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Last Modified: May 21, 2013

Boot from cdrom:

    • Insert Alpha 8.3 cdrom
    • boot DKA500:            (cdrom)
    • Choose 8 "Execute DCL Commands and Procedures"
    • Type:  mc sysman  io auto
      • CTRL-P
    • At the Prompt >>> Type "b"
      • This should boot the system
    • Remove cd when system is back up.

 

Some default configs:

 

VAXCLUSTER

 2  
DISK_QUORUM “$255$DUA1:”  
BOOT_OSFLAGS 4,0 MCC
BOOT_OSFLAGS 5,0 MCCDEV
BOOTDEF_DEV dua0.12.0.4.0 MCC
BOOTDEF_DEV dua0.12.0.5.0 MCCDEV
QDISKVOTES 3  
VOTES 1  
EXPECTED_VOTES  7  

 

 

To boot to sysboot> 

  • Set boot_OSFLAGS “ 4,1 “              MCC
  • Set boot_OSFLAGS “ 5,1”               MCCDEV

 

 

  • You can set the VAXCLUSTER to 0 to boot without a cluster
  • You can manipulate the votes to form a cluster
  • You can remove the disk_quorum to remove the disk dependency

 

Notes: Only to be done by expert (If you don't know why-Don't do it)

  • mount/noassist  $255$DUA0: ALPHASYS
    • Only do this when you are the only system mounted on DUA0:

Firmware Updates

http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/firmware/readmes/as4x00.html

  1. Download the firmware image
  2. Rename firmware image to FWUPDATE.EXE
  3. set file/attr=(rfm:fix,lrl:512,mrs:512,rat:none) FWUPDATE.EXE
  4. copy/contiguous FWUPDATE.EXE sys$sysroot:[sysexe]
  5. shutdown the Operating System
  6. Halt system
  7. boot the update utility: 
    1. boot dua0.12.0.5.0 -flags 5,a0   (For MCCDEV)
  8. Enter the following after the BOOTFILE:
    1. [sys5.sysexe]fwupdate.exe
 

 

Created by: Brobeck

21-Feb-2013

 


 

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