OpenVMS VMS712_DS20E-V0100 Alpha V7.1-2 DS20E Functionality ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS VMS712_DS20E-V0100 Alpha V7.1-2 DS20E Functionality ECO Summary
Modification Date: 20-SEP-1999
Modification Type: New Kit
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Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1999. All rights reserved.
OP/SYS: OpenVMS Alpha
COMPONENT: DS20E Platform Support
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Kit Name: VMS712_DS20E-V0100
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS712_DS20E-V0100--4.PCSI
ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 400 Blocks
Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2
System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes
Rolling Re-boot Supported: Yes
Installation Rating: INSTALL_2
2 - To be installed on all systems running
the listed version(s) of OpenVMS and
using the following feature(s):
DS20E
Kit Dependencies:
The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
installation of this kit:
VMS712_UPDATE-V0300
VMS712_LAN-V0100
In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:
None
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
An ECO kit exists to provide DS20E Platform Support for OpenVMS
Alpha V7.1-2.
New Functionality Addressed in VMS721_DS20E_ES40-V0100:
o Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Support
This kit provides OpenVMS Version 7.1-2 support for the Compaq
AlphaServer DS20E. The DS20E is a follow-on to the Compaq
AlphaServer DS20. This kit includes the following OpenVMS
support on the DS20E:
+ Server management
+ 3X-DEPVD-AA PCI adapter
+ IDE CD-ROM and boot and runtime
Image(s) Affected:
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$CPU_ROUTINES_2208.EXE
- [SYS$LDR]SYS$IIDRIVER.EXE
- [SYSEXE]SYS$SMHANDLER.EXE
DS20E Restrictions:
o On Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems, you cannot use the
following system routines to perform I/O tribyte reads and
writes:
+ IOC$READ_PCI_CONFIG
+ IOC$WRITE_PCI_CONFIG
+ IOC$READ_IO
+ IOC$WRITE_IO
If a device driver calls any of these system routines with a
length of three, you must use one of the following methods
instead-depending on your I/O cards characteristics:
For IOC$READ_IO and IOC$READ_PCI_CONFIG:
+ Use a longword read, and mask out the byte.
+ Do a combination of word and byte reads, and append the
data.
For IOC$WRITE_IO and IOC$WRITE_PCI_CONFIG:
+ Read a longword, modify the tribyte, and rewrite the
longword.
Note that AlphaServer 8200/8400 and GS60/140 systems with
Alpha 21264 CPUs support tribyte reads and writes.
o This note applies to Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems. When
device drivers call the IOC$CRAM_CMD, IOC$READ_IO, and
IOC$WRITE_IO system routines with the IOC$K_WORD or
IOC$K_WORD_LANED parameters, the I/O address must be on a
natural, word-aligned boundary. (In other words, the I/O
address must be an even number). If the I/O address is
an odd number, these system routines return SS$_BADPARAM.
Use AUTOGEN with Feedback to Resize ERLBUFFERPAGES for FRU
Configuration Error Log Entry
The FRU configuration tree provided by the Compaq AlphaServer
DS20E console firmware is not copied to the errorlog file if
the SYSGEN parameter ERLBUFFERPAGES is not large enough. Use
the following command to run AUTOGEN with the FEEDBACK option
to automatically calculate the correct setting of ERLBUFFERPAGES
and resize the SYS$ERRORLOG.DMP file for the configuration error
log entry.
$ @SYS$UPDATE:AUTOGEN SAVPARAMS REBOOT FEEDBACK
o Server Management Event Handler Driver and Process on
Compaq AlphaServer DS20E OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1-2
automatically starts the Server Management Event handler
driver and process on Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems. The
SMHANDLER process spends most of the time in the hibernate
state. When a Server Management Event occurs, an interrupt is
delivered to the system specific handler, which parses the
exception frame and notifies SMDRIVER that an event has
occurred. The driver then delivers an AST to the SMHANDLER
process with the event type. The SMHANDLER process reports
signaled events in the process log file SYS$MANAGER:SMHANDLER.LOG
and with an OPCOM message. Additional information about the
event is recorded in the system error log file.
The SMHANDLER process may produce one of following new system
error messages:
+ %SMHANDLER-S-STARTUP, server management event handler
startup
+ %SMHANDLER-W-RFF, redundant fan failure detected
+ %SMHANDLER-W-RPS, redundant power supply failure detected
+ %SMHANDLER-W-TEMP, warning temperature exceeded
To correct the problem, the system manager should schedule a
system shutdown at a convenient time and request Compaq Field
Service to replace the failing hardware component. In the
meantime, the system will continue, but without the protection
of the redundant hardware.
o TCP/IP for OpenVMS Version 4.2 does not support the new
3X-DEPVD-AA PCI adapter on the AlphaServer DS20E. Prior to
running UCX$CONFIG procedures, use the following command to
manually configure TCP/IP with the new ethernet adapter:
_$ /INTERNET_INTERFACE=I /TYPE=(ETHERNET,CLUSTER) -
_$ /INTERNET_INTERFACE=I /TYPE=(ETHERNET,CLUSTER) -
_$ /DESCRIPTION=INTEL_ETHERNET
Check with your Compaq support representative if you have
further questions on TCP/IP and the 3X-DEPVD-AA PCI adapter.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
rebooted. If there are other nodes in the VMScluster, they must
also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s).
If it is not possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at
this time, a rolling re-boot may be performed.
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Files on this server are as follows:
dec-axpvms-vms712_ds20e-v0100--4.README
dec-axpvms-vms712_ds20e-v0100--4.CHKSUM
dec-axpvms-vms712_ds20e-v0100--4.pcsi-dcx_axpexe
vms712_ds20e-v0100.CVRLET_TXT
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