
Starting up and configuring Meridian Mail 13-21
Starting up Meridian Mail
Standard 1.0 Option 11 EC Installation and Maintenance Guide November 1999
Enhanced MMP40
or MMP40
hexadecimal
display
Red Always on while power to the
card from the backplane is on.
Can display numbers 0–9 or
letters A to F (representing a
hexadecimal number), plus a dot
to the left or right, or both, of the
letter or number.
4 Power up the EC 11 by switching the breaker on the
power supply to the ON position.
Result: The EC 11 will start from the disk drives.
As part of the startup process, the administration
terminal displays a series of diagnostic and
information messages.
5 Check for power problems.
Result: LEDs on the power supply indicate that
power is on. If the LEDs and hexadecimal display do
not behave as described on the previous page, see
Chapter 14, "Troubleshooting startup problems."
6 Check the hard copy of the startup message. If the
word “Failed” appears beside any diagnostic
message, see Chapter 14, "Troubleshooting startup
problems." for troubleshooting procedures.
7 On the administration terminal, press <Ctrl> and
<w> <p> to turn off the automatic printing.
Result: The word “Aut” should disappear from the
bottom of the terminal screen.
8 Check the terminal display by typing <Ctrl><w>.
• If information appears in a box with straight lines,
close the window by pressing <s>.
• If information appears in a box composed of
letters or other characters, refresh the screen by
pressing <I>, then <f>.
Result: When all diagnostics have completed and all
other software is loaded, the Meridian Mail logon
screen should appear on the administration terminal,
and the hexadecimal display on the Enhanced
MMP40 or MMP40 CPU card should read “A” (with a
flashing dot in the right bottom corner).
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