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Hardware Release Notes
B.1 ALPHAbook 1 (Alpha Only)
B.1.8 OpenVMS Cluster Restrictions
Due to controller limitations of the PCMCIA Ethernet card, Compaq recommends
that you use the ALPHAbook 1 computer only as a satellite node in a cluster
environment rather than as a cluster boot node.
B.2 AlphaServer 1000A (Alpha Only)
The following sections contain release notes pertaining to the AlphaServer 1000A
computer.
B.2.1 Bus Probe Algorithm Default
V7.1
You cannot set the console variable BUS_PROBE_ALGORITHM to OLD on
AlphaServer 1000A computers. The default setting is NEW. If you reset the bus
probe algorithm to OLD, your OpenVMS system will not boot correctly.
B.2.2 Installation Failure with DEFPA Adapter
V7.1
When you attempt to install the OpenVMS operating system on an AlphaServer
1000A computer that uses a DEFPA adapter, the installation may fail, resulting
in a KERNEL STACK NOT VALID HALT error message. If this failure occurs, powercycle
your system and restart the installation.
B.3 AlphaServer 2100 (Alpha Only)
V7.2
The following sections contain information specific to the AlphaServer 2100 series
computer.
B.3.1 Console Display
On AlphaServer 2100 and 2100A systems, a console display similar to the
following is normal and does not represent system errors:
P00>>>SET CONSOLE SERIAL
P00>>>INIT
VMS PALcode X5.48-112, OSF PALcode X1.35-81
starting console on CPU 0
initialized idle PCB
initializing semaphores
initializing heap
initial heap 1c0c0
memory low limit = 132000
heap = 1c0c0, 13fc0
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Hardware Release Notes B–7