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3.6.1
Control Panel Keyswitch ................................................................. 3-22
3.6.2
Control Panel Indicator Lights......................................................... 3-24
3.6.3
Circuit Breaker and AC Power Indicators........................................ 3-26
Chapter 4
I/O Subsystems
4.1
I/O Subsystem Overview..........................................................................4-2
4.2
I/O Port Modules......................................................................................4-4
4.3
System Configuration Information ...........................................................4-6
4.4
PCI Adapter ........................................................................................... 4-16
4.5
KFE70 and KFE72 Adapters .................................................................. 4-18
4.6
EISA Configuration Utility .................................................................... 4-20
Chapter 5
Booting an Operating System
5.1
Preparation...............................................................................................5-2
5.1.1
Set os_type Environment Variable ....................................................5-2
5.1.2
Set console Environment Variable.....................................................5-3
5.1.3
Set auto_action Environment Variable ..............................................5-4
5.2
Selecting a Boot Device ...........................................................................5-6
5.2.1
Show Config and Show Device Commands (for OpenVMS and
DIGITAL UNIX Systems..................................................................5-8
5.2.2
Boot Environment Variables (for OpenVMS and DIGITAL UNIX
Systems).......................................................................................... 5-11
5.2.3
Boot Path for Windows NT Systems ............................................... 5-12
5.3
Booting OpenVMS................................................................................. 5-14
5.4
Booting DIGITAL Unix ......................................................................... 5-16
5.5
Booting Windows NT ............................................................................ 5-18
5.5.1
Effect of SRM Console auto_action Environment Variable ............. 5-18
5.5.2
Effect of AlphaBIOS Auto Start and Auto Start Count Options ....... 5-20
5.5.3
Effect of AlphaBIOS Password Option............................................ 5-22
Chapter 6
System Troubleshooting
6.1
Troubleshooting During Power-Up...........................................................6-2
6.2
Troubleshooting During Booting..............................................................6-4
6.3
Troubleshooting a PCI Shelf ....................................................................6-6
6.4
Troubleshooting an XMI Plug-In Unit......................................................6-8
6.5
Troubleshooting a Fu Plug-In Unit............................................ 6-10
6.6
Troubleshooting a BA655 Plug-In Unit .................................................. 6-12
6.7
Troubleshooting a Battery Plug-In Unit.................................................. 6-14
6.8
Self-Test Overview ................................................................................ 6-16
6.9
Testing Sequence ................................................................................... 6-18
6.10
Sample Self-Test Display....................................................................... 6-20