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Compaq AlphaStation ES40 Owner's Manual

Compaq AlphaStation ES40 Owner's Manual (228 pages)

Owners Guide

Brand: Compaq | Category: Server | Size: 1.59 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
Preface

13
Chapter 1 System Overview

15
- System Enclosures
  16
- ES40 Systems
  16
- System Chassis-Front View/Top View
  18
- Top/Front Components (Pedestal/Rack View)
  18
- System Chassis-Rear View
  19
- Rear Components (Pedestal/Rack View)
  19
- Rear Ports and Slots
  20
- Rear Connectors
  20
- Operator Control Panel
  22
- System Board
  24
- Modules on System Motherboard
  24
- PCI Backplane
  26
- PCI Backplane (Pedestal/Rack View)
  26
- PCI Slot Mapping
  27
- Power Supplies
  28
- Removable Media Storage
  30
- Removable Media Drive Area
  30
- 1.10 Hard Disk Storage
  31
- Hard Disk Storage Cage with Drives (Tower View)
  31
- 1.11 System Access
  32
- System Keys
  32
- 1.12 Console Terminal
  34
- Console Terminal Connections
  34
Chapter 2 Operation

35
Chapter 3 Booting and Installing an Operating System

67
- Setting Boot Options
  68
- Bootdef_Dev
  69
- Boot_File
  70
- Boot_Osflags
  71
- Openvms Boot Flag Settings
  73
- Ei*0_Inet_Init or Ew*0_Inet_Init
  74
- Ei*0_Protocols or Ew*0_Protocols
  75
- Booting Tru64 UNIX
  76
- Booting Tru64 UNIX over the Network
  78
- Starting a Tru64 UNIX Installation
  80
- Booting Linux
  82
- Booting Openvms
  84
- Booting Openvms from the Infoserver
  86
- Starting an Openvms Installation
  88
- Openvms Galaxy
  90
- Switching between Operating Systems
  91
- Switching between UNIX and Openvms
  92
Chapter 4 Using the Remote Management Console

93
- RMC Overview
  94
- Operating Modes
  96
- Data Flow in through Mode
  96
- Bypass Modes
  98
- Data Flow in Bypass Mode
  98
- Terminal Setup
  101
- Setup for RMC (Tower View)
  101
- Entering the RMC
  102
- SRM Environment Variables for COM1
  104
- RMC Command-Line Interface
  105
- Defining the COM1 Data Flow
  107
- Displaying the System Status
  108
- Status Command Fields
  109
- Displaying the System Environment
  110
- Power on and Off, Reset, and Halt
  112
- Configuring Remote Dial-In
  114
- Configuring Dial-Out Alert
  116
- Dial-Out Alert Configuration
  116
- Elements of Dial String and Alert String
  118
- Resetting the Escape Sequence
  119
- Resetting the RMC to Factory Defaults
  120
- RMC Jumpers (Default Positions)
  121
- Troubleshooting Tips
  122
- RMC Troubleshooting
  122
Chapter 5 Configuring and Installing Components

125
- Removing Enclosure Panels
  126
- Enclosure Panel Removal (Tower)
  126
- Enclosure Panel Removal (Pedestal)
  128
- Removing Covers from the System Chassis
  130
- Removing Covers from a Tower
  131
- Removing Covers from a Pedestal/Rack
  132
- Before Installing Components
  133
- Memory Allocation
  134
- Power Supply Configuration
  136
- Power Supply Locations
  136
- Removing and Replacing Power Supplies
  138
- Installing a Power Supply (Pedestal/Rack View)
  138
- CPU Configuration
  140
- CPU Slot Locations (Pedestal/Rack View)
  140
- CPU Slot Locations (Tower View)
  141
- Installing Cpus
  142
- CPU Card Installation (Pedestal/Rack View)
  142
- Memory Configuration
  145
- Stacked and Unstacked Dimms
  146
- Installing Dimms
  147
- Memory Configuration (Pedestal/Rack View)
  148
- Memory Configuration (Tower View)
  149
- 5.10 Installing Dimms
  150
- Aligning DIMM in MMB
  152
- 5.11 PCI Configuration
  154
- PCI Slot Locations (Pedestal/Rack)
  155
- PCI Slot Locations (Tower)
  156
- 5.12 Installing PCI Cards
  157
- PCI Card Installation (Pedestal/Rack View)
  158
- 5.13 Installing a Hard Drive
  160
- Installing a Hard Drive (Tower View)
  160
- 5.14 Installing a Removable Media Device
  162
- Installing a 5.25-Inch Device (Pedestal/Rack View)
  162
- 5.15 Installing Four-Slot Disk Cages
  165
- Installing Disk Cages
  166
- 5.16 External SCSI Expansion
  169
Chapter 6 Updating Firmware

171
- Sources of Firmware Updates
  172
- Firmware Update Utility
  173
- Update Utility Display
  173
- Manual Updates
  175
- Updating from the CD-ROM
  176
- Updating from the SRM Console
  176
- Updating from an Openvms System Disk
  177
- Updating from the Network
  178
- Updating Firmware Using BOOTP
  178
- Updating Firmware Using MOP
  179
- Updating Firmware in a Galaxy Environment
  180
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

181
- Power-Up Error Messages
  182
- Messages with Beep Codes
  182
- Error Beep Codes
  183
- Checksum Error
  184
- Checksum Error and Fail-Safe Load
  184
- No MEM Error
  186
- RMC Error Messages
  188
- SROM Error Messages
  190
- SRM Diagnostics
  192
- Console Event Log
  192
- Sample Console Event Log
  192
- Show Device Command
  193
- Test Command
  194
- Show FRU Command
  196
- Bit Assignments for Error Field
  198
- Show Error Command
  199
- Show Power Command
  200
- Crash Command
  202
- Troubleshooting Tables
  204
- Power Problems
  205
- Problems Getting to Console Mode
  206
- Problems Reported by the Console
  207
- Boot Problems
  208
- Errors Reported by the Operating System
  209
- Option Card Problems
  210
- Troubleshooting PCI Bus Problems
  211
Chapter 8 Specifications

213
- Physical Specifications
  214
- Physical Characteristics - Tower
  214
- Physical Characteristics - Pedestal
  215
- Physical Characteristics - Rackmount
  216
- Physical Characteristics - Cabinets
  217
- Environmental Specifications
  218
- Environmental Characteristics - All System Variants
  218
- Electrical Specifications
  219
- Electrical Characteristics - All System Variants
  219
- Regulatory Approvals
  220
- Acoustic Data
  221
Index

223

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