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DEC 7000 AXP System
VAX 7000
Operations Manual
Order Number EK–7000B–OP.002
This manual is intended for the system manager or system operator and
covers the basic operations of a DEC 7000 AXP system or VAX 7000
system.
digital equipment corporation
maynard, massachusetts

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  • Page 1 DEC 7000 AXP System VAX 7000 Operations Manual Order Number EK–7000B–OP.002 This manual is intended for the system manager or system operator and covers the basic operations of a DEC 7000 AXP system or VAX 7000 system. digital equipment corporation maynard, massachusetts...
  • Page 2 DWMVA VAXELN OpenVMS VMScluster DECchip ULTRIX DEC LANcontroller UNIBUS The AXP logo DECnet OSF/1 is a registered trademark of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. FCC NOTICE: The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and may emit radio frequency energy. The equipment has been type tested and found to...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface ..................... vii Chapter 1 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System System Characteristics ............1-2 System Architecture .............. 1-4 Sample System ............... 1-6 System Front View ..............1-8 System Rear View ..............1-10 Chapter 2 System Components Console Load Devices .............
  • Page 4 DSSI OpenVMS VAX Booting ........4-42 Appendix A Console Commands Appendix B Boot Options Appendix C Updating Firmware Booting LFU on a DEC 7000 System ........C-2 Booting LFU on a VAX 7000 System ........C-4 Show ..................C-6 List ..................C-8 Update ..................
  • Page 5 Glossary Examples Set Boot Commands ............. 4-12 CD-ROM OpenVMS Alpha AXP Boot ........ 4-20 CD-ROM OSF/1 Boot ............4-22 Sample Local Device Boots ..........4-24 InfoServer OpenVMS VAX Boot ......... 4-28 Selecting an Ethernet Service ..........4-30 CI OpenVMS Alpha AXP Boot ..........4-34 CI OSF/1 Boot ..............
  • Page 6 Booting from CI and DSSI VMSclusters ......4-32 4-10 Shadow Set Open VMS VAX Booting ......... 4-40 Tables DEC 7000/VAX 7000 Documentation ........ix Related Documents ..............xi Electrical Characteristics ............1-3 Environmental Characteristics ..........1-3 Keyswitch Positions ............... 3-3 Control Panel Indicator Lights ..........

  • Page 7: Preface

    Preface Intended Audience This manual is written for the system manager or system operator who has training in systems management and is running a DEC 7000 AXP sys- tem or a VAX 7000 system. Document Structure This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organized into small sections for efficient on-line and printed reference.
  • Page 8 Conventions Used in This Document Terminology. Unless specified otherwise, the use of "system" refers to either a DEC 7000 AXP or VAX 7000 system. The DEC 7000 AXP systems use the Alpha AXP architecture. References in text use DEC 7000 to refer to DEC 7000 AXP systems.
  • Page 9 DEC 7000/VAX 7000 Documentation Table 1 Title Order Number EK–7000B–DK Installation Kit EK–7000B–SP Site Preparation Guide EK–700EB–IN Installation Guide EK–7001B–DK Hardware User Information Kit EK–7000B–OP Operations Manual EK–7000B–TS Basic Troubleshooting EK–7002A–DK Service Information Kit—VAX 7000 EK–7000A–SV Platform Service Manual EK–7002A–SV System Service Manual EK–7000A–PG...
  • Page 10 Table 1 DEC 7000/VAX 7000 Documentation (Continued) Title Order Number Reference Manuals EK–70C0B–TM Console Reference Manual EK–KA7AA–TM KA7AA CPU Technical Manual KN7AA CPU Technical Manual EK–KN7AA–TM EK–MS7AA–TM MS7AA Memory Technical Manual EK–70I0A–TM I/O System Technical Manual EK–7000A–TM Platform Technical Manual Upgrade Manuals EK–KA7AA–IN...
  • Page 11 BA350-LA DECstor/me Modular Storage Shelf User’s Guide EK–CIXCD–UG CIXCD Interface User Guide DEC FDDIcontroller 400 Installation/Problem EK–DEMFA–IP Solving EK–DEMNA–IN DEC LANcontroller 400 Installation Guide EK–DEMNA–TM DEC LANcontroller 400 Technical Manual EK–410AA–MG DSSI VAXcluster Installation and Troubleshooting Manual EK–INFSV–OM InfoServer 150 Installation and Owner’s Guide EK–KDM70–UG...
  • Page 12 Table 2 Related Documents (Continued) Title Order Number Operating System Manuals EY–L520E–DP Alpha Architecture Reference Manual AA–PJU7A–TE DEC OSF/1 Guide to System Administration AA–PQYAA–TK DECnet for OpenVMS Network Management Utilities Guide to Installing DEC OSF/1 AA–PS2DA–TE AA–PQYSA–TE OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.0 Upgrade and Installation Manual AA–PRAHA–TE...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1 Dec 7000 Axp System And Vax 7000 System

    I/O subsystem, and expansion capability in a single or multicabinet environment. The DEC 7000 system or VAX 7000 system can support many users in a time- sharing environment. These systems do the following: •...

