DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual page 8

Network Connections.................................................................................................... 6-12
Setting Network Configuration........................................................................ 6-12
Power Supply................................................................................................................ 6-12
Keyboard Type.............................................................................................................. 6-13
EISA and ISA Options.................................................................................................. 6-14
EISA Bus ........................................................................................................ 6-14
ISA Bus .......................................................................................................... 6-15
EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) .................................................................. 6-16
Configuring EISA Options.............................................................................. 6-18
Configuring ISA Options ................................................................................ 6-20
PCI Option Cards ......................................................................................................... 6-22
Storage Devices ............................................................................................................ 6-23
Determining SCSI Storage Device IDs ............................................................ 6-23
On-board SCSI Bus Configuration .................................................................. 6-25
Rules for Configuring SCSI Controller Option Cards ...................................... 6-25
SCSI Device Configurations............................................................................ 6-26
Single-Controller Configuration...................................................................... 6-28
Dual-Controller Configuration ........................................................................ 6-31
Dual-Controller, Split-Backplane Configuration.............................................. 6-34
Triple-Controller, Split-Backplane Configuration............................................ 6-37
7 Upgrading
Introduction.................................................................................................................... 7-1
Planning Your Upgrade .................................................................................................. 7-1
Access from the Internet.................................................................................... 7-3
Digital Systems and Options Catalog ................................................................ 7-3
Upgrade Options............................................................................................................. 7-4
Firmware .......................................................................................................... 7-4
Updating Firmware Using the CDROM Drive................................................... 7-5
Updating Firmware Using the Network ............................................................. 7-6
Updating Firmware Using the Diskette Drive .................................................... 7-6
8 Troubleshooting
Introduction.................................................................................................................... 8-1
Troubleshooting Overview .............................................................................................. 8-2
System Diagnostics......................................................................................................... 8-3
Interpreting Error Beep Codes........................................................................... 8-3
Reading the Console Event Log......................................................................... 8-4
The test Command ............................................................................................ 8-4
The kill and kill_diags Commands.................................................................... 8-7
The show_status Command............................................................................... 8-7
Power Problems .............................................................................................................. 8-8
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