Verification
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Chapter 3
This chapter provides the system drawer verification procedure. See theAlphaServer 4000 or 4100 System Drawer User’s Guide for more information.Sections include:
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Restore System Information
Update Firmware
Page 1: ...4000 4100 System Drawer Upgrades Order Number EK 4041A UI A01 Use this manual as a quick reference to upgrade system drawers in the AlphaServer 4000 4100 family Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard M...
Page 2: ...d exclusively through X Open Company Ltd Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Inc All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders FCC Notice The equipment...
Page 3: ...nstall New System Drawer Pedestal 2 16 Chapter 3 Verification 3 1 Restore System Information 3 2 3 2 Update Firmware 3 4 Examples 1 1 Show Commands 1 2 1 2 Saving Information to Diskette 1 4 3 1 Resto...
Page 4: ...iv 2 7 System Drawer Retaining Brackets 2 10 2 8 Interlock Mechanism Rear 2 11 2 9 Installing New System Drawer Pedestal 2 12 Tables 1 AlphaServer 4000 4100 Documentation vi...
Page 5: ...hensive overview by reading only the abstracts Next is an illustration or example which also provides quick reference Last in the structure are descriptive text and syntax definitions This manual has...
Page 6: ...r and Configuration Documentation Kit QZ 00VAB GZ System Drawer User s Guide EK 4000A UG Configuration and Installation Guide EK 4100A CG Service Information AlphaServer 4000 4100 Service Manual hard...
Page 7: ...wer upgrades in both AlphaServer 4000 4100 cabinet and pedestal systems You will need a small Phillips screwdriver and a small flathead screwdriver Before starting the hardware installation check the...
Page 8: ...000 mthrbrd0 Memory 128 MB SYNC 0 0000 mem0 Memory 128 MB SYNC 0 0000 mem1 CPU 1MB Cache 1 0000 cpu0 CPU 1MB Cache 1 0000 cpu1 Bridge IOD0 IOD1 600 0021 iod0 iod1 PCI Motherboard 8 0000 saddle0 PCI0 I...
Page 9: ...sion for the new AlphaServer 4000 4100 system 2 Shut down the operating system and issue the console commands show configuration and show to show the system configuration and environment variables The...
Page 10: ...pear in Example 1 2 Example 1 2 Saving Information to Diskette P00 show dev floppy polling floppy0 FLOPPY PCEB XBUS hose 0 dva0 0 0 1000 0 DVA0 RX23 P00 chmod w dva0 0 0 1000 0 P00 cat eerom pmem 8000...
Page 11: ...er this command to make the diskette writable The command cat eerom pmem 800000 saves the EV settings and ECU data stored in ESC NVRAM to memory Issue this command to save the TOY NVRAM EV settings an...
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Page 13: ...xchanging the system drawers This chapter describes the procedure for installing the new system drawer in a cabinet or pedestal Sections include Remove Old System Drawer Cabinet Remove Old System Draw...
Page 14: ...both cabinet doors disconnect cables that obstruct the movement of the drawer remove the shipping brackets and slide the drawer out of the cabinet Figure 2 1 Removing the System Drawer Cabinet Shippin...
Page 15: ...ear remove the shipping bracket on the right rail so that the drawer can be pulled out 4 Using a flathead screwdriver disengage the interlock mechanism at the lower left hand corner of the drawer 5 Le...
Page 16: ...rawer fully configured weighs 45 kg 100 lbs Two people are required to remove and install a system drawer in the cabinet 1 Open the front door and remove it by lifting and pulling it away from the enc...
Page 17: ...he tray cover by loosening the screws at the back of the tray 2 Disconnect the cables from the control panel and any optional SCSI device from the bulkhead connector in the rear right corner of the tr...
Page 18: ...2 6 Upgrade Manual 2 3 Transfer I O Option Cards Remove the I O option cards Figure 2 4 Removing an I O Option Card PK0680 96...
Page 19: ...Installing the Upgrade 2 7 1 Disconnect any cables attached to the I O card 2 Remove the Phillips screw that holds the I O card in place 3 Slide the I O card from the card cage...
Page 20: ...tall them in the new system drawer NOTE When upgrading to an AlphaServer 4000 system drawer you can transfer the KN304 AA B3004 AA KN304 DA B3004 DA and KN302 AB B3004 BA CPU cards DO NOT transfer the...
Page 21: ...ystem drawer NOTE The first CPU card must occupy slot CPU0 NOTE Memory cards must be configured in matched pairs When large memory pairs are configured with smaller memory pairs the largest memory car...
Page 22: ...al 2 5 Install New System Drawer Cabinet You install the new system drawer at the front of the cabinet Figure 2 7 System Drawer Retaining Brackets Front PK 0684 96 Retaining Bracket Support Rail Retai...
Page 23: ...will catch the drawer and hold it in place see Figure 2 8 3 Secure the system drawer by fastening the retaining brackets with screws two brackets at the front of the cabinet and one bracket at the rea...
Page 24: ...2 12 Upgrade Manual 2 6 Install New System Drawer Pedestal Figure 2 9 Installing New System Drawer Pedestal PK 0618 96 Screws 2 Screws 2...
Page 25: ...er to the pedestal by installing the four screws at each corner of the pedestal base see Figure 2 9 3 Attach the pedestal tray see Section 2 2 4 Attach the top cover by sliding it into the two rear br...
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Page 27: ...er 3 Verification This chapter provides the system drawer verification procedure See the AlphaServer 4000 or 4100 System Drawer User s Guide for more information Sections include Restore System Inform...
Page 28: ...e system model number and serial number NOTE You must type the commands exactly as they appear in Example 3 1 Example 3 1 Restoring Environment Variables P00 sho dev floppy polling floppy0 FLOPPY PCEB...
Page 29: ...umber and serial number Insert the diskette into the system drawer diskette drive Enter the command show device floppy to initialize the console diskette driver Copy the contents of the diskette to me...
Page 30: ...Press return to use the default filename AS4X00FW AS4X00CP Copying AS4X00CP from DKA500 5 0 1 1 Copying as4x00 RHREADME from DKA500 5 0 1 1 Copying as4x00 RHSRMROM from DKA500 5 0 1 1 Copying as4x00...
Page 31: ...e and I O adapter firmware AS4X00CP SRM console and AlphaBIOS console firmware only AS4X00IO I O adapter firmware only In this example the file for console firmware AlphaBIOS and SRM is selected The L...
Page 32: ...ate WARNING updates may take several minutes to complete for each device Confirm update on AlphaBIOS Y N y DO NOT ABORT AlphaBIOS Updating to V5 24 0 Verifying V5 24 0 PASSED Confirm update on srmflas...
Page 33: ...orted by the selected update file will be updated For each device you are asked to confirm that you want to update the firmware The default is no Once the update begins do not abort the operation Doin...
Page 34: ...de Starting Firmware Update Utility Loadable Firmware Update Utility Function Description Display Displays the system s configuration table Exit Done exit LFU reset List Lists the device revision firm...
Page 35: ...aving information to 1 4 E ECU data 1 4 3 2 Environment variables 1 2 3 2 ESC NVRAM 1 3 3 3 I I O adapter firmware 3 5 I O card cage 2 5 Interlock mechanism 2 11 L Loadable Firmware Update LFU Utility...
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