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VSX Version M¶

Description of Product¶

Collection of basic products required to run an ND-500 or ND-5000 system.

The ND-500/5000 System Package for SINTRAN III/VSX version M contains the following parts: - ND-500/5000 Monitor - ND-500/5000 Swapper - ND-500/5000 Place Library

Reason for New Version¶

Support of new hardware
Increased performance in the ND-500/5000 Swapper

Prerequisites¶

Hardware Prerequisites¶

ND-500 or ND-5000 system.

ND-500/5000 Micro Programs¶

ND Prod. No.	System Type	Microprogram Version
210332 J	ND-500 series I, standard	10512
210338 I	ND-500 series I, AX-CPU	10412
210411 G	ND-500 series I, CX-CPU	10312
210412 G	ND-500 series I, CXA-CPU	10612
210787 F	ND-530	15313
210786 F	ND-550/560/570	15213
210788 F	ND-550/560/570, > 32 Mb	15413
210701 H	ND-580	15113
211272 E	ND-5200	11531
211273 E	ND-5400	11631
211274 E	ND-5500	11731
211275 E	ND-5700	11831
211276 E	ND-5800	11931
211847 A	ND-5850	12000

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ND-500/5000 System Package for SINTRAN III/VSX Version M¶

Other Prerequisites¶

Minimum Permanent Mass Storage on user area SYSTEM:
155 pages on 2 files
on user area SYSTEM or :PROG-file user: 160 pages on 1 file
on user area SYSTEM or :BRF-file user: 60 pages on 6 files

Number of segments (ND-100):
minimum: 0
maximum: 1

Space required on segment files: 160 pages

Documentation¶

Title	Number
SINTRAN III Release Information M-version	860230.7
SINTRAN III Commands Reference Manual	860128.7

Changes in Configuration Limitations¶

The maximum number of entries in the reentrant-subsystem table (ND-100 reentrant subsystems and ND-500/5000 standard domains) is increased to 400 (maximum 100 ND-500/5000 standard domains). The total length of names of all entries in the table is increased to 4096 characters (including the apostrophe terminating each name).

The previous limitation of memory size to 32 megabytes was changed to 128 megabytes on ND-5000 systems in the L-version of SINTRAN III. This new limit (128 megabytes) now applies to all ND-500/5000 systems.

Installation¶

Enter the directory on the diskette:

@ENTER-DIRECTORY<return>
DIRECTORY NAME: 211305<return>
DEVICE NAME: FLOPPY-DISC-<controller><return>
DEVICE UNIT: <unit><return>

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ND-500/5000 Monitor (background part)¶

Log into the SINTRAN III user area where you keep :PROG files to be dumped as reentrant subsystems (or user area SYSTEM).

Copy the file containing the ND-500/5000 Background Monitor to disk:

@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "ND-500-MON-K<rev>:PROG"
SOURCE FILE: (211305:FLOPPY-USER)ND-500-MON-K<rev>:PROG

Log out and log in as user area SYSTEM

If you already have a version of the ND-500/5000 Monitor reentrant, you should delete it:
```
@DELETE-REENTRANT
NAME: ND-500-MONITOR
```

Dump the ND-500 Background Monitor as a reentrant subsystem:

@DUMP-PROGRAM-REENTRANT
NAME: ND-500-MONITOR
FILE NAME: (<user-name>)ND-500-MON-K<rev>:PROG,N5MON

You should insert this command in the mode file you run after a cold start (or replace the commands already used to dump a previous version of the ND-500 Monitor reentrant).

ND-500/5000 Swapper¶

Log in as user area SYSTEM.

Delete the old version of the ND-500/5000 Swapper:

@DELETE-FILE
FILE NAME: SWAPPER:PSEG
@DELETE-FILE
FILE NAME: SWAPPER:DSEG

Copy the files containing the ND-500/5000 Swapper to disk:

@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "SWAPPER-L<rev>:PSEG"
SOURCE FILE: (210305:FLOPPY-USER)SWAPPER-L<rev>:PSEG
@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "SWAPPER-L<rev>:DSEG"
SOURCE FILE: (210305:FLOPPY-USER)SWAPPER-L<rev>:DSEG

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ND-500/5000 System Package for SINTRAN III/VSX version M¶

ND-500/5000 Place Library¶

The ND-500/5000 Place Library is only required if you have users who write programs manipulating (starting, stopping, etc.) ND-500/5000 domains. If your system does not require the ND-500/5000 Place Library, you may skip this section.

