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- Page 1 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual Order Number: EK–T8284-UI. A01 Use this manual as a quick reference to upgrade from an AlphaServer 8200 system to an AlphaServer 8400 system. Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts...
- Page 2 First Printing, December 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface ........................ v Procedure 1 Overview......................1 2 Check All Materials .................... 2 3 Prepare the Site ....................4 4 Power Down the 8200 System ................6 5 Remove the Modules from the 8200 TLSB Card Cage ........8 6 Remove the Clock Card from the 8200 TLSB Card Cage ........10 7 Install the Clock Card in the 8400 TLSB Card Cage...........12 8 Insert I/O, Memory, and Terminator Modules in the TLSB Card Cage ....14... - Page 4 Figures (continued) 10 Removing SCSI Devices from 8200 System ............22 11 Inserting SCSI Devices in 8400 PIUs..............24 Tables 1 AlphaServer 8400 Documentation..............vi 2 Upgrade Hardware ....................2 Index...
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Page 5: Preface
Preface Intended Audience This manual is written for the customer service engineer. Document Structure This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organized into small sections for efficient online and printed reference. Each topic begins with an abstract. You can quickly gain a comprehensive overview by reading only the abstracts. - Page 6 Table 1 AlphaServer 8400 Documentation Title Order Number Hardware User Information and Installation Operations Manual EK–T8030–OP Site Preparation Guide EK–T8030–SP AlphaServer 8400 Installation Guide EK–T8430–IN Service Information Kit QZ–00RAC–GC Service Manual (hard copy) EK–T8030–SV Service Manual (diskette) AK–QKNFA–CA AK–QUW7A–CA AK–QUW6A–CA Reference Manuals System Technical Manual EK–T8030–TM...
- Page 7 Table 1 AlphaServer 8400 Documentation (Continued) Title Order Number H7263 Power Regulator Installation Card EK–H7263–IN KFMSB Adapter Installation Guide EK–KFMSB–IN KZMSA Adapter Installation Guide EK–KXMSX–IN RRDCD Installation Guide EK–RRDRX–IN...
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Page 9: Procedure
Procedure 1 Overview The upgrade procedure has 10 steps: 1. Check all materials. 2. Prepare the site. 3. Power down the 8200 system 4. Remove the modules from the 8200 TLSB card cage. 5. Remove the clock card from the 8200 TLSB card cage. 6. -
Page 10: Check All Materials
BA661–AA StorageWorks shelf E2034–AA Terminator modules QZ–00RAB–GZ AlphaServer 8400 documentation kit EK–T8284–UI AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual 36–26123–07 Label for shipping 8200 back to Digital for North America 36–26123–08 Label for shipping 8200 back to Digital for Europe/AP Sheet, Product ID 74–50090–04... - Page 11 Small and large flathead screwdrivers Small and large Phillips head screwdrivers Antistatic bags One for each TLSB and PCI/EISA module Documentation AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual (EK–T8284–UI) AlphaServer 8400 Documentation Kit (QZ–00RAB–GZ) Operating system OpenVMS Digital UNIX Windows NT Server NOTE: Since you are moving from a working system, keep the existing configuration.
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Page 12: Prepare The Site
4828086 0003 sio0 Controllers on SIO sio0 DECchip 21040-AA 21011 0023 tulip2 FLOPPY 0000 floppy0 0000 kbd0 MOUSE 0000 mouse0 EISA connected to pci1 through sio0 eisa0 KFESB 2EA310 0000 P08>>> AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 13 1. Shut down the operating system and issue the console commands show configuration, show device, and show <envar> to show the system configuration and environment variables. Keep a hard copy of the output for reference. Note any new options being added for this upgrade. 2.
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Page 14: Power Down The 8200 System
4 Power Down the 8200 System Turn off power to the 8200 system. Figure 1 8200 System Circuit Breakers (shown with redundant power supply) Rear View Rear BX-0146E-96 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 15 1. With the system in console mode, depress the pushbutton on the control panel to the Off position (out). 2. Open the rear door of the cabinet, and, • If the system has two power regulators, push both breakers on the power strip (in the middle of the cabinet) to the right.
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Page 16: Remove The Modules From The 8200 Tlsb Card Cage
5 Remove the Modules from the 8200 TLSB Card Cage Put on an antistatic wrist strap, remove all TLSB modules, and place them in antistatic bags. Figure 2 Removing Modules from the TLSB Card Cage Front BX-0768D-96 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... -
Page 17: Removing I/O Cables
Tools required: small and large flathead screwdrivers 1. Ground yourself to the cabinet with the antistatic wrist strap. 2. Remove each processor and memory module by pushing the handles of the module in toward the module end plate and to the left, releasing them from the stops. -
Page 18: Remove The Clock Card From The 8200 Tlsb Card Cage
6 Remove the Clock Card from the 8200 TLSB Card Cage The clock module is attached to the TLSB card cage by two Phillips screws. Access is from the rear of the cabinet. Figure 5 Removing the Clock Module from the 8200 BX-0632B-96 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 19 To remove the clock card from the 8200: 1. Remove the rear door by loosening the two bolts at the bottom of the cabinet and lifting the door off the two brackets. 2. Remove the TLSB card cage cover by loosening the two captive screws. 3.
