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Table A– 4 Device Naming Convention

Category

Description

dk Driver ID

Two-letter designator of port or class driver

dk SCSI disk

fw FDDI device

dq ATAPI CD-ROM

mk SCSI tape

dr RAID set device

mu DSSI tape

du DSSI disk

pk SCSI port

ew Ethernet port

a Storage adapter

One-letter designator of storage 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 Logical slot

number

Corresponds to PCI slot number.

1 Hose number

0 — PCI 0

1 — PCI 1

Summary of Contents for DS20L - AlphaServer - 1 GB RAM

Page 1: ...Hewlett Packard Company AlphaServer DS20L User s Guide Order Number EK DS20L UG B01 This manual is for managers and operators of HP AlphaServer DS20L Series EA2014 systems ...

Page 2: ...ued as constituting an additional warranty FCC Notice This equipment generates uses and may emit radio frequency energy The equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such radio frequency interference Operation of this equipment in a residential area may...

Page 3: ...lent international standards EN55022 CISPR 22 Electromagnetic Interference EN50082 1 IEC801 2 IEC801 3 IEC801 4 Electromagnetic Immunity EN60950 IEC950 Product Safety Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Achtung Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse A In Wohn...

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Page 5: ...4 1 I O 1 8 1 2 5 Acoustical 1 9 1 3 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 1 10 1 3 1 Removing the Front Bezel 1 11 1 3 2 Inserting or Ejecting a CD 1 11 1 3 3 Halt Button 1 12 1 4 Rear Panel Ports Slots and Indicators 1 13 1 5 Internal View of the System 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation and Options 2 1 System Setup and Installation 2 1 2 1 1 Rackmounting 2 2 2 1 2 Connecting the System 2 2 2 2 Installin...

Page 6: ...ei 0_inet_init or ew 0_inet_init 3 10 3 2 1 6 ei 0_protocols or ew 0_protocols 3 11 3 2 2 Booting Tru64 UNIX 3 12 3 2 2 1 Booting from a Local Disk 3 12 3 2 2 2 Booting from a Remote Disk 3 14 3 2 3 Starting a Tru64 UNIX Installation 3 16 3 2 3 1 NHD4 and IPK Compatibility 3 16 3 2 4 Installing and Booting Linux 3 18 3 3 Updating Firmware 3 21 3 3 1 Updating Firmware from a Network Device 3 23 3 3...

Page 7: ... Bootstrap Loader A 2 A 2 Invoking the SRM Console A 3 A 3 Command Summary A 4 A 3 1 Commands Syntax A 6 A 3 2 Commands Special Keystrokes and Characters A 7 A 4 Show Commands A 9 A 4 1 Show Config A 9 A 4 2 Show Device A 11 A 4 3 Show hwrpb A 13 A 4 4 Show IDE A 18 A 4 5 Show Memory A 19 A 4 6 Show PAL A 19 A 4 7 Show Power A 20 A 4 8 Show Version A 22 A 5 Creating a Power Up Script A 23 A 6 Boot...

Page 8: ...w 0_mode A 50 A 20 7 ew 0_protocols A 50 A 20 8 os_type A 51 A 20 9 password A 51 A 20 10 pci_parity A 52 A 20 11 pk 0_fast A 52 A 20 12 pk 0_host_id A 53 A 20 14 sysvar A 54 A 20 15 tt_allow_login A 54 A 20 16 wol_enable A 55 Examples 3 1 Power Up Display Serial Console 3 3 3 2 Booting Tru64 UNIX from a Local Disk 3 12 3 3 Booting Tru64 UNIX from a Remote Disk 3 14 3 4 Text Based Installation Dis...

Page 9: ...1 Creating a User Defined Environment Variable A 38 A 22 Deposit Command A 41 A 23 Examine Command A 41 A 24 More Command A 42 A 25 Initialize Command A 43 A 26 Help Command A 44 A 27 Changing Baud Rate A 49 Figures 1 1 Power Connectors 1 5 1 2 Front View of the System 1 10 1 3 Removing the Front Bezel 1 11 1 4 Halt Button Location 1 12 1 5 Rear View of the System 1 13 1 6 Internal View of the Sys...

Page 10: ...0L Product Features 1 1 1 2 Environmental Parameters 1 6 1 3 Physical Dimensions 1 8 3 1 LFU Command Summary 3 25 5 1 Front System LED Status Indicators 5 1 5 2 Rear System LED Status Indicators 5 2 5 3 Network Connector LEDs 5 3 5 4 J2 Configuration Jumper Pin Functions 5 6 A 1 Summary of SRM Console Commands A 4 A 2 Syntax for SRM Console Commands A 6 A 3 Special Characters for SRM Console A 7 A...

Page 11: ...w to set up your DS20L system and how to install optional devices Chapter 3 Operation explains how to turn on your DS20L system install and boot the operating system and update the firmware Chapter 4 Remote Management describes remote control and management of the DS20L system Chapter 5 Basic Troubleshooting provides information for customer troubleshooting using basic indicators switches and jump...

Page 12: ...ver DS20L Service Guide EK DS20L SV AlphaServer DS20L Power Distribution Unit Installation Guide EK DS20L PD Information on the Internet Visit the HP Web site at www compaq com for service tools and more information about the HP AlphaServer DS20L system Tru64 UNIX documentation is available at http www tru64unix compaq com docs ...

Page 13: ...DS20L system is a 1U sized dual processor system with up to 2 GB memory two PCI slots an optional CD ROM drive and a SCSI hard drive Table 1 1 summarizes the features of the DS20L system Table 1 1 AlphaServer DS20L Product Features Feature Description Physical Form Factor 1U Rackmount 1 75 inch x 17 inches x 20 inches CPUs Two Alpha 21264B 833 MHz CPUs Continued on next page ...

Page 14: ...patible memory I O Cache External L2 cache with 128 bit data path supports 4MB cache per processor DDR SRAMs Chipset 21272 Tsunami One Cchip four Dchips and two Pchips provide the following Maximum 166 MHz system bus with double data rate DDR transfers maximum bandwidth of 2 67 Gbytes second One 256 bit memory bus Two 64 bit 33 MHz PCI buses Power 425 W DC PSU 12Vdc and standby 5Vdc Supplies all i...

Page 15: ...ort Minimum OS support Tru64 UNIX V5 1A New Hardware Delivery 4 NHD 4 for Tru64 UNIX Version 5 1A and the most recent Tru64 UNIX V5 1A Patch Kit Tru64 UNIX Pre installed software V5 1A NHD4 2 user base license Linux ready systems Red Hat 7 1 or SuSe 7 1 may be purchased separately from a Linux distributor System Management via PCI Bridge I 2 C Controller or System Management Expansion Connector J4...

