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- Page 1 AlphaServer 4000/4100 System Drawer Upgrades Order Number: EK–4041A–UI. A01 Use this manual as a quick reference to upgrade system drawers in the AlphaServer 4000/4100 family. Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts...
- Page 2 The software, if any, described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software or equipment that is not supplied by Digital Equipment Corporation or its affiliated companies.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface ....................... iv Chapter 1 Overview Record System Information..............1-2 Save Information to Diskette..............1-4 Chapter 2 Installing the Upgrade Remove Old System Drawer (Cabinet).............2-2 Remove Old System Drawer (Pedestal)............2-4 Transfer I/O Option Cards................2-6 Transfer CPU and Memory Cards.............2-8 Install New System Drawer (Cabinet) ............2-14 Install New System Drawer (Pedestal)............ - Page 4 2–7 System Drawer Retaining Brackets ............2-10 2–8 Interlock Mechanism (Rear)..............2-11 2–9 Installing New System Drawer (Pedestal)..........2-12 Tables AlphaServer 4000/4100 Documentation .............vi...
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Page 5: Preface
Preface Intended Audience This manual is written for field service personnel. 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: Alphaserver 4000/4100 Documentation
Documentation Titles Table 1 lists the books in the AlphaServer 4000/4100 documentation set. Table 1 AlphaServer 4000/4100 Documentation Title Order Number AlphaServer 4100 User and Configuration QZ–00VAA–GZ Documentation Kit System Drawer User's Guide EK–4100A–UG Configuration and Installation Guide EK–4100A–CG AlphaServer 4000 User and Configuration QZ–00VAB–GZ... -
Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview
There are several upgrades in the AlphaServer 4000/4100 family that involve exchanging the system drawers. This manual describes system drawer upgrades in both AlphaServer 4000/4100 cabinet and pedestal systems. You will need a small Phillips screwdriver and a small flathead screwdriver. -
Page 8: Record System Information
At the SRM console prompt, issue show commands to obtain this information. Example 1–1 Show Commands Ê P00>>> show config Digital Equipment Corporation AlphaServer 4000 Console V2.0-1 OpenVMS PALcode V1.18-8, Digital UNIX PALcode V1.21-12 Module Type... - Page 9 Ì P00>>> show sys_serial_num sys_serial_num NI49304561 1. Check that the operating system is at the minimum revision for the new AlphaServer 4000/4100 system. 2. Shut down the operating system and issue the console commands show Ê Ë configuration ( ) and show * ( ) to show the system configuration and environment variables.
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Page 10: Save Information To Diskette
1.2 Save Information to Diskette To transfer environment variable (EV) settings and ECU data, copy the information to a diskette. You will then restore this information after the new system drawer is installed. NOTE: You must type the commands exactly as they appear in Example 1–2. Example 1–2 Saving Information to Diskette Ê... - Page 11 Ê Insert a new diskette into the system drawer diskette drive. Enter the command show device floppy to initialize the console diskette driver. Ë Enter this command to make the diskette writable. Ì The command cat eerom >pmem:800000 saves the EV settings and ECU data stored in ESC NVRAM to memory.
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Page 13: Chapter 2 Installing The Upgrade
Chapter 2 Installing the Upgrade There are several upgrades in the AlphaServer 4000/4100 family that involve exchanging the system drawers. This chapter describes the procedure for installing the new system drawer in a cabinet or pedestal. Sections include: • Remove Old System Drawer (Cabinet) •... -
Page 14: Remove Old System Drawer (Cabinet)
2.1 Remove Old System Drawer (Cabinet) First, power down the system. Then, open both cabinet doors, disconnect cables that obstruct the movement of the drawer, remove the shipping brackets, and slide the drawer out of the cabinet. Figure 2–1 Removing the System Drawer (Cabinet) Shipping Bracket Located on Cabinet Rail... - Page 15 WARNING: The system drawer, fully configured, weighs 45 kg (100 lbs). Two people are required to remove and install a system drawer in the cabinet. 1. At the front of the cabinet, unplug the drawer’s power supplies. 2. Remove the two shipping brackets by removing the four Phillips screws (see Figure 2–1).
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Page 16: Remove Old System Drawer (Pedestal)
2.2 Remove Old System Drawer (Pedestal) First, power down the system. Remove the top cover and front door. Unplug the drawer’s power supply(ies). Then, remove the system drawer. You must remove the pedestal tray and install it on the new system drawer. Figure 2–2 Removing the System Drawer (Pedestal) PK0676-96 WARNING: The system drawer, fully configured, weighs 45 kg (100 lbs). -
Page 17: Removing The Pedestal Tray
5. Set the drawer on a cleared, flat surface. 6. Remove the system bus cage cover by removing the two Phillips head screws. 7. Remove the I/O card cage cover by removing the three Phillips screws that attach the cover to the drawer. Slide the cover off the drawer. Removing the Pedestal Tray 1. -
Page 18: Transfer I/O Option Cards
2.3 Transfer I/O Option Cards Remove the I/O option cards. Figure 2–4 Removing an I/O Option Card PK0680-96 Upgrade Manual... - Page 19 1. Disconnect any cables attached to the I/O card. 2. Remove the Phillips screw that holds the I/O card in place. 3. Slide the I/O card from the card cage. Installing the Upgrade...
