HP (Hewlett-Packard) GS80 manual

Hewl et t-Pack ar d C om pa ny AlphaS erver GS80 Upgrade Manual Order Number: EK-GSR80-UP. C01 This man ual is for ser vice p rov id ers of HP Al ph aServe r GS8 0 syste ms. It d iscusse s system expansi on and upgr ade of an or iginal sy stem with f aster CPUs.[...]

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v Contents Preface i x Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 The S yste m............................................................................................ 1-2 1.2 GS8 0 B lock Dia gram ............................................................................. 1-3 1.3 GS8 0 Ph ysica l Diagra m .........................................................[...]

vi 4.4 .3 Re viewi ng Res ults o f the Q-VE T Ru n ................................................. 4-2 0 4.4. 4 De-In stalling Q- VET ........................................................................... 4-2 2 Appendix A GS80 Interconnection Diagram Appendix B Upgrades Using B4166 and B4168CPUs B.1 Upgra des R etai nin g Ol der CPU s ......[...]

vii 3–6 Con figur ations Based on th e StorageWork s Storage Shelf ................. 3-11 3–7 Mo unting Locatio ns for the Starlig ht Storag e Shelves ....................... 3-1 2 3–8 Mo unting Locatio ns for the Stor ageWorks Stor age Shelv es ............... 3 -13 3–9 Moun ting Location s for the PCI Box .................................[...]

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ix Prefac e Intended Audience This man ual is for ser vice p rov id er s of HP Alp haServ e r GS80 systems. Document Structure This man ual uses a st ruct u red do cum enta tio n d esi gn. Topi cs are orga nized into sm al l se cti ons, usua ll y co nsis ting o f tw o fa ci ng p ag es. Most t opi cs begi n with a n abstrac t that provide s a n over[...]

x Documentation Titles Table 1 HP Alph aSer ver GS 80 Docu ment ation Title Order Number QA – 6 GAAA – G8 AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Documenta tion Kit E K – G S320 – UG AlphaServ er G S80/16 0/320 User’s Guide E K – G S320 – RM Alph aServ er GS80/16 0/320 Fi rmw are R eferen ce Man ua l E K – GSPAR – RM AlphaServer GS80/16 0/320 Ge[...]

Overview 1-1 Chapter 1 Overview The AlphaServer GS 80 syst ems form the low end of the family of high- per for manc e ser ver platfo rms G S80/160/320 d esign ed f or e nter prise -lev el applic ations. Like the G S160/320 sy stems, th e GS80 sy stems ar e disting uish ed by th eir v ersatility and h igh de gre e of ex pandability . This c hap ter [...]

1-2 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 1.1 The Sys tem The GS80 systems come in two Alpha microprocessor c onfig uratio ns: 4-proc ess or and 8-proc essor. Eac h group of f our m icroproc essors , along with m em ory and I/O mod ules, is de signed into a single quad building bl ock (Q BB) that is house d in a drawer . Thus the s ystems are also de [...]

Overview 1-3 Sys tem Upgrades A syst em upgr ade is achieved in thr ee ways: • Addin g a sec ond draw er to a sing le dr awer system • Adding a storage device to the single-drawer syst em • Adding an ex pander cabinet to accommodate any additional I/O dev ices This manual deta ils the procedur es for the addit ion of a second drawer to the sy[...]

1-4 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 1.2 GS 80 Bloc k D iagram Figure 1–2 show s a block d iagram of a two-dr awer G S80 sys tem . A distributio n board makes the interconnec t betwee n the two drawers (QBBs ) through their glob al ports. Figure 1 – 2 GS80 Bloc k Dia gram (Two -Dra wer Sys tem) PCI Box PCI Box System Dra wer 1 System Dra wer [...]

Overview 1-5 1.3 GS 80 Phys ical Di agram Figure 1 –3 show s the physical d iagram of a two-dr awer GS80 syste m with a PCI b ox and an optional s torage unit. Figure 1 – 3 GS80 Physic al D iag ram ( Two- Drawe r Syste m) PK1280 Operator Control P anel PCI Bo x Storage (optional) System Dra wer 1 System Dra wer 2 P ower Supplies A C Input Box e[...]