  • Page 14: System Characteristics

    1.1 System Characteristics DEC 7000 and VAX 7000 systems share characteristics as shown in the tables. Figure 1-1 shows a system footprint. Sample System Footprint Figure 1-1 Expander System Expander Cabinet Cabinet Cabinet 80 cm (31.5 in) 80 cm (31.5 in) 80 cm (31.5 in)

  • Page 15: Electrical Characteristics

    -40°–66° C (-40°–151° F) Temperature 20–80% 10–95% Relative humidity 0–2.4 km (0–8000 ft) 0–9.1 km (0–30,000 ft) Altitude 1 Recommended operating temperature is 18°–24° C (65°–75° F) and 40–60% relative hu- midity. DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-3...

  • Page 16: System Architecture

    The high-speed LSB bus is used to interconnect processors, mem- ory modules, and the IOP module. Sample System Architecture Figure 1-2 Processors Memory DWLMA CLOCK DEMNA DEMFA CIXCD KFMSA KDM70 KZMSA BXB-0054B-92 1-4 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System...
  • Page 17 I/O port controller. A processor node is a single-module scalar processor. It consists of a CPU chip, the LSB bus interface, cache, and support logic. DEC 7000 sys- tems use the KN7AA processor, and VAX 7000 systems use the KA7AA processor.

  • Page 18: Sample System

    The system can have up to two op- tional expander cabinets, an in-cabinet tape drive, disk drives, an RRD42 CD drive for DEC 7000 systems, or a battery plug-in unit (PIU). Sample System...
  • Page 19 I/O, disk, and battery options. • Optional expander cabinets provide additional space for I/O de- vices, disk drives, and a battery option. • A system documentation kit DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-7...

  • Page 20: System Front View

    LSB card cage, power regulators, cooling system, and optional plug-in units. System Front View Figure 1-4 Control Panel RRD42 CD-ROM or TF85 Tape Drive Front Power Regulators Card Cage Blower Optional XMI PIU BXB-0021J-92 1-8 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System...
  • Page 21 TF85 in-cabinet tape drive 7000 • I/O plug-in unit (PIU) Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) disk and tape PIU 7000 Digital Storage Systems Interconnect (DSSI) disk PIU 7000 • Battery PIU DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-9...

  • Page 22: System Rear View

    AC power cord, circuit breaker, blower, and I/O bulkhead area. System Rear View Figure 1-5 Distribution Battery IOP Module Connections Rear Circuit Breaker Card Cage Power Cord Blower Optional I/O Bulkhead BXB-0032A-92 1-10 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System...
  • Page 23 AC power cord and connector • Circuit breaker • Blower • I/O bulkhead area Optional components visible from the inside rear include: • I/O bulkhead SCSI PIU 7000 DSSI PIU 7000 • Battery PIU DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-11...

  • Page 25: Chapter 2 System Components

    Chapter 2 System Components This chapter describes system components, their locations, and functions. Sections include: • Console Load Devices • In-Cabinet Tape Drives • Power System • LSB Card Cage • Control/Status and I/O Connections • Cooling System • System Options System Components 2-1...

  • Page 26: Console Load Devices

    2.1 Console Load Devices The RRD42 compact disk (CD) drive is the in-cabinet console load device for DEC 7000 systems. The InfoServer is the console load device for VAX 7000 systems. During system installation the con- sole load device is used to boot standalone backup. It is also used to boot the Loadable Firmware Update (LFU) Utility.
  • Page 27 • Updating module firmware The RRD42 compact disk (CD) drive is the console load device for DEC 7000 systems. It is installed in the system cabinet and used 7000 to access software and on-line documentation. The KZMSA adapter is installed in the XMI card cage and provides access to the RRD42.

  • Page 28: In-Cabinet Tape Drives

    2.2 In-Cabinet Tape Drives The TLZ06 tape drive is mounted in the SCSI PIU for use in DEC 7000 systems. The TF85 tape drive is located in the front of the sys- tem cabinet in the upper right corner for use in VAX 7000 systems.
  • Page 29 Tape drives are used as backup storage devices. The TLZ06 (a SCSI device) is connected to the DEC 7000 system through the KZMSA adapter in the XMI card cage. 7000 The TF85 (a DSSI device) is connected to the VAX 7000 system through the KFMSA-BA adapter in the XMI card cage.

