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Digital Equipment 7300 Service Manual (264 pages)
Brand:
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| Category:
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| Size: 2.09 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 System Overview
13
DIGITAL Server 7300/7300R System Drawer (BA30A)
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Figure 1-1 Components of the BA30A System Drawer
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Cover Interlocks
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Figure 1-2 Cover Interlock Circuit
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Cabinet System
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Figure 1-3 DIGITAL Server 7300/7300R Cabinet System
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Cabinet Differences
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Cabinet System Fan Tray
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Figure 1-4 Cabinet Fan Tray
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Pedestal System
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Figure 1-5 Pedestal System Front
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Figure 1-6 Pedestal System Rear
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Control Panel and Drives
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Figure 1-7 Control Panel Assembly
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System Consoles
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SRM Console
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Alphabios Console
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Environment Variables
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Figure 1-8 Alphabios Boot Menu
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System Architecture
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Figure 1-9 Architecture Diagram
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System Motherboard
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Figure 1-10 System Motherboard Module Locations
28
CPU Types
30
CPU Variants
30
CPU Module Layout
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Figure 1-11 CPU Module Layout
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Alpha Chip Composition
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Chip Description
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CPU Configuration Rules
31
CPU Module Color Codes
31
Memory Modules
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Figure 1-12 Memory Module Layout
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Memory Configuration Rules
33
Memory Operation
33
Memory Variants
33
Memory Addressing
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Figure 1-13 How Memory Addressing Is Calculated
35
System Bus
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Figure 1-14 System Bus Block Diagram
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System Bus to PCI Bus Bridge Module
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Figure 1-15 Bridge Module
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PCI I/O Subsystem
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Figure 1-16 PCI Block Diagram
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Table 1-1 PCI Motherboard Slot Numbering
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Server Control Module
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Figure 1-17 Server Control Module
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Power Control Module
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Figure 1-18 Power Control Module
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Power Supply
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Figure 1-19 Location of Power Supply
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2 Power-Up
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Control Panel
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Figure 2-1 Control Panel and LCD Display
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Table 2-1 Control Panel Display
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Figure 2-2 Power-Up Flow
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Power-Up Sequence
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Figure 2-3 Contents of Feproms
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Figure 2-4 Console Code Critical Path
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SROM Power-Up Test Flow
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Figure 2-5 SROM Power-Up Test Flow
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SROM Errors Reported
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XSROM Power-Up Test Flow
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Figure 2-6 XSROM Power-Up Flowchart
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Table 2-2 XSROM Tests
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Table 2-3 Memory Tests
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XSROM Errors Reported
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Console Power-Up Tests
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Table 2-4 IOD Tests
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Table 2-5 PCI Motherboard Tests (B3050/B3052)
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Console Device Determination
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Figure 2-7 Console Device Determination Flowchart
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Console Device Options
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Console Power-Up Display
69
Fail-Safe Loader
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3 Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting with Leds
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Figure 3-1 CPU and Bridge Module Leds
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Processor (CPU) Leds
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System Bus to PCI Bus Bridge Module Leds (B3040-AA)
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Cabinet Power and Fan Leds
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Figure 3-2 Cabinet Power and Fan Leds
78
Troubleshooting Power Problems
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If Halt Is Caused by Power, Fan, or Over-Temperature Problems
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If Power Problem Occurs at Power-Up
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Recommended Order for Troubleshooting Failure at Power-Up
80
Power Control Module Leds
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Figure 3-3 PCM Leds
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Table 3-1 Power Control Module LED States
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Troubleshooting with the Maintenance Bus
83
C Bus)
83
Monitoring System Conditions
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Displaying Faults
84
Writing Error States
84
Tracking Configurations
84
Running Diagnostics - Test Command
85
Testing an Entire System
86
Testing Memory
89
Testing PCI Buses and Devices
92
4 Power System
95
Power Supply
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Figure 4-1 Power Supply Outputs
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Power Control Module Features
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Figure 4-2 Power Control Module
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Power Circuit and Cover Interlocks
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Figure 4-3 Power Circuit Diagram
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Power-Up/Down Sequence
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Figure 4-4 Power Up/Down Sequence Flowchart
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Cabinet Power Configuration Rules
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Figure 4-5 -EN & -EP Single Drawer Cabinet Power Configuration
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Figure 4-6 -EN Three Drawer Cabinet Power Configuration
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Pedestal Power Configuration Rules (North America and Japan)
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Figure 4-7 Pedestal Power Distribution (N.A. and Japan)
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Pedestal Power Configuration Rules (Europe and Asia Pacific)
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Figure 4-8 Pedestal Power Distribution (Europe and AP)
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5 Error Detection with Error Registers
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Overview of Error Detection
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Figure 5-1 Error Detector Placement
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Error Registers
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External Interface Status Register - EI_STAT
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Table 5-1 External Interface Status Register
