AlphaServer DS20E AlphaStation DS20E Reference Guide Order Number: ER-K8F6W-UA. D01 This manual is for managers and operators of Compaq AlphaServer DS20E / AlphaStation DS20E systems. Compaq Computer Corporation Revised, August 2000 © 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation. COMPAQ, the Compaq logo, and AlphaServer Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. OpenVMS and Tru64 are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................xi Chapter 1 System Overview 1.1 System Enclosures ................................................................................ 1-2 1.2 System Parts (Front/Side View)............................................................ 1-4 1.3 System Parts (Rear View) ..................................................................... 1-6 1.4 Operator Control Panel......................................................................... 1-8 1.5 System Board ...................................................................................... 1-10 1.6 Server Feature Module ....................................................................... 1-12 1.7 PCI Slots ............................................................................................. 1-14 1.8 Power Supplies.................................................................................... 1-16 1.9 Removable Media Storage................................................................... 1-18 1.10 Hard Disk Drive Storage..................................................................... 1-19 1.11 Two-Way Combination Module........................................................... 1-20 1.12 Console Terminal ................................................................................ 1-21 Chapter 2 Installing the Pedestal System 2.1 System Dimensions and Service Area................................................... 2-2 2.2 Power Requirements............................................................................. 2-3 2.3 Shipment Box........................................................................................ 2-4 2.4 Pedestal Setup ...................................................................................... 2-5 2.5 System Access ....................................................................................... 2-6 2.6 Installing a Pedestal Kit ....................................................................... 2-7 Chapter 3 Installing the Rackmount System 3.1 Rackmount Documentation................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Power Requirements............................................................................. 3-3 3.3 Shipment Box........................................................................................ 3-4 3.4 Marking the Installation Area.............................................................. 3-5 3.5 Rack Accessories ................................................................................... 3-6 3.6 Preparing the System Chassis .............................................................. 3-8 3.7 Preparing the Rack ............................................................................. 3-12 iii 3.8 Installing the System Chassis............................................................. 3-16 3.9 Installing the Interlock System .......................................................... 3-18 3.10 Installing the Cable Management Arm .............................................. 3-20 3.11 Dressing the Cables ............................................................................ 3-22 3.12 Attaching the Front Bezel................................................................... 3-24 Chapter 4 Booting and Installing an Operating System 4.1 Setting Boot Options............................................................................. 4-2 4.1.1 auto_action...................................................................................... 4-3 4.1.2 bootdef_dev ..................................................................................... 4-5 4.1.3 boot_file........................................................................................... 4-6 4.1.4 boot_osflags..................................................................................... 4-7 4.1.5 ei*0_inet_init or ew*0_inet_init.................................................... 4-11 4.1.6 ei*0_protocols or ew*0_protocols................................................... 4-12 4.2 Booting Tru64 UNIX........................................................................... 4-13 4.2.1 Booting Tru64 UNIX over the Network........................................ 4-16 4.3 Starting a Tru64 UNIX Installation ................................................... 4-18 4.4 Booting Linux...................................................................................... 4-20 4.5 Booting OpenVMS............................................................................... 4-24 4.6 Booting OpenVMS from the InfoServer.............................................. 4-26 4.7 Starting an OpenVMS Installation..................................................... 4-28 Chapter 5 Configuring and Installing Components 5.1 Preparing to Install Components.......................................................... 5-2 5.2 Removing the Side Cover (Pedestal) ..................................................... 5-3 5.3 Removing the Top Cover (Rackmount) ................................................. 5-5 5.4 Memory Configuration.......................................................................... 5-6 5.4.1 Installing and Removing DIMMs ................................................... 5-8 5.5 CPU Configuration.............................................................................. 5-10 5.6 Installing a PCI or ISA Option ........................................................... 5-11 5.6.1 Installing a PCI Option................................................................. 5-12 5.6.2 Installing a Multichannel SCSI Option ........................................ 5-14 5.7 Installing a Redundant Power Supply................................................ 5-16 5.8 Network Configuration ....................................................................... 5-18 5.9 Disk Drive Configuration.................................................................... 5-20 5.10 Installing Disk Drives......................................................................... 5-22 5.10.1 Drive Status LEDs........................................................................ 5-24 5.11 Configuring the Storage Subsystem ................................................... 5-26 5.11.1 Connecting a Four-Slot Subsystem............................................... 5-26 5.11.2 Installing a Six-Slot Subsystem.................................................... 5-28 iv 5.12 Installing a Tape Drive ....................................................................... 5-35 5.13 External SCSI Expansion ................................................................... 5-37 5.14 AlphaBIOS Configuration Utilities..................................................... 5-38 5.15 Updating Firmware ............................................................................ 5-41 5.15.1 Sources of Firmware Updates....................................................... 5-42 5.15.2 Updating Firmware from the CD-ROM........................................ 5-43 Chapter 6 Remote Management Console 6.1 RMC Overview ...................................................................................... 6-2 6.2 Connecting to RMC............................................................................... 6-3 6.3 Modem Setup ........................................................................................ 6-4 6.4 Dial-In Procedure.................................................................................. 6-5 6.5 Halt Assertion ....................................................................................... 6-7 6.6 RMC Commands ................................................................................... 6-8 6.7 RMC Switch Pack ............................................................................... 6-14 6.7.1 Changing a Switch Setting ........................................................... 6-16 6.7.2 Resetting the RMC to Factory Defaults........................................ 6-17 6.8 Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 6-18 Chapter 7 Using the SRM Console 7.1 SRM Console Overview......................................................................... 7-2 7.1.1 Invoking the SRM Console ............................................................. 7-4 7.2 Command Summary ............................................................................. 7-5 7.3 Getting Help........................................................................................ 7-10 7.4 Displaying the Configuration.............................................................