Page 16: ...movable front bezel Power Supply The DS20L system is equipped with a 275 watt AC power typical input power 100 240 VAC 47 63 Hz power supply Storage Bay The system includes a custom mounting kit that allows the installation of a one inch high 80 pin SCA SCSI disk drive CD ROM Bay The system accommodates an optional slimline CD ROM drive its bay is located on top of the storage bay 1 2 Specificatio...

Page 17: ...gure 1 1 Power Connectors 2 1 MR0069 X Main power connector one 7x2 14 pin Y Disk power connector one 4x1 4 pin 1 2 2 Estimated Power Consumption The typical power consumption for the AlphaServer DS20L is 275 watts AC ...

Page 18: ... level reduce by 1 0F per 1 000 ft 1 8C per 1 000 m above sea level Non operating 41 to 122 F 5 to 50 C Storage 60 days 40 to 151 F 40 to 66 C Rate of change operating 20 F hr 11C hr Relative Humidity Operating 10 to 90 Non operating 10 to 95 Storage 60 days 10 to 95 Operating 82 F 28 C Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature Non operating 90 F 32 C Storage 60 days 115 F 46 C Heat Dissipation Typical configu...

Page 19: ...ives 1 2 3 1 Safety The AlphaServer DS20L power supply must be connected to a properly grounded single phase AC power outlet The DS20L Series EA2014 system meets registered product safety certification for the U S and Canadian Underwriters Laboratories UL and CUL 1 2 3 2 EMC Hewlett Packard recommends the use of high quality shielded cables for all external I O The AlphaServer DS20L Series EA2014 ...

Page 20: ...rating ranges Proper operation of the cooling system requires that the front of the enclosure receives an adequate supply of air If the system is installed behind a grill or other obstruction it should be no more restrictive than the standard bezel approximately 50 open with no shadows Table 1 2 lists all relevant environmental requirements 1 2 4 Physical Table 1 3 gives the physical dimensions of...

Page 21: ...6 7 6 7 51 51 Current values for specific configurations are available from Hewlett Packard representatives 1 B 10 dBA Schallemissionswerte Vorläufige Werteangaben nach ISO 9296 und ISO 7779 DIN EN27779 Schalleistungspegel LWAd B Schalldruckpegel LpAm dBA Zuschauerpositionen Leerlauf Betrieb Leerlauf Betrieb mit 1 oder 0 HDD 6 7 6 7 51 51 Aktuelle Werte für speziele Ausrüstungsstufen sind uber die...

Page 22: ... to the motherboard a slimline CD ROM drive bay a hard disk drive bay and three LEDs Figure 1 2 Front View of the System 1 4 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 MR0359 X CD ROM drive optional Y Hard disk storage bay Z Four fans connected to motherboard System LEDs see Section 5 1 for detailed information Fifth fan connected to motherboard Halt button recessed in hole ...

Page 23: ...b of the bezel and pull it gently forward to disengage the bezel from the tabs Zon the front of the enclosure 2 Reverse these procedures to replace the bezel Figure 1 3 Removing the Front Bezel hp AlphaServer DS20L 2 3 MR0360 1 3 1 3 2 Inserting or Ejecting a CD The front bezel must be removed to insert or eject a CD refer to 1 3 1 When you are finished using the CD ROM drive reattach the front be...

Page 24: ...alt button is accessible through an opening on the front panel of the system To use it remove the bezel see Section 1 3 1 and insert a slender object through the access hole to push it in See Figure 1 4 Figure 1 4 Halt Button Location MR0361 1 2 X Halt button recessed in cabinet Y Long slender object used to reach button ...

Page 25: ...onnectors Figure 1 5 Rear View of the System MR0362 1 2 3 10 5 6 7 8 9 4 1 2 3 X AC power connector Y Parallel port Z PCI bus 1 PCI bus 0 Ethernet for Tru64 UNIX port 1 for Linux port 0 two LEDs 1 Ethernet for Tru64 UNIX port 0 for Linux port 1 two LEDs 1 COM1 _ COM2 On Off button a System LEDs See Section 5 1 for detailed information on all LEDs ...

Page 26: ...4 AlphaServer DS20L User s Guide 1 5 Internal View of the System The AlphaServer DS20L has dual CPUs in a 1U enclosure Figure 1 6 Internal View of the System hp AlphaServer DS20L 9 3 6 7 8 4 2 5 1 MR0363A ...

Page 27: ...erview 1 15 X Dual CPUs left CPU 1 right CPU 0 as oriented in illustration Y Memory slots Z Hard drive bay CD ROM bay PCI slots located on the PCI riser I O daughter card Power supply _ Cover Front bezel ...

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Page 29: ...ited to persons who have appropriate technical training and experience Such persons are expected to understand the hazards of working within this equipment and take measures to minimize danger to themselves or others These measures include 1 Remove any jewelry that may conduct electricity 2 Power down the system and wait 2 minutes to allow components to cool 3 Wear an anti static wrist strap when ...

Page 30: ...stem Connect the appropriate external devices first then connect the AC power cord to the DS20L and a grounded power source Figure 2 1 shows the location of all connectors Figure 2 1 Rear Connectors 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 4 MR0364 X AC power connector Y Parallel port Z PCI bus 1 PCI bus 0 Ethernet for Tru64 UNIX port 1 for Linux port 0 Ethernet for Tru64 UNIX port 0 for Linux port 1 COM1 _ COM2 ...

Page 31: ...sure You only have to remove the front bezel if you need to access the front of the enclosure to insert or remove a CD to remove or install the hard drive or the CD ROM drive or remove the system from a rack Figure 2 2 shows how to remove the front bezel Xfrom the enclosure Y 1 Place a finger in each side tab of the bezel and pull it gently forward to disengage the bezel from the tabs Zon the fron...

Page 32: ... 1 Remove power from the system 2 Disconnect all external cables from the system 3 Loosen the two captive screws Xthat hold the system s chassis slides to the rack rails and lift the system forward and out of the rack 4 To replace the system in the rack reverse these steps as necessary Figure 2 3 Removing the System from a Rack hp AlphaServer DS20L MR0365 1 1 FRONT VIEW 1 1 hp AlphaServer DS20L ...

Page 33: ...nd follow these steps 1 Remove power from the system 2 Remove the retaining screw Xfrom the rear of the cover 3 Remove the top screw Y 4 Remove three screws Z from each side of the cover 5 Slide the cover back and lift it away from the system Figure 2 4 Removing the Cover 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 1 2 MR0366 ...

Page 34: ...re two DIMM banks designated Bank 0 and Bank 1 The slots are arranged in an alternating pattern See Figure 2 5 2 3 2 1 Memory Configuration Rules A bank must be fully populated that is all four slots in a given bank 0 or 1 must be filled Bank 0 must be populated first A bank must use the same type size and speed DIMMs Bank 0 and Bank 1 may have different type size and speed of DIMMs from each othe...

