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AlphaBIOS Console    

3-1

Chapter 3

AlphaBIOS Console

AlphaBIOS is the graphical interface that supports the Microsoft Windows NT
operating system and some utility programs.  This chapter explains how to
perform common system management tasks with AlphaBIOS.

Sections in this chapter are:

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Starting AlphaBIOS

•

 

Keyboard Conventions and Help

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System Configuration

•

 

Updating Firmware

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Setting Up the Hard Disk

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Performing Setup Tasks

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Installing Operating System

•

 

Selecting the Version of Windows NT

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Designating a Primary Operating System

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Switching from AlphaBIOS to SRM Console

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Running Utility Programs

NOTE: To run firmware tests on a Windows NT system, switch to the SRM

console and issue the test command.  See Section 2.7.

Summary of Contents for AlphaStation XP900

Page 1: ...DS10V CR A01 This manual describes the general operations of the AlphaStation XP900 system It presents the SRM console the command line interface for Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS operating systems AlphaBIO...

Page 2: ...n consent from Compaq Computer Corporation 1999 Compaq Computer Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the U S A The software described in this guide is furnished under a license agreement or nond...

Page 3: ...iendra alors l utilisateur de prendre les mesures sp cifiques appropri es This equipment generates uses and may emit radio frequency energy The equipment has been type tested and found to comply with...

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Page 5: ...s NT 1 20 1 8 Installing Windows NT 1 22 1 9 Switching Between Operating Systems 1 24 1 9 1 Switching to Windows NT 1 24 1 9 2 Switching to Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS 1 25 1 10 Updating Firmware 1 26 1 10...

Page 6: ...ands 2 23 2 8 1 Set Password 2 23 2 8 2 Set Secure 2 24 2 9 Secure Mode 2 25 2 9 1 Login Command and Secure Mode 2 25 2 9 2 Clear Password 2 26 2 9 3 Resetting the Password 2 27 2 10 Stopping and Star...

Page 7: ...3 4 PCI Configuration 3 12 3 3 5 SCSI Configuration 3 15 3 3 6 Memory Configuration 3 17 3 3 7 Integrated Peripherals 3 18 3 4 Updating Firmware 3 19 3 5 Setting Up the Hard Disk 3 21 3 5 1 Creating a...

Page 8: ...13 Troubleshooting Tips 4 19 4 14 RMC Commands 4 21 4 14 1 clear alert 4 23 4 14 2 clear port 4 23 4 14 3 disable alert 4 23 4 14 4 disable remote 4 24 4 14 5 enable alert 4 24 4 14 6 enable remote 4...

Page 9: ...le 1 26 1 10 Booting LFU from the CD ROM 1 27 1 11 Updating Firmware from the CD ROM 1 28 1 12 Creating Update Diskettes on an OpenVMS System 1 33 1 13 Updating Firmware from the Floppy Disk 1 34 1 14...

Page 10: ...for PCI Slots 1 4 1 4 AlphaBIOS Boot Screen 1 20 1 5 Installing Windows NT 1 22 1 6 Starting LFU from the AlphaBIOS Console 1 26 1 7 System Partition Not Defined 1 47 1 8 Halt Reset Button 1 48 1 9 H...

Page 11: ...0 4 6 Halt Reset Button 4 11 4 7 RMC Jumpers Default Positions 4 18 A 1 Removing Power from the System A 3 A 2 Opening the System Cabinet A 4 A 3 Removing the Floppy Disk Enclosure A 5 A 4 Setting Jum...

Page 12: ...xii 4 3 Halt Reset Button Function under Operating Systems 4 11 4 4 Elements of Dial String and Alert String 4 16 4 5 RMC Troubleshooting 4 19 A 1 Jumpers and Factory Default Positions A 7...

Page 13: ...the system booting and operating system installation Chapter 2 SRM Console presents the command line interface that supports the Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS operating systems NT uses the SRM test command o...

Page 14: ...and are given in boldface italics NOTE Screens and printouts shown throughout this Guide are for example only the actual system name and other information may vary Documentation Titles This lists the...

Page 15: ...formation is provided so that should you decide to change operating systems you may It also provides information about updating firmware Sections in this chapter are Powering Up the System Power Up Di...

Page 16: ...up the system check your power setting see Figure 1 1 Then press the On Off button to the On position Figure 1 2 The button is in the lower right hand corner of the front of the system Check the cont...

Page 17: ...when operating system invokes it as an alert Temperature amber LED On indicates internal temperature exceeds operating conditions The system shuts down 30 seconds after this LED lights Fan amber LED O...

Page 18: ...emory probing hose 0 PCI probing PCI to ISA bridge bus 1 probing PCI to PCI bridge bus 2 bus 0 slot 9 ewa DE500 BA Network Controller bus 0 slot 11 ewb DE500 BA Network Controller bus 0 slot 13 dqa Ac...

Page 19: ...evice in is logical slot 16 physical slot 3 Logical slot 17 is physical slot 4 the top slot The SRM console banner and prompt are printed The SRM console is a command line interface you use to set or...

Page 20: ...0 DKC200 RZ1CB BA LYG0 dqa1 1 0 13 0 DQA1 CD 532E 1 0A dra1 0 0 17 0 DRA1 1 Member JBOD dra2 0 0 17 0 DRA2 1 Member JBOD dva0 0 0 0 0 DVA0 ewa0 0 0 9 0 EWA0 08 00 2B 86 1B BA ewb0 0 0 11 0 EWB0 08 00...

Page 21: ...disk dkc0 using the boot file vmunix and autobooting to multiuser mode See Section 2 5 for a description of the boot command The boot command accepts the name of a boot device a boot file name through...