  • Page 30: Power System

    2.3 Power System The power system includes an AC input box, DC distribution box, power regulators, cabinet control logic module, optional battery PIU, power distribution cables, and signal interconnect cables. Power System Figure 2-3 CCL Module Rear Front AC Input Box DC Distribution Box Power Regulators...
  • Page 31 The DC distribution box and AC input box are located on the upper left of the system cabinet (when viewing the system cabinet from the rear). The 48 VDC power regulators are located at the upper right side (when viewing the system cabinet from the front). The AC input box provides the interface for the system to the AC utility power.

  • Page 32: Lsb Card Cage

    2.4 LSB Card Cage The LSB card cage is a 9-slot card cage that contains slots for up to six CPU modules, up to seven memory array modules, and one IOP module. The LSB bus interconnects the CPU, memory, and IOP modules.
  • Page 33 The 9-slot LSB card cage is located in the upper left (front and rear) of the system cabinet, as viewed from the front. The LSB card cage must contain one IOP module, which is always installed in slot 8. The other eight slots contain a combination of memory and CPU modules.

  • Page 34: Control/Status And I/O Connections

    2.5 Control/Status and I/O Connections Console terminal I/O and expander cabinet remote power con- trol/status connections are located to the right of the control panel. Ethernet and other I/O connections are located on the I/O bulkhead in the lower rear of the cabinet. Control/Status and I/O Connections Figure 2-5 Left...
  • Page 35 XMI PIU can be installed in two quadrants and the other two quadrants are used for expansion bays. These expansion bays can contain another XMI PIU, a SCSI PIU (for DEC 7000 systems), a DSSI PIU (for VAX 7000 systems), or a battery PIU. The number of expansion bays used by each PIU varies depending on the type of PIU.

  • Page 36: Cooling System

    2.6 Cooling System The cooling system cools the power system, the LSB card cage, control logic, and PIUs. Airflow Figure 2-6 BXB-0056-92 2-12 System Components...
  • Page 37 The cooling system is designed to keep system components at an optimal operating temperature. It is important to keep the front and rear doors free of obstructions, leaving a minimum clear space of 1.5 meters (59 inches) in the front and 1 meter (39 inches) in the rear between cabinets to maximize airflow (see Figure 1-1).

  • Page 38: System Options

    2.7 System Options System options include additional power regulators and addi- tional PIUs for I/O, disks, tapes, and batteries. System Options Figure 2-7 Front Additional Power Regulators XMI PIU Space for Additional PIUs BXB-0021B-92 2-14 System Components...
  • Page 39 11 minutes of full system operation. In-Cabinet Tape Drive A TLZ06 tape drive can be installed in the SCSI PIU in the DEC 7000 sys- tem cabinet. A TF85 tape drive can be installed in the VAX 7000 system cabinet.
  • Page 40 Console Load Device An RRD42 CD drive is required in the DEC 7000 system cabinet to be used as a console load device. It is used to load software and 7000 on-line documentation. Additional Power Regulators A system requires one or two power regulators (dependent on the system configuration);...

  • Page 41: Chapter 3 Controls And Indicators

    Chapter 3 Controls and Indicators This chapter introduces the system controls and indicators. Sections in- clude: • Control Panel Keyswitch • Control Panel Indicator Lights • Circuit Breaker and AC Power Indicators Controls and Indicators 3-1...

  • Page 42: Control Panel Keyswitch

    3.1 Control Panel Keyswitch The system control panel, located in the upper right front of the cabinet, contains a keyswitch and status lights. The keyswitch regulates power going into the system, determines the use of the console terminal, and controls system operation. The four switch positions are Disable, Secure, Enable, and Restart.

  • Page 43: Keyswitch Positions

    The keyswitch labels can be in English or international versions as shown in Figure 3-1. Keyswitch Positions Table 3-1 Position Effect Disable Removes 48 VDC power from the system. Power is still sup- plied to the CCL module. Secure Prevents entry into console mode; position used while ma- chine executes programs.

  • Page 44: Control Panel Indicator Lights

    3.2 Control Panel Indicator Lights The control panel has three status indicator lights: Key On, Run, and Fault. These lights indicate the operating status of the system. Control Panel Indicator Lights Figure 3-2 Disable Secure Front Enable Restart Key On Fault BXB-0015F-92 3-4 Controls and Indicators...

  • Page 45: Control Panel Indicator Lights

    Three status indicator lights (see Figure 3-2 ) show the state of the sys- tem: (Key On) DC power supplied, (Run) execution, and (Fault) errors. Table 3-2 describes the conditions indicated by the lights. Control Panel Indicator Lights Table 3-2 Light Color State...

  • Page 46: Circuit Breaker And Ac Power Indicators

    3.3 Circuit Breaker and AC Power Indicators The circuit breaker is located on the left side of the rear of the sys- tem cabinet, just above the blower assembly. The circuit breaker can be secured in the off position with a lock. Figure 3-3 Circuit Breaker and AC Power Indicators Rear...
  • Page 47 The circuit breaker and power indicators are at the rear of the cabinet. Circuit Breaker The circuit breaker controls power to the entire system, including the power regulators, blower, battery backup, and in-cabinet options. Current overload causes the breaker to trip to the off position, so that power to the system is turned off.