1-6 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 1.4 Cabine ts Table 1–1 sho ws the model number o f cabinets a nd power requi rements for GS80 syst ems operati ng in vari ous el ectrical envi ronment s. Table 1 – 1 Cabin et Model s and P ower R equir ement s Cabinet Model Power R equir ement Syste m Cabinet H 9A20-CA (U.S ./Ca nada ) 115-127V Syste m Ca[...]

Sy stem Up g rade 2-1 Chapter 2 System Upgrade To upg rade a one-draw er system to a two-d rawer s ystem, you must: • Instal l the p ower subrac k for the sec ond drawer • Install the second drawer[...]

2- 2 Alph aServer GS80 U pgrade M anual 2.1 Installing a Power Subr ack Inst all t he p ower s ubrac k fir st, then insta ll th e sec ond d rawe r. Figu re 2–1 shows h ow to i nstall the p ower subr ack. Figure 2–1 In sta lling the Po wer Sub r ac k PK-0543-99 3 5 1 2 2 4[...]

Sy stem Up g rade 2-3 The s hipp in g bo x of the po wer sub ra ck as sem bl y co nta ins the fol lo win g it ems : • Subrack po we r s upply assembly • Two base suppor t br ackets, righ t-hand and le ft-hand • Mou nti ng ki t har dwar e co nsi sti ng o f two M6 s cre ws, s ix M5 scre ws, and four M6 nuts Refer to Figure 2–1 an d install th[...]

2- 4 Alph aServer GS80 U pgrade M anual 2.2 Installing th e Secon d Dr awer Fig ure 2 –2 sh ows a s yst em w ith tw o d rawe rs. T o inst all t he s econ d drawer you must first prepare t he sy s tem cabinet. Insert the drawe r refe rrin g to F igur es 2-2 to 2-7 . Figu re 2 –2 Inst alling S econd Dr awer 1 Left Brac ket Right Brac ket 2 3 PK32[...]

Sy stem Up g rade 2-5 Refer to Figure 2–2 an d install the second d r awer as follows: 1. Install th e fron t moun ting bracke ts an d r ear b r ackets to the sl ides. Leav e rear brackets slightly lo ose. Locate h ole 28 o n the left rail and hole 29 on t he rig ht rai l. E nsu re tha t t he ho les ha ve U- n uts a nd fa st e n the left and righ[...]

2- 6 Alph aServer GS80 U pgrade M anual 2.2.1 Installing the Distribution Board Assembly Rem ove the pl aceho lder brac ket and inser t the dis trib utio n boar d assembly from the re ar of the cabinet. Fasten it to the upper a nd lo we r drawers. See F igure 2–3. Figu re 2– 3 Instal ling th e Distribu tion Boar d Assembly PK3220 1 2[...]

Sy stem Up g rade 2-7 Refer to Figure 2–3 an d install the distribu tion board assembly as follo ws: 1. Pull th e top drawer out of the cabinet an d r emo ve the placehol der bracket . Push the draw er back in. 2. Rep eat st ep 1 o n the lo wer dra wer. Disca rd th e pl ac ehol de r bra ckets . 3. At the rear of t he cabinet, push bot h dra wer s[...]

2- 8 Alph aServer GS80 U pgrade M anual 2.2.2 Global Port, Clock, and Ground Connections Ref er to F igure 2– 4 to F igure 2– 7 in m ak ing t h e gl obal p ort, c loc k, and groun d conne ct ions . Figure 2–4 Cable Co nnections- 1 (FRONT VIEW) A0 B0 B1 A1 1 2 3 PK3221[...]

Sy stem Up g rade 2-9 Refe r to Figures 2-4 to 2-7 and make c able connec tions fro m th e dr a w ers to the dis tribut ion b oa rd a ss em bly. Do th e lo wer dra wer fi rst. 1. Loosen captive fastene rs on the distrib ution board assembly and extend t h e lowe r d ra wer. 2. Remov e drawer cover to assemble and route c ables. 3. Remov e the CPU a[...]

