Technical information

HiTest Notes for MS Internet Information Server Windows NT AlphaServer 800 3–1

System Installation and Setup

This chapter presents information that is useful when installing and setting up a DIGITAL

HiTest System configured from this DIGITAL HiTest Suite. System preparation includes

installation of the hardware, operating system, and applications.

Hardware Installation

The hardware was installed and interconnected as shown in Appendix A.

System Firmware

Upgrade console firmware to the current release SRM 3.0-10 and AlphaBIOS 5.28 if

necessary. The firmware is available on the Alpha Systems Firmware Update CD-ROM (Part

Number: AG-PTMWW-BE) Version 3.9 and on the Internet at the following URL:

ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/systems/as800/

Date and Time

From the AlphaBIOS Setup screen, select CMOS Setup to set the date and time.

Disk Storage Configuration

Format any unformatted disks on the system. From AlphaBIOS Setup, select Hard Disk

Setup. Do a quick format of all disks connected to SCSI controllers. Unformatted disks

connected to the SCSI controller will cause the NT installation to fail with the status code

(0x4, 0x1, 0,0).

RAID Configuration

Configure and setup RAID arrays (RAIDsets) using the RAID Configuration Utility (RCU).

Refer to the RAID Array 230/Plus Subsystem RAID Configuration Utility manual provided

with the PCI three-port RAID Controller (KZPAC-CA) for details on using the RAID

Configuration Utility and RAID.

EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)

Even if EISA options are not present on the system, running ECU ensures that the NVRAM

data is in a format compatible with Windows NT. Follow these steps:

1. Insert the floppy containing the ECU into the floppy drive.

2. From AlphaBIOS setup, select Utilities.

3. Select “Run ECU from floppy.”

4. Save and exit the configuration when done.