  • Page 49: Chapter 4 Booting

    Chapter 4 Booting This chapter describes how to boot the system. Sections include: • Boot Devices • Booting Overview • Boot Command Syntax — Console Environment Variables — Set Commands for Booting • Booting Concepts — How Bootblock Booting Works —...

  • Page 50: Boot Devices

    CIXCD adapter, by Ethernet from a remote disk on another sys- tem, through an InfoServer, or an RRD42 CD drive. Boot Devices Figure 4-1 XMI Bus Ethernet Console Load Device KZMSA Local Device InfoServer Disk RRD42 DEC 10000 systems only Disk VAX 10000 systems only BXB-0006A-92 4-2 Booting...

  • Page 51: Boot Devices

    Table 4-1 Device Location Disk connected to the system through a KDM70, Local KFMSA (for VAX 7000 systems), KZMSA (for DEC 7000 device systems) adapter on the XMI bus. Disk located on the system’s HSC controller connected to CI disk the system by a CIXCD adapter on the XMI bus.

  • Page 52: Booting Overview

    RRSSSS.AAA.B.CC.D b[oot] -fl[ags] NNNN*, M, PPPP dk RRSSSS.AAA.B.CC.D Shadow set value System root ex RRSSSS.AAA.B.CC.D -FILE FILENAME Booting option fx RRSSSS.AAA.B.CC.D -FILE FILENAME *Not supported on DEC 7000 systems ** Not used with OSF/1 operating systems BXB-0099A-92 4-4 Booting...

  • Page 53: Sample Boot Commands

    DSSI 4.7.6 boot -flags 0,3,0 dub1.1.0.6.0 VMScluster 1 For DEC 7000 systems only. 2 For VAX 7000 systems only. NOTE: Boot device names can be found using the show device and show network commands (see Sections 4.5.2 and 4.6.2). For more information: OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.0 Upgrade and Installa-...

  • Page 54: Boot Command Syntax

    File name for MOP booting = Optional depending on command; N, M, P qualifiers not used with OSF/1 operating system. DEC 10000 systems only VAX 10000 systems only BXB-0303A-92 NOTE: The boot command can be shortened to b, the -file parameter to fi, and the -flags parameter to -fl.

  • Page 55: Device Names

    This value can be between 0 and F. This pa- rameter is deposited into bits 28–31 of General Purpose Register R5 for VAX 7000 systems. For DEC 7000 systems, it is deposited using the console environment variable booted_osflags.
  • Page 56 • RR is the device controller designation determined by the location of the I/O adapter module in the backplane. Controller designators are assigned from low to high XMI slots, and from low to high I/O channel numbers. • SSSS is the device unit number. It is 0 for DEMFA and DEMNA, but for other devices it can be up to 4 decimal digits long.
  • Page 57 Boot command flag parameters can be shortened, since values zero or commas (which can be used as placeholders), do not have to be specified. These parameters are read from right to left (PPPP, M, NNNN). For exam- ple, boot -fl 0,0,100 or boot -fl ,,100 are the same as boot -fl 100 where 100 is the value of the PPPP option.

  • Page 58: Console Environment Variables

    4.3.1 Console Environment Variables Console environment variables are used in booting to modify how the console commands function. Environment variables consist of a name and value which are maintained by the console program. The name is usually made up of characters that describe the operation, and value is an ASCII string up to 128 characters in length or an integer.
  • Page 59 The default value is default. Determines whether the system displays mes- language sage numbers or message text in English (de- fault). 1 For DEC 7000 systems using OpenVMS Alpha AXP only. For more information: Console Reference Manual Booting 4-11...

  • Page 60: Set Commands For Booting

    4.3.2 Set Commands for Booting Use the set command to define a default boot device or issue a nickname as shown in Example 4-1. Example 4-1 Set Boot Commands >>> set boot_reset on >>> set bootdef_dev dua2.4.0.2.0 >>> set boot_osflags "0,6,7" >>>...
  • Page 61 Set boot_reset on to initialize the system before booting. 1‘ If you boot from the same boot device each time, you can store the disk name by defining the default boot device. This is done by using the set bootdef_ dev command. The default boot device is used for booting during power-up and auto restarts.

  • Page 62: Booting Concepts

    4.4 Booting Concepts 4.4.1 How Bootblock Booting Works The boot program reads the primary bootstrap program from the boot device. The primary bootstrap in turn boots the operating system. Boot Procedure Figure 4-4 Enter boot command at the Boot command specifies boot console prompt device and path to reach it.
  • Page 63 Boot driver The console firmware provides a boot driver for each supported boot device. During booting, the boot driver reads the bootblock from the specified boot device and then loads the primary bootstrap or OSF/1 image into memory. Upon completion of the load, the boot driver passes control to either pro- gram which then starts executing.