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Page 20: Install The Clock Card In The 8400 Tlsb Card Cage
The clock card is located behind the power filter. It is attached with two Phillips screws, and power and CCL cables are connected to it. You will need a Phillips screwdriver. Figure 6 Installing the System Clock Card Front BX-0747A-95 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 21 Tools required: Phillips screwdriver 1. Insert the clock card in the centerplane connector. See in Figure 6. 2. Fasten the clock card in place with two Phillips screws. See . (Use the two screws from the 8200 if necessary.) 3. Connect the power and CCL cables. (The connectors are keyed.) See Procedure 13...
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Page 22: Insert I/O, Memory, And Terminator Modules In The Tlsb Card Cage
Determine the placement of the modules, put on the antistatic wrist strap, and insert the modules from left to right, being careful not to damage the EMI gaskets. Figure 7 Inserting Modules in the TLSB Card Cage BX-0769A-96 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 23 Tools required: small flathead screwdriver 1. Before installing the modules, determine their placement: Processor modules start at slot 0 and work up. b. The KFTIA and KFTHA I/O modules (up to three) must be contiguous and begin in slot 8. The first MS7CC memory module is in the highest-numbered open slot, the next in the lowest-numbered open slot, and so on, alternating between highest- and lowest-numbered open slots.
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Page 24: Insert Processor Modules In The 8400 Tlsb Card Cage
WARNING: updates may take several minutes to complete for each device. DO NOT ABORT! kn7ce-ab0 Updating to 4.1-32... Verifying 3.2-32... PASSED. UPD> exit Initializing... [self-test display appears] P00>>> build -e kn7ce-ab0 Build EEPROM on kn7ce-ab0 ? [Y/N]> y EEPROM built on kn7ce-ab0 P00>>> AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 25 If the system has more than one processor module, or you are adding additional CPU modules, the modules shipped might have different versions of console firmware. Results are unpredictable if you install all processor modules at the same time and power up the system, so install each module individually and update the console firmware on each if necessary.
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Page 26: Remove Pci Modules From The 8200 Pci Shelves
10 Remove PCI Modules from the 8200 PCI Shelves Go back to the 8200. Slide out one PCI shelf at a time and remove modules for transfer to the 8400. Figure 8 Removing PCI Modules from 8200 System Front BX-0450G-96 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 27 Move the contents of one PCI card cage at a time from the 8200 to the 8400. This makes it easier to maintain the KFTIA/KFTHA hose number connections, to eliminate device reconfiguration. Likewise, transfer the I/O devices connected to the adapters from one PCI card cage at the same time.
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Page 28: Install Pci Modules In 8400
11 Install PCI Modules in the 8400 Transfer the PCI modules removed from the 8200 to the 8400. Figure 9 Installing PCI Modules in 8400 System BX-0773A-96 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 29 We assume here that the DWLPB PIUs have been installed in the 8400 system, and that any extra PCI shelves have been installed as necessary, as described in the DWLPA/DWLPB PCI PIU Installation Guide (EK-DWL84-IN). 1. Disconnect any power cables (see in Figure 9), that will prevent the PCI shelf from being pulled out.
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Page 30: Remove Storageworks Devices From The 8200
12 Remove StorageWorks Devices from the 8200 Remove StorageWorks power supplies, devices, and DWZZA/Bs from the 8200 StorageWorks shelves. Figure 10 Removing SCSI Devices from 8200 System Front Rear BX-0638A-96 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 31 To remove SCSI devices from StorageWorks shelves: 1. Disconnect the input power cord from the power supply. See in Figure 10. 2. Unplug the I/O cable from the shelf (see 3. Mark the position of each disk in the shelf, so that all disks can be restored with the same unit numbers in the 8400.
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Page 32: Insert Storageworks Devices In 8400, Move Other Devices And Controllers
Devices and Controllers Insert the StorageWorks devices just removed from the 8200 in the 8400 DWLPB or SCSI PIUs in the 8400. Connect the appropriate I/O cables. Figure 11 Inserting SCSI Devices in 8400 PIUs BX-0733E-96 AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 33 To install the SCSI I/O devices in the 8400: 1. Make sure that the shelf the devices are being placed in can be connected to the same numbered hose connector as in the 8200. 2. Insert the devices in the same places in the 8400 shelf that they occupied in the 8200 shelf.
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Page 34: Update Device Firmware And Verify The System
Example 3 Updating Firmware and Verifying the System P00>>> boot dkd400 Bootfile: [alpha8x00]as8000_v09.exe [LFU boots] UPD> update confirm update on: [list of devices] [Y/(N)]y P00>>> test [test for all system devices appears] P00>>> boot AlphaServer 8200 to 8400 Upgrade Manual... - Page 35 1. Power up the system and check that all modules are listed in the self-test display. Also check that the LEDs on all modules light. 2. At the console prompt, boot LFU from the Alpha Systems Firmware Update CD-ROM and update the firmware on all devices. See 3.
- Page 37 Index Build -e command, 18 Modules, 8, 16 Checking materials, 2 Operating systems, 3 Circuit breakers, 8200, 7 Clock card insertion, 12 Clock card removal, 10 PCI, 1 Configuration, 5 Power regulators, number required, 5 Configuration rules for card cage, 15 Power requirements, 5 Console firmware, 18 Powering down the 8200 system, 6...