Specifications
Reconfiguring the AlphaServer IP Platform
4–2 AlphaServer Intelligent Peripheral Platform Hardware Owner's Guide
4.2
AlphaServer 1000A System Configurations
The components of the AlphaServer 1000A system that may need to be replaced or upgraded
include:
•
Storage devices (DAT tape drive, hard disk drive, floppy drive, CD-ROM drive)
•
Memory modules
•
CPU motherboard
–
EISA modules
–
DExxx Ethernet controller *
–
Access I/O transmitter module (AT bus expansion kit) *
–
PCI modules
* KZPSA-BB SCSI controller (qty=2) (optional)
* Alarm control module
•
Power supply
The KZPSA-BB PCI-to-SCSI adapter comes with its own utilities diskette that can be used to
modify the adapter parameters. See the StorageWorks KZPSA PCI-to-SCSI Storage Adapter
User's Guide for a complete description of the adapter.
After modifying the above components, and before you boot the Tru64 UNIX operating
system, you can use the SRM console commands from the IP Platform console terminal to
examine the system configurations of these components, and make modifications if
necessary.
The EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) must be run whenever you add, remove, or move an
EISA or ISA card within the AlphaServer 1000A system. The ECU is a menu-based utility
run from the SRM console that provides online help to guide you through the configuration
process.
______________________________ Note ___________________________
Do not move the slot location of the Access I/O transmitter module. Changing the
location of this module may result in configuration problems.
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Table 4-1 describes some of the basic SRM console commands used to verify system
configurations on systems running the Tru64 UNIX operating system.
Table 4-1: SRM Console Configuration Commands
Command Description
show config
Displays the buses on the system and the devices found on those buses.
show device
Displays the devices and controllers on the system.
show memory
Displays the main memory configuration.
set
and
show
Sets and displays the environment variables.
Refer to the AlphaServer 1000A Rackmount Owner's Guide for complete instructions on
using the ECU and SRM console commands, or type
help
at the SRM prompt (>>>).