  • Page 64: Boot Processor Selection

    4.4.2 Boot Processor Selection One processor is selected as the boot processor, and all other proc- essors become secondary processors. This determination is made by the system at power-up or initialization, and can be altered us- ing console commands. Determining the Boot Processor Figure 4-5 Boot Processor...
  • Page 65 One processor is designated as the boot processor (or primary processor) and becomes the primary communicator to the console terminal. At power-up or initialization of the system, the console program in each processor begins parallel execution. Each processor performs self-test and then checks with the other processors to determine which processor be- comes the boot processor.

  • Page 66: Booting From A Local Device

    4.5 Booting from a Local Device 4.5.1 Local Device Booting Concepts Figure 4.5.4 shows system booting through a local device. Figure 4-6 Local Device Booting System External RA In-Cabinet Expander Cabinet Disk Cabinet RRD42 CD Cabinet boot dud3. A.B.C.D boot duc1. A.B.C.D boot dua2.
  • Page 67 Figure 4.5.4 shows the locations of local devices that can be used to boot the operating system. Local devices can be installed in the DEC 7000 system. The DEC 7000 system cabinet can contain up to two SCSI PIUs, the ex-...

  • Page 68: Cd-Rom Openvms Alpha Axp Booting

    4.5.2 CD-ROM OpenVMS Alpha AXP Booting This section shows a sample boot of OpenVMS Alpha AXP from the RRD42 CD drive for DEC 7000 systems. The first 7000 step is issuing the show device command to determine the location of the RRD42.
  • Page 69 Show device displays information about each I/O device. Polling checks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line contains three columns. The first column contains the device type and unit number, node number, device channel number, XMI node number, and I/O channel number, separated by periods.

  • Page 70: Cd-Rom Osf/1 Booting

    4.5.3 CD-ROM OSF/1 Booting This section shows a sample boot of OSF/1 from the RRD42 CD drive for DEC 7000 systems. The first step is issuing 7000 the show device command to determine the location of the RRD42. Example 4-3 CD-ROM OSF/1 Boot >>>...
  • Page 71 The system boots from the RRD42. The system displays information about the I/O subsystem reset, memory, I/O bus adapters, configured devices, and network configurations. The operating system banner appears. For more information: DEC OSF/1 Guide to System Administration Booting 4-23...

  • Page 72: Local Device Booting Examples

    4.5.4 Local Device Booting Examples This section shows sample boot procedures from local disks in- stalled in system cabinets, expander cabinets, and external RA disk drive cabinets. The first step is issuing the show device com- mand which is used to determine the location of the boot device. Example 4-4 Sample Local Device Boots >>>...
  • Page 73 Show device displays information about each I/O device. Polling checks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line contains three columns. The first column contains the assigned console device name. The second column displays the name of the device given by the device controller.

  • Page 74: Booting From An Infoserver

    4.6 Booting from an InfoServer 4.6.1 InfoServer Concepts The InfoServer is an Ethernet-based compact disk (CD) server used to first load the operating system for the VAX 7000 7000. First, find the available InfoServer services and then select one of them. Figure 4-7 InfoServer Selection Flowchart Place CD...

  • Page 75: Infoserver Configuration

    Some systems use Ethernet-based CD servers to load the operating sys- tem. The InfoServer consists of one or two CD drives and connects to stan- dard Ethernet or ThinWire groups or networks. Before loading the operating system during system installation, a number of steps are needed to find and connect to an InfoServer.

  • Page 76: Infoserver Openvms Vax Booting

    4.6.2 InfoServer OpenVMS VAX Booting This section shows a sample boot of OpenVMS VAX from an InfoServer using the Ethernet. The first step is issuing 7000 the show network command. Example 4-5 InfoServer OpenVMS VAX Boot >>> show network polling for units on demna0, slot 3, xmi0... exa0.0.0.3.0 08-00-2B-0B-BB-ED >>>...
  • Page 77 Show network displays information about Ethernet controllers. Polling checks the XMI bus for device configurations. Show net- work includes information such as the console device name of the network device with path information (exa0.0.0.3.0) and the Ether- net controller’s hardware address in hex (08-00-2B-0B-BB-ED). Boot standalone backup across the Ethernet by specifying the console device name of the network device exa0, additional command pa- rameters -flags 0,0,0, the Initial System Load (ISL) file name...

  • Page 78: Selecting An Ethernet Service

    4.6.3 Selecting an Ethernet Service The second step of booting over the Ethernet with an Info- Server is selecting the service that boots OpenVMS VAX for 7000 VAX 7000 systems. Example 4-6 Selecting an Ethernet Service Network Initial System Load Function Version 1.1 FUNCTION FUNCTION...
  • Page 79 INFO3$RZ57 INFO3 08-00-2B-26-A6-98 CD_DOC_0050 INFO3 08-00-2B-16-04-98 Enter a Service number or <CR> for more: 1 [operating system banner appears] The Network Initial System Load Function menu is displayed. The system prompts you for a function ID value. Enter a 3 to select the Choose Service function.