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External Interface Address Register - EI_ADDR
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Table 5-2 Loading and Locking Rules for External Interface Registers
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MC Error Information Register 0 (MC_ERR0 - Offset = 800)
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MC Error Information Register 1 (MC_ERR1 - Offset = 840)
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CAP Error Register (CAP_ERR - Offset = 880)
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Table 5-6 CAP Error Register
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PCI Error Status Register 1 (PCI_ERR1 - Offset = 1040)
127
Troubleshooting IOD-Detected Errors
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Table 5-8 CAP Error Register Data Pattern
128
System Bus ECC Error
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Table 5-9 System Bus ECC Error Data Pattern
129
System Bus Nonexistent Address Error
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Table 5-10 System Bus Nonexistent Address Error Troubleshooting
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System Bus Address Parity Error
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Table 5-11 Address Parity Error Troubleshooting
131
Page Table Entry Invalid Error
133
PCI Master Abort
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PCI Parity Error
133
PCI System Error
133
Broken Memory
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Table 5-13 ECC Syndrome Bits Table
135
Command Codes
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Table 5-14 Decoding Commands
136
Node Ids
137
Table 5-15 Node Ids
138
Double Error Halts and Machine Checks While in PAL Mode
139
Palcode Overview
139
Double Error Halt
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Machine Checks While in PAL
140
6 Removal and Replacement
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System Safety
150
FRU List
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Figure 6-1 System Drawer FRU Locations
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Table 6-1 Field-Replaceable Unit Part Numbers
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Power System Frus
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Figure 6-2 Location of Power System Frus
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System Drawer Exposure (Cabinet)
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Figure 6-3 Exposing System Drawer (H9A10-EN & -EP Cabinet)
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System Drawer Exposure (Pedestal)
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Figure 6-4 Exposing System Drawer (Pedestal)
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CPU Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-5 Removing a CPU Module
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CPU Fan Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-6 Removing CPU Fan
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Memory Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-7 Removing a Memory Module
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Power Control Module Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-8 Removing Power Control Module
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System Bus to PCI Bus Bridge (B3040-AA) Module Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-9 Removing System Bus to PCI/EISA Bus Bridge Module
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System Motherboard Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-10 Removing the System Motherboard
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PCI/EISA Motherboard (B3050/B3052) Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-11 Replacing PCI/EISA Motherboard
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Server Control Module Removal and Replacement
177
Figure 6-12 Removing Server Control Module
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PCI/EISA Option Removal and Replacement
179
Figure 6-13 Removing PCI/EISA Option
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Power Supply Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-14 Removing Power Supply
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Power Harness Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-15 Removing Power Harness
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System Drawer Fan Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-16 Removing System Drawer Fan
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Cover Interlock Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-17 Removing Cover Interlocks
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Operator Control Panel Removal and Replacement (Cabinet)
189
Figure 6-18 Removing OCP (Cabinet)
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Operator Control Panel Removal and Replacement (Pedestal)
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Figure 6-19 Removing OCP (Pedestal)
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Floppy Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-20 Removing Floppy Drive
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CD-ROM Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-21 Removing CD-ROM
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Cabinet Fan Tray Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-22 Removing Cabinet Fan Tray
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Cabinet Fan Tray Power Supply Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-23 Removing Cabinet Fan Tray Power Supply
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Cabinet Fan Tray Fan Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-24 Removing Cabinet Fan Tray Fan
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Cabinet Fan Tray Fan Fail Detect Module Removal and Replacement
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Figure 6-25 Removing Fan Tray Fan Fail Detect Module
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Storageworks Shelf Removal and Replacement
205
Figure 6-26 Removing Storageworks Shelf
205
7 Running Utilities
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Selecting Utilities from the Alphabios Menu
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Figure 7-1 Running a Utility from a Graphics Monitor
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Running Utilities from a Serial Terminal
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Table 7-1 Alphabios Option Key Mapping
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Running the EISA Configuration Utility
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Running RAID Standalone Configuration Utility
211
Updating Firmware
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Figure 7-2 Starting LFU from the Alphabios Console
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Updating Firmware from the Internal CD-ROM
214
Figure 7-3 Formatting a FAT Partition
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Updating Firmware from the Internal Floppy Disk
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Figure 7-4 Standard Formatting
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Table 7-2 File Locations for Creating Update Diskettes on a PC
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Updating Firmware from a Network Device
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LFU Commands
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Table 7-3 LFU Command Summary
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8 SRM Console Commands and Environment Variables
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Summary of SRM Console Commands
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Table 8-1 Summary of SRM Console Commands
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Summary of SRM Environment Variables
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Table 8-2 Environment Variable Summary
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Recording Environment Variables
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Table 8-3 Environment Variables Worksheet
228
9 Operating the System Remotely
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RCM Console Overview
232
Modem Usage
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Figure 9-1 RCM Connections
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Entering and Leaving Command Mode
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RCM Commands
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Table 9-1 RCM Command Summary
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Table 9-2 RCM Status Command Fields
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Dial-Out Alerts
245
Resetting the RCM to Factory Defaults
248
Troubleshooting Guide
249
Table 9-3 RCM Troubleshooting
249
Modem Dialog Details
252
Table 9-4 Rcm/Modem Interchange Summary
254
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