2- 10 Al phaSe rver GS 80 Upg rade Manu al 7. Carefully p ull out t he upper d rawer while ke eping t he cab les f rom the lo w er draw er out of the way to protect th em f ro m any damage by th e distr ibutio n boar d assembly ( see Figur e 2–5). Ens ur e that the distr ibution bo ard assembly is engag ed with the lower drawer. Tighte n captiv e[...]

Sy stem Up g rad e 2-11 Figure 2 – 5 Cable Co nnections- 2 4 5 PK3222 12. Con nect the global p ort cables of the up p er a n d lower drawers to th e distri bution board. Attach the plastic sh ield to cable B0 befo re pl u gging in its con nector. T hen, f old the s hield up to p rotect t he global port c ab les f rom the me tal flange s. 13. Pu [...]

2- 12 Al phaSe rver GS 80 Upg rade Manu al 15. Instal l the ground s trap to tie the dra w e rs together . At tach one end of the gro un d strap to the power connector block o n ea ch d rawer using one of the ex isting mounting screws. Figure 2 – 6 Cable Con nect ion s-3 A0 B0 A0 B0 6 7 8 PK3223[...]

Sy stem Up g rad e 2-13 Figure 2 – 7 Cable Co nnections- 4 FOLD 9 PK3224 10[...]

2- 14 Al phaSe rver GS 80 Upg rade Manu al 2.2.3 Power, Signal, and CSB Connections Afte r you h ave inst alled t he sec ond d raw er, mak e p ower/ si gnal connections betwee n the power s ubrack an d the drawe r. Connect the drawe r to the CS B (consol e serial bus) . See F igure 2 – 8. Figure 2 – 8 Power , Signal , an d CSB Conn ection s T o[...]

Sy stem Up g rad e 2-15 Make t he followi n g cab le con nections t o complet e t he insta llati on of the se c ond drawer: • Co nnect io ns from the pow er s ubra ck t o t he AC inp ut box (if not m ad e alread y) • Pow er signal s to the drawer • 48V/48RTN; Vaux/ VauxRTN connectio ns to the drawer • Fan p ower/si gnals to th e drawer • [...]

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PCI B ox Inst alla tion 3-1 Chapter 3 PCI Bo x Insta llat ion This chap ter gi ves the p r ocedu res fo r the insta llation of a PCI bo x. Proced ures are applicab le for the ins tallat ion of the compo nen t i n any lo cation.[...]

3- 2 Alph aServer GS80 U pgrade M anual 3.1 Installing a PCI B ox Unp ack t he s hipp ing bo x an d n ote its c onte nts . F igure 3–1 sh ows the PCI b ox. Fig ure 3–1 PCI Bo x Rear View F ront View PK-0517-99 J-13 J-12 J-11 J-10 J-9 J-5 J-6 J-7 J-4 J-2 J-1 J-3 J-15 J-14[...]

PCI B ox Inst alla tion 3-3 The s hipp in g bo x conta ins the follo wi ng i tem s: PCI bo x (BA54A-AA) Mou nti ng hard ware kit (C K-B A54 A- AA) Table 3–1 lists th e items in t he PCI box moun ting hardware (CK-BA54A- AA). Ta ble 3–1 PCI Bo x Mo unting Ha rdware Part Numb er Description CK-BA5 4A- A A 70-33596-01 L atch assembly 1 74-53016-01[...]

3- 4 Alph aServer GS80 U pgrade M anual 3.1.1 Preparing the PCI Box for Installation Fig ure 3– 2 s how s h ow t o pre pare th e P CI b ox f or inst allat ion. Figure 3–2 Preparing th e P CI Box for Insta llation PK-0558-99[...]

PCI B ox Inst alla tion 3-5 Pre pare the PCI box for in stallation as follows: 1. Slide th e outer track of the mounting r ail assembly of the PCI box all the way out. Press on th e reta ining le ver to release t he outer t rack f rom the assembly . 2. Repeat step 1 on the other side of t he PCI b ox. The n e x t step is to mount the outer t r acks[...]