  • Page 80: Booting From A Vmscluster

    4.7 Booting from a VMScluster 4.7.1 VMScluster Concepts You can boot from a VMScluster using a CI configuration with a Star Coupler and HSC disk controller or a DSSI configuration with a KFMSA and controller as shown in Figure 4-9. Figure 4-9 Booting from CI and DSSI VMSclusters NI -- Ethernet...
  • Page 81 When you boot from a VMScluster, the minimum boot command options include the boot device, the device type, and its unit number. This is al- lowed if options such as shadow set value, system root, and optional APB or VMB parameters are zero. Figure 4-9 shows sample VMScluster configurations.

  • Page 82: Ci Openvms Alpha Axp Booting

    4.7.2 CI OpenVMS Alpha AXP Booting This section shows a sample boot of OpenVMS Alpha AXP for a system in the CI configuration shown in Figure 4-9. 7000 Example 4-7 CI OpenVMS Alpha AXP Boot >>> show device polling for units on cixcd0, slot 2, xmi0... dua20.14.0.2.0 $100$DUA20 RA82...
  • Page 83 Show device displays information about each I/O device. Polling checks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line contains three columns. The first column contains the console device name. The second column displays the name of the device given by the device con- troller.

  • Page 84: Ci Osf/1 Booting

    1fe000 Resetting IO subysystem... [I/O subsystem reset information, memory information displayed, I/O bus adapters displayed, configured devices displayed, network configuration information displayed] The system is ready. DEC OSF/1 Version 1.2 console 4-36 Booting...
  • Page 85 The system boots the OSF/1 operating system. The system displays information about the I/O subsystem reset, memory, I/O bus adapters, configured devices, and network configurations. The operating system banner appears. For more information: DEC OSF/1 Guide to System Administration Booting 4-37...

  • Page 86: Ci Openvms Vax Booting

    4.7.4 CI OpenVMS VAX Booting This section shows a sample boot of OpenVMS VAX for a system in the CI configuration shown in Figure 4-9. 7000 Example 4-9 CI OpenVMS VAX Boot >>> show device polling for units on cixcd0, slot 2, xmi0... dua20.13.0.2.0 $100$DUA20 RA82...
  • Page 87 Show device displays information about each I/O device. Polling checks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line contains three columns. The first column contains the console device name. The second column displays the name of the device given by the device con- troller.

  • Page 88: Shadow Set Openvms Vax Booting

    4.7.5 Shadow Set OpenVMS VAX Booting Shadow set booting is used with OpenVMS VAX to boot from a virtual disk that is set up by the console. 7000 Figure 4-10 Shadow Set Open VMS VAX Booting boot -fl[ags] 8DAC ,2,0 dua3500.14.0.12.1,dua63.14.0.12.1 Virtual unit number of load device...
  • Page 89 The virtual unit number of the load device is 8DAC, where 8 indicates shadow set booting is used, and DAC is the hexadecimal value of the virtual device unit number of 3500 (decimal). This value is passed to bits 16–31 of General Purpose Register R3. The system root is 2, which are bits 28–31 of General Purpose Register The VMB option is 0 as listed in Appendix B, which are bits 0–27 of General Purpose Register 5.

  • Page 90: Dssi Openvms Vax Booting

    4.7.6 DSSI OpenVMS VAX Booting This section shows a sample boot of OpenVMS VAX for a system in the DSSI configuration shown in Figure 4-9. 7000 Example 4-10 DSSI OpenVMS VAX Boot >>> show device polling for units on kdm700, slot 1, xmi0... dua1.1.0.1.0 DUA1 RA92...
  • Page 91 Show device displays information about each I/O device. Polling checks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line contains three columns. The first column contains the device type and unit number, node number, device channel number, XMI node number, and I/O channel number, separated by periods.

  • Page 93: Appendix A Console Commands

    Appendix A Console Commands Table A-1 lists the console commands. Commands such as clear, create, set, and show use environment variables. These variables control various console features and pass console information to the operating system. Console Commands Table A-1 Command Function Initializes the system causing a self-test and begins boot...

  • Page 94: A-1 Console Commands

    Copies the contents of the boot processor’s EEPROM to update the EEPROM of the specified processor. Introduces a comment. Used on DEC 7000 and VAX 7000 systems. Introduces a comment. Used only on VAX 7000 sys- tems. 1 These commands use environment variables.

  • Page 95: Appendix B Boot Options

    Appendix B Boot Options Table B-1 lists the Alpha primary boot (APB) options used with the boot command for OpenVMS Alpha AXP. Table B-2 lists the OSF/1 options used with the boot command. Table B-3 lists the virtual memory boot (VMB) options used with the boot command for OpenVMS VAX.