Page 22: ...ame var adm ris ris0 alpha hvmunix local inet address 16 122 128 26 remote inet address 16 122 128 59 TFTP Read File Name var adm ris ris0 alpha hvmunix bootstrap code read in base 200000 image_start...

Page 23: ...ode See Section 2 5 for a description of the boot command The boot command accepts the name of a boot device a boot file name through the file option and boot flags through the flags option The enviro...

Page 24: ...ading 16 blocks from dka500 5 0 7 1 bootstrap code read in base 1ee000 image_start 0 image_bytes 2000 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 1fff0000 initializing machine state setting...

Page 25: ...Operations 1 11 Use the boot command to install the operating system from the CD ROM which is either dka500 or dqa0 See your operating system documentation for further installation instructions...

Page 26: ...def_dev bootdef_dev dka200 2 0 7 1 boot boot dka200 2 0 7 1 flags 0 0 block 0 of dka200 2 0 7 1 is a valid boot block reading 893 blocks from dka200 2 0 7 1 bootstrap code read in base 1fa000 image_st...

Page 27: ...this example the default boot device was previously set to dka200 2 0 7 1 No boot device is specified in the boot command the default boot device was set with the environment variable See Section 2 5...

Page 28: ...a Cluster Example 1 6 Booting OpenVMS from a Disk on a Cluster show bootdef_dev bootdef_dev dua110 0 0 8 0 show device dua110 0 0 8 0 1 DIA110 DENVER RF74 boot boot dua110 0 0 8 0 flags 0 Building FRU...

Page 29: ...riable See Section 2 5 for a description of the boot command The boot command accepts the name of a boot device a boot file name through the file option and boot flags through the flags option The env...

Page 30: ...e Disk Example 1 7 Booting OpenVMS from a Remote Disk show device ewa0 0 0 8 0 EWA0 08 00 2B E2 9C 60 boot ewa0 flags 0 boot ewa0 0 0 2 0 flags 0 Building FRU table Trying MOP boot Network load comple...

Page 31: ...nd accepts the name of a boot device a boot file name through the file option and boot flags through the flags option The environment variables bootdef_dev boot_file and boot_osflags can also be used...

Page 32: ...p code read in base 200000 image_start 0 image_bytes 7d400 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 1f2000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootst...

Page 33: ...roduct kits that this procedure can install 3 Install or upgrade layered product s 4 Execute DCL commands and procedures 5 Shut down this system Enter CHOICE or to repeat menu 1 2 3 4 5 Use the boot c...

Page 34: ...T is started from the AlphaBIOS Boot screen Figure 1 4 AlphaBIOS Boot Screen AlphaBIOS Setup F1 Help Display System AlphaBIOS Upgrade Hard Disk Setup CMOS Setup Network Setup Install Operating System...

Page 35: ...to take effect The method used for booting Windows NT is determined by the setting of Auto Start in the AlphaBIOS Standard CMOS Setup screen see Chapter 3 If Auto Start is enabled the primary version...

Page 36: ...lphaBIOS Upgrade Hard Disk Setup CMOS Setup Network Setup Install Windows NT Utilities 8 About AlphaBIOS Press ENTER to install Windows NT ESC Exit The Halt Reset jumper on the motherboard must be set...

Page 37: ...p select CMOS Setup and press Enter 2 Perform an express hard disk setup return to the main AlphaBIOS Setup screen select Hard Disk Setup and press Enter 3 Perform an express hard disk setup by pressi...

Page 38: ...ing procedure 1 Shut down the operating system and power off the system 2 Remove and mark the physical location of each disk in the system 3 Check your Halt Reset jumper position see Section 1 12 4 Ei...

Page 39: ...or OpenVMS disk set into the system No matter which disk set you are placing into the system be sure that each disk is placed in the same physical location from which it was removed 4 Power on the sy...

Page 40: ...ing it from the CD ROM while in the SRM console or selecting Update AlphaBIOS in the AlphaBIOS Setup screen Example 1 9 Starting LFU from the SRM Console lfu Loadable Firmware Update Utility Select fi...

Page 41: ...ow the revisions of modules that LFU can update and the revisions of update firmware 3 Use the LFU update command to write the new firmware 4 Use the LFU exit command to go back to the console The sec...

Page 42: ...Press return to use the default filename DS10FW DS10CP Copying DS10CP from DKA500 5 0 1 1 Copying DS10 TCREADME from DKA500 5 0 1 1 Copying DS10 TCSRMROM from DKA500 5 0 1 1 Copying DS10 TCARCROM from...

Page 43: ...the file that has the firmware update or press Enter to select the default file The file options are DS10FW default SRM console AlphaBIOS console and I O adapter firmware DS10CP SRM console and Alpha...

Page 44: ...9 nt_fw 5 xx Pkx0 A11 kzpsa_fw A11 Srm 5 4 x srm_fw 5 4 xx Pua A214 cipca_fw A2xx UPD update WARNING updates may take several minutes to complete for each device Confirm update on AlphaBIOS Y N y DO N...

Page 45: ...e in the update file The update command updates the device specified or all devices In this example the wildcard indicates that all devices supported by the selected update file will be updated For ea...

Page 46: ...Locations for Creating Update Diskettes on a PC Console Update Diskette I O Update Diskette DS10FW TXT DS10IO TXT DS10CP TXT TCREADME SYS TCREADME SYS CIPCA315 SYS TCSRMROM SYS DFPAA310 SYS TCARCROM S...

Page 47: ...sys dva0 ds10 tcsrmrom sys copy tcarcrom sys dva0 ds10 tcarcrom sys dismount dva0 set noverify exit I O update diskette inquire ignore Insert blank HD floppy in DVA0 then continue set verify set proc...

Page 48: ...and proceed to LFU dva0 Please enter the name of the options firmware files list or Press return to use the default filename DS10IO DS10CP DS10IO Copying DS10IO from DVA0 Copying TCREADME from DVA0 C...

