Re: ia64 stability problems on HP rx2600-2

[Michael Vistein <michael@vistein.de>]

Hello,

Bjorn Helgaas schrieb:
> I was going to suggest some sort of flow control problem, too.
> Internally, we typically use the built-in port (just developer
> preference), but we do exercise the MP occasionally, and we
> haven't seen the problem you describe.

Is there any documentation around what the different consoles mean in
EFI? I have absolutely no experience with Itanium servers (we only had
x86 so far)

Its:

      Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
    * Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
      Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
      Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
      Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
      Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
      Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
      Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
      Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)

> I assume you're connected to the MP via serial (as opposed to
> LAN).  Our MP serial port is usually connected to Cyclades

No, I'm connected over LAN (telnet), which is running over SSH. The
server is in around 60km distance from here :-)

> terminal servers, with the following MP serial config (use
> "CA" at the MP prompt):

[wvbg-adm] MP:CM> ca


CA

This command allows you to modify the local and remote modem serial port
configurations.


Local and Remote Serial Port Configuration Menu:
     D - Display Local/Remote Serial Port Configuration
     L - Modify Local Serial Port Configuration
     R - Modify Remote/Modem Serial Port Configuration
     T - Modify Terminal type

Enter menu item or [Q] to Quit: d
d


Current Terminal Type: VT100+


Current Local Serial Port Configuration:
     Bit Rate in bits/sec           : 9600
     Flow Control                   : Software


Current Remote/Modem Serial Port Configuration:
     Bit Rate in bits/sec           : 19200
     Flow Control                   : Software
     Modem Presence                 : Always connected
     Modem Protocol                 : CCITT
     Transmit Configuration Strings : Enabled

Thanks for your help,

Michael Vistein