digital equipment corporationmaynard, massachusettsDEC 7000 AXP SystemVAX 7000Operations ManualOrder Number EK–7000B–OP.002This manual is intended f
xTable 1 DEC 7000/VAX 7000 Documentation (Continued)Title Order NumberReference ManualsConsole Reference ManualEK–70C0B–TMKA7AA CPU Technical Manual
C-2 Updating FirmwareC.1 Booting LFU on a DEC 7000 SystemExample C-1 RRD42 LFU Booting>>> show device 1polling for un
Updating Firmware C-31Use the show device command to find the name of the RRD42 CDdrive. 2Enter the boot command to boot from the RRD42. The
C-4 Updating FirmwareC.2 Booting LFU on a VAX 7000 SystemExample C-2 Booting LFU >>> boot exa0 -flags 0,0,0 -file ISL_LVAX_V01 1 Resultin
Updating Firmware C-5 Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation 1992
C-6 Updating FirmwareC.3 ShowThe show command shows the current revision of firmware andhardware for every module in the system that contains micro
Updating Firmware C-71If you type just the command show without a device mnemonic, LFUprompts for the device mnemonic. All the commands tha
C-8 Updating FirmwareC.4 ListThe list command displays the inventory of update firmware onthe CD-ROM. Only the devices listed at your terminal ar
Updating Firmware C-91The list command shows the revisions of firmware corresponding tothe revisions of hardware for each device. (There may
C-10 Updating FirmwareC.5 UpdateThe update command writes new firmware from the CD-ROM tothe module. Then LFU automatically verifies the update by
Updating Firmware C-11Continue? [Y/(N)] y 7 WARNING: updates may take several minutes to complete for each device.
xiTable 2 Related DocumentsTitle Order NumberGeneral Site PreparationSite Environmental Preparation GuideEK–CSEPG–MASystem I/O OptionsBA350 DECstor/me
C-12 Updating FirmwareC.6 ExitThe exit command terminates the LFU program, causes system in-itialization and self-test, and returns to the system c
Updating Firmware C-131From within the "Device Mnemonic(s)?" prompt, exit returns to theFunction prompt.2At the Function prompt, ex
C-14 Updating FirmwareC.7 Display and Verify CommandsDisplay and verify commands are used in special situations. Display shows the physical configu
Updating Firmware C-151Display shows the system physical configuration. Display is equiva-lent to issuing the console command show configur
Glossary-1GlossaryAC input boxReceives three-phase AC power and outputs that to the power regulators. The system circuit breaker and a Dranetz port a
Glossary-2Boot primitivesSmall programs stored in ROM on each processor with the console pro-gram. Boot primitives read the bootblock from boot devic
Glossary-3Console languageUsed by the system operator at the console terminal to communicate withthe primary processor; provides the interface to diag
Glossary-4DEMNAXMI adapter; Ethernet port interface.DSSIDigital Storage Systems Interconnect. A Digital Storage Architecture in-terconnect used by th
Glossary-5Flash ROMFlash-erasable programmable read-only memory, which can be bulk erasedand reprogrammed. The KN7AA and KA7AA processors use flash R
xiiTable 2 Related Documents (Continued)Title Order NumberOperating System ManualsAlpha Architecture Reference ManualEY–L520E–DPDEC OSF/1 Guide to Sy
Glossary-6KN7AA CPU module (DEC 7000)The LSB CPU module that uses the DECchip 21064 using CMOS-4 imple-mentation with a super scalar super-pipelined d
Glossary-7MailboxA software-created data structure in memory used to read and write to I/Odevice registers.MemorySystems use the MS7AA memory modules,
Glossary-8Plug-in units are powered by the system, but in addition bus PIUs havetheir own power regulators. Batteries supply power to the system cabin
Glossary-9TF85 tape driveA 5.25-inch tape drive on the DSSI bus, which is supported by the KFMSAadapter; used in VAX 7000 systems. TLZ06 tape driveA 5
Index-1IndexAAccessories kit, 1-6AC input box, 2-7AC input voltage, 1-3AC power cord, 1-11AC power indicators, 3-7AC power, 1-3Altitude, 1-3BBattery p
Index-2DSSI disk PIU, 1-9DWLMA, 1-5EElectrical characteristics, 1-3Environmental characteristics, 1-3Ethernet port, 2-11Ethernet servers, 4-31Ethernet
Index-3Sensorsstatic air pressure, 2-13temperature, 2-13Set boot_def dev command, 4-12Set boot_reset command, 4-12Set command, A-2Set cpu_enable comma
DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-1Chapter 1DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 SystemThe DEC 7000 AXP system and VAX 7000 systems are d
1-2 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System1.1 System CharacteristicsDEC 7000 and VAX 7000 systems share characteristics as shown inthe tables. Fi
DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-3The values in Table 1-1 apply to the system cabinet only. The values areconfiguration dependent.