3- 6 Alph aServer GS80 U pgrade M anual 3.1.2 Preparing the Cabinet for PCI Box Installation Figure 3–3 sh ows how to prepare the cabinet f or the P CI b ox inst al lati on . Figu re 3 –3 Prepar ing th e Cabin et for In stal lation PK-0559-99 4 2 3 1 5 1 2 6 5 Front Rear Shipping Brac ket[...]

PCI B ox Inst alla tion 3-7 Pre pare the cabinet for in stallation as f ollows: 1. Selec t the locatio n in the system cabinet or exp ander cabine t wher e the PCI box is to be in stalled. Refer to the c o nf iguration rules giv en in Se ctio n 3.2. 2. Attach the two track moun ting bracke ts (P/ N 7452428-01) t o th e tw o ends of the oute r track[...]

3- 8 Alph aServer GS80 U pgrade M anual 3.1.3 Installing the PCI Box and Making Cable Connections Inst all t he P CI bo x and make the cabl e conne ctio ns. Figu re 3 – 4 sh o ws ho w to connect the PCI box p o wer cable and module ca bles. Figure 3 – 4 Cable C onn ection s of th e PCI B ox PK-0560-99 2 1 3[...]

PCI B ox Inst alla tion 3-9 CAUT ION: P rop er al ignm ent d urin g th e ins erti on o f the PC I box in t he cab i net is criti cal . T wo peo pl e a re n eede d to li ft the PC I box a nd sli de it gently on to the ba ll bea r in g tra ck. Any mis handli ng or misa li gnm ent at thi s sta ge coul d dama ge the ha rdwa re an d re sult in jammi n g[...]

3- 10 A lph aSe rver GS80 Upg rade Ma nual 3.2 Expander Cabinet Con fig urations The expander cabinet pr ovides space for ad ditional I/O co m ponents and t he m emo ry ch annel ad apter . Fi gure 3 – 5, Figure 3 – 6, an d Fi g ur e 3 – 7 s how vari ou s con fig urat io ns fo r th e exp ander ca bin et. Figur e 3 – 7, Figur e 3 – 8, F ig [...]

PCI B ox Inst alla tion 3-1 1 The expa nder cabin et is used fo r additional PCI bo xes and st orage d evices. In addition, th e expand er cabinet holds t w o mem ory channel adapt ers fo r the PCI box es. The expander cabin et is shipped wi th a defau lt c onf i gur ation but can be built to order as shown by oth er c onf i g urations. Figur e 3 ?[...]

3- 12 A lph aSe rver GS80 Upg rade Ma nual Figure 3 – 7 Moun ting Locati ons f or th e Starl ight S torage S helv es Starlight - Mounting Locations Use DS-SE2UK-RM Use DS-SE2UK-RM Mounting Hardw Mounting Hardw are are to Mount Units in to Mount Units in Designated "U" Designated "U" Locations Locations ("U" 31) (&quo[...]

PCI B ox Inst alla tion 3-1 3 Figure 3 – 8 Moun ting Locati ons for th e StorageWor ks St orage S helv es (Use BA35X-RK (Use BA35X-RK Mounting Hardw Mounting Hardw are) BA356 1 BA356 - Hole Locations F ront Rails BA356 2 BA356 3 BA356 4 BA356 5 BA356 6 BA356 7 BA356 8 15 14 11 10 27 26 23 22 39 38 35 34 51 50 47 46 63 62 59 58 75 74 71 70 87 86 8[...]

3- 14 A lph aSe rver GS80 Upg rade Ma nual Figure 3 – 9 Moun ting Locati ons for th e PCI Box (50) (49) (48) (47) (43) (42) (80) (77) (65) (62) (50) (47 ) (65) (64) (63) (62) (57) (56) (80) (79) (78) (77) (72) (71) BA54A PCI Bo x - Hole Locations F ront Rails Rear Rails PCI Box 4 CSB Mounting Holes CSB Mounting Holes . (Mounts on Rear/Right Rail [...]

