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Digital Equipment AlphaServer 2000 Owner's Manual

Digital Equipment AlphaServer 2000 Owner's Manual (196 pages)

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Table of Contents
5
Preface

13
1 Basic Operation

19
- Before Using this Guide
  19
- In this Chapter
  20
- System Features
  21
  - Overview
    21
  - Characteristics
    21
- System Characteristics
  22
  - Architecture
    23
- Operator Control Panel
  23
  - Environmental and Power Requirements
    24
    
    In this Section
    24
    
    System Dimensions
    24
    
    Environmental Speciﬁcations
    24
  - System Dimensions and Service Area
    24
- Environmental Speciﬁcations
  25
  - Power Requirements
    26
  - Power Cords
    27
- Power Cord Order Numbers
  27
  - Moving the System
    28
  - Repositioning the System
    28
  - Leveler Feet
    28
  - System Keys
    29
    
    Opening the System Door
    29
  - Turning the System on
    30
    
    Overview
    30
    
    Checking System Settings
    31
  - Powered-Down System Settings
    31
    
    Powering up the System
    32
    
    Displaying Power-Up Information
    32
  - Power up the System
    33
    
    Checking the Power-Up Displays
    34
- Interpreting Operator Control Panel Power-Up Display
  35
  - Preboot Tasks
    38
  - Booting an Operating System
    41
- Booting an Operating System for the First Time
  41
  - Autobooting an Operating System
    43
  - Powering down the System
    44
    
    Before You Begin
    44
    
    Turning off DC Power
    44
  - Turning off the System
    44
    
    Extended Power-Down (AC Power)
    45
  - Unplugging AC Power
    45
  - Invoking Console Mode
    46
    
    Console Subsystem
    46
    
    Console Terminal
    46
    
    Console Mode
    46
    
    Remote Access
    47
    
    Switching between Operating Systems
    47
  - Network Options
    49
    
    Overview
    49
  - Connecting Peripherals
    50
    
    Serial/Parallel Connections
    50
  - Connecting Serial and Parallel Devices
    51
  - Terminal Connections
    53
  - Operating Storage Devices
    54
    
    Overview
    54
    
    For Additional Information
    54
    
    Before You Operate Mass Storage Devices
    54
    
    Identifying Mass Storage Compartments
    55
    
    Operating Storage Devices
    55
  - Storage Compartments
    55
  - Operating a CD-ROM Drive
    56
    
    CD-ROM Drive Description
    56
    
    Caddyless Drive
    56
  - Caddyless CD-ROM Drive
    57
    
    Drive with Caddy
    58
  - CD-ROM Drive with Caddy
    59
    
    Inserting and Removing a Compact Disc
    60
  - Inserting and Removing a Caddyless Compact Disc
    61
  - Inserting and Removing a CD-ROM Caddy
    63
  - Operating a DAT Tape Drive
    64
    
    DAT Description
    64
    
    Inserting a Tape
    64
    
    Removing a Tape
    64
  - Inserting and Removing a Tape: DAT
    65
  - Operating a Diskette Drive
    66
    
    Diskette Drive Description
    66
    
    Inserting a Diskette
    66
    
    Removing a Diskette
    66
  - Diskette Drive and Diskette
    67
  - Operating a QIC Drive
    68
    
    QIC Drive Description
    68
    
    Inserting a QIC Tape
    68
    
    Removing a QIC Tape
    68
- QIC Tape Drive and QIC Tape
  68
2 Hardware Components

69
- In this Chapter
  69
- Operator Control Panel (OCP)
  70
  - Power-Up Display
    70
  - DC On/Off Button
    70
  - Halt Button
    71
  - Reset Button
    72
- System Front
  73
  - Front Components
    73
- System Rear
  74
- System Door and Cover
  76
  - Door Removal
    76
  - Cover Removal
    77
- Cover Removal
  78
  - System Module Locations
    79
    
