Specifications

viii • Contents AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide
Network Connections....................................................................................................6-12
Setting Network Configuration........................................................................6-12
Power Supply................................................................................................................ 6-12
Keyboard Type..............................................................................................................6-13
EISA and ISA Options.................................................................................................. 6-14
EISA Bus........................................................................................................6-14
ISA Bus .......................................................................................................... 6-15
EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) .................................................................. 6-16
Configuring EISA Options..............................................................................6-18
Configuring ISA Options ................................................................................6-20
PCI Option Cards .........................................................................................................6-22
Storage Devices ............................................................................................................6-23
Determining SCSI Storage Device IDs............................................................6-23
On-board SCSI Bus Configuration ..................................................................6-25
Rules for Configuring SCSI Controller Option Cards...................................... 6-25
SCSI Device Configurations............................................................................6-26
Single-Controller Configuration...................................................................... 6-28
Dual-Controller Configuration ........................................................................ 6-31
Dual-Controller, Split-Backplane Configuration.............................................. 6-34
Triple-Controller, Split-Backplane Configuration............................................ 6-37
7 Upgrading
Introduction....................................................................................................................7-1
Planning Your Upgrade..................................................................................................7-1
Access from the Internet....................................................................................7-3
Digital Systems and Options Catalog ................................................................7-3
Upgrade Options.............................................................................................................7-4
Firmware ..........................................................................................................7-4
Updating Firmware Using the CDROM Drive...................................................7-5
Updating Firmware Using the Network.............................................................7-6
Updating Firmware Using the Diskette Drive....................................................7-6
8 Troubleshooting
Introduction....................................................................................................................8-1
Troubleshooting Overview..............................................................................................8-2
System Diagnostics.........................................................................................................8-3
Interpreting Error Beep Codes...........................................................................8-3
Reading the Console Event Log.........................................................................8-4
The test Command............................................................................................8-4
The kill and kill_diags Commands....................................................................8-7
The show_status Command...............................................................................8-7
Power Problems..............................................................................................................8-8