From: Tru64 User (tru64user@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Aug 07 2002 - 15:52:50 EDT
Greetings,
I am supposed to come up with information about an
upgrade from an Alpha server 4100 to an ES45.
Inclusive should be what hardware in the current Alpha
4100 is movable into the ES45, so we dont re-purchase
anything.
This will be my first oppotunity to work with a box
from the ground up, and have no idea in what shape and
form Alpha hardware are delivered.
The basics we are looking for right now is 1ghz cpu
offered with ES45 systems, and an increase in memory
from our current 2GB to 8GB. We would like to keep our
ESA10000, if possible, without modifications.
I have downloaded, and am reading, the QuickSpecs pdf
document for Alpha ES45. There are 19 steps listed in
total, too much info. to digest (still trying).
Question:
How interchangeable are things like Disk Drive cage,
system disk drives (re's), ethernet adapters, memory
modules,scsi host adapters between the two machines?
I have pulled hardware inventory (well, sort of) from
/var/adm/messages (see list below) and from syscheck,
but that still does not offer me much to work with.
Experiences on your hardware deliveries / research
methods will be highly appreciated.
_Thanks
Richard
: Alpha boot: available memory from 0x256e000 to
0x9fff6000
: Digital UNIX V4.0G (Rev. 1530); Sat Jun 1
12:59:20 EDT 2002
: physical memory = 2048.00 megabytes.
: available memory = 2002.66 megabytes.
: using 2618 buffers containing 20.45 megabytes of
memory
: Master cpu at slot 0.
: Firmware revision: 5.7
: PALcode: UNIX version 1.23
: Alpha 4100 5/466 4MB
: pci1 at mcbus0 slot 5
: psiop0 at pci1 slot 1
: Loading SIOP: script c0000900, reg 7f9ec00, data
c000a898
: scsi0 at psiop0 slot 0
: rz5 at scsi0 target 5 lun 0 (LID=0) (DEC
RRD45 (C) DEC 1645)
: tu0: DECchip 21140: Revision: 2.0
: tu0: auto negotiation capable device
: tu0 at pci1 slot 2
: tu0: DEC TULIP (10/100) Ethernet Interface,
hardware address: ##-##-##-##-##-##
: tu0: auto negotiation off: selecting 100BaseTX
(UTP) port: half duplex
: Initializing xcr0. Please wait....
: xcr0 at pci1 slot 3
: re0 at xcr0 unit 0 (unit status = ONLINE, raid
level = JBOD)
: re1 at xcr0 unit 1 (unit status = ONLINE, raid
level = 0)
: re2 at xcr0 unit 2 (unit status = ONLINE, raid
level = 5)
: re3 at xcr0 unit 3 (unit status = ONLINE, raid
level = JBOD)
: re4 at xcr0 unit 4 (unit status = ONLINE, raid
level = JBOD)
: re5 at xcr0 unit 5 (unit status = ONLINE, raid
level = JBOD)
: Initializing xcr1. Please wait....
: xcr1 at pci1 slot 4
: re8 at xcr1 unit 8 (unit status = OFFLINE, raid
level = 5)
: re9 at xcr1 unit 9 (unit status = OFFLINE, raid
level = 5)
: isp0 at pci1 slot 5
: isp0: QLOGIC ISP1040B/V2 - Differential Mode
: isp0: Firmware revision 5.57 (loaded by console)
: isp0: Fast RAM timing enabled.
: scsi1 at isp0 slot 0
: rzb9 at scsi1 target 1 lun 1 (LID=2) (DEC
HSZ70 V73Z) (Wide16)
: rzc9 at scsi1 target 1 lun 2 (LID=3) (DEC
HSZ70 V73Z) (Wide16)
: rz10 at scsi1 target 2 lun 0 (LID=9) (DEC
HSZ70 V73Z) (Wide16)
: rzd10 at scsi1 target 2 lun 3 (LID=12) (DEC
HSZ70 V73Z) (Wide16)
: gpc0 at eisa0
: pci0 at mcbus0 slot 4
: eisa0 at pci0
: ace0 at eisa0
: fd0 at fdi0 unit 0
: trio0 at pci0 slot 2
: trio0: S3 Trio64 (SVGA) Plug-N-Play, 1.0 Mb
: isp1 at pci0 slot 3
: isp1: QLOGIC ISP1040B/V2 - Differential Mode
: isp1: Firmware revision 5.57 (loaded by console)
: isp1: Fast RAM timing enabled.
: scsi2 at isp1 slot 0
: rz17 at scsi2 target 1 lun 0 (LID=17) (DEC
HSZ70 V73Z) (Wide16)
: rzb17 at scsi2 target 1 lun 1 (LID=18) (DEC
HSZ70 V73Z) (Wide16)
: rzc18 at scsi2 target 2 lun 2 (LID=27) (DEC
HSZ70 V73Z) (Wide16)
: rzd18 at scsi2 target 2 lun 3 (LID=28) (DEC
HSZ70 V73Z) (Wide16)
: isp2 at pci0 slot 4
: isp2: QLOGIC ISP1040B/V2 - Differential Mode
: isp2: Firmware revision 5.57 (loaded by console)
: isp2: Fast RAM timing enabled.
: scsi3 at isp2 slot 0
: changer at scsi3 target 0 lun 0 (LID=33) (DEC
TL800 (C) DEC 0326) (Wide16)
: tz28 at scsi3 target 4 lun 0 (LID=34) (DEC
TZ89 (C) DEC 1837) (Wide16)
: tz29 at scsi3 target 5 lun 0 (LID=35) (DEC
TZ89 (C) DEC 1837) (Wide16)
: fta0 DEC DEFPA FDDI Module, Hardware Revision 0
: fta0 at pci0 slot 5
: fta0: DEC DEFPA (PDQ) FDDI Interface, Hardware
address: ##-##-##-##-##-##
: fta0: Firmware rev: 3.20
: Created FRU table binary error log packet
: kernel console: trio0
: dli: configured
: i2c: Management Hardware Present
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