Compaq AlphaServer 1200 User Manual page 4

3.9.3 Updating Firmware from Floppy Disk-Performing the Update ......3-36
3.9.4 Updating Firmware from a Network Device ....................................3-40
3.9.5 LFU Commands ..............................................................................3-44
3.10 Hard Disk Partitioning............................................................................3-47
3.10.1 Hard Disk Error Conditions .............................................................3-47
3.10.2 System Partitions .............................................................................3-48
3.10.3 How AlphaBIOS Works with System Partitions ..............................3-49
3.11 Using the Halt Button .............................................................................3-50
3.12 Halt Assertion ........................................................................................3-51
Chapter 4 SRM Console
4.1 Invoking the SRM Console.......................................................................4-2
4.2 Command Summary.................................................................................4-3
4.3 Displaying the System Configuration .......................................................4-8
4.4 Creating a Power-Up Script ....................................................................4-16
4.5 Booting the Operating System ................................................................4-18
4.6 Configuring the System ..........................................................................4-20
4.6.1 Configuring DSSI............................................................................4-20
4.6.2 Configuring a PCI NVRAM Module ...............................................4-22
4.7 Testing the System .................................................................................4-23
4.8 Making the System Secure .....................................................................4-26
4.9 Stopping and Starting CPUs ...................................................................4-31
4.10 Updating Firmware ................................................................................4-33
4.11 Forcing a System Crash Dump ...............................................................4-35
4.12 Using Environment Variables .................................................................4-36
4.13 Depositing and Examining Data .............................................................4-39
4.14 Reading a File ........................................................................................4-42
4.15 Initializing a System ...............................................................................4-43
4.16 Finding Help ..........................................................................................4-45
4.17 Switching from SRM to AlphaBIOS Console .........................................4-46
4.18 Environment Variable Summary ............................................................4-47
Chapter 5 AlphaBIOS Console
5.1 Starting AlphaBIOS .................................................................................5-2
5.2 Keyboard Conventions and Help ..............................................................5-4
5.3 Displaying the System Configuration .......................................................5-6
5.3.1 System Board Configuration..............................................................5-8
5.3.2 Hard Disk Configuration .................................................................5-10
5.3.3 PCI Configuration ...........................................................................5-12
5.3.4 EISA Configuration .........................................................................5-15
5.3.5 SCSI Configuration .........................................................................5-16
5.3.6 System Bus Configuration ...............................................................5-18
5.3.7 Memory Configuration ....................................................................5-19
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