PCI B ox Inst alla tion 3-1 5 Figure 3 – 10 M ounting L oca tions fo r the M emo ry Channel Memory Channel - Hole Locations F ront Rails Memor y Channel 2 (25) (26) (27) (29) Rear Rails (25) (26) (27) Memor y Channel 1 (10) (11) (12) (14) (10) (11) (12) Use Memor Use Memor y Channel 2 y Channel 2 Rac Rac kmount Kit 2T kmount Kit 2T -MA -MA VRK VR[...]

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Syst em Power- Up 4-1 Chapter 4 System Power -Up This chap ter t ell s how t o po wer up the sys tem and wha t ha ppe ns upo n powe r-up. S ecti ons i nclude : • Co ntrol Pane l Keys wit ch • Installing the Sy stem Manag emen t Console • Powering Up t he System • Q-VET Installation Verif ication[...]

4-2 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 4.1 Control Panel Keys witc h The operator control pane l (OCP) keysw itch has thre e positions: Of f, On, and Se cure. F igure 4–1 shows t he OCP ke yswitc h. Figure 4–1 Ope rator Co ntrol Panel PK-0621A-99 Off On Secure[...]

Syst em Power- Up 4-3 Table 4–1 ex plain s the f unc tion s selecte d by th e ke yswi tch. Ta ble 4–1 Keys witc h Functio n s o n the Co ntrol Pane l Key swi tch Pos ition Fu ncti on Off System i s powered off and c annot be powere d on remotely. On Sys tem is powere d on a nd can b e remotely power ed on or pow ered off. Se cure Sys tem is pow[...]

4-4 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 4.2 Insta lling the System Management Co nsole Before you po wer up the system, you must in stall the system m anag e- ment conso le (SMC). Steps to be fo llowed in insta llin g the SMC are listed belo w. The procedu res to i nstal l the SMC a re fully det ailed i n the AlphaServer GS 80/160/320 Sy stem M anag[...]

Syst em Power- Up 4-5 4.3 Powerin g Up the Sys tem To power up the system , first turn the circuit bre akers in a ll cabinets on, then set the keyswitch on the OCP to the On position. Ex ample 4 – 1 shows a sample console d isplay on powe r-up. See the Alp haServer GS80/160/ 320 Service Manua l or the AlphaSe rver GS80/ 160/320 User’ s Guide fo[...]

4-6 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual Testing SIO Shared RAM(please wait) Initializing shared ram Shared RAM Initialized Powering ON H-Switch SCM_E0> ~I~ HSW4/HPM40 SysEvent: HS_INIT_CD1 Reg0:000F Reg1:D581 Phase 0 ~I~ Enable HS Links: 0f ~I~ QbbConf(gp/io/c/m)=0000bbff Assign=0f SQbb0=00 PQbb=00 SoftQbbId=0000ba98 ~I~ SysConfig: 00 00 00 00 00[...]

Syst em Power- Up 4-7 QBB0 IO_MAP0: 0000A0C001333333 QBB1 IO_MAP1: 0000A1C101333333 QBB2 IO_MAP2: 0000000000000003 QBB3 IO_MAP3: 0000000000000003 ~I~ QbbConf(gp/io/c/m)=0000bbff Assign=0f SQbb0=00 PQbb=00 SoftQbbId=0000ba98 ~I~ SysConfig: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 1f 07 9f 37 3f 37 9f SCM_E0> . QBB0 now Testing Step-7 QBB1 Step(s)-5 6 Tested QB[...]

4-8 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual Phase 3 ~I~ QbbConf(gp/io/c/m)=0000bbff Assign=0f SQbb0=00 PQbb=00 SoftQbbId=0000ba98 ~I~ SysConfig: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 1f 07 9f 37 3f 37 9f SCM_E0> . QBB0 now Testing Step-D QBB1 now Testing Step-D QBB2 now Testing Step-D QBB3 now Testing Step-D.... QBB0 IO_MAP0: 0000A0C001333333 QBB1 IO_MAP1: 0000[...]