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Page 20: Transfer Cpu And Memory Cards
Remove the CPU and memory cards from the old system drawer and then install them in the new system drawer. NOTE: When upgrading to an AlphaServer 4000 system drawer, you can transfer the KN304-AA (B3004-AA), KN304-DA (B3004-DA), and KN302-AB (B3004-BA) CPU cards. -
Page 21: Removing A Memory Card
CAUTION: Wear an antistatic wrist strap when working on this system. 1. Raise the levers on the CPU card. 2. Carefully lift the card out of the card cage. Reverse these steps when installing the cards in the new system drawer. NOTE: The first CPU card must occupy slot CPU0. -
Page 22: Install New System Drawer (Cabinet)
2.5 Install New System Drawer (Cabinet) You install the new system drawer at the front of the cabinet. Figure 2–7 System Drawer Retaining Brackets Front Rear Retaining Retaining Bracket Bracket Support Rail PK-0684-96 2-10 Upgrade Manual... -
Page 23: Interlock Mechanism (Rear)
WARNING: The system drawer, fully configured, weighs 45 kg (100 lbs). Two people are required to install a system drawer in the cabinet. 1. Install the new system drawer at the front of the cabinet. Position the system drawer so that the power supply section is located at the front of the cabinet. 2. -
Page 24: Install New System Drawer (Pedestal)
2.6 Install New System Drawer (Pedestal) Figure 2–9 Installing New System Drawer (Pedestal) Screws Screws PK-0618-96 2-12 Upgrade Manual... - Page 25 WARNING: The system drawer, fully configured, weighs 45 kg (100 lbs). Two people are required to install a system drawer in the pedestal. 1. Lift the drawer onto the pedestal base. 2. Attach the drawer to the pedestal by installing the four screws at each corner of the pedestal base (see Figure 2–9).
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Page 27: Chapter 3 Verification
Chapter 3 Verification This chapter provides the system drawer verification procedure. See the AlphaServer 4000 or 4100 System Drawer User’s Guide for more information. Sections include: • Restore System Information • Update Firmware Verification... -
Page 28: Restore System Information
3.1 Restore System Information After you have installed the new system drawer, turn on the system and check the power-up test. Check the system configuration against the old configuration. Insert the diskette and restore the system environment variable settings and ECU data. Issue the set command to set the system model number and serial number. - Page 29 Press the control panel Halt button to reset the system. Press the Power button to power up the system. After powering up the system, testing begins and status messages display. Check the test results and system configuration. At the SRM console prompt, restore the EV settings and use the set command to set the system model number and serial number.
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Page 30: Update Firmware
3.2 Update Firmware Use the Loadable Firmware Update (LFU) Utility to update system firmware. In Example 3–2 the user inserts the update CD-ROM, issues the LFU command, and selects cda0 as the load device. In Example 3–3 the user starts LFU by using a boot dka500 command. - Page 31 Ê Select the device from which firmware will be loaded. The choices are the internal CD-ROM, the internal floppy disk, or a network device. In this example, the internal CD-ROM is selected. Ë Select the file that has the firmware update, or press Enter to select the default file.
- Page 32 Example 3–2 Updating Firmware with LFU Command (Continued) Î UPD> update * WARNING: updates may take several minutes to complete for each device. Ï Confirm update on: AlphaBIOS [Y/(N)] y DO NOT ABORT! AlphaBIOS Updating to V5.24-0... Verifying V5.24-0... PASSED. Confirm update on: srmflash [Y/(N)] y DO NOT ABORT!
- Page 33 Î The update command updates the device specified or all devices. In this example, the wildcard indicates that all devices supported by the selected update file will be updated. Ï For each device, you are asked to confirm that you want to update the firmware.
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Page 34: Updating Firmware Using Boot Dka500 Command
Example 3–3 Updating Firmware Using Boot DKA500 Command Ê P00>>> b dka500 (boot dka500.5.0.1.1) Building FRU table bootstrap code read in base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 16d400 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 1f2000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code Ë... - Page 35 Index I/O card cage, 2-5 Interlock mechanism, 2-11 AlphaBIOS console, 3-5 Loadable Firmware Update (LFU) Utility, 3-4 CPU cards, 2-8 Configuration rules, 2-9 Memory cards, 2-8 Diskette restoring information from, 3-2 saving information to, 1-4 Pedestal tray, 2-5 ECU data, 1-4, 3-2 Serial number, 1-2 Environment variables, 1-2, 3-2 Shipping brackets, 2-2...