Instruction manual

Introduction to the AlphaBIOS Console
3-2 AlphaServer 1000/1000A Supplement
Windows NT Users
Users of the Windows NT operating system can use the information in this manual
along with your system Owner’s Guide
to configure, start, update, and troubleshoot
your Alpha system. Please note that this supplement supersedes the information in
the Owner’s Guide related to the ARC firmware interface for Windows NT.
OpenVMS Alpha and Digital UNIX Users
Users of the OpenVMS Alpha and Digital UNIX operating systems need to use the
AlphaBIOS interface only to run the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU), RAID
Configuration Utility (RCU), or other option-specific configuration utilities. To
switch from the SRM console to the AlphaBIOS console on your system, type
either of the following commands at the SRM prompt:
arc
or
ecu
. Either of
these commands will access the AlphaBIOS Boot menu. For information on
running the ECU, see “Running a Configuration Utility” in Chapter 2.
ARC vs AlphaBIOS
The AlphaBIOS firmware interface replaces the ARC firmware interface.
Throughout this chapter and Chapter 4 you will find notes that indicate where the
AlphaBIOS interface differs significantly from the previous ARC interface.
Using a Serial Line
AlphaBIOS can be run from the graphics console or from a serial line. If you use
the serial line, refer to Table 3-1 for serial line equivalents to graphics line keyboard
commands.