Log in as user area SYSTEM or the user area where you want the Place-Library files to be stored.

Copy the files of the ND-500/5000 Place Library:

@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "PLACE-1BANK-C<rev>:BRF"
SOURCE FILE: (210305:FLOPPY-USER)PLACE-1BANK-C<rev>:BRF

@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "PLACE-2BANK-C<rev>:BRF"
SOURCE FILE: (210305:FLOPPY-USER)PLACE-2BANK-C<rev>:BRF

@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "PLACE-SML-1B-C<rev>:BRF"
SOURCE FILE: (210305:FLOPPY-USER)PLACE-SML-1B-C<rev>:BRF

@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "PLACE-SML-2B-C<rev>:BRF"
SOURCE FILE: (210305:FLOPPY-USER)PLACE-SML-2B-C<rev>:BRF

@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "PLACE-BIG-1B-C<rev>:BRF"
SOURCE FILE: (210305:FLOPPY-USER)PLACE-BIG-1B-C<rev>:BRF

@COPY-FILE
DESTINATION FILE: "PLACE-BIG-2B-C<rev>:BRF"
SOURCE FILE: (210305:FLOPPY-USER)PLACE-BIG-2B-C<rev>:BRF

Finishing Installation¶

When all files are copied, release the diskette.

@RELEASE-DIRECTORY
DIRECTORY NAME: 211305

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ND-500/5000 Monitor¶

Modifications¶

Support for new hardware (ND-5850).

Errors corrected¶

Error in DEFINE-STANDARD-DOMAIN on domain stored as a domain file. If a file was connected as segment, this segment was erroneously defined as part of the standard domain.

Notes and Hints¶

Dump the ND-500 Monitor as a reentrant subsystem, as indicated in "Installation" on page 3, to improve its performance (especially if used by many users at the same time).
You may also define an extra entry point at address 31 for entering the Symbolic Debugger without first entering the monitor by using the command:

@DEFINE-REENTRANT-PROGRAM
NAME: DEBUGGER-500
START ADDRESS (OCT): 31
RESTART ADDRESS (OCT): 31
SEGMENT (NAME OR NUMBER (OCT)): N5MON

This command should also be inserted in the mode file you run after a cold start.

ND-500/5000 Swapper¶

Improved functionality¶

The previous limitation on total memory size of 32 megabyte is changed. The new limitation is to 128 megabyte total memory size. This applies to all ND-500 and ND-5000 systems.

Improved performance¶

The function write-back-segment-to-file (WSEG) is optimised.
Restarting a process directly after page fault (done by the ND-500/5000 Swapper instead of by ND-100.)
Use of disks connected to a DOMINO controller in swapping is optimised (the ND-500/5000 Swapper now calls RDIO directly).

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ND-500/5000 Place Library¶

New Functions¶

PLANC Routine¶

ND500_X (<domain name>,<priority function>,<priority operand>,<cpu number>)

FORTRAN Routine¶

ERR = ND500F_X (<domain name>,<priority function>,<priority operand>,<cpu number>)

FORTRAN Reentrant Routines¶

ERR = ND500R (<domain name>, <priority>)
ERR = ND500R_X(<domain name>,<priority function>,<priority operand>,<cpu number>)

Parameter Description¶

Parameter	Description
domain name	Directory and user can be omitted or abbreviated. Domain name can be abbreviated as long as it is unambiguous.
priority function	= 1 Set fixed priority. = 2 Insert in time-slice. = 3 Remove from time-slice.
priority operand	Priority value for priority-function = 1. Time-slice class for priority-function = 2. Dummy, not used for priority-function = 3.
cpu number	= 0 Use CPU with smallest load. > 0 Use specified CPU number.