Syst em Power- Up 4-9 (-) 1/31 PPPP --PP --.- --.- P1.1 P1.0 P P P P-P 32.0 (-) 2/32 PPPP P--P --.- --.- --.- --.- P P P -PP 29.0 (-) 3/33 PPPP ---P --.- --.- --.- --.- P P P -PP 30.0 HSwitch Type Cable s76543210 Temp(:C) HPM40 4-port ----PPPP 32.0 PCI Rise1-1 Rise1-0 Rise0-1 Rise0-0 RIO PS Temp C a b7654 321 7654 321 10 2 1 (:C) 1 0 --L- --- ---- [...]

4-10 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual lowering IPL CPU 0 speed is 731 MHz create dead_eater create poll create timer create powerup access NVRAM QBB 0 memory, 3 GB QBB 1 memory, 3 GB QBB 2 memory, 3 GB QBB 3 memory, 1 GB total memory, 10 GB copying PALcode to 10bffe0000 copying PALcode to 20bffe0000 copying PALcode to 303ffe0000 probe I/O subsyst[...]

Sy stem Pow er-U p 4-11 starting console on CPU 3 initialized idle PCB initializing idle process PID lowering IPL CPU 3 speed is 731 MHz create powerup starting console on CPU 4 initialized idle PCB initializing idle process PID lowering IPL CPU 4 speed is 731 MHz create powerup starting console on CPU 5 initialized idle PCB initializing idle proce[...]

4-12 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual lowering IPL CPU 10 speed is 731 MHz create powerup starting console on CPU 11 initialized idle PCB initializing idle process PID lowering IPL CPU 11 speed is 731 MHz create powerup starting console on CPU 12 initialized idle PCB initializing idle process PID lowering IPL CPU 12 speed is 731 MHz create poweru[...]

Sy stem Pow er-U p 4-13 The SRM console prompt ( P00>>>) is displayed at the end of power-u p. This c ompletes the power -up initialization /testing sequen ce. The operatin g system can be b ooted and install ed from the SRM con sole prompt . Follow instru ction s give n in th e Al phaS er ve r GS 80/160/320 Use r ’ s Guide to: • Set b[...]

4-14 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 4.4 Q -VET Ins tallation Ver ification Run the latest Q-VET re leased version to verify the system installation. Com paq re comm ends running t he la tes t Q- VET rele as ed vers ion t o veri fy tha t hard ware on Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS systems is installed c orr ectly an d is oper ational. Q-VET is the Qu al[...]

Sy stem Pow er-U p 4-15 Q-VET mus t be de-inst alled upon c ompletion of syste m installation verification . Do not leave th is software at a cu stomer site; misuse may result in lo ss of customer dat a . Swap or Pagefil e Space Th e syste m must h ave ad equate swap spac e (o n T ru64 UNI X ) or PageFile space (on OpenVMS ) for proper Q-VET operat[...]

4-16 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 4.4.1 Installing Q-VET The procedures fo r insta llati on of Q-VE T differ between operati ng syste ms. Y ou must ins tall Compaq Analyze and Q -VET on e ach partit ion in the syste m. TCP/ IP (on Tru6 4 UN IX) or DecN et_Pha se IV (on OpenVMS ) should b e config ured befor e inst alling Q-V ET. Compaq Analyz[...]

Sy stem Pow er-U p 4-17 VET. Af ter th e installatio n co mpletes, you shou ld dele te the o utpu t di rectory wi th rm -r output. You c an also d elete th e kit tar file. 8. Y ou must reboot the system b efore starting Q-VET. 9. On rebo ot yo u c an start Q -Vet G UI v ia vet& or you ca n run non GUI (Co mm and L ine) via vet -nw Ope nVMS 1. D[...]

4-18 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 4.4.2 Running Q-VET You must run Q-VET on ea ch partiti on in the system to verify th e com plete installation. Compa q recommends that you review the Testing Notes secti on of the Release Not es befo re running Q-V ET . Follow the in struc tions listed u nder you r ope rating system to r un Q-VET in each par[...]

Sy stem Pow er-U p 4-19 Ope nVMS Grap hical Inte rface 1. From the Ma in Menu, s el ect IVP , Load Script and sele ct Lon g I VP (th e IVP tests will th en lo ad into th e Q-VET process window). 2. Clic k th e Start All bu tton to begi n IVP te sting . Command -Line Interface $ vet /int=char Q-Vet_setup> execute ivp.vms Q-Vet_setup> start Not[...]