Page 49: ...since the file is too large to fit on a 1 44 MB diskette This means that when a floppy disk is the load device you can update either console firmware or I O adapter firmware but not both in the same...

Page 50: ...ABORT pfi0 Updating to 3 10 Verifying to 3 10 PASSED UPD lfu Loadable Firmware Update Utility Select firmware load device cda0 dva0 ewa0 or Press return to bypass loading and proceed to LFU dva0 Plea...

Page 51: ...me procedure as for the I O firmware The exit command returns you to the console from which you entered LFU either SRM or AlphaBIOS Example 1 14 Selecting DS10FW to Update Firmware from the Internal F...

Page 52: ...ase enter the name of the options firmware files list or Press return to use the default filename DS10FW Copying DS10FW from EWA0 Copying TCREADME from EWA0 Copying TCSRMROM from EWA0 Copying TCARCROM...

Page 53: ...lt file The file options are DS10FW default SRM console AlphaBIOS console and I O adapter firmware DS10CP SRM console and AlphaBIOS console firmware only DS10IO I O adapter firmware only In this examp...

Page 54: ...dating to A11 Verifying A11 PASSED DO NOT ABORT srmflash Updating to V6 0 3 Verifying V6 0 3 PASSED UPD exit The update command updates the device specified or all devices In this example the wildcard...

Page 55: ...me Lists release notes for the LFU program update Writes new firmware to the module verify Reads the firmware from the module into memory and compares it with the update firmware display The display c...

Page 56: ...update files are on a floppy disk The files for updating both console firmware and I O firmware are too large to fit on a 1 44 MB disk so only one type of firmware can be updated at a time Restarting...

Page 57: ...device name LFU tries to update all devices it lists the selected devices to update and prompts before devices are updated The default is no The all option eliminates the update confirmation requests...

Page 58: ...s left available for use as an NTFS partition Most applications install themselves onto drive C by default Although the program installation drive is usually configurable by the user many people accep...

Page 59: ...rive Check the cable connections making sure the cable connectors are fully seated No power to the drive The power connector may have worked loose from the receptacle on the drive or the power cable i...

Page 60: ...the system partition definition tells AlphaBIOS where the OSLOADER EXE file is so it can successfully hand off control to the OS Loader and continue the boot process The system partition can be the sa...

Page 61: ...e than one FAT partition exists on your system AlphaBIOS displays the list of FAT partitions from which you can choose the system partition After choosing the system partition the installation process...

Page 62: ...he halt button pauses the operating system Under Windows NT the Halt button resets the system generating power up tests and output to the console terminal Figure 1 8 Halt Reset Button PK1043b Figure 1...

Page 63: ...ween Windows NT and other operating systems you must check your jumper and possibly have it reset See Appendix A for resetting the jumper Using Halt to Shut Down the Operating System You can use the H...

Page 64: ...orm tasks from the SRM console It is also useful for disabling the SRM power up script if you have accidentally inserted a command in the script that will cause a system problem These conditions are d...

Page 65: ...the halt assertion was caused by pressing the Halt button or remotely entering the RMC halt command the console uses the halt assertion once then clears it If entering the RMC haltin command caused t...

Page 66: ...m powers up If you accidentally insert a command in the script that will cause a system problem disable the script by using one of the methods described previously to force a halt assertion When the S...

Page 67: ...nment variables This chapter describes the SRM commands and environment variables Sections in this chapter are Invoking the SRM Console Commands Show Commands Creating a Power Up Script Booting the Op...

Page 68: ...ntation or Press the Halt button on the control panel if your system is running either OpenVMS or Tru64 UNIX Following one of these steps the console prompt will be displayed You are now at the SRM co...

Page 69: ...clear password Sets the password to zero continue Resumes program execution crash Forces a crash dump at the operating system level deposit Writes data to the specified address edit Invokes the consol...

Page 70: ...quiring a restart of the console show envar Displays the state of the specified environment variable show config Displays the configuration at the last system initialization show cpu Displays the stat...

Page 71: ...ions to modify the environment after the command keyword or after any symbol or number in the command See individual command descriptions for examples Numbers Most numbers in console commands are in d...

Page 72: ...elp Entered at the console prompt without arguments it displays first level help When pressed after part of a command displays options available Ctrl A or F14 Toggles between insert and overstrike mod...

Page 73: ...output to the console terminal that was suspended by Ctrl S Ctrl R Redisplays the current line Deleted characters are omitted This command is useful for hardcopy terminals Ctrl S Suspends output to t...

Page 74: ...w config AlphaStation XP900 466 MHz SRM Console V5X XXX PALcode OpenVMS PALcode V1 56 45 Tru64 UNIX PALcode V1 50 48 Processors CPU 0 Alpha 21264 4 466 MHz SROM Revision V1 8 208 Bcache size 2 MB Core...

Page 75: ...1 Member JBOD dra2 0 0 17 0 1 Member JBOD dra3 0 0 17 0 1 Member JBOD Bus 02 Slot 00 NCR 53C875 pka0 7 0 2000 0 SCSI Bus ID 7 dka100 1 0 2000 0 RZ1CB CA dka300 3 0 2000 0 RZ1CB CA dka500 5 0 2000 0 R...

Page 76: ...sed all controllers that match the type are displayed If no name is given the display is a list of all devices and controllers in the system Example 2 2 Show Device Command sho device dka0 0 0 14 0 DK...

Page 77: ...orage adapter a b c 200 Device unit number Unique number MSCP unit number SCSI unit numbers are forced to 100 X node ID 2 Bus node number Bus node ID 0 Channel number Used for multi channel devices 7...

