System information

System Configuration and Setup
6-3
SRM Interface
Systems running DIGITAL UNIX or OpenVMS access the SRM firmware through a
command-line interface, a UNIX style shell that provides a set of commands and
operators, as well as a scripting facility. The SRM console allows you to configure
and test the system, examine and alter system state, and boot the operating system.
The SRM console prompt is >>>.
Several system management tasks can be performed only from the SRM console:
• All console test and reporting commands are run from the SRM console.
• Certain environment variables are changed using the SRM set command. For
example:
ew*0_mode
ew*0_protocols
pk*0_fast
pk*0_host_id
To run the ECU, you can enter the ecu command to load the AlphaBIOS firmware
and boot the ECU from diskette. You can also load AlphaBIOS firmware using the
alphabios command.
AlphaBIOS Menu Interface
Systems running Windows NT access the AlphaBIOS console firmware through
menus that are used to configure and boot the system, run the EISA Configuration
Utility (ECU), run the RAID Configuration Utility (RCU), adapter configuration
utility, or set environment variables.
• You must run the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) whenever you add, remove,
or move an EISA or ISA option in your AlphaServer system. The ECU is run
from diskette. Two diskettes are supplied with your system shipment, one for
DIGITAL UNIX and OpenVMS and one for Windows NT. For more
information about running the ECU, refer to Section 6.4.
• If you have a StorageWorks RAID array subsystem, you must run the RAID
Configuration Utility (RCU) to set up the disk drives and logical units. Refer to
the documentation included in your RAID kit.