4-20 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 4.4.3 Reviewing Results of the Q-VET Run After running Q-VET , chec k the results of the run by re viewing the Su mmary Log . If yo u r un Q -VET as instr uc ted, Q -VET will te rminate testing after th e slow est test has completed one pass and produce a Summary file. The termination message w ill tell yo u [...]

Sy stem Pow er-U p 4-21 4. For autom atic test run completions , ther e are two more poss ible outcomes: • If t here were no exerci ser e rrors, b ut t here were o ther error s or si gn ificant events i n the Summary Log that mus t b e revi ewed, t he fo llo wing me ss age a ppe ars : "Q-VET Tests Complete: Warning" • If o ne or mo re[...]

4-22 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual 4.4.4 De-Installing Q-VET The proced ures for d e-installation of Q-VET d iffe r betw een ope rating systems. You must de-insta ll Q-VET from each partiti on in th e system. You must de- install Q- VET from each pa rtition. Fa ilure to do so may result in the loss of customer da ta at a l ater date if Q-VET i[...]

GS80 Int e rco nne cti o n Di ag ram A-1 Appendix A GS80 Interconnection Diagram Figure A–1 s hows the i nterco nnection dia gram of t h e GS80 syst em. Us e t his diag ram as a guide f or c abling when d oing syste m upg rades.[...]

A-2 A l phaS erve r GS 80 Upgr ade Man ual Figu re A– 1 GS80 Int ercon necti on Diagr am PK1298 OCP Assembly T erminator 12-45926-01 (At End of CSB Bus) BA52A (4P) No. 2 A C inlet No. 1 BA54A PCI No. 1 BA52A (4P) No. 1 H7504 P ower Subshelf No. 1 H7504 P ower Subshelf No. 2 J-2 J-1 J-2 J-9 J-1 J-1 J-9 J-2 J-14 J-15 J-3 J-0 J-1 J-6 J-5 J-4 J-7 J-1[...]

Up gra des Usin g B4166 an d B4168 CPU s B-1 Appendix B Upg rad es Us in g B4166 an d B4168 CPUs Upgrading or iginal syst ems depends upon whether the customer decides to retain the older, slightly slower CPUs or not. There are three ty pes of upgra des : • Addin g CPUs to a ( black) system th at alway s had B4166 CP Us. • Replac ing B4125 CPUs[...]

B-2 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual B.1 Upgrades Re tainin g Older CPUs The se upgrades consist of add ing new CPU s, and poss ibly, a new system drawer. See Chapter 2 for procedures o n how to a dd a new system dra wer. Figure B–1 sho ws how to insta ll a CPU. Table B-1 describes the di fferent CPUs. The C PU derives its opera ting clock spee[...]

Up gra des Usin g B4166 an d B4168 CPU s B-3 1. Che ck the f irmwa re revi si ons a nd upd at e, if ne cess ary. 2. Ens ure tha t t he col or code of the CPU mod ule m atche s t he colo r code o f the slo t. 3. Push the retain ers o n the module latch es with yo ur th umbs in the d irec tion of the arrows and release the latch. 4. Slide the mo dule[...]

B-4 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual Table B – 1 Com pariso n of CPUs (Continued) CPU Part Number B-cache Size Speed in MHz Co mment s B4168 Uses 4 of its 16 MB B-cache 1148 T he B4168 runs at t his speed when placed in a Q BB that supports only 4 Mbytes of B-cache, w hen all CPUs in the system are B4168 or B4166, and the clock runs at 9. 0 ns.[...]

Up gra des Usin g B4166 an d B4168 CPU s B-5 From outside the drawer, there is no easy way to visually distinguish between the two system drawers; to s ee the componen ts that differ requires looking inside the drawer. Th e bes t way to determine whic h drawer is in the system is to use the sho w fru comman d. Th e 54-class par t number is listed o[...]

