Contents
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6 Configuring Your System
Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 6-1
Viewing the System Configuration ....................................................................................... 6-1
ARC Console Configuration Options............................................................................. 6-2
SRM Console Configuration Commands ....................................................................... 6-4
The show config Command .................................................................................... 6-5
The show device Command .................................................................................... 6-8
The show memory Command ................................................................................. 6-9
The set and show Commands................................................................................ 6-10
Memory ............................................................................................................................. 6-11
Network Connections ......................................................................................................... 6-12
Setting Network Configuration .................................................................................... 6-13
Keyboard Type................................................................................................................... 6-13
EISA and ISA Options ....................................................................................................... 6-14
EISA Bus .................................................................................................................... 6-14
ISA Bus....................................................................................................................... 6-16
EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)............................................................................... 6-16
Before You Run the ECU ..................................................................................... 6-17
Configuring EISA Options........................................................................................... 6-18
Configuring ISA Options ............................................................................................. 6-21
PCI Option Cards ............................................................................................................... 6-23
Storage Devices.................................................................................................................. 6-23
Determining SCSI Storage Device IDs ........................................................................ 6-24
On-Board SCSI Bus Configuration .............................................................................. 6-25
Rules for Configuring SCSI Controller Option Cards................................................... 6-25
SCSI Bus Backplane Configurations............................................................................ 6-25
Configuring the Backplane with One Controller .......................................................... 6-25
Single-Controller SCSI Configuration................................................................... 6-26
7 Upgrading Your System
Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 7-1
Planning Your Upgrade ........................................................................................................ 7-1
Access from the Internet................................................................................................ 7-3
Digital Systems and Options Catalog............................................................................. 7-3
Upgrade Options .................................................................................................................. 7-4
Firmware ....................................................................................................................... 7-4
Updating Firmware Using the CD-ROM Drive .............................................................. 7-5
To update an OpenVMS Alpha or Digital UNIX system: ........................................ 7-5
To update a Windows NT system: .......................................................................... 7-6