1-4 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System1.2 System ArchitectureThe high-speed LSB bus is used to interconnect processors, mem-ory modules, and
DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-5The LSB bus is a synchronous 128-bit system bus that interconnects theprocessors, memory modules,
1-6 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System1.3 Sample SystemFigure 1-3 shows a sample system. The system includes a consoleterminal and printer,
DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-7Your Digital customer service engineer has installed your system andverified that it is running
First Printing, November 1992The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shouldnot be construed as a commitment by Digita
1-8 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System1.4 System Front ViewThe control panel, plug-in unit panels, and in-cabinet CD drive oroptional tape dr
DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-9These components are visible from the inside front of the cabinet (see Fig-ure 1-4 for their locat
1-10 DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System1.5 System Rear ViewWith the rear door open, Digital customer service engineers canaccess the LSB card
DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-11The following components are visible from the rear of the cabinet (see Fig-ure 1-5):• LSB card ca
System Components 2-1Chapter 2System ComponentsThis chapter describes system components, their locations, and functions.Sections include:• Co
2-2 System Components2.1 Console Load DevicesThe RRD42 compact disk (CD) drive is the in-cabinet console loaddevice for DEC 7000 systems. The InfoS
System Components 2-3The console load device is used for:• Installing or updating software• Loading the standalone backup program • Intercha
2-4 System Components2.2 In-Cabinet Tape DrivesThe TLZ06 tape drive is mounted in the SCSI PIU for use in DEC7000 systems. The TF85 tape drive is
System Components 2-5Tape drives are used as backup storage devices.DEC7000The TLZ06 (a SCSI device) is connected to the DEC 7000 system thr
iiiContentsPreface ... viiChapter 1 DEC 7000 AXP Sy
2-6 System Components2.3 Power SystemThe power system includes an AC input box, DC distribution box, power regulators, cabinet control logic module
System Components 2-7The DC distribution box and AC input box are located on the upper left ofthe system cabinet (when viewing the system cab
2-8 System Components2.4 LSB Card CageThe LSB card cage is a 9-slot card cage that contains slots for up tosix CPU modules, up to seven memory arra
System Components 2-9The 9-slot LSB card cage is located in the upper left (front and rear) ofthe system cabinet, as viewed from the front.
2-10 System Components2.5 Control/Status and I/O ConnectionsConsole terminal I/O and expander cabinet remote power con-trol/status connections are
System Components 2-11Console terminal I/O and expander cabinet remote power control/status connections are located to the right of the contr
2-12 System Components2.6 Cooling SystemThe cooling system cools the power system, the LSB card cage, control logic, and PIUs.Figure 2-6 AirflowBXB
System Components 2-13The cooling system is designed to keep system components at an optimaloperating temperature. It is important to keep th
2-14 System Components2.7 System OptionsSystem options include additional power regulators and addi-tional PIUs for I/O, disks, tapes, and batterie
System Components 2-15XMI PIUsA maximum of two XMI PIUs can be installed in the system cabinet. EachXMI PIU has 14 slots. Twelve slots can
iv4.2 Booting Overview ... 4-44.3 Boot Command Syntax ...
