Configuring Your System
AlphaServer 1000 Rackmount Owner's Guide 6-9
Memory requirements for operating systems differ. Requirements for each are shown in
Table 6–1.
Table 6–1: Operating System Memory Requirements
Operating System
Memory Requirements
DEC OSF/1 and OpenVMS
32 MB minimum; 64 MB recommended for DEC
OSF/1
Windows NT
16 MB minimum; 32 MB recommended
Windows NT Server
32 MB memory; 64 MB recommended
Network Connections
Using network adapters, you can connect to the EISA and PCI buses. Your system
supports various network options. You can connect to ThinWire, AUI, or 10Base-T
Ethernet networks as shown in Figure 2-5.
Setting Network Configuration
Use the following configuration commands to set the network configuration for the DE435
network option card:
>>> set ewa0_mode twisted
(10BASE-T or twisted-pair)
>>> set ewa0_mode aui
(AUI or standard)
>>> set ewa0_mode auto
(ThinWire)
