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... the System 2-8 Chapter 3 Operation 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9.1 3.9.2 3.10 3.10.1 Powering Up the System 3-2 Power-Up Display 3-4 Booting DIGITAL UNIX 3-6 Installing DIGITAL UNIX 3-10 Booting OpenVMS 3-12 Installing OpenVMS 3-18 Booting Windows NT 3-20 Installing Windows NT 3-22 Switching Between Operating Systems 3-24 Switching from DIGITAL UNIX or OpenVMS to Windows NT ..... 3-24 Switching from...
... the System 2-8 Chapter 3 Operation 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9.1 3.9.2 3.10 3.10.1 Powering Up the System 3-2 Power-Up Display 3-4 Booting DIGITAL UNIX 3-6 Installing DIGITAL UNIX 3-10 Booting OpenVMS 3-12 Installing OpenVMS 3-18 Booting Windows NT 3-20 Installing Windows NT 3-22 Switching Between Operating Systems 3-24 Switching from DIGITAL UNIX or OpenVMS to Windows NT ..... 3-24 Switching from...
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... AlphaBIOS Works with System Partitions 3-47 Using the Halt Button 3-48 Halt Assertion 3-49 Chapter 4 SRM Console 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.6.3 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 Invoking the SRM Console 4-2 Command Summary 4-3 Displaying the System Configuration 4-8 Creating a Power-Up Script 4-15 Booting the Operating System 4-17 Configuring the System 4-19 Configuring...
... AlphaBIOS Works with System Partitions 3-47 Using the Halt Button 3-48 Halt Assertion 3-49 Chapter 4 SRM Console 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.6.3 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 Invoking the SRM Console 4-2 Command Summary 4-3 Displaying the System Configuration 4-8 Creating a Power-Up Script 4-15 Booting the Operating System 4-17 Configuring the System 4-19 Configuring...
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5.3.5 5.3.6 5.4 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8.1 5.8.2 5.9 5.10 5.10.1 5.10.2 SCSI Configuration 5-16 Integrated Peripherals 5-18 Updating Firmware 5-20 Setting Up the Hard Disk 5-22 Creating and Deleting Partitions Manually 5-24 Formatting a FAT Partition 5-26 Performing Setup Tasks 5-28 Installing Windows ...
5.3.5 5.3.6 5.4 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8.1 5.8.2 5.9 5.10 5.10.1 5.10.2 SCSI Configuration 5-16 Integrated Peripherals 5-18 Updating Firmware 5-20 Setting Up the Hard Disk 5-22 Creating and Deleting Partitions Manually 5-24 Formatting a FAT Partition 5-26 Performing Setup Tasks 5-28 Installing Windows ...
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... 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 4-17 4-18 4-19 4-20 4-21 4-22 4-23 4-24 Power-Up Display 3-4 Booting DIGITAL UNIX from a Local Disk 3-6 Booting DIGITAL UNIX from a Remote Disk 3-8 Installing DIGITAL UNIX 3-10 ...Booting OpenVMS from a Local Disk 3-12 Booting OpenVMS from a Disk on a Cluster 3-14 Booting OpenVMS from a Remote Disk 3-16 Installing OpenVMS 3-18 Starting LFU from the SRM Console 3-26 Booting LFU from the CD-ROM 3-27 Updating Firmware from the CD-ROM 3-28 Creating Update Diskettes on...
... 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 4-17 4-18 4-19 4-20 4-21 4-22 4-23 4-24 Power-Up Display 3-4 Booting DIGITAL UNIX from a Local Disk 3-6 Booting DIGITAL UNIX from a Remote Disk 3-8 Installing DIGITAL UNIX 3-10 ...Booting OpenVMS from a Local Disk 3-12 Booting OpenVMS from a Disk on a Cluster 3-14 Booting OpenVMS from a Remote Disk 3-16 Installing OpenVMS 3-18 Starting LFU from the SRM Console 3-26 Booting LFU from the CD-ROM 3-27 Updating Firmware from the CD-ROM 3-28 Creating Update Diskettes on...
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... 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-16 5-17 5-18 System Architecture 1-2 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 1-6 Rear Panel Ports and Slots 1-8 Storage Option Compartments 1-12 System Dimensions and Service Area 2-2 Power Supply Requirements 2-3 System... PCI Configuration 5-12 Advanced PCI Information 5-14 Memory Configuration 5-15 SCSI Configuration 5-16 Integrated Peripherals 5-18 Updating Firmware 5-20 Hard Disk Setup Screen 5-22 Create New Partition Dialog Box 5-24 Delete Partition Dialog...
... 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-16 5-17 5-18 System Architecture 1-2 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 1-6 Rear Panel Ports and Slots 1-8 Storage Option Compartments 1-12 System Dimensions and Service Area 2-2 Power Supply Requirements 2-3 System... PCI Configuration 5-12 Advanced PCI Information 5-14 Memory Configuration 5-15 SCSI Configuration 5-16 Integrated Peripherals 5-18 Updating Firmware 5-20 Hard Disk Setup Screen 5-22 Create New Partition Dialog Box 5-24 Delete Partition Dialog...