Page 35: ...guration and guidelines 2 Remove the cover see Section 2 3 1 3 To insert a memory DIMM X slide it into the appropriate memory slot Y and press down gently but firmly to engage the side tabs Z 4 To remove a memory DIMM disengage the side tabs and lift it out from the slot Figure 2 6 Adding or Removing Memory 1 2 3 3 MR0097 ...

Page 36: ...e slot Xyou wish to use for the PCI module Y Remove the retaining screw and slot cover to expose the slot 3 Line up the fingers and the notch on the PCI module with the appropriate connector on the PCI riser Z While supporting the back of the PCI riser press the module into place in the slot 4 Insert the retaining screw through the side of the enclosure and the PCI module s bracket To remove a PCI...

Page 37: ... add or remove a SCSI hard drive 1 Remove the front bezel see Section 2 2 1 and cover Section 2 3 1 2 See Figure 2 8 Install the SCSI hard drive backplane X part of CK DS20L AA SCSI cable kit onto its connector on the back of the SCSI hard drive Attach the power cable connector Y and one end of the data cable to the backplane Z ...

Page 38: ...fer to Figure 2 7 to remove any PCI option modules then refer to Figure 2 9 for the remainder of these procedures CAUTION Do not remove the PCI fan bracket Xduring these procedures It holds and supports the motherbard in place making it easier to unplug and lift the PCI riser b Remove both screws attaching the PCI riser to its rear bracket Y c Pull up on the entire PCI riser Zand slide it up and l...

Page 39: ... on the SCSI cable into the notch on the PCI riser f Push down firmly and squarely on the PCI riser to seat it back in the motherboard making sure that the cable remains positioned in the notch and secure the two screws to the rear bracket g Connect the end of the SCSI cable to its connector on the PCI riser Figure 2 9 Routing SCSI Cable to the PCI Riser FRONT FRONT 2 1 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 MR0369 ...

Page 40: ...e front of the arms NOTE When installing the arms bias them upward as high as possible on the disk to ensure that the disk does not interfere with the CD ROM Figure 2 10 Assembling and Installing the SCSI Hard Drive Carrier 5 2 4 1 3 4 MR0348 5 See Figure 2 11 with the handle Xrotated forward slide the assembled hard drive and carrier Yinto the enclosure Z Ensure that the drive is connected secure...

Page 41: ...rive with the captive snap in fastener or _ CAUTION If you are installing a SCSI drive prevent over flexing backplane by using your hand to support the backplane as you slide the drive into its connector Figure 2 11 Installing the Hard Drive Assembly MR0370 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 7 To remove a SCSI hard drive assembly from the system the hard drive carrier from the drive the SCSI backplane or hard drive ...

Page 42: ... Remove the front bezel see Section 2 2 1 and cover Section 2 3 2 Install the CD ROM backplane X attach the combined power and data cable Y 17 05140 01 route it over the PCI riser and connect the other end to the motherboard as shown Z 3 Slide the CD ROM rearward into its bay 4 Push the CD ROM backplane into its connector on the CD ROM and attach the two screws that hold it in place To remove a CD...

Page 43: ...Installation and Options 2 15 Figure 2 12 Installing the CD ROM MR0372 1 4 2 5 5 3 TOP VIEW ...

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Page 45: ...LEDs There are two sets of LED system status indicators on the AlphaServer DS20L one set on the front of the system see Figure 1 2 and one set on the rear see Figure 1 5 a Also each of the network connectors has two LEDs that indicate speed and activity Figure 1 5 and See Section 5 1 for a listing of all LEDs and their meaning 3 1 2 SROM Code When the system is turned on or reset SROM code automat...

Page 46: ...ost computer systems including the following I O subsystem initialization Operator interface OS bootstrap and restart The SRM console firmware provides Palcode for Tru64 UNIX operating systems Users communicate with the SRM console via the COM1 COM2 serial ports SRM console firmware supports the use of the VT style terminal attached to the standard serial ports The SRM console firmware provides a ...

Page 47: ...he System Testing the Memory Testing the Disks read only Testing ei devices hp AlphaServer DS20L 833 MHz Console V5 9 16 18 OCT 2001 15 38 57 P00 P00 X X The SRM console banner and prompt P00 are printed The SRM console is a command line interface you use to set or read system parameters If the auto_action environment variable is set to boot or restart and the os_type environment variable is set t...

Page 48: ...You can override the stored values for the current boot session by entering parameters on the boot command line auto_action Determines the default action the system takes when the system is power cycled reset or experiences a failure bootdef_dev Device or device list from which booting is to be attempted when no path is specified on the command line boot_file Specifies a default file name to be us...

Page 49: ...failure After a panic The factory setting for auto_action is halt The halt setting causes the system to stop in the SRM console You must then boot the operating system manually For maximum system availability auto_action can be set to boot or restart With the boot setting the operating system boots automatically after the SRM init command is issued With the restart setting the operating system boo...

Page 50: ...evice command for a list of all devices in the system The syntax is set bootdef_dev boot_device boot_device The name of the device on which the system software has been loaded To specify more than one device separate the names with commas Example In this example two boot devices are specified The system will try booting from dqb0 and if unsuccessful will boot from dkb0 P00 set bootdef_dev dqb0 dkb...

Page 51: ...nt variable specifies the default file name to be used for booting when no file name is specified by the boot command The syntax is set boot_file filename Example P00 set boot_file NOTE This command clears the boot file setting and sets the string to empty ...

Page 52: ...c to the operating system Tru64 UNIX Systems Tru64 UNIX systems take a single ASCII character as the flags_value argument a Load operating system software from the specified boot device autoboot Boot to multiuser mode i Prompt for the name of a file to load and other options boot interactively Boot to single user mode s Stop in single user mode Boots vmunix to single user mode and stops at the roo...

Page 53: ...sda2 boot dkb0 Example Single user mode is typically used for troubleshooting To make system changes at this run level you must have read write privileges The command to boot Linux into single user mode is similar to the following example where f root is in partition 2 of dka0 and the kernel is in boot Compaq gz P00 boot file l vmlinux gz flags root dev sda2 rw single Example The following command...

Page 54: ...otp The default value is bootp Set this environment variable if you are booting Tru64 UNIX from a RIS server To list the network devices on your system enter the show device command The Ethernet controllers start with the letters ei or ew for example ewa0 The third letter is the adapter ID for the specific Ethernet controller Replace the asterisk with the adapter ID letter when entering the comman...