  • Page 96: Openvms Alpha Axp Boot Options

    Table B-1 OpenVMS Alpha AXP Boot Options Hexadecimal Value Function Allows a conversational boot. Maps XDELTA to a running system. Stops the boot procedure at the initial system breakpoint. Performs a diagnostic bootstrap. Stops the boot procedure at the bootstrap break- points.

  • Page 97: B-2 Osf/1 Boot Options

    Table B-2 OSF/1 Boot Options Option Function Boots the system disk to multiuser mode. Do full clumps. Boot to interactive mode plus options. Default boot option. Boot Options B-3...

  • Page 98: B-3 Vmb Boot Options

    Table B-3 VMB Boot Options Function Conversational boot. The secondary bootstrap program, SYS- BOOT, prompts you for system parameters at the console terminal. Debug. If this bit is set, the operating system maps the code for the XDELTA debugger into the system page tables of the running operating system.

  • Page 99: Appendix C Updating Firmware

    Both the LFU program and the firmware microcode images it writes are supplied on a CD-ROM. You start LFU on DEC 7000 systems by booting the RRD42. On VAX 7000 systems you start LFU by booting the Info- Server on your Ethernet.

  • Page 100: Booting Lfu On A Dec 7000 System

    C.1 Booting LFU on a DEC 7000 System LFU is supplied on the DEC 7000/10000 AXP Console CD- ROM (Part Number AG-PQW3*-RE, where * is the letter 7000 that denotes the disk revision). Make sure this CD-ROM is mounted in the RRD42 in-cabinet CD drive. Boot LFU from the CD-ROM.
  • Page 101 Use the show device command to find the name of the RRD42 CD drive. Enter the boot command to boot from the RRD42. The RRD42 has a device name of dka100. LFU starts, displays a summary of its commands, and issues its prompt (Function?).

  • Page 102: Booting Lfu

    C.2 Booting LFU on a VAX 7000 System LFU is supplied on the VAX 7000/10000 Console CD-ROM (Part Number AG-PQW1*-RE, where * is the letter that de- 7000 notes the disk revision). Make sure this CD-ROM is mounted in one of the system’s InfoServers. Boot the In- itial System Load (ISL) program, and select the service cor- responding to the console CD-ROM.
  • Page 103 Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation 1992 All Rights Reserved. Loadable Environment Rev: V1.0-1625 Jul 12 1992 10:50:56 ***** Loadable Firmware Update Utility ***** Version 2.01 16-jun-1992 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Function Description ------------------------------------------------------------------- Display Displays the system’s configuration table. Exit Return to loadable offline operating environment. List Lists the device types and firmware revisions supported by this revision of LFU.

  • Page 104: Show Command

    C.3 Show The show command shows the current revision of firmware and hardware for every module in the system that contains microcode. In the display, each module that needs to be updated is indicated by a plus sign (+) following the device mnemonic. Example C-3 Show Command Function? show Device Mnemonic(s)? ?
  • Page 105 If you type just the command show without a device mnemonic, LFU prompts for the device mnemonic. All the commands that require de- vice mnemonic will prompt. If you enter ? (or help) for the device, a table displays the syntax for specifying devices.

  • Page 106: C.4 List

    C.4 List The list command displays the inventory of update firmware on the CD-ROM. Only the devices listed at your terminal are sup- ported for firmware updates. Example C-4 List Command Function? l Loadable Firmware Update Utility Version 2.01 Name Mnemonic Update Firmware Update Hardware...
  • Page 107 The list command shows the revisions of firmware corresponding to the revisions of hardware for each device. (There may be several hard- ware revisions for a particular device, but only one firmware revision corresponds to any hardware revision.) Comparing the output of the list and show commands helps you understand which devices should receive firmware updates.

  • Page 108: Update

    C.5 Update The update command writes new firmware from the CD-ROM to the module. Then LFU automatically verifies the update by read- ing the new firmware image from the module back into memory and comparing it with the CD-ROM image. Example C-5 Update Command Function? update kn7aa0 cixcd0...
  • Page 109 Continue? [Y/(N)] y WARNING: updates may take several minutes to complete for each device. DO NOT ABORT! demna0 Updating to 6.06... Reading Device... Verifying 6.06... PASSED. Function? update demna* Update all demna? [Y/(N)] n Function? This command specifically requests firmware updates for the CPU and CIXCD modules.

  • Page 110: Exit

    C.6 Exit The exit command terminates the LFU program, causes system in- itialization and self-test, and returns to the system console prompt. Example C-6 Exit Command Function? show Device Mnemonic(s)? exit Function? exit Initializing... NODE # C0 XMI + . A0 .128 128Mb Firmware Rev = V1.0-1625 SROM Rev = V1.0-0 SYS SN = GAO1234567...
  • Page 111 From within the "Device Mnemonic(s)?" prompt, exit returns to the Function prompt. At the Function prompt, exit causes the system to be initialized. The console prompt appears. Updating Firmware C-13...