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... to COM1, the entire power-up testing has completed) makes it . it is set to graphics when the console terminal is a graphics monitor. (See Section 4.18 for information about the power-up display.) The console environment variable is set to unix or openvms, and no graphic adapter or keyboard is present...
... to COM1, the entire power-up testing has completed) makes it . it is set to graphics when the console terminal is a graphics monitor. (See Section 4.18 for information about the power-up display.) The console environment variable is set to unix or openvms, and no graphic adapter or keyboard is present...
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... command loads DIGITAL UNIX from a Local Disk (Continued) Starting Desktop Login on the third disk connected to the system through the -flags option. See Section 4.18 for a description of PCI1. Operation 3-7 When an option and the corresponding environment variable are both in DIGITAL UNIX Version V4.0E (sabl28.eng.pko.dec...
... command loads DIGITAL UNIX from a Local Disk (Continued) Starting Desktop Login on the third disk connected to the system through the -flags option. See Section 4.18 for a description of PCI1. Operation 3-7 When an option and the corresponding environment variable are both in DIGITAL UNIX Version V4.0E (sabl28.eng.pko.dec...
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... argument to the boot command. This command loads DIGITAL UNIX from ewa0, autobooting to the system. See Section 4.3 for a description of PCI1. See Section 4.18 for information about environment variables. The operating system banner displays. The boot command accepts the name of the environment variable, however, is not changed...
... argument to the boot command. This command loads DIGITAL UNIX from ewa0, autobooting to the system. See Section 4.3 for a description of PCI1. See Section 4.18 for information about environment variables. The operating system banner displays. The boot command accepts the name of the environment variable, however, is not changed...
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...boot_reset environment variable was set to "on," causing the power-up trace to display when the system initializes (see Section 3.2). See Section 4.18 for a description of the boot command. Operation 3-13 See Section 4.5 for commands used to dka200.2.0.7.1. No boot device is ...specified in a command string, the option overrides the environment variable. See Section 4.18 for a description of the show device command displays device information. When an option and the corresponding environment variable are both in the...
...boot_reset environment variable was set to "on," causing the power-up trace to display when the system initializes (see Section 3.2). See Section 4.18 for a description of the boot command. Operation 3-13 See Section 4.5 for commands used to dka200.2.0.7.1. No boot device is ...specified in a command string, the option overrides the environment variable. See Section 4.18 for a description of the show device command displays device information. When an option and the corresponding environment variable are both in the...
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... command; Operation 3-15 The environment variables bootdef_dev, boot_file, and boot_osflags can also be used to the system. The value of the boot command. See Section 4.18 for a description of the environment variable, however, is specified in a command string, the option overrides the environment variable. See Section 4.3 for a description of the show...
... command; Operation 3-15 The environment variables bootdef_dev, boot_file, and boot_osflags can also be used to the system. The value of the boot command. See Section 4.18 for a description of the environment variable, however, is specified in a command string, the option overrides the environment variable. See Section 4.3 for a description of the show...
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... specify the default boot device or device list, the default boot file, and flag information. The value of the boot command. Operation 3-17 See Section 4.18 for a description of the environment variable, however, is ewa0. See Section 4.3 for a description of the show device command displays device information, including name and type...
... specify the default boot device or device list, the default boot file, and flag information. The value of the boot command. Operation 3-17 See Section 4.18 for a description of the environment variable, however, is ewa0. See Section 4.3 for a description of the show device command displays device information, including name and type...
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... PRIMARY CPU in multiprocessor operation Continued on cpu0 . . [The initialization display prints. SROM V3.0 on next page 3-18 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide Example 3-8 Installing OpenVMS P00>>> boot -flags 0,0 dka500 Initializing... See Section 3.2.] . AlphaServer DS20 Console V5.4-x, 2-APR-1998 15:17:48 CPU 0 booting (boot dka500.5.0.1.1 -flags 0,0) Building FRU table block 0 of dka500.5.0.1.1 is...
... PRIMARY CPU in multiprocessor operation Continued on cpu0 . . [The initialization display prints. SROM V3.0 on next page 3-18 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide Example 3-8 Installing OpenVMS P00>>> boot -flags 0,0 dka500 Initializing... See Section 3.2.] . AlphaServer DS20 Console V5.4-x, 2-APR-1998 15:17:48 CPU 0 booting (boot dka500.5.0.1.1 -flags 0,0) Building FRU table block 0 of dka500.5.0.1.1 is...
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... variable. See the boot_osflags environment variable for a list of settings and their meanings. -halt Forces the bootstrap operation to define the default boot device string. 4-18 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide
... variable. See the boot_osflags environment variable for a list of settings and their meanings. -halt Forces the bootstrap operation to define the default boot device string. 4-18 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide
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This command is in the section on the login command. 4-30 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide The clear password command clears the password environment variable, setting it to all the SRM console commands, but the system is used when ... enter the password: Console is not echoed. To clear the password without knowing the current password, use clear password, you want access to zero. Example 4-18 Clear Password Command P00>>> clear password Please enter the password: # Password is secure P00>>> # Invalid password entered. Password successfully cleared.
