This chapter discusses how to verify the installation of the Vault rack and the SCSIBox 2.
After you complete the installation, follow these steps:
Connect the main power cord to the SCSI drive box.
Turn on the main power switch to the system and rack (if present).
Boot the operating system and install the new software if needed.
Afterward, a message asks if you wish to automatically reconfigure the operating system. Type y (yes).
After reconfiguration, you must reboot the system. Become superuser, then type reboot.
At the IRIX prompt, type hinv -c disk to make sure the drives are recognized. You should get a list similar to the following (depending on the configuration):
hinv -c disk ........ Disk drive: unit 12 on VME-SCSI controller 0 Disk drive: unit 11 on VME-SCSI controller 0 Disk drive: unit 10 on VME-SCSI controller 0 Disk drive: unit 9 on VME-SCSI controller 0 Interphase 4210 VME-SCSI controller 1: Firmware revision 01D Integral SCSI controller 1: Version WD33C93A Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 Integral SCSI controller 0: Version WD33C93A
If the drives are not acknowledged, recheck your connections.
The MAKEDEV command creates the specified device files for additional drives in the /dev directory. To execute this command, follow this procedure:
 | Note: If you have just installed the option tape or a newer version of the operating system, you do not need to run the MAKEDEV command. The software installation process automatically updates the /dev directory. |
At the IRIX prompt, type cd /dev.
Afterward, become superuser.
Type ./MAKEDEV. This command adds the newly installed drives into the /dev directory.
Note: The MAKEDEV command takes about 10 minutes to execute. To verify that the drives have been added, type the following:
cd /dev/dsk
Note: dsk refers to disks. Type ls (list) and check to see if the hard disk type is listed.
It is recommended that you run fx to test the new drive to ensure proper operation. If you are unfamiliar with using fx, follow the instructions in this section.
| Note: A new software drive numbering scheme has been implemented due to the increased number of channels on the IO4 board. If you are unfamiliar with this new numbering method, see Section 7.2, "New Addressing Scheme for Drives." |
 | Caution: Remember, if you run fx in the extended mode (fx -x), you may overwrite existing files and destroy data. Be careful to specify only the new drives during this test. |
The fx utility should be run in single-user mode. To enter this mode, reboot the system and invoke the command monitor (option 5) from the System Maintenance menu. At the prompt, type single, then press <Enter>.
After running fx, to switch from single-user to the standard multiuser mode, reboot the system, invoke the command monitor, and type multi.
Follow these procedures to run the fx utility:
Become superuser and type fx at the prompt. You should see a display similar to the following:
fx version 3.3; Mon Nov 5 06:55:54 PST 1991 fx: "device-name" = (dksc)
Note: The information in parentheses is the default value. To select this value, press <Enter>. Enter the device name; "dksc" is the default name for a SCSI hard disk connected to the IO4 board. See Chapter 7, "Software Guidelines," for further information.
After specifying the drive name, press <Enter>. You should get a message similar to the following:
fx: ctrl# = (0)
Enter the port number that the drive is connected to, then press <Enter>. You should get a message similar to the following:
fx: drive# = (1)
Select the drive number and press <Enter>.
After the test configuration is set, the following menu is displayed:
----- please choose one of ----- 1) exit 2) badblock/ 3) debug/ 4) exercise/ 5) label/ fx>
Choose number 4 (exercise), then select the desired test when you are prompted by the menu options.
Note: To terminate a test, press <Ctrl-C>; then type /exit to terminate the fx utility.