[comp.os.vms] interrupts caused by a faulty device

WARNOCK@PRISM.CLEMSON.EDU (Todd Warnock) (09/17/87)

Is there anyway, perhaps using SDA, to determine if a piece of hardware
is generating an excessive amount of interrupts ?  The device in question
is a TM03 (recently replace) on a TU77 tape drive.  Shortly after the
TM03 was replace, the system began spending 60-70% of the CPU time on
the Interrupt stack.  No device errors were being logged (via SHOW ERROR).
A reboot termporarily(?) cleared the problem, but it's bound to come back.
Suggestions and/or other possible causes to the excessive interrupt time
would be appreciated.

Todd Warnock
VAX Systems
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina 29634-2803

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