2-16 System ComponentsConsole Load DeviceAdditional Power RegulatorsA system requires one or two power regulators (dependent on the systemconfigurat
Controls and Indicators 3-1Chapter 3Controls and IndicatorsThis chapter introduces the system controls and indicators. Sections in-clude: • C
3-2 Controls and Indicators3.1 Control Panel Keyswitch The system control panel, located in the upper right front of thecabinet, contains a keyswit
Controls and Indicators 3-3The keyswitch labels can be in English or international versions as shownin Figure 3-1. Table 3-1 Keyswitch Positi
3-4 Controls and Indicators3.2 Control Panel Indicator LightsThe control panel has three status indicator lights: Key On, Run,and Fault. These ligh
Controls and Indicators 3-5Three status indicator lights (see Figure 3-2 ) show the state of the sys-tem: (Key On) DC power supplied, (Run)
3-6 Controls and Indicators3.3 Circuit Breaker and AC Power IndicatorsThe circuit breaker is located on the left side of the rear of the sys-tem ca
Controls and Indicators 3-7The circuit breaker and power indicators are at the rear of the cabinet.Circuit BreakerThe circuit breaker control
Booting 4-1Chapter 4BootingThis chapter describes how to boot the system. Sections include:• Boot Devices• Booting Overview• Boot Command Sy
vGlossaryExamples4-1 Set Boot Commands... 4-124-2 CD-ROM OpenVMS Alpha AXP Boot ...
4-2 Booting4.1 Boot DevicesThe operating system can be loaded from a number of boot de-vices: a local system disk, a disk connected to the system
Booting 4-3Table 4-1 Boot DevicesDevice LocationLocal deviceDisk connected to the system through a KDM70, KFMSA (for VAX 7000 systems), KZMSA
4-4 Booting4.2 Booting OverviewYou can boot files in a number of ways such as through an RRD42CD drive, an InfoServer, an HSC disk, a local disk,
Booting 4-5Table 4-2 Sample Boot CommandsNOTE: Boot device names can be found using the show device and shownetwork commands (see Sections
4-6 Booting4.3 Boot Command SyntaxWith the system in console mode, you can issue a boot command.You must give a complete specification in which the
Booting 4-7• M is the system root of the boot device in hex which is dependent onthe system configuration. This value can be between 0 and F.
4-8 Booting• RR is the device controller designation determined by the location ofthe I/O adapter module in the backplane. Controller designators ar
Booting 4-9Boot command flag parameters can be shortened, since values zero orcommas (which can be used as placeholders), do not have to be s
4-10 Booting4.3.1 Console Environment VariablesConsole environment variables are used in booting to modify howthe console commands function. Enviro
Booting 4-11Table 4-4 Environment Variables (Continued)Environment Variable Function boot_resetInitializes the system before booting and se
vi4-4 Boot Procedure ... 4-144-5 Determining the Boot Processor...
4-12 Booting4.3.2 Set Commands for Booting Use the set command to define a default boot device or issue anickname as shown in Example 4-1. Example
Booting 4-131‘Set boot_reset on to initialize the system before booting. 2If you boot from the same boot device each time, you can store the
4-14 Booting4.4 Booting Concepts4.4.1 How Bootblock Booting WorksThe boot program reads the primary bootstrap program from theboot device. The pr
Booting 4-15Boot driverThe console firmware provides a boot driver for each supported boot device.During booting, the boot driver reads the b
4-16 Booting4.4.2 Boot Processor SelectionOne processor is selected as the boot processor, and all other proc-essors become secondary processors. T
Booting 4-17One processor is designated as the boot processor (or primary processor)and becomes the primary communicator to the console termi
4-18 Booting4.5 Booting from a Local Device4.5.1 Local Device Booting ConceptsFigure 4.5.4 shows system booting through a local device. Figure 4
Booting 4-19Figure 4.5.4 shows the locations of local devices that can be used to bootthe operating system. NOTE: To boot from a local devic
4-20 Booting4.5.2 CD-ROM OpenVMS Alpha AXP BootingExample 4-2 CD-ROM OpenVMS Alpha AXP Boot >>> show device 1polling
Booting 4-211Show device displays information about each I/O device. Pollingchecks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line conta
viiPrefaceIntended AudienceThis manual is written for the system manager or system operator whohas training in systems management and is running a DE