Page 55: ...the specific Ethernet controller Replace the asterisk with the adapter ID letter when entering the command The syntax is set ei 0_protocols protocol_value or set ew 0_protocols protocol_value The option for protocol_value is limited to bootp bootp Sets the network protocol to bootp the setting typically used with the Tru64 UNIX operating system Example P00 show device ewa0 0 0 1001 0 EWA0 08 00 2B...

Page 56: ...h boot X boot_dev dkb0 0 0 5 0 boot_file boot_osflags A boot_reset OFF bootbios bootdef_dev dkb0 0 0 5 0 booted_dev booted_file booted_osflags P00 show device Y dkb0 0 0 5 0 DKB0 COMPAQ BF01865222 B004 Z dqb0 0 1 16 0 DQB0 SAMSUNG CD ROM SN 124 q008 eia0 0 0 3 1 EIA0 00 02 56 00 08 7A eib0 0 0 4 0 EIB0 00 02 56 00 08 79 pka0 7 0 3 0 PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7 pkb0 7 0 5 0 PKB0 SCSI Bus ID 7 P00 b boot dkb...

Page 57: ...ix and autobooting to multiuser mode 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 environment variables bootdef_dev boot_file and boot_osflags can also be used to specify the default boot device or device list the default boot file and flag information When an option and the corresponding environment variabl...

Page 58: ...et File Name 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 0 image_bytes 9a0fa0 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 1f2000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code Secondary boot progr...

Page 59: ...mmand 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 to specify the default boot device or device list the default boot file and flag information When an option and the corresponding environment variable are both in a command string the option overri...

Page 60: ...er 3 2 3 1 NHD4 and IPK Compatibility You must install the NHD4 kit during a full installation of the operating system on a DS20L system The kernel modules for the DS20L are included in the NHD4 kit When you install NHD4 you must also install the most current TRU64 UNIX patch kit before you return your system to production It does not matter which one you install first Example 3 4 Text Based Insta...

Page 61: ...atory set of software subsets plus optional software subsets that you select You can customize the file system layout The UNIX Shell option puts your system in single user mode with superuser privileges This option is provided for experienced UNIX system administrators who want to perform file system or disk maintenance tasks before the installation The Installation Guide contains more information...

Page 62: ...described in the Alpha Linux installation document for your Linux distribution The installation document can be downloaded from the following Web site http www compaq com alphaserver linux Linux Boot Procedure 1 Power up the system to the SRM console and enter the show version command to verify the firmware version P00 show version version V5 6 3 Mar 12 2001 08 36 11 P00 2 Enter the show device co...

Page 63: ...file boot_osflags 0 boot_reset OFF bootdef_dev booted_dev booted_file booted_osflags 6 From SRM enter the boot command Example 3 5 shows an abbreviated boot output This example shows messages similar to what you will see when booting Linux The example is from a RedHat Linux 7 0 boot Example 3 5 Linux Boot Output boot boot dka0 0 0 8 0 flags 0 block 0 of dka0 0 0 8 0 is a valid boot block reading 1...

Page 64: ... Privateer using machine vector PRIVATEER from SRM Command line root dev sda2 console ttyS0 memcluster 0 usage 1 start 0 end 362 memcluster 1 usage 0 start 362 end 262135 memcluster 2 usage 1 start 262135 end 262144 freeing pages 362 1024 freeing pages 1700 262135 SMP 4 CPUs probed cpu_present_mask f On node 0 totalpages 262144 autorun autorun DONE NET4 Linux TCP IP 1 0 for NET4 0 IP Protocols ICM...

Page 65: ...sole update dqb0 Please enter the name of the options firmware files list or Hit return to use the default filename ds20lfw txt Copying filename txt from dqb0 Copying filename1 ROM from dqb0 Copying filename2 ROM from dqb0 Loadable Firmware Update Utility Function Description Display Displays the system s configuration table Exit Done exit LFU reset List Lists the device revision firmware name and...

Page 66: ...ning LFU Use the Loadable Firmware Update LFU utility to update system firmware From the SRM console start LFU by issuing the lfu command see Example 3 6 A typical update procedure is 1 Start LFU 2 Use the LFU list command to show 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...

Page 67: ...ng Firmware Using a MOP Server Before starting a network upgrade download the update files from the Internet You will need the files with the extension SYS Copy these files to your local MOP server s MOP load area P00 boot file v5917_shupdate X proto mop eia0 boot eia0 0 0 3 1 file v5917_shupdate flags A Trying MOP boot Network load complete Host name BESSIE Host address aa 00 04 00 06 74 bootstra...

Page 68: ...image Verify Compares loadable and hardware images or Help Scrolls this function table UPD u srm Confirm update on srm Y N y WARNING updates may take several minutes to complete for each device DO NOT ABORT srm Updating to 5 9 17 Verifying 5 9 17 PASSED UPD ex Initializing Initializing 1536 Meg of system memory initializing GCT FRU at 1e0000 Testing the System Testing the Memory Testing ei devices...

Page 69: ...e on the selected device readme 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 command shows the physical configuration of the system Display is equivalent to issuing the SRM console command show configuration Because it shows the slot for each module...

Page 70: ...the 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 LFU enables you to specify another update file list The list command displays the inventory of update firmware on the CD ROM network or floppy Only the devices listed at your terminal are supporte...

Page 71: ... 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 enabling the update to proceed without operator intervention CAUTION Never abort an update operation Aborting corrupts the firmware on the module verify The verify command reads the firmware from the...

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Page 73: ...rial ports and up to two PCI add in adapters The primary Ethernet controller supports optional special remote management control functions The wake on LAN utility highlighted in this chapter is supported only on the primary network interface port The secondary Ethernet controller is used for general purpose network traffic including network management messages The dual serial ports are used for fi...

Page 74: ...out affecting the power up down function The primary Ethernet controller is optionally configured to implement privileged operations such as secure login and server control commands 4 2 1 Startup When enabled for remote power control the AlphaServer DS20L primary Ethernet controller EEPROM is programmed to enable recognition of a unique per system wake up packet Ethernet message that will assert t...

Page 75: ...n the system is powered down in standby mode with blinking green LED on the front or rear panel the two Ethernet controllers have a matching link status the primary controller is powered by standby and has active link status so it can receive the wakeup packet and the secondary controller is powered down and has no active link status When the system is powered up both Ethernet controllers have act...

Page 76: ...init From the target system s Tru64 UNIX root prompt enter the following commands consvar s wol_enable on set wol_enable on consvar a Console environment variables saved reboot Use one of the following methods to disable the wake on LAN feature From the target system s console prompt enter the following commands set wol_enable off init From the target system s Tru64 UNIX root prompt enter the foll...

Page 77: ...making the connection to the target system for example tu1 This argument is optional hw_address Specifies the hardware network address of the target system This argument is mandatory 00 02 56 00 03 29 4 3 4 Exit Status Exiting successfully will return the prompt 0 Zero If an error occurred you will see 0 4 3 5 Error Conditions You may encounter the following common error conditions Error detecting...