Page 78: ...0000000 1 128 MB 008000000 2 128 MB 010000000 3 128 MB 018000000 Total Bad Pages 0 Total Good Memory 512 MBytes 2 3 4 Show PAL The show pal command displays the versions of Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS PALc...

Page 79: ...e this command If it cannot use the RMC status command See Chapter 4 Example 2 5 Show Power Command show power Status Power Supply good System Fan good PCI Fan good CPU Fan good Temperature good Curre...

Page 80: ...nclude any commands you want the system to execute at power up You alter create and edit the nvram script using the SRM edit command With edit lines can be added overwritten or deleted Syntax edit fil...

Page 81: ...this example the script is edited to include a command that allows you to boot the Tru64 UNIX operating system over the network Example 2 7 Editing the nvram Script edit nvram Modify user power up sc...

Page 82: ...e See the boot_osflags environment variable for a list of settings and their meanings halt Forces the bootstrap operation to halt and invoke the console program once the bootstrap image is loaded and...

Page 83: ...Operating System Version V7 1 2 SYSINIT I waiting to form or join an OpenVMS Cluster VMScluster I LOADSECDB loading the cluster security database EWA0 Fast 100baseTX mode set by console EWB0 Fast 100b...

Page 84: ...X systems Syntax prcache f z b f Checks configuration information and battery status z Clears valid data writes zeros to memory b Sets the date month and year for battery replacement Example 2 10 Prca...

Page 85: ...SRM console in order to enter the test command Select Tru64 UNIX Console SRM or OpenVMS Console SRM from the Advanced CMOS Setup of the AlphaBIOS console screen save the setting by pressing the F10 k...

Page 86: ...4 exer_kid dqa0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 421888 00001b74 exer_kid dka0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 14434304 00001b7b exer_kid dka100 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14434304 ID Program Device Pass Hard Soft Bytes Written Bytes Read 00001ae5...

Page 87: ...0001aea memtest memory 15 0 0 1484783616 1484783616 00001b07 memtest memory 14 0 0 1488977920 1488977920 00001b54 exer_kid dqa0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1241088 00001b74 exer_kid dka0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 39665664 00...

Page 88: ...ed at the expense of memzone Use INIT before booting Testing Ethernet device s Testing VGA Testing Memory Testing IDE ATAPI disks read only Testing SCSI disks read only Testing floppy drive dva0 read...

Page 89: ...a password has been set and the set password command is issued the console prompts for the new password and verification then prompts for the old password The password is unchanged if the validation...

Page 90: ...mands can be performed If a password has not been set you are prompted to do so Syntax set secure Example 2 13 Set Secure Command set secure In this example a password has been set Console is secure P...

Page 91: ...a valid password This prevents an intruder from accessing the system 2 9 1 Login Command and Secure Mode The login command turns off the security features enabling access to all SRM console commands...

Page 92: ...environment variable setting it to zero This command is used when you want access to all the SRM console commands but the system is in secure mode In order to use clear password you must know the curr...

Page 93: ...prompt press the Halt button then press the Return key The password is now cleared and the console cannot be put into secure mode unless a new password is set From the RMC 1 Enter the login command lo...

Page 94: ...mpt The lfu command starts the Loadable Firmware Update LFU Utility The syntax is lfu Example 2 16 Lfu Command lfu Checking dqa0 0 0 13 0 for the option firmware files Checking dva0 for the option fir...

Page 95: ...res loadable and hardware images or Help Scrolls this function table UPD update Confirm update on nt srm Y N y WARNING updates may take several minutes to complete for each device DO NOT ABORT nt Upda...

Page 96: ...e device to which the crash dump is written Example 2 17 Crash Command crash CPU 0 restarting DUMP 401408 blocks available for dumping DUMP 38535 required for a partial dump DUMP 0x805001 is the prima...

Page 97: ...in detail 2 13 1 set envar The set command sets or modifies the value of an environment variable It can also be used to create a new environment variable if the name used is unique Environment variab...

Page 98: ...ole serial show console console serial init The system must be init ed for the new parameters to take effect Example 2 19 Creating a User Defined Environment Variable edit nvram editing nvram 0 bytes...

Page 99: ...eposit 0 to physical mem address 0 d ff Deposit FF to physical mem address 4 d scbb 820000 Deposit 820000 to SCBB Example 2 21 Examine Command examine pc Examine the program counter PC psr 0 PC 000000...

Page 100: ...t that scrolls too quickly to be viewed For example when you power up the system the system startup messages scroll and the messages are logged to an event log When the prompt displays you can use the...

Page 101: ...ing PCI to ISA bridge bus 1 probing PCI to PCI bridge bus 2 bus 0 slot 9 ewa DE500 BA Network Controller bus 0 slot 11 ewb DE500 BA Network Controller bus 0 slot 13 dqa Acer Labs M1543C IDE bus 0 slot...

Page 102: ...plays the complete list of commands for which you can receive help Command_name Displays information about the console command Argument_string such as sh Displays information about all commands that b...

Page 103: ...If the os_type environment variable is set to nt select Tru64 UNIX console SRM or OpenVMS console SRM from the Advanced CMOS Setup screen save the setting by pressing key F10 and then reset the syste...

Page 104: ...e Table 2 6 Environment Variable Summary Environment Variable Function auto_action Specifies the console s action at power up a failure or a reset bootdef_dev Specifies the default boot device string...

Page 105: ...nt password A password stored in the NVRAM used to secure the console pci_parity Disables or enables parity checking on the PCI bus pk 0_fast Enables fast SCSI mode pk 0_host_id Specifies the default...

Page 106: ...it fails NOTE If a halt assertion exists the console ignores the auto_action setting and halts at the SRM console See Section 1 13 for information on halt assertion 2 19 2 bootdef_dev The bootdef_dev...