  • Page 112: Display And Verify Commands

    C.7 Display and Verify Commands Display and verify commands are used in special situations. Display shows the physical configuration. Verify repeats the veri- fication process performed by the update command. Example C-7 Display and Verify Commands Function? disp Name Type Mnemonic FW Rev HW Rev...
  • Page 113 Display shows the system physical configuration. Display is equiva- lent to issuing the console command show configuration. Because it shows the LSB slot for each module, display can help you identify un- known devices. Verify reads the firmware from the module into memory and com- pares it with the update firmware on the CD-ROM.
  • Page 115 Address space See Physical address space and Virtual address space. Alpha primary boot program (DEC 7000 system) The Alpha primary boot program (APB.EXE) that boots OpenVMS Alpha AXP. APB is the primary bootstrap program and is stored on the boot de- vice.
  • Page 116 XMI CI port interface; connects a system to a Star Coupler. Compact disk server In-cabinet CD server (for DEC 7000 systems) or Ethernet-based CD server (for VAX 7000 systems); provides access to CD-ROMs for software installa- tion, diagnostics, and on-line documentation.
  • Page 117 Consists of a keyswitch to control the state of the system and three status LEDs. CPU module The KN7AA processor is the CPU module used in DEC 7000 systems. The KA7AA processor is the CPU module used in VAX 7000 systems. Device From the console perspective, "device"...
  • Page 118 DEMNA XMI adapter; Ethernet port interface. DSSI Digital Storage Systems Interconnect. A Digital Storage Architecture in- terconnect used by the KFMSA adapter and RF and TF series integrated storage elements to transfer data and to communicate with each other. DSSI PIU Houses DSSI based disks inside the system and expander cabinets (BA654).
  • Page 119 Flash ROM Flash-erasable programmable read-only memory, which can be bulk erased and reprogrammed. The KN7AA and KA7AA processors use flash ROMs to hold the console and diagnostic firmware. In addition, one flash ROM holds initialization code that bootstraps the main console/diagnostic firm- ware.
  • Page 120 DSSI bus. Each KFMSA adapter supports two DSSI buses. KZMSA XMI adapter to the SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) used in DEC 7000 systems. It enables connection to nodes on a SCSI bus. ISE (integrated storage element) All DSSI storage devices, such as RF disks and TF tapes, are ISEs.
  • Page 121 Mailbox A software-created data structure in memory used to read and write to I/O device registers. Memory Systems use the MS7AA memory modules, available with 64, 128, 256, or 512 Mbytes of memory. Total memory supported is determined by the op- erating system.
  • Page 122 Plug-in units are powered by the system, but in addition bus PIUs have their own power regulators. Batteries supply power to the system cabinet for approximately 11 minutes. Expander cabinets have their own supply. Plug-in units (PIUs) Self-contained assemblies that are easily installed in the system cabinet or expander cabinet.
  • Page 123 VAX 7000 systems. TLZ06 tape drive A 5.25-inch tape drive on the SCSI bus, which is supported by the KZMSA adapter; used in DEC 7000 systems. VAXBI PIU A plug-in unit consisting of a VAXBI card cage and two power regulators which occupy two quadrants.
  • Page 125 Index Boot procedure, 4-14 Boot processor, 1-5, 4-1, 4-17 Accessories kit, 1-6 selection, 4-16 AC input box, 2-7 Boot program, 4-14 AC input voltage, 1-3 Build EEPROM command, A-1 AC power cord, 1-11 AC power indicators, 3-7 AC power, 1-3 Altitude, 1-3 CCL module, 2-7, 3-3 Cdp, A-1...
  • Page 126 DSSI disk PIU, 1-9 Key On light, 3-5 DWLMA, 1-5 KZMSA, 2-3, 4-3 Electrical characteristics, 1-3 LFU, 4-3, C-1 Environmental characteristics, 1-3 List command, LFU, C-8 Ethernet port, 2-11 LSB bus, 1-1, 1-5, 2-8 Ethernet servers, 4-31 LSB card cage, 1-7, 1-9, 1-11, 2-8 Ethernet service selection, 4-30 Ethernet-based compact disk server, 2-3...
  • Page 127 Sensors static air pressure, 2-13 XMI bus, 1-6 temperature, 2-13 XMI I/O channel, 1-5 Set boot_def dev command, 4-12 XMI PIU, 1-7, 2-15 Set boot_reset command, 4-12 bulkhead panel, 2-3 Set command, A-2 PIU quadrants, 2-11 Set cpu_enable command, 4-17 Set cpu_primary command, 4-17 Set work command, 4-12 Shadow set booting, 4-40...

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