Page 78: ...and is not on the same subnet as the target system User Action Enter the WOL command on a system that is on the same subnet as the target system 4 3 6 Examples The following example shows a simple use of the WOL utility where the host system detects the first configured network interface and prompts for confirmation usr sbin wol 00 02 56 00 03 29 No sending device specified using tu0 continue y n ...

Page 79: ...ake on LAN feature on the target system Valid values are on and off wol_enable NOTE This is a system console variable not a Tru64 UNIX environment variable Section 4 3 1 tells you how to enable the wake on LAN feature on the target system You must enable this feature before you use the WOL utility ...

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Page 81: ...s has status LEDs Figure 1 2 in the first chapter identifies the system LED indicators on the front of the system Table 5 1 Front System LED Status Indicators LED Function 1 Steady red when system failure needs attention Off when the system is functioning properly 2 Blinks amber to indicate system activity 3 Blinks green when the system is in Standby mode Glows green to indicate that system power ...

Page 82: ... indicate that system power is on Glows red when the system power has failed Figure 1 5 in the first chapter identifies the Ethernet network connectors on the rear of the system Figure 5 1 shows the LEDs in the upper corners of each connector Table 5 3 gives their meaning Figure 5 1 Network Connector LEDs MR0288 1 2 4 3 X Ethernet speed LED for Tru64 UNIX on port 0 for Linux on port 1 Y Ethernet a...

Page 83: ... power fail LED with the steps shown The main AC must be removed to clear the indication manual remote and automatic wake up have no effect 1 Unplug the AC power cord 2 Replug the AC power cord 3 Leave stand by power on 4 If the red power fail state persists contact Customer Support 5 2 Halting the System Depressing the Halt button located under the front bezel and shown in Figure 1 4 will return ...

Page 84: ...ware configuration jumper block in the AlphaServer DS20L is J2 Remove the cover to locate the jumper block See Section 2 3 1 Figure 5 2 shows the relative positioning of the J2 jumper with other jumpers and connectors and depicts all jumpers in their default position Section 5 3 1 describes the functions of the pins Figure 5 2 J2 Firmware Configuration Jumper Block MR0072A 1 2 3 5 4 ...

Page 85: ...tion Jumper Block The J2 jumper may be used by customers to change the firmware configuration setting The DS20L system motherboard has an eight position 2 pin firmware configuration jumper block used for troubleshooting and error recovery See Figure 5 2 J2 jumper pins 1 through 6 are used for configuration of the DS20L system Pins 7 8 9 10 11 12 and 13 14 are reserved or not used Table 5 4 shows t...

Page 86: ...ware COM1 0 1 0 Failsafe reflash from CD ROM COM1 0 1 1 Field installation and test mode 1 Note 0 no jumper installed 1 jumper installed indicates reserved pins 5 4 Fan Status Display The SRM show power command can help you to identify a failing fan Example 5 1 identifies the location of the information for each individual fan in a sample show power command display Figure 5 3 shows the correspondi...

Page 87: ...OK_ Fan2 Status OKX OKZ OK OK OK 2 5V OK OK OK Vccp1 OK OK OK 3 3V OK OK OK OK OK 5 0V OK OK OK OK 12 0V OK OK OK OK OK OK Vccp2 Temperature 28 00 27 00 45 00 33 00 33 00 39 00 Power status all OK Dimm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Megabytes 256 256 256 256 X X X X System fail LED Extinguished System enters standby on AC power Normal SROM deselected Figure 5 3 Fan Locations 7 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 10 9 8 MR0388 ...

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Page 89: ... pipe the output of one command to the input of another and there is a more command that works not unlike the Unix one To get a full listing of available commands see Section A 3 or run help more SRM has environment variables a number of which are pre defined and correspond to locations in NVRAM You can view the entire list of environment variables and their values with the show command there are ...

Page 90: ...p process first SRM loads and transfers control to the secondary bootstrap loader Then the secondary bootstrap loader sets up the environment for Linux reads the kernel image from a disk filesystem and finally transfers control to Linux These two loaders are described in more detail below A 1 2 Loading the Secondary Bootstrap Loader There are two secondary bootstrap loaders for Linux the raw loade...

Page 91: ... console runs and either remains running or passes control to another console or an operating system If the system is already running invoke the SRM console by shutting down the operating system or by pressing the Halt button under the front bezel If you are running Tru64 UNIX operating system The preferred method to invoke the SRM console is to shut down the operating system according to the proc...

Page 92: ...assword 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 console line editor on a RAM file or on the nvram file power up script examine Displays the contents of a memory location register or device halt Halts the specified processor Same as stop help Displays information about the specif...

Page 93: ...s the state of the specified environment variable show config Displays the configuration at the last system initialization show cpu Displays the state of each processor in the system show device Displays a list of controllers and their devices in the system show ide Displays the internal register setup for the primary and secondary IDE controllers show memory Displays memory module information sho...

Page 94: ...ommand options 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 decimal notation Two exceptions both of which use hexadecimal notation are addresses and numbers used in the deposit command The default radix can be overridden by inserting d before numbers ...

Page 95: ...racter Help 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 modes The default is overstrike Ctrl B or n Recalls previous command or commands The last 16 commands are stored in the recall buffer Ctrl C Terminates the process that is running Clears Ctrl S r...

Page 96: ...rl P is entered Ctrl P Halts the machine Ctrl Q Resumes 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 the console terminal until Ctrl Q is entered Cleared by Ctrl C Ctrl U Deletes the current line Wildcarding for commands such as show Double quotes...

Page 97: ...00 sh config hp AlphaServer DS20L 833 MHz SRM Console V5 9 16 PALcode OpenVMS PALcode V1 90 71 Tru64 UNIX PALcode V1 86 68 Processors CPU 0 Alpha 21264B 4 833 MHz EV68B pass 2 2 SROM Revision V2 5 2 2 32 Bcache size 4 MB CPU 1 Alpha 21264B 4 833 MHz EV68B pass 2 2 SROM Revision V2 5 2 2 32 Bcache size 4 MB Core Logic Cchip DECchip 21272 CA Rev 2 1 Dchip DECchip 21272 DA Rev 2 0 Pchip 0 DECchip 212...

Page 98: ...43C IDE dqa 0 0 16 0 dqb0 0 1 16 0 SAMSUNG CD ROM SN 12 Bus 00 Slot 17 Acer Labs M1543C PMU PCI Hose 01 Bus 00 Slot 03 Intel 8255x Ethernet eia0 0 0 3 1 00 02 56 00 08 7E ISA Slot Device Name Type Enabled BaseAddr IRQ DMA 0 0 MOUSE Embedded Yes 60 12 1 KBD Embedded Yes 60 1 2 COM1 Embedded Yes 3f8 4 3 COM2 Embedded Yes 2f8 3 4 LPT1 Embedded Yes 3bc 7 5 FLOPPY Embedded Yes 3f0 6 2 6 EIDE Embedded Y...