Page 107: ...ode s Stop in single user mode Boots vmunix to single user mode and stops at the root prompt D Full dump implies s as well By default if Tru64 UNIX crashes it completes a partial memory dump Specifyin...

Page 108: ...SYSBOOT 2 1 Map XDELTA to running system 4 2 Stop at initial system breakpoint 8 3 Perform diagnostic bootstrap 10 4 Stop at the bootstrap breakpoints 20 5 Omit header from secondary bootstrap image...

Page 109: ...anging Baud Rate set com1_baud 19200 Embedded Remote Console only supports 9600 baud Continue Y N n bad value com1_baud not modified 2 19 5 com1_mode The set com1_mode command sets the bypass modes of...

Page 110: ...s of carrier occurs Data bypasses RMC RMC is effectively disabled Example set com1_mode COM1_MODE SNOOP SOFT_BYPASS FIRM_BYPASS 2 19 6 console The console terminal can be either a graphics monitor or...

Page 111: ...FD Device type is fast full duplex SCSI BNC Device type is BNC auto negotiate DE500 BA 2 19 8 ew 0_protocols Enables network protocols for booting and other functions Syntax set ew 0_protocols protoco...

Page 112: ...set button or issuing the initialize command 2 19 10 language Specifies the keyboard layout which is language dependent The setting of the language environment variable must match the language of the...

Page 113: ...SRM firmware is started during power up or reset openvms OpenVMS is the default operating system and the SRM firmware is started during power up or reset nt Windows NT is the default operating system...

Page 114: ...ng as parity is not checked disabling PCI parity checking prevents false parity errors that can cause system problems 2 19 14 pk 0_fast Enables fast SCSI to perform in either standard or fast mode Syn...

Page 115: ...ame bus To list the controllers on your system enter the command show device SCSI devices begin with the letters pk for example pka0 The third letter is the adapter ID for the controller When entering...

Page 116: ...s set to serial the primary console device is the terminal connected through the COM1 port The command set tt_allow_login 1 enables logins through either the COM2 port or a graphics monitor Syntax set...

Page 117: ...Sections in this chapter are Starting AlphaBIOS Keyboard Conventions and Help System Configuration Updating Firmware Setting Up the Hard Disk Performing Setup Tasks Installing Operating System Selecti...

Page 118: ...3 2 XP900 Console Reference 3 1 Starting AlphaBIOS Start AlphaBIOS Setup by pressing F2 from the Boot screen displayed at power up or reset Figure 3 1 Boot Screen PK1450 98...

Page 119: ...can select the tasks to perform Use the arrow keys to select the menu item you want and press Enter Refer to Section 3 2 for information on navigating the AlphaBIOS screens Figure 3 2 AlphaBIOS Setup...

Page 120: ...24 AlphaBIOS uses DOS and Windows keyboard conventions for navigating the interface and selecting items The valid keystrokes are listed in the keyboard help screens Two levels of keyboard help are ava...

Page 121: ...menu or cycle through available field values in a dialog window ALT Drop down a menu of choices from a drop down listbox A drop down listbox can be recognized by the symbol HOME Move to the beginning...

Page 122: ...egory for the information you need Figure 3 5 Display System Configuration Screen Display System Configuration F1 Help Systemboard Configuration Hard Disk Configuration PCI Configuration SCSI Configur...

Page 123: ...lay System Configuration screen use the arrow keys to select the configuration category you want to see From this screen you can view configuration information about System board Hard disk PCI bus SCS...

Page 124: ...Disk Configuration PCI Configuration SCSI Configuration ISA Configuration Memory Configuration Integrated Peripherals System Type AlphaStation XP900 Processor Alpha 21264 4 Revision V1 8 208 1 Proces...

Page 125: ...chip Revision level information can be useful in troubleshooting problems with technical support personnel Speed The speed of the processor Cache The amount of static RAM cache memory installed Memory...

Page 126: ...PCI Configuration SCSI Configuration ISA Configuration Memory Configuration Integrated Peripherals Disk 0 ATAPI 0 SCSI ID 0 8063 MB QUANTUM FIREBALL SE8 API Partition 1 4095 MB FAT Partition 2 6 MB F...

Page 127: ...the differences in storage management under those file systems Partition number Within a single drive partition numbers are assigned in sequential order 1 2 3 and so on The partitions populate the dr...

Page 128: ...tion PCI Configuration SCSI Configuration ISA Configuration Memory Configuration Integrated Peripherals Device Name Device Type Revision Physical Slot AcerLabs USB 5237 USB 3 Embedded AcerLabs PCI ISA...

Page 129: ...attached Figure 3 9 PCI Slots 64 Bit 64 Bit 64 Bit 32 Bit PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 PK1045 99 You can find additional detail about any of the PCI devices listed in the Advanced PCI I...

Page 130: ...e Line Size 0c 08 Latency Timer 0d 20 Header Type 0e 00 BIST 0f 00 Base Address 0 10 03884000 ENTER Continue Bus number The virtual PCI bus number Device number The PCI bus device number Function numb...

Page 131: ...ration F1 Help Systemboard Configuration Hard Disk Configuration PCI Configuration ATAPI 0 SCSI Configuration ATAPI 1 ISA Configuration Memory Configuration Integrated Peripherals ATAPI 0 SCSI ID 255...

Page 132: ...if the controller is first or second in the system The first controller is tied to SCSI bus 0 and the second to SCSI bus 1 SCSI ID A unique number you assign to each SCSI device controlled by the con...

Page 133: ...on F1 Help Systemboard Configuration Hard Disk Configuration PCI Configuration SCSI Configuration ISA Configuration Memory Configuration Integrated Peripherals System Memory Configuration Bank 0 64 MB...

