicroVAX 3800 (KA655 with KFQSA). When I power on, the fault
> light comes on and then goes out after a while. This I believe is normal
> behaviour. However, as soon as I try to access the disk (e.g. SHOW DEVICES
> in the console firmware) the fault light come on and when I boot to VMS
> (from a different disk), VMS can't see the drive.
> 
> I thought it might be some kind of DSSI ID conflict because I have an RF72
in
> the machine at ID 0. Removing the RF72 does not change the behaviour.
> Installing an ID=0 plug on the RF30 does not change the behaviour. I set
the
> DIP switches on the RF30s to have an ID=1 and still it doesn't work and
> PARAMS reports UNITNUM=0. I followed this page
> http://mcmanis.com/chuck/computers/vaxen/dssi-plug.html but it didn't
> work:
> 
> PARAMS> sho /mscp
> 
> Parameter     Current           Default        Type     Radix
> --------- ----------------  ----------------  --------  -----
> MSCPNVR   2020202020202020  2020202020202020
>           2020202020202020  2020202020202020
>           2020202020202020  2020202020202020
>           2020202020202020  2020202020202020    String    Hex   RO
> UNITID    1502401193918703     0000000000000  Quadword    Hex   RO
> ALLCLASS                 0                 0      Byte    Dec   B
> MEDIAID           2264601E          2264601E  Longword    Hex   RO   U
> UNITNUM                  0                 0      Word    Dec   U
> FIVEDIME                 1                 1   Boolean    0/1   B
> FORCEUNI                 1                 1   Boolean    0/1   U
> FORCECID                 1                 1   Boolean    0/1   RO
> CNT_TMO                 60                60      Word    Dec   RO
> 
> PARAMS> set unitnum 1
> 
> PARAMS> set forceuni 0
> 
> PARAMS> write
> Failed to acquire unit, cannot WRITE
> 
> Am I doing something wrong?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Rob
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Rob Jarratt
> > via cctalk
> > Sent: 23 December 2021 09:45
> > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
> > <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> > Subject: RE: DEC RF30 Integrated Storage Element Service Guide
> >
> > I wonder if anyone knows what diagnostic code 300B means?
> >
> > >>>set host/dup/uqssp/disk 2 params
> > PARAMS> status config
> >
> > Configuration:
> >   Node DIA0   is an RF30 controller
> >   Software RFX V103 built on  5-MAY-1989 13:18:42
> >   Electronics module name is EN94019334
> >   Unit is inoperative, error code 300B(X)
> >   Last known unit failure code 300B(X)
> >   In 60233 power-on hours, power has cycled 189 times
> >   System time is  5-MAY-1989 13:19:46
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Rob
> > > Jarratt via cctalk
> > > Sent: 22 December 2021 15:59
> > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> > > <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> > > Subject: DEC RF30 Integrated Storage Element Service Guide
> > >
> > > I am looking for the service guide for the RF30 DSSI disk. It is not
> > > on
> > Manx and
> > > not on BitSavers. Does anyone know of a copy? The part number is
> > > apparently EK-RF30D-SV.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rob