System information

Upgrading Your System
2-4 AlphaServer 1000 to 1000A Upgrade
Step 2: Run the utility to set controller parameters.
A. On the AlphaServer system, load the AlphaBIOS firmware.
On systems configured for Windows NT, select the Utilities Menu.
On systems configured for Digital UNIX or OpenVMS, enter the arc command
at the console prompt.
B. From the Utilities Menu, select Run Maintenance Program.
C. In the Run Maintenance Program dialog box, enter the name of the program you are
running from the floppy you created:
a:swxcrmgr
Or, if you are running the utility from the CD-ROM, use <Tab> to enter the location
list box and select the CD-ROM drive:
cd:\utility\swxcrmgr\swxcrmgr.exe
Note that if you run the utility from the CD-ROM, you cannot save the configuration.
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If you are installing a new controller or if the drives on the controller are marked
as failed, enter a:swxcrmgr -o from the floppy or
cd:\utility\swxcrmgr\swxcrmgr.exe -o from the CD-ROM.
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D. From the Main menu, select Controller Setup. The Edit/View Parameters
menu is displayed. Use the arrow keys to step through the menu items. Set the
Hardware Parameters and Data Parameters as shown in the table below. Set the SCSI
Xfr Parameters and Startup Parameters using the values you previously recorded for
these parameters.
Hardware Parameters
Battery-Backup Disabled (enabled if you have battery backup)
StorageWorks Fault Management Enabled
Data Parameters
Default rebuild rate 50
Stripe size (K bytes) 8
Controller read ahead Disabled