Troubleshooting Your System
8-10 AlphaServer 1000A Rackmount Owner’s Guide
Symptom
Action
System does not boot.
Check that the Halt switch is set to the "off" position.
Verify that you have not installed an unsupported
graphics module or another type of unsupported adapter.
For problems booting over a network, check the
ew*0_protocols
or
er*0_protocols
environment variable settings: Systems booting from a
Digital UNIX server should be set to
bootp
; systems
booting from an OpenVMS Alpha server should be set
to
mop
.
Run the
test
command to check that the boot device is
operating. See the "Troubleshooting Console" table in
the section, "Console Problems."
There is a software problem or the
operating system is not installed
correctly.
Refer to your operating system software information.
Verify that you have the correct firmware revision for
your system. See Chapter 3, "Preparing to Install Your
Operating System."
Problems Detected by the Operating System
Table 8–6 describes possible operating system problems and their solutions.