Page 134: ...0x2f8 IRQ 3 Parallel Enabled port 0x3bc IRQ 7 Floppy Ctrl Enabled port 0x3f0 IRQ 6 DMA2 Kbd Mouse Enabled port 0x60 kbd IRQ 1 mouse IRQ 12 Acer IDE Chnl 0 Enabled port 0x1f0 IRQ 14 ESC Exit Device typ...

Page 135: ...Use the Loadable Firmware Update Utility LFU to perform the update The LFU exit command causes a system reset Figure 3 14 Updating Firmware AlphaBIOS Setup F1 Help Display System AlphaBIOS upgrade Ha...

Page 136: ...earlier version of AlphaBIOS 1 Insert the diskette or CD ROM containing the AlphaBIOS upgrade 2 If you are not already running AlphaBIOS Setup restart your system and press F2 when the Boot screen is...

Page 137: ...tition 2 6 MB FAT Disk 1 AIC78XX 0 SCSI ID 1 4091 MB DEC RZ1CB CS C Partition 1 4091 MB NTFS INSERT New DEL Delete F6 Format F7 Express ESC Exit CAUTION Hard disk changes are immediate unintended data...

Page 138: ...ition sizes Partition size The raw unformatted storage capacity of the partition Actual storage space will differ based on the file system with which the partition is formatted Partition format The fi...

Page 139: ...ormat the large partition with NTFS and it does not map bad sectors on the disk The NTFS formatting can be done once Windows NT has been installed To perform an express hard disk setup 1 If you have a...

Page 140: ...0 SCSI ID 3 510 MB Partition 1 200 MB NTFS Unused 310 MB Create new partition Disk 0 Partition 2 Disk 1 NTFS FAT Available space 310 MB New Partition Size 200 MB ENTER Continue ESC Cancel To create a...

Page 141: ...F10 to confirm the deletion Figure 3 17 Delete Partition Dialog Box Hard Disk Setup Disk 0 QLISP1040 0 SCSI ID 3 510 MB Partition 1 200 MB NTFS Partition 2 200 MB FAT Unused 100 MB Disk 1 NCRC810 0 SC...

Page 142: ...tion using NTFS Figure 3 18 Formatting a FAT Partition Hard Disk Setup Disk 0 QLISP1040 0 SCSI ID 3 510 MB Partition 1 200 MB NTFS Partition 2 200 MB Unrecognized Unused 100 MB Disk 1 NCRC810 0 SCSI I...

Page 143: ...y but no bad sectors are mapped If you select Standard Format a dialog box similar to that in Figure 3 19 is displayed while the drive is formatted showing the progress of the formatting Standard form...

Page 144: ...ection Figure 3 20 Standard CMOS Setup Screen Date Friday 1999 Time 13 22 27 Floppy Drive A 3 5 1 44 MB Floppy Drive B None Keyboard U S 101 key keyboard Auto Start Enabled Auto Start Count 30 Seconds...

Page 145: ...is the amount of time the Boot screen is displayed before the default system is automatically started This delay gives you the opportunity after resetting or power cycling the system to select anothe...

Page 146: ...led Console Selection Windows NT Console AlphaBIOS Warm Reboot Enabled Press or to to enable or disable detection of PCI bus parity error Some non compliant PCI option boards do not work properly with...

Page 147: ...til the correct password is entered Console selection Switches from AlphaBIOS to SRM firmware If you select OpenVMS SRM or Tru64 UNIX SRM the next time you reset your system the SRM firmware will be l...

Page 148: ...e resident in the system at one time Read the instructions carefully it is easy to install the wrong CD ROM driver Figure 3 22 Installing Windows NT AlphaBIOS Setup F1 Help Display System Configuratio...

Page 149: ...tep 3 1 Use CMOS Setup to set the system date and time start AlphaBIOS Setup select CMOS Setup and press Enter 2 Perform an express hard disk setup return to the main AlphaBIOS Setup screen select Har...

Page 150: ...t 5 0 Boot Name Windows NT Client 4 0 Boot File Disk 0 partition 2 os winnt40 osloader exe OS Path Disk 0 partition 1 WINNT4 OS Options INSERT New F6 Edit F8 Primary ES C Discard Changes DEL Delete F7...

Page 151: ...ons passed to the operating system during boot By default one operating system selection is displayed on the AlphaBIOS Boot screen for each operating system installed on the system It is not normally...

Page 152: ...art Use and to move the highlight to your choice Press Enter to choose CMOS Setup Date Friday Nov 7 1997 Time 11 26 22 Floppy Drive A 3 5 1 44 MB Floppy Drive B None Keyboard U S 101 key keyboard Auto...

Page 153: ...arts if the Auto Start option is enabled in AlphaBIOS Figure 3 24 illustrates the relationship between multiple installations of the operating system Auto Start and the primary operating system The pr...

Page 154: ...Partition 1 WINNT400 OS Options INSERT New F6 Edit F8 Primary ESC Discard Changes DEL Delete F7 Copy F9 Validate F10 Save Changes PK 0737C 97 6 2 1 4 5 3 AlphaBIOS boots Windows NT in two stages The...

Page 155: ...y this line to start the operating system with the different versions as needed During Operating System Selection Setup you can select the disk and partition for the location of the boot file from a l...

Page 156: ...rrently selected OS selection for deletion Although the OS selection is removed from the screen it is not actually deleted until you save changes You can also delete all of your OS selections at once...

Page 157: ...ntain valid paths and that the OSLOADER EXE file exists in the directory specified At the end of the validation a dialog box is displayed describing the results of the validation If there is an error...

Page 158: ...t the SRM console Alternatively select Tru64 UNIX SRM or OpenVMS SRM from the Advanced CMOS Setup screen and reset the system Figure 3 26 Switching to the SRM Console PCI Parity Checking Disabled Powe...

