HP9000 D380/2 cannot boot! Please help!

[Busuioc Marius]

Hello everybody!
I need urgent help with the following issue:

We have relocated an HP9000 D380/2 Server. The machine was not used for some time after a previous failure (HardDisk) and I have no technical documentation for it.
After cleaning the dust and power up, it stops before booting and displays the console screen with some warnings. After days of serching I could find no service manual for it (it seems it's too old) so this is my last resort.

I have attached a console capture with what I think is relevant info about the machine configuration, chasis codes, and errors.
It looks like the HW config info can't be written into stable storage, but I suspect that is not a eeprom HW problem.

I removed all the extension cards, but with no succes.

Did anybody had this kind of problem, or has any hints, documentation (Service Manual) or any ideeas?

Help will be greatly apreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[Torsten.]

Doesn't look good. The system doesn't remember it is a D-class (because it cannot read the stable storage). Setting defaults was a good idea, but unfortunately no good result. Looks like a bad board to me.
Try re-set the cpu card, dimms and cables; remove all I/O cards and try again.

[Josiah Henline]

Can you attach the PIM information?

I believe it is in the service menu at the BCH.

[Busuioc Marius]

Atached you will find PIM information.

[Michael Steele_2]

A) Couldn't read your 1st attachment.
B) Here is a link for a number of D Class servers:

http://docs.hp.com/en/hw.html#D-Class%20Server

C) Could read your 2nd attachment but nothing is logged:

Memory Error Log Information:

No valid timestamp

No memory errors logged


I/O Module Error Log Information:

No valid timestamp

No I/O module errors logged

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Refer to your LCD and decode with the messages below:

1xxx CPU and logic boards
2xxx Cache
3xxx Processor dependent hardware
4xxx Floating Point coprocessor
5xxx Bus
6xxx Stable store, rom and eprom
7xxx RAM cards
8xxx I/O devices
9xxx Console
Axxx Boot device
Bxxx Kernel panic
Cxxx System initialization
CB00 Transfer of control by firmware
CEC0 HPUX boot loaded and initializing
CED0 HPUX boot start
CEDE HPUX boot returning to ISL
CEDF HPUX boot launching kernel
CEE0 Kernel loaded and initializing
CEF0 Kernel entered
CEF2 Kernel i/o configuration
CEF4 Kernel mounting root filesystem
CEF6 Kernel starting page-out daemon
CEF8 Kernel starting init daemon
D000 Shutdown begun
D004 Core dump in progress
D400 Shutdown in progress, waiting for buffers to be flushed
DA00 Shutdown completed, disks synchronized


Normal message on LCD is the following:

RUN F 0 1 F
F normally
0 processor
1 processor or run queue
F hp-ux is running

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What is your chassis code display from your LCD?

[Busuioc Marius]

My LCD Display says:
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WARN 3104
PDH
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[Busuioc Marius]

The first attachement is notepad (windows)plain text. I can read it from the forum page. Anyhow i'm reattaching it.

Your link indeed has some docs, but not the proper decoding of the LCD messages, wich I believe is in the service manual.

[Torsten.]

The meaning of the messages is the same like on your screen: can't read/write the stable storage. Don't know what I am.

Did you remove all cards and reseat the CPU board?

[Busuioc Marius]

Yes, removed all the cards and the CPU card. No result.
What do you mean by re-setting the CPU card?
Removing-it and reinstalling, or there is a procedure fo reset?

Thanks.