Page 99: ...at match the type are displayed If no name is given the display is a list of all devices and controllers in the system Example A 2 Show Device Command P00 show device dkb0 0 0 5 0 DKB0 COMPAQ BF01865222 B004 dqb0 0 1 16 0 DQB0 SAMSUNG CD ROM SN 124 q008 eia0 0 0 3 1 EIA0 00 02 56 00 08 7A eib0 0 0 4 0 EIB0 00 02 56 00 08 79 pka0 7 0 3 0 PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7 pkb0 7 0 5 0 PKB0 SCSI Bus ID 7 P00 b An e...

Page 100: ...pe dr RAID set device mu DSSI tape du DSSI disk pk SCSI port ew Ethernet port a Storage adapter ID One letter designator of storage 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 Logical slot number Corresponds to PCI slot number 1 Hose number 0 PCI 0 1...

Page 101: ...SBZ 136 00000000 00000140 Offset to Translation Buffer Hint Block 144 00000000 00000002 Number of processor supported 152 00000000 00000280 Size of Per CPU Slots in bytes 160 00000000 00000180 Offset to Per CPU Slots 168 00000000 00000001 Number of CTBs in CTB table 176 00000000 00000160 Size of largest CTB in CTB table 184 00000000 00000680 Offset to Console Terminal Block 192 00000000 000007E0 O...

Page 102: ... 0 Operator halted 0 Context valid 1 Palcode valid 1 Palcode memory valid 1 Palcode loaded 0 Reserved MBZ 0 Halt requested 0 Reserved MBZ 0 Reserved MBZ 00000000 00000000 PAL_MEM_LEN 00000000 00000000 PAL_SCR_LEN 00000000 00000000 PAL_MEM_ADR 00000000 00000000 PAL_SCR_ADR 00020047 0001015A PAL_REV 00000004 0000000D CPU_TYPE 00000000 00000007 CPU_VAR 00000000 00000000 CPU_REV 00000000 00000000 SERI...

Page 103: ... valid 1 Palcode valid 1 Palcode memory valid 1 Palcode loaded 0 Reserved MBZ 0 Halt requested 0 Reserved MBZ 0 Reserved MBZ 00000000 00000000 PAL_MEM_LEN 00000000 00000000 PAL_SCR_LEN 00000000 00000000 PAL_MEM_ADR 00000000 00000000 PAL_SCR_ADR 00020047 0001015A PAL_REV 00000004 0000000D CPU_TYPE 00000000 00000007 CPU_VAR 00000000 00000000 CPU_REV 00000000 00000000 SERIAL_NUM 00000000 00000000 SER...

Page 104: ...000000 00000000 CURSOR_WIDTH 00000000 00000000 CURSOR_HEIGHT 00000000 00000000 NUM_HEADS 00000000 00000000 OPWIN 00000000 00000000 HEAD_OFFSET 00000000 00000000 PUTCHAR_ROUTINE 00000000 00000000 IO_STATE 00000000 00000000 LISTENER_STATE 00000000 00000000 EXT_INFO 00000000 00000000 SERVER_OFFSET 00000000 00000000 LINE_PARAM 00000000 00000000 TERM_IN_LOC 00000000 00000000 TERM_IN_LOC_EXT 00000000 00...

Page 105: ... 0001FFA3 START_PFN 00000000 0000005D PFN_COUNT 00000000 00000000 TEST_COUNT 00000000 00000000 BITMAP_VA 00000000 00000000 BITMAP_PA 00000000 00000000 BITMAP_CHKSUM 00000000 00000001 USAGE 0 bad page s 00000000 00020000 START_PFN 00000000 0001FFFE PFN_COUNT 00000000 0001FFFE TEST_COUNT 00000000 00000000 BITMAP_VA 00000000 7FFFC000 BITMAP_PA 3FFFFFFF FFFFF800 BITMAP_CHKSUM 00000000 00000000 USAGE 0...

Page 106: ...mary and secondary IDE controllers Syntax show ide Example A 4 Show IDE Command P00 show ide ACER M5229 IDE Status UDMAP CA Primary Drive 0 Ultra DMA enabled Primary Drive 1 Ultra DMA enabled UDMAS 44 Secondary Drive 0 Ultra DMA disabled Secondary Drive 1 Ultra DMA disabled PCAS 01 active 1 clocks 30 nsec PCCB 31 active 3 clocks 90 nsec recovery 1 clocks 30 nsec PCDT0 00 active 8 clocks 242 nsec r...

Page 107: ...y Size Base Addr 0 1024 MB 000000000 Total Bad Pages 0 Total Good Memory 1024 MBytes P00 A 4 6 Show PAL The show pal command displays the versions of Tru64 UNIX PALcode PALcode is the Alpha Privileged Architecture Library code written to support Alpha processors It implements architecturally defined processor behavior Syntax show pal Example A 6 Show PAL Command show pal PAL OpenVMS PALcode V1 90 ...

Page 108: ... as either OK or FAIL verbose The calibrated values are displayed raw The internal sensor monitored values are displayed which Restricts the scan and display to those sensors with a one in the which parameter bitmask CPU0 0x01 CPU1 0x02 DIMM 0x04 IO 0x08 riser 0x10 PSU 0x20 NOTE Fan statuses for the DS20L system are shown in unique areas on this display See Chapter 5 Section 5 4 for the fan status...

Page 109: ...12 12 25 Vccp2 1 18 0 42 Temperature 33 00 31 00 45 00 37 00 37 00 44 00 Dimm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Megabytes 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 System fail LED Extinguished System enters standby on AC power Normal SROM deselected P00 show power raw Processor Module Information Proc 1 Proc 2 Dimm I O Riser PSU Fan1 Status 9e 9d a4 a3 9a a1 Fan2 Status 9c a1 ff a8 a3 2 5V c3 c1 c2 Vccp1 74 73 6b 3 3V c3 c2 c4 bf c3...

Page 110: ...128 128 128 X X X X System fail LED Extinguished System enters standby on AC power Normal SROM deselected A 4 8 Show Version The show version command displays the version of the SRM console program that is installed on the system Syntax show version Example A 8 Show Version Command P00 show version version V5 9 16 16 OCT 2001 15 38 57 P00 ...

Page 111: ...of the file in increments of 10 Exit Leaves the editor and closes the file saving all changes Quit Leaves the editor and closes the file without saving changes Nn Deletes line number nn Nn text Adds or overwrites line number nn with text NOTE It is possible to disable the system by editing the nvram script For example if you include the initialize command in the script the system will go into an e...

