DIGITAL Custom Alphaserver 4100 System Solutions Installation/Owner's/Service Guide
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DIGITAL Custom AlphaServer 4100 System Solutions Installation/Owner's/Service Guide Part Number: EK-410LP-IN. A01 May 1997 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts May 1997 Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description. Possession, use, or copying of the software described in this publication is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from DIGITAL or an authorized sublicensor. FCC NOTICE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Any changes or modifications made to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. This equipment is also manufactured and has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart G of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such radio and television interference in a residential installation. © Digital Equipment Corporation 1997. All rights reserved. The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: AlphaServer, DECchip, DIGITAL, OpenVMS, StorageWorks, ThinWire, and the DIGITAL logo. The following are third-party trademarks: AT&T is a registered trademark of American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Hayes is a registered trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.. Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Motorola is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. S3444 Contents Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 General.................................................................................................................... 1–1 1.2 Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 1–2 1.3 Components and Controls........................................................................................ 1–3 1.3.1 Front Components.......................................................................................... 1–3 1.3.2 Operator Control Panel .................................................................................. 1–4 1.3.3 Opening the OCP Door .................................................................................. 1–5 1.3.4 Internal Components...................................................................................... 1–6 1.3.5 Rear Components........................................................................................... 1–7 2 Installation 2.1 General.................................................................................................................... 2–1 2.2 Site Preparation ....................................................................................................... 2–2 2.3 Unpacking the Shipment.......................................................................................... 2–3 2.4 Installing the Custom AlphaServer 4100 System...................................................... 2–5 2.4.1 Assembling the Slide Assemblies................................................................... 2–5 2.4.1.1 Assembling the Right Slide Assembly.................................................. 2–5 2.4.1.2 Assembling the Left Slide Assembly.................................................... 2–7 2.4.2 Determining the Installation Area .................................................................. 2–7 2.4.2.1 Installation Area and Rail-Hole Pattern (Metric RETMA).................... 2–8 2.4.2.2 Installation Area and Rail-Hole Pattern (English RETMA) .................. 2–9 2.4.3 Attaching the Slide Assemblies to the Cabinet Rails .....................................2–10 2.4.3.1 Attaching the Right Slide Assembly to the Cabinet Rails ....................2–10 2.4.3.2 Attaching the Left Slide Assembly to the Cabinet Rails ......................2–11 2.4.4 Installing U-Nuts on the Front Rails..............................................................2–12 2.4.5 Attaching the Inner Races to the Chassis.......................................................2–13 2.4.6 Mounting the System on the Slides ...............................................................2–14 2.4.7 Connecting and Routing the Power Cord(s)...................................................2–15 2.5 Installing the Cable Management Brackets .............................................................2–16 2.6 Installing the Interlock System................................................................................2–17 2.6.1 Installing the Interlock Actuator Bracket.......................................................2–17 2.6.2 Installing the Interlock Actuator Latches.......................................................2–18 2.7 Installing PCI/EISA Option Modules......................................................................2–20 2.8 Connecting to Networks .........................................................................................2–22 2.9 Connecting Serial and Parallel Devices...................................................................2–23 2.10 Connecting a VGA Monitor or Serial Terminal.....................................................2–24 iii 2.11 Installing Optional CPU Modules ........................................................................ 2–25 2.12 Installing Optional Memory Pairs ........................................................................ 2–27 2.13 Installing an Optional Hard Disk Drive................................................................ 2–29 2.14 Installing an Optional Power Supply.................................................................... 2–31 3 System Power-Up and Verification 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3–1 3.2 Turn On Power ........................................................................................................ 3–2 3.3 Check Power-Up Test Results.................................................................................. 3–2 3.4 If Power-Up Fails .................................................................................................... 3–5 3.4.1 Check Operator Control Panel Messages........................................................ 3–5 3.4.2 Check Module LEDs...................................................................................... 3–7 3.5 Show Commands for Installation ............................................................................. 3–9 3.6 Preboot Tasks ........................................................................................................ 3–11 3.6.1 Setting Environment Variables..................................................................... 3–11 3.6.2 Running ECU............................................................................................... 3–12 3.6.3 Running Utility Programs ............................................................................ 3–13 3.6.4 Updating Firmware ...................................................................................... 3–14 3.7 Booting OpenVMS ................................................................................................ 3–16 3.8 Booting DIGITAL UNIX....................................................................................... 3–22 3.9 Booting Windows NT............................................................................................ 3–28 4 Operation 4.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................4-1 4.2 Installing DIGITAL UNIX........................................................................................4-2 4.3 Installing OpenVMS .................................................................................................4-4 4.4 Installing Windows NT.............................................................................................4-6 4.5 Updating Firmware...................................................................................................4-7 4.5.1 Updating Firmware from the Internal CD-ROM..............................................4-9 4.5.2 Updating Firmware from the Internal Floppy Disk (Creating the Diskettes) .. 4-11 4.5.3 Updating Firmware from the Internal Floppy Disk (Performing the Update) . 4-13 4.5.4 Updating Firmware from a Network Device.................................................. 4-16 4.5.5 LFU Commands............................................................................................4-18