    Card Cages
    79
    
    Accessing the Card Cages
    80
- System Module Locations
  81
  - Accessories
    82
  - Accessories
    83
3 Options and Upgrades

85
- In this Chapter
  87
- Upgrade Overview
  87
  - Adding Third-Party Devices
    87
- Supported Options
  88
- Verifying System Conﬁguration
  89
- Device Names
  92
- ARC Firmware Environment Variables
  94
  - For more Information
    95
  - Firmware Console Commands for DEC OSF/1 and Openvms
    95
  - Show Conﬁg
    96
  - Show Device
    98
- Device Name Convention
  98
  - Show Memory
    100
  - Set and Show
    101
  - System Bus Options
    102
- System Bus Option Locations
  103
  - CPU Modules
    104
- System Bus Conﬁgurations with One CPU and Two Cpus
  105
  - Memory Modules
    106
- Memory Upgrade Paths
  107
  - Expansion I/O
    108
  - EISA Bus Options
    109
  - ISA Bus Options
    111
  - Identifying ISA and EISA Options
    113
- ISA and EISA Boards
  113
  - Conﬁguring EISA and ISA Options
    114
    
    EISA Conﬁguration Utility
    114
    
    System Conﬁguration Diskette
    114
    
    Before You Run the ECU
    114
- Summary of Procedure for Conﬁguring EISA Bus (EISA Options Only)
  119
  - Starting the ECU
    120
  - Conﬁguring EISA/ISA Options
    120
- Summary of Procedure for Conﬁguring EISA Bus with ISA Options
  121
  - PCI Bus Options
    122
- PCI Board
  122
  - Installing PCI Boards
    123
  - SCSI Buses
    124
    
    Internal SCSI Bus
    125
    
    Conﬁguring the Removable Media Bus
    125
- Removable-Media Bus Conﬁgurations
  127
  - SCSI Bus Node Ids
    128
  - Internal Storageworks Shelves
    128
- Internal Storageworks Conﬁguration
  129
- Installing Hard-Disk Drives
  131
- Preferred SCSI Cable Routing with SWXCR Controller
  132
- RAID Subsystem Documentation
  133
  - Power Supply Conﬁgurations
    134
    
    Power Supply Modes
    135
- I/O Backplane Jumpers
  136
  - Power Requirements
    137
- Current Share Cable Connection
  137
  - Power Ordering Guidelines
    138
4 Troubleshooting the System

139
- Introduction
  139
- In this Chapter
  139
- Before You Begin
  140
  - Determine Service Provider
    140
- How to Identify a Problem
  141
  - Task Overview
    142
    
    Steps to Identifying a Problem
    142
- Steps to Resolving Problems
  142
  - Determining Type of Problem
    143
    
    Operating System Reported Problems
    143
  - Reporting Problems to Digital Services
    144
    
    Pre-Call Checklist
    144
    
    Digital Support Center Contact Numbers
    144
- Digital Support Centers
  145
  - Power Problems
    148
- Troubleshooting Power Problems
  148
  - Problems Getting to Console Mode
    149
- Troubleshooting Problems Getting to Console Mode
  149
  - Interpreting the Operator Control Panel Power-Up Display
    150
    
    CPU Failover
    150
    
    Interpreting Operator Control Panel Power-Up Display
    152
  - Console Reported Problems
    153
- Troubleshooting Console Reported Problems
  153
  - Show Fru
    155
    
    Test
    157
    
    Mass Storage Problems Indicated at Power-Up
    159
- Troubleshooting Fixed-Media Problems
  159
- Troubleshooting Removable-Media Problems
  161
  - EISA Bus Problems Indicated at Power-Up
    162
- Troubleshooting EISA Problems
  163
  - PCI Bus Problems Indicated at Power-Up
    164
- Troubleshooting PCI Problems
  164
  - Boot Problems
    165
- Troubleshooting Boot Problems
  165
- Troubleshooting Operating System Reported Errors
  166
  - Problems with RAID Devices
    167
- Troubleshooting RAID Problems
  167
- Technical Support
  193

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