Page 112: ...otp list List current file with line numbers 10 set ewa0_protocols bootp exit Close file and save changes 27 bytes written out to nvram nvram Execute the script To clear the script enter line numbers without any text This deletes the lines See Example A 10 Example A 10 Clearing the nvram Script edit nvram editing nvram 20 bytes read in 10 exit 0 bytes written out to nvram ...

Page 113: ...flags 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 tables and other data structures are set up Console device drivers are not shut down Transfer control to the image by entering the continue command protocols enet_protocol This qualifier overrides the setting of ...

Page 114: ...t block reading 14 blocks from dkb0 0 0 5 0 bootstrap code read in base 200000 image_start 0 image_bytes 1c00 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 1ff4a000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code The system is ready Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5 1A Rev 1885 hpsq5 console login ...

Page 115: ...tems 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 A 12 Prcache Command prcache f PCI NVRAM Disk Cache passed Size 2MB PCI Memory Address 40000000 System ID 12000000 State not valid Battery Status good Charging Battery Disconnect Circuit Status enabled prcache z Th...

Page 116: ...riable d_verbose to zero Example A 13 Test Command P00 test System test runtime 150 seconds Type C if you wish to abort testing once it has started Default zone extended at the expense of memzone Use INIT before booting Testing ei devices No VGA TGA available for testing Testing Memory Testing IDE ATAPI disks read only ID Program Device Pass Hard Soft Bytes Written Bytes Read 000003cb memtest memo...

Page 117: ...0042a exer_kid dqa0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 145920 0000042c exer_kid dqb0 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 142336 ID Program Device Pass Hard Soft Bytes Written Bytes Read 000003cb memtest memory 2 0 0 813694976 813694976 000003ca memtest memory 2 0 0 813694976 813694976 000003cc memtest memory 1 0 0 805306368 805306368 0000042a exer_kid dqa0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 268288 0000042c exer_kid dqb0 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 264192 C P00 Type cat ...

Page 118: ...nsole prompts for a password and verification If 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 password entered does not match the existing password in the NVRAM Example A 14 Set Password Command set password Please enter the password Password is ...

Page 119: ... can be performed If a password has not been set you are prompted to do so Syntax set secure Example A 15 Set Secure Command set secure In this example a password has been set Console is secure Please login b dkb0 Console is secure parameters are not allowed login Please enter the password Password is not echoed b dkb0 boot dkb0 0 0 3 1 set secure Password has not been set Secure not set Please se...

Page 120: ...d the console is secured if there is a valid password This prevents an intruder from accessing the system A 10 1 Login Command and Secure Mode The login command turns off the security features enabling access to all SRM console commands during the current session The system automatically returns to secure mode as soon as the boot continue or start command is entered or when the system is initializ...

Page 121: ...lid password A 11 Clear Password The clear password command clears the password 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 current password Example A 17 Clear Password Command clear password Please enter the password Password is not echoed Passwor...

Page 122: ...mmand login 2 At the Enter Password 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 A 12 Stopping and Starting CPU The halt or stop command stops program execution on a CPU that is still running a booted program Syntax halt or stop 0 where 0 is the number of the CPU 0 or 1 to halt ...

Page 123: ...qb0 0 1 16 0 Loadable Firmware Update Utility Function Description Display Displays the system s configuration table Exit Done exit LFU reset List Lists the device revision firmware name and update revision Readme Lists important release information Update Replaces current firmware with loadable data image Verify Compares loadable and hardware images or Help Scrolls this function table UPD list De...

Page 124: ...a crash dump to the selected device Syntax crash device where device is the name of the device to which the crash dump is written Example A 19 Crash Command crash CPU 0 restarting DUMP 401408 blocks available for dumping DUMP 38535 required for a partial dump DUMP 0x805001 is the primary swap with 401407 start our last 38534 of dump at 362873 going to end real end is one more for header DUMP prom ...

Page 125: ...ar 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 variables are used to pass configuration information between the console and the operating system The setting of these variables determines how the system powers up boots the operating system and operates Syntax set default envar v...

Page 126: ...console serial show console console serial init The system must be init ed for the new parameters to take effect Example A 21 Creating a User Defined Environment Variable edit nvram editing nvram 0 bytes read in 10 set mopv3_boot 1 exit 17 bytes written out to nvram In Example A 21 the nvram script is edited so that an environment variable called mopv3_boot is created and set to 1 on each power up...

Page 127: ...ata size as octaword h Defines data size as hexword d Instruction decode examine command only n value The number of consecutive locations to modify s value The address increment size The default is the data size space Device name or address space of the device to access address Offset within a device to which data is deposited Can be dev_name A device name fpr name The floating point register set ...

Page 128: ...n addressed by the last location referenced in a deposit or examine command The deposit command stores data in the location specified If no options are given with a deposit command the system uses the options from the preceding deposit command If the specified value is too large to fit in the data size listed the console ignores the command and issues an error response If the data is smaller than ...

Page 129: ...ical mem address 0 d ff Deposit FF to physical mem address 4 d scbb 820000 Deposit 820000 to SCBB Example A 23 Examine Command examine pc Examine the program counter PC psr 0 PC 0000000000001170 examine sp Examine the stack pointer gpr F0 R30 0000000000072A60 e n 6 r4 Examine register R4 the next 6 registers grp 20 R4 0000000000005000 grp 28 R5 000000000FFFE000 grp 30 R6 00000003F8000C00 grp 38 R7...

Page 130: ...output 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 more command to display the contents of the event log file Example A 24 More Command more el Display SRM console s event log one screen at a time More SPACE next page ENTER next line Q quit help...

Page 131: ...ble is set to halt If the auto_action environment variable is set to boot or restart and no halt assertion condition exists the system autoboots In all other cases the system stops in console mode and does not attempt to boot Example A 25 Initialize Command P00 init Initializing 1024 Meg of system memory initializing GCT FRU at 1e0000 Testing the System Testing the Memory Testing ei devices hp Alp...

Page 132: ...e Displays 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 begin with that string Example A 26 Help Command help set NAME set FUNCTION Set an option or modify the value of an environment variable SYNOPSIS set option value or envar value where option host ...

Page 133: ...bles are specific to the SRM console Table A 5 Environment Variable Summary Environment Variable Function ac_action Changes the default action when AC power is applied to the system from STANDBY to BOOT or vice versa auto_action Specifies the console s action at power up a failure or a reset bootdef_dev Specifies the default boot device string boot_osflags Specifies the default operating system bo...

Page 134: ...ci_parity Disables or enables parity checking on the PCI bus pk 0_fast Enables fast SCSI mode pk 0_host_id Specifies the default value for a controller host bus node ID sysvar Determines if the system variation value should be overridden from 12 to 5 This allows OS versions before those that are aware of the DS20L to run properly tt_allow_login Enables or disables login to the SRM console firmware...

