When To Switch Consoles; Switching To The Digital Unix And Openvms Alpha (Srm) Console - DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

The Halt switch does not affect the Windows NT operating system. To invoke
console mode in Windows NT, shut down the operating system following the
procedure described in the operating system documentation. Turn the system off and
then on or press the Reset switch.

When to Switch Consoles

You can perform most console-related tasks from the interface designed to interact
with your operating system. However, the console interfaces are designed so that
you can easily switch between them. You will need to switch between the consoles in
the following instances:
If you are running Digital UNIX or OpenVMS Alpha and need to run the RAID
Configuration Utility (RCU) or other adapter utilities such as those for the
KZPSA or Qlogic options, switch to the Windows NT (ARC) console.
If you are running Windows NT and want to perform any of the following tasks,
switch to the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha (SRM) console:
1. Test the system (other than self-tests at system startup)
2. Examine and verify memory locations that are recognized by the system
3. Set or change some environment variables, such as Ethernet device type and
speed for Fast SCSI devices
4. Verify the versions of all firmware PALcode.

Switching to the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha (SRM) Console

Depending on the command you used to invoke the Windows NT (ARC) console,
you may be able to switch to the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha (SRM) console
by pressing the Reset switch on your system unit, or turning the system off and then
back on. If you typed >>> arc or >>>runecu at the SRM console prompt,
you can use this method.
However, if you typed >>> set os_type nt, use the following procedure,
which loads the firmware:
1. From the ARC Boot menu, select the Supplementary menu.
4-8 Basic Operation
Caution: If you are running Digital UNIX or
OpenVMS Alpha operating systems, press the
Halt switch only after you have shut down the
operating system using the proper shutdown
procedure.
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