This command is in the section on the login command. 4-30 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide The clear password command clears the password environment variable, setting it to all the SRM console commands, but the system is used when ... enter the password: Console is not echoed. To clear the password without knowing the current password, use clear password, you want access to zero. Example 4-18 Clear Password Command P00>>> clear password Please enter the password: # Password is secure P00>>> # Invalid password entered. Password successfully cleared.
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...console and the operating system. User-defined nonvolatile environment variables are viewed with the edit command described in detail. 4-36 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide Their values are created with the show console console serial P00>>> init Environment variables are set or changed with...22 Set envar and Show envar Commands P00>>> show console console graphics P00>>> set console serial P00>>> show envar command. Section 4.18 describes the environment variables in Section 4.4. You issue an init command to default values with the set envar command and set -default...
...console and the operating system. User-defined nonvolatile environment variables are viewed with the edit command described in detail. 4-36 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide Their values are created with the show console console serial P00>>> init Environment variables are set or changed with...22 Set envar and Show envar Commands P00>>> show console console graphics P00>>> set console serial P00>>> show envar command. Section 4.18 describes the environment variables in Section 4.4. You issue an init command to default values with the set envar command and set -default...
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If the auto_action environment variable is set to boot. 4-44 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide Total Bad Pages = 0 Total Good Memory = 1408 MBytes AlphaServer DS20 500 MHz Console V5.4-xx, Nov 5 1998 11:18:30 P00>>> The initialize command resets the system. Issuing this command is set to pressing the Reset button. In all other cases, the...
If the auto_action environment variable is set to boot. 4-44 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide Total Bad Pages = 0 Total Good Memory = 1408 MBytes AlphaServer DS20 500 MHz Console V5.4-xx, Nov 5 1998 11:18:30 P00>>> The initialize command resets the system. Issuing this command is set to pressing the Reset button. In all other cases, the...
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... the device on which power-up output is displayed (serial terminal or graphics monitor). Specifies the connection type of the COM1 or COM2 serial port. 4.18 Environment Variable Summary Environment variables pass configuration information between the console and the operating system. Environment variables are specific to their default values with the...
... the device on which power-up output is displayed (serial terminal or graphics monitor). Specifies the connection type of the COM1 or COM2 serial port. 4.18 Environment Variable Summary Environment variables pass configuration information between the console and the operating system. Environment variables are specific to their default values with the...
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...(see ). If you select Standard Format, a dialog box similar to perform a quick or standard format (see in Figure 5-18 is displayed while the drive is formatted, showing the progress of the formatting. If you select Quick Format, the formatting is displayed, asking whether... to that in Figure 5-17). 3. Figure 5-18 Standard Formatting Disk 0 Disk 1 Hard Disk Setup QLISP1040 #0, SCSI ID 3 Partition 1 Partition 2 Unused 510 MB 200 MB 200 MB 100 MB NTFS...
...(see ). If you select Standard Format, a dialog box similar to perform a quick or standard format (see in Figure 5-18 is displayed while the drive is formatted, showing the progress of the formatting. If you select Quick Format, the formatting is displayed, asking whether... to that in Figure 5-17). 3. Figure 5-18 Standard Formatting Disk 0 Disk 1 Hard Disk Setup QLISP1040 #0, SCSI ID 3 Partition 1 Partition 2 Unused 510 MB 200 MB 200 MB 100 MB NTFS...
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Initialization String Substitutions The following modems require modified initialization strings. Modem Model Initialization String Motorola 3400 Lifestyle 28.8 at&f0e0v0x0s0=2 AT&T Dataport 14.4/FAX at&f0e0v0x0s0=2 Hayes Smartmodem Optima 288 at&fe0v0x0s0=2 V-34/V.FC + FAX 6-18 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide
Initialization String Substitutions The following modems require modified initialization strings. Modem Model Initialization String Motorola 3400 Lifestyle 28.8 at&f0e0v0x0s0=2 AT&T Dataport 14.4/FAX at&f0e0v0x0s0=2 Hayes Smartmodem Optima 288 at&fe0v0x0s0=2 V-34/V.FC + FAX 6-18 AlphaServer DS20 User's Guide
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..., RCM · 6-8 help command, SRM · 4-3, 4-43 I Indicators front panel · 1-6 Initialization and answer strings default · 6-17 modifying for modem · 6-17 substitutions · 6-18 initialize command, SRM · 4-3, 4-16, 4-41, 4-42 Initializing the system · 4-41 Installing DIGITAL UNIX · 3-10, 3-11 OpenVMS ·...
..., RCM · 6-8 help command, SRM · 4-3, 4-43 I Indicators front panel · 1-6 Initialization and answer strings default · 6-17 modifying for modem · 6-17 substitutions · 6-18 initialize command, SRM · 4-3, 4-16, 4-41, 4-42 Initializing the system · 4-41 Installing DIGITAL UNIX · 3-10, 3-11 OpenVMS ·...