Page 135: ...powers up fails or resets When the setting involves autoboot the system boots from the default boot device specified by the value of the bootdef_dev environment variable Syntax set auto_action value where value can be halt The system remains in console mode after power up or a system crash boot The system boots automatically when it is turned on and halts after a system failure restart The system ...

Page 136: ... boot device Enter the command show device for a list of all devices in the system A 20 4 boot_osflags The boot_osflags environment variable passes information to the boot command That information is dependent on the operating system to be booted Syntax set boot_osflags flags_value where flags_value can be a Load operating system software from the specified boot device autoboot Boot to multi user ...

Page 137: ...Syntax set com1_baud baud_value where baud_value is the new baud rate A list of possible values is displayed by attempting to set this environment variable to an unacceptable value for example set com2_baud xxx You will be asked to confirm the change as shown in Example A 27 Example A 27 Changing Baud Rate set com1_baud 19200 Embedded Remote Console only supports 9600 baud Continue Y N n bad value...

Page 138: ...ype is AUI bnc Device type is ThinWire fast Device type is fast 100BaseT fastfd Device type is fast full duplex 100BaseT full Device type is full duplex twisted pair twisted pair Device type is full duplex twisted pair A 20 7 ew 0_protocols Enables network protocols for booting and other functions Syntax set ew 0_protocols protocol_value where protocol_value can be bootp Sets the network protocol ...

Page 139: ...button or issuing the initialize command Syntax set os_type os_type where os_type can be unix Tru64 UNIX is the default operating system and the SRM firmware is started during power up or reset linux Linux is the default operating system and the SRM firmware is started during power up or reset A 20 9 password Sets or clears the console password stored in NVRAM Syntax set password where the passwor...

Page 140: ...as long as parity is not checked disabling PCI parity checking prevents false parity errors that can cause system problems A 20 11 pk 0_fast Enables fast SCSI to perform in either standard or fast mode Syntax set pk 0_fast scsi_speed where scsi_speed can be default 1 The controller is in fast SCSI mode 0 The controller is in standard SCSI mode If the system has at least one fast SCSI device set th...

Page 141: ...n the bus including the controller must have a unique ID which is a number between 0 and 7 This is the bus node ID number On each bus the default bus node ID for the controller is set to 7 You do not need to change the controller bus node ID unless you place two or more controllers on the same bus To list the controllers on your system enter the command show device SCSI devices begin with the lett...

Page 142: ... low For Tru64 UNIX A 20 15 tt_allow_login Enables or disables login to the SRM console firmware on alternate console ports If the environment variable console is set to serial the primary console device is local the terminal connected through the COM1 port The command set tt_allow_login 1 enables remote logins through the COM2 port Syntax set tt_allow_login value where value can be default 1 Enab...

Page 143: ... power cycle toggle capability for eib0 the Ethernet NIC on hose 0 device 4 This state is held in the EEPROM associated with this NIC Syntax set wol_enable value where value can be default off Wake on LAN utility disabled on Wake on LAN utility enabled ...

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Page 145: ...8 Tru64 UNIX A 48 bootdef_dev environment variable SRM 3 6 3 13 3 15 A 32 A 45 Booting Linux 3 18 passing information to command A 48 Tru64 UNIX 3 12 from local disk 3 12 from remote disk 3 14 bootp protocol 3 11 C Cable routing 2 11 Cache 1 2 Icache 3 1 CD inserting or ejecting 1 11 CD ROM 1 3 1 4 installing or removing 2 14 Certification EMC 1 7 Chipset 1 2 clear envar command SRM A 4 clear pass...

Page 146: ...13 3 15 A 32 boot_flags A 32 boot_osflags 3 13 3 15 bootdef_dev 3 13 3 15 A 32 displaying the value or setting A 38 modifying A 37 os_type 3 3 password A 33 setting A 37 summary A 45 Environmental requirements altitude 1 7 heat airflow and quality 1 7 dissipation 1 6 maximum wet bulb temperature 1 6 relative humidity 1 6 temperature 1 6 Environmental specifications 1 6 Ethernet specifying controll...

Page 147: ...2 14 Installing a hard drive 2 9 Installing a SCSI backplane 2 10 Installing memory 2 6 Installing options 2 3 Installing PCI options 2 8 Internal view 1 14 IPK 3 16 J Jumper pins 5 6 Jumpers firmware configuration 5 4 K kbd_hardware_type environment variable SRM A 37 A 38 L language environment variable SRM A 37 A 38 LEDs 3 1 error statuses 5 1 front system status 5 1 network connector status 5 2...

Page 148: ...ptions installing 2 3 OS support 3 2 os_type environment variable SRM 3 3 A 38 A 51 P password environment variable SRM A 33 PCI enabling and disabling parity checking on bus SRM A 51 A 52 PCI options installing or removing 2 8 PCI slots 1 2 pci_parity environment variable SRM A 46 A 51 A 52 PCI ISA Bridge I2C controller 1 3 Physical dimensions 1 4 1 8 Physical form factor 1 1 pk 0_fast environmen...

Page 149: ...nd SRM 3 12 3 13 3 15 A 5 A 11 show envar command SRM A 5 A 38 show hwrpb command SRM A 13 show ide command SRM A 18 show IDE command SRM A 5 show memory command SRM A 5 A 19 show pal command SRM A 5 A 19 Show power command fan statuses 5 6 show power command SRM A 5 A 20 show version command SRM A 5 A 22 Special characters SRM console A 7 Specifications 1 4 acoustical 1 9 dimensions 1 8 EMC 1 7 e...

Page 150: ...ing A 37 commands for setting A 37 commands for using A 37 cpu_enabled A 45 enable_wol A 46 A 55 ew 0_mode A 45 A 50 ew 0_protocols A 45 A 50 ocp_text A 46 os_type A 51 pci_parity A 46 A 51 A 52 pk 0_fast A 46 A 52 pk 0_host_id A 46 A 53 sysvar A 46 A 54 tt_allow_login A 46 A 54 SRM firmware enabling and disabling login to A 54 SROM code 3 1 start command SRM using in secure mode A 32 stop command...

Page 151: ...ing as default operating system A 51 text based installation display 3 16 tt_allow_login environment variable SRM A 46 A 54 U Ultra3SCSI disc controller 1 3 update command LFU 3 22 3 25 3 27 Updating firmware 3 21 Updating firmware from SRM console 3 21 A 35 V verify command LFU 3 25 3 27 W WOL 4 3 4 6 commands 4 5 environment variables 4 7 errors 4 5 exiting 4 5 operation 4 4 overview 4 3 restric...

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