B-6 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual B.2 Upgrades Repl acing O lder CPUs First, update the system firmware and then replac e the old CPU(s). See Figur e B – 1. Fin ally, change th e speed of the system clock. Ex ample B – 1 Updatin g th e Fir mwar e P00>>> show config Compaq Computer Corporation Compaq AlphaServer GS80 6/731 SRM Cons[...]

Up gra des Usin g B4166 an d B4168 CPU s B-7 Issue the SR M sho w config co mmand. Note th e ve rsion of th e SRM c onsole . Th e B4166 re quir es V6.0-514 o r hig her , an d the B4168 requ ires V6. 3 or h igh er . Note th e fir mwar e rev ision of th e micr opr ocesso rs. T he B4166 r equir es V6.0-514 o r h igh er, and th e B4168 re quir es V6.3 [...]

B-8 Al phaServ er GS8 0 Upgrade Manual B.3 Chan ging the Cl ock Modul e Switch Settin gs Two swi tch pa cks o n th e clo ck mo dul e con tro l th e clo ck fre quen cy. If no B 4125 CPUs are i n the syst em, the clock can ru n at th e faster speed (9.0 ns). Figure B – 2 S ystem C lock S wit ch P acks 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 2 3 4 55.6 MHz/9.0 ns PK3247 0 [...]

Up gra des Usin g B4166 an d B4168 CPU s B-9 The switch packs on the master clock control the speed of the system. When B4125 CPUs ar e in th e syste m, th e clo ck r un s at 9.6 n s. To se t the sy stem speed to 9 .0 ns, acc ess the clock module and c hange the switches. Figure B – 3 A ccessing t he C lock Modu le PK1249 1 4 3 5 (Right Side) (Le[...]

B-1 0 AlphaSe rver GS 80 Upg rade Manual 1. Acc ess the top sy stem draw er and r emov e CPU3 an d memor y 2 to allo w space to a cc ess the clock module. 2. Remove the cloc k module cover plate in the rear left corn er of the drawer compar tment by remo vin g the two Ph illips head sc rew s holding it in plac e and lift it out of the drawer . 3. R[...]

Up gra des Usin g B4166 an d B4168 CPU s B-1 1 B.4 B4168 Com patibility Switch The B 4168 C PU modu le has a switch that must be set if the module i s to be used wi th B4125 modul es in the sa me QBB. Figure B – 4 Setting the B4168 Switc h CPU Chip Po w e r Conv er ter MR0489 S1 Switch F or use with B4168 or B4166 CPUs F or use with B4125 CPUs Fi[...]

B-1 2 AlphaSe rver GS 80 Upg rade Manual B.5 Ver ification When yo u power up the s yst em, che ck tha t t he SC M correct ly ma ps the QB Bs in the system. Execute the SRM set sys_serial_num comm and. Run Q-Ve t (see Sec tion 4.4. 2).[...]

Up gra des Usin g B4166 an d B4168 CPU s B-1 3 B.6 Repl acing th e System Cosm etics Afte r a system is com plete ly upgraded , new c abinet doors , side s, and top m ay be inst alled. Figure B – 5 GS80 Cab inet 3 5 PK3249 1 2 4[...]

B-1 4 AlphaSe rver GS 80 Upg rade Manual Door Removal 1. Open the fr ont door and remove the screw at the cabinet end of the ground strap. 2. If the door has a service pouch on it, remove it and place it inside the cabinet. 3. Disc onn ect a ll ca ble s to th e OC P. 4. Remove the outer screw of the upper bracket holding the door to the frame. 5. L[...]

Inde x-1 Ind ex B Block diagra m, 1 -3 C Cabinet preparat ion, 3 -6 Cabinets, 1 - 5 Cl oc k co nn ect i ons, 2- 8 Configurations, ex pander cab inet, 3-10 Connections clock, 2-8 CSB, 2-14 global port, 2-8 ground, 2-8 PCI box , 3-8 po wer , 2-1 4 signal, 2-14 Control panel ke yswitch , 4-1, 4-2 CPU sw itch, 1-1 1 CPU u p grad es, 1-3 CSB c onnectio [...]

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