4-22 Booting4.5.3 CD-ROM OSF/1 Booting Example 4-3 CD-ROM OSF/1 Boot >>> show device 1polling for units on kzmsa0, sl
Booting 4-231Show device displays information about each I/O device. Pollingchecks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line conta
4-24 Booting4.5.4 Local Device Booting ExamplesThis section shows sample boot procedures from local disks in-stalled in system cabinets, expander c
Booting 4-251Show device displays information about each I/O device. Pollingchecks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line conta
4-26 Booting4.6 Booting from an InfoServer4.6.1 InfoServer ConceptsFigure 4-7 InfoServer Selection FlowchartVAX7000The InfoServer is an Ethernet-b
Booting 4-27Some systems use Ethernet-based CD servers to load the operating sys-tem. The InfoServer consists of one or two CD drives and co
4-28 Booting4.6.2 InfoServer OpenVMS VAX Booting Example 4-5 InfoServer OpenVMS VAX Boot >>> show network 1polling for units on demna0, sl
Booting 4-29NOTE: The ISL file name must be specified in uppercase letters. 1Show network displays information about Ethernet controllers.Po
4-30 Booting4.6.3 Selecting an Ethernet ServiceExample 4-6 Selecting an Ethernet ServiceNetwork Initial System Load Function 1 Version 1.1FUNCTIO
Booting 4-31#1INFO3$RZ57INFO308-00-2B-26-A6-98#2CD_DOC_0050INFO308-00-2B-16-04-98Enter a Service number or <CR> for more: 1 5
viiiConventions Used in This DocumentTerminology. Unless specified otherwise, the use of "system" refers toeither a DEC 7000 AXP or VAX 700
4-32 Booting4.7 Booting from a VMScluster4.7.1 VMScluster ConceptsYou can boot from a VMScluster using a CI configuration with a Star Coupler and
Booting 4-33When you boot from a VMScluster, the minimum boot command optionsinclude the boot device, the device type, and its unit number.
4-34 Booting4.7.2 CI OpenVMS Alpha AXP BootingExample 4-7 CI OpenVMS Alpha AXP Boot>>> show device 1polling for units on cixcd0, slot 2, x
Booting 4-351Show device displays information about each I/O device. Pollingchecks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line conta
4-36 Booting4.7.3 CI OSF/1 BootingExample 4-8 CI OSF/1 Boot>>> show device 1polling for units on cixcd0, slot 2, xmi0...dua20.14.0.2.0
Booting 4-371Show device displays information about each I/O device. Pollingchecks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line conta
4-38 Booting4.7.4 CI OpenVMS VAX BootingExample 4-9 CI OpenVMS VAX Boot >>> show device 1polling for units on cixcd0, slot 2, xmi0...dua20
Booting 4-391Show device displays information about each I/O device. Pollingchecks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line conta
4-40 Booting4.7.5 Shadow Set OpenVMS VAX Booting Figure 4-10 Shadow Set Open VMS VAX BootingVAX7000Shadow set booting is used with OpenVMS VAX to b
Booting 4-411The virtual unit number of the load device is 8DAC, where 8 indicates shadow set booting is used, and DAC is the hexadecimal val
ixTable 1 DEC 7000/VAX 7000 DocumentationTitle Order NumberInstallation KitEK–7000B–DKSite Preparation GuideEK–7000B–SPInstallation GuideEK–700EB–INHa
4-42 Booting4.7.6 DSSI OpenVMS VAX Booting Example 4-10 DSSI OpenVMS VAX Boot>>> show device 1polling for units on kdm
Booting 4-431Show device displays information about each I/O device. Pollingchecks the XMI bus for device configurations. The next line conta
Console Commands A-1Appendix A Console CommandsTable A-1 lists the console commands. Commands such as clear, create,set, and show use envi
A-2 Console CommandsTable A-1 Console Commands (Continued)Environment variables such as baud, bootdef_dev, boot_file,boot_reset, and term are used
Boot Options B-1Appendix BBoot OptionsTable B-1 lists the Alpha primary boot (APB) options used with the bootcommand for OpenVMS Alpha AXP. T
B-2 Boot OptionsTable B-1 OpenVMS Alpha AXP Boot OptionsThe OpenVMS Alpha AXP options are used as qualifiers in the setboot_osflags command. Hexadec
Boot Options B-3Table B-2 OSF/1 Boot OptionsOption Function-aBoots the system disk to multiuser mode. -dDo full clumps.-iBoot to interactive
B-4 Boot OptionsTable B-3 VMB Boot OptionsBit Function0Conversational boot. The secondary bootstrap program, SYS-BOOT, prompts you for system parame
Updating Firmware C-1Appendix CUpdating FirmwareUse the Loadable Firmware Update (LFU) Utility to update system firm-ware. LFU runs without
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