Page 159: ...In AlphaBIOS select CMOS Setup and press Enter 2 In the CMOS Setup screen press F6 The Advanced CMOS Setup screen is displayed 3 Select Tru64 UNIX console SRM or OpenVMS console SRM and press F10 4 Th...

Page 160: ...executable program with an EXE extension It is not necessary to type the extension Programs run from AlphaBIOS must be written as ARC compatible images Location The location from which the program in...

Page 161: ...Utilities then select Run Maintenance Program from the submenu that is displayed and press Enter See Figure 3 28 3 In the Run Maintenance Program dialog box Figure 3 27 type the name of the program t...

Page 162: ...trl R F9 Ctrl T F10 Ctrl U Insert Ctrl V Delete Ctrl W Backspace Ctrl H Escape Ctrl 1 Start AlphaBIOS Setup by issuing the command alphabios 2 Press F2 in the AlphaBIOS Boot screen 3 From AlphaBIOS Se...

Page 163: ...nditions such as overtemperature fan failure and power supply failure and automatically dial a pager phone number or another computer system to notify the remote operator of the alert condition This c...

Page 164: ...Halt Reset Jumper 1 RMC Jumper 1 The RMC logic is implemented using an 8 bit microprocessor PIC17C44 as the primary control device The RMC PIC is programmed with code to control access to various envi...

Page 165: ...l on the COM1 port to set up the parameters of the modem and RMC connection You then disconnect the terminal and connect the modem Figure 4 2 Setups for RMC Mode PK1051 1 2 A B 1 VT You can connect a...

Page 166: ...rating System Local Serial Terminal MMJ Port Modem PK0908b RMC RMC Remote Serial Terminal or Terminal Emulator COM1 COM1 Port UART Modem Port UART RMC PIC Processor RMC COM1 Port Local DUART Bypass NO...

Page 167: ...port when the RMC escape sequence is captured Soft Bypass Mode In soft bypass mode all data and control signals are routed directly from the system COM1 port to the external modem port and the RMC do...

Page 168: ...efore you invoked the RMC 4 5 SRM Environment Variables for COM1 Several SRM environment variables allow you to set up the COM1 serial port for use with the RMC You may need to set the following envir...

Page 169: ...at 60 0 C Escape Sequence RMC Remote Access Disabled RMC Password set Alert Enable Disabled Alert Pending YES Init String AT F0E0V0S0 2 Dial String ATXDT8 18007598888 Alert String 1066278 1 30140 Com...

Page 170: ...led Dial out enabled for sending alerts Disabled Dial out is disabled for sending alerts Alert Pending Yes Alert has been triggered No No alert has been triggered Init String Initialization string tha...

Page 171: ...e Power button on the control panel The Power button however has precedence If the system has been powered off with the Power button the RMC cannot power the system on If the system has been powered o...

Page 172: ...alt Reset Jumper PK0246c Setting for OpenVMS Tru64 UNIX Setting for Windows NT 1 1 The RMC halt in command can be issued remotely to halt the system The RMC halt out command can be issued to deassert...

Page 173: ...to the SRM or RMC console Windows NT Resets the system The Halt button however does not override the halt in out commands If you halt the system with halt in you must use halt out to deassert the hal...

Page 174: ...nnect the modem and check your configuration Example 4 1 Dial In Configuration RMC set password RMC Password Verification RMC set init Init String AT F0E0V0X0S0 2 RMC enable remote Modem will be enabl...

Page 175: ...g to uppercase The RMC automatically configures the modem s flow control according to the setting of the SRM com1_flow environment variable The RMC also enables the modem carrier detect feature to mon...

Page 176: ...ing ATXDT9 15085553333 RMC set alert Alert String 5085554444 RMC enable alert Modem will be enabled when it is connected RMC clear alert RMC send alert Alert detected Disconnect the serial terminal an...

Page 177: ...or Because the modem is not connected at the COM1 port at this time the RMC notifies you that the alert will be enabled at connection Clears any alert that may be pending This ensures that the send al...

Page 178: ...d for services such as voice mail D Dial T Tone for touch tone 9 The number for an outside line in this example 9 Enter the number for an outside line if your system requires it Pause for 2 seconds 15...

Page 179: ...password prompt When a prompt is displayed type the escape sequence In the following example the system is at the SRM console when the modem connection is made ATDT15085554444 RINGING RINGING CONNECT...

Page 180: ...o factory settings to restore the default escape sequence See Appendix A Figure 4 7 RMC Jumpers Default Positions RMC PIC Processor PK0246c RMC Jumper 1 WARNING To prevent injury access is limited to...

Page 181: ...may be incorrectly installed Check modem phone lines and connections RMC remote access is disabled Enter enable remote access command from RMC RMC does not have a valid password set Enter set password...

Page 182: ...ion 4 12 The remote user sees a string on the screen The modem is confirming whether the modem has really lost carrier This is normal behavior The message unknown command is displayed when the user en...

Page 183: ...le supports setup commands and commands for remotely managing the system clear alert port disable alert reboot remote enable alert reboot remote halt in out hangup help or power on off quit reset send...

Page 184: ...ting of two words enter the entire first word and at least one letter of the second word For example you can enter disable a for disable alert For commands that have parameters you are prompted for th...

Page 185: ...mes NO after the alert is cleared Syntax clear alert 4 14 2 clear port The clear port command uses the console port modem control signals to clear any stuck conditions on the system s COM1 port The cl...

Page 186: ...word command and enable remote access enable remote command to the RMC modem port Syntax enable alert Example RMC set dial Dial String atxdt9 15085553333 RMC set alert Alert String 5085554444 RMC enab...

Page 187: ...word command and initializa tion string The enable remote command remains in effect until you enter the disable remote command Syntax enable remote Example RMC set password RMC Password Verification R...

Page 188: ...OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX Suspends the operating system and returns control to the SRM or RMC console Windows NT Resets the system The operator at the control panel can override the halt in command by p...

Page 189: ...lp or Example RMC help clear alert port disable alert reboot remote enable alert reboot remote halt in out hangup help or power off on quit reset send alert set alert com1_mode dial escape init logout...

Page 190: ...wer on Example RMC power on Returning to COM port The power on command does not turn on the system if the Power button on the control panel is in the OFF position Check the Power button if you issue t...

Page 191: ...s command is used to test the setup of the alert dial out function sending an alert condition to the pager or the phone However since your serial terminal is connected while you are entering the comma...

Page 192: ...characters and consists of the following elements Each comma provides a 2 second delay In this example a delay of 12 seconds is set to allow the paging service to answer 5085554444 A call back number...

Page 193: ...tax set com1_mode value where value can be snoop soft_bypass firm_bypass Data partially bypasses the RMC but the RMC taps into the data lines and listens passively for the RMC escape sequence Data byp...

Page 194: ...aracters Because the modem commands do not allow mixed cases the RMC converts all alphabetic characters in the dial string to uppercase Syntax set dial Example RMC set dial Dial String ATXDT1508555333...

Page 195: ...command to verify the escape sequence Be sure to record the new escape sequence If you forget the escape sequence you must reset the RMC to the factory defaults See Section 4 12 for information on se...

Page 196: ...Motorola 3400 Lifestyle 28 8 at f0e0v0x0s0 2 AT T Dataport 14 4 FAX at fe0v0x0s0 2 Hayes Smartmodem Optima 288 V 34 V FC FAX Example RMC set init Init String at f0e0v0x0s0 2 RMC Because the modem com...

Page 197: ...ample RMC set logout Logout Time 0 9 tens of minutes 5 4 14 21set password The set password command allows you to set or change the password that is prompted for at the beginning of a modem session A...

Page 198: ...ply needs to be replaced Syntax set user Example RMC set user User String need to replace P S 4 14 23 set wdt The watchdog timer is a value up to 60 seconds in increments of 10 set by the user that ca...

Page 199: ...settings of the jumpers on the DS10 motherboard If you are switching to Windows NT from OpenVMS or Tru64 UNIX you may want to change the HALT jumper Sections include Warnings and Cautions Remove Powe...

Page 200: ...mportant safety feature Plug the power cord into a grounded earthed electrical outlet that is easily accessible at all times Disconnect power by unplugging the power cord from the electrical outlet or...

Page 201: ...lso the CPU and memory modules have parts that operate at high temperatures Wait 2 minutes after power is removed before touching any module Figure A 1 Removing Power from the System 115V 230V PK1047a...

Page 202: ...Figure A 2 Figure A 2 Opening the System Cabinet 1 2 3 PK1021a 99 1 Unlock the top cover 2 Loosen the captive screw at the top of the bulkhead 3 Push down on the lever to the right of the screw and pu...

Page 203: ...k Enclosure 1 2 PK1018 99 1 Hold on to the cylinder pins which secure the floppy disk enclosure Pull the pins toward the center see Figure A 3 2 Pull the floppy drive unit back and up 3 Place the unit...

Page 204: ...cess Do not change the Timer Disable jumper or any of the switches Correct positions are given in Figure A 4 Figure A 4 Setting Jumpers on the Motherboard PK0246e For OpenVMS Tru64 UNIX For Windows NT...

Page 205: ...ge the setting of the Timer jumper or any of the switches Table A 1 Jumpers and Factory Default Positions Default position Jumper Halt Reset Select OpenVMS Tru64 UNIX Set for Halt Windows NT Set for R...

Page 206: ...ction A 4 Check that the cables are clear and not pinched 2 Replace the system cover sliding it forward see Section A 3 Secure with the handle and lock on the bulkhead 3 Plug the AC power cord back in...

Page 207: ...17 1 19 2 3 2 17 passing information to command 2 41 using in secure mode 2 25 Boot screen AlphaBIOS 1 20 3 2 boot_file environment variable SRM 1 7 1 9 1 13 1 15 1 17 2 25 boot_flags environment var...

Page 208: ...on screen AlphaBIOS console 3 6 Displaying system configuration 2 8 AlphaBIOS console 3 6 Displaying the value or setting of an environment variable 2 32 E edit command SRM 2 3 2 33 enable alert comma...

Page 209: ...nds RMC 4 27 I initialize command SRM 2 3 2 15 2 35 Initializing the system 2 35 Installing OpenVMS 1 18 Tru64 UNIX 1 10 Windows NT 1 22 Installing Windows NT 3 32 Integrated peripherals screen AlphaB...

Page 210: ...or 2 1 installing 1 18 specifying as default operating system 2 47 Operating system booting OpenVMS 1 12 from cluster disk 1 14 from local disk 1 12 from remote disk 1 16 booting Tru64 UNIX 1 6 from l...

Page 211: ...ds 4 21 configuring call out 4 12 dial out alerts 4 14 disable alert command 4 23 disable remote command 4 24 enable alert command 4 24 enable remote command 4 25 entering 4 6 escape sequence 4 6 exit...

Page 212: ...ecial characters SRM console 2 6 SRM console 1 5 2 1 2 47 command syntax 2 5 device naming conventions 2 11 invoking 2 2 special characters 2 6 summary of commands 2 3 summary of environment variables...

Page 213: ...8 4 38 stop command SRM 2 4 2 25 Syntax SRM console commands 2 5 System board configuration screen AlphaBIOS 3 8 System configuration displaying in AlphaBIOS console 3 6 displaying in SRM console 2 8...

Page 214: ...Index 8 designating primary operating system 3 36 installing 1 22 3 32 selecting version 3 34 specifying as default operating system 2 47 starting automatically 3 29 3 38...

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