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Step 2: Set Up Hardware  



When you have acquired the necessary hardware for your configuration, follow the procedures in this section to assemble it.

Overview of KFE72-DA Console Subsystem Hardware  

The AlphaServer 8400 provides a standard built-in UART, which is used as the console line for the primary Galaxy instance. The console for each additional instance requires a KFE72-DA console subsystem, which is the set of EISA-bus modules that establishes an additional console port.

Note that the AlphaServer 8400 supports a maximum of three I/O modules. Attempting to configure more than three is unsupported.

Each separate KFE72-DA subsystem must be installed in a separate DWLPB card cage with a hose connecting it to a separate I/O module of type KFTIA or KFTHA.

All KFTIA I/O modules must be installed first, starting at slot 8. Any KFTHA I/O modules must follow the KFTIA modules, using the consecutively lower-numbered slots.

You can use any combination of these two I/O modules as long as you follow this slot assignment rule.

When configuring a console subsystem, the I/O hose connecting the I/O module and DWLPB card cage must be plugged into the lowest hose port. Not just the lowest available hose port, but the absolute first hose port; the one closest to the top of the module.

The KFE72-DA contains three EISA modules that provide:

Installing the KFE72-DA Modules  

For each instance of the OpenVMS operating system after instance zero, you must install the following three modules in the PCI card cage:

To install these modules, follow the procedures in Slide the PCI Card Cage Out to Attaching the Connectors, which supplement the installation procedures for KFE72-DA modules in Chapter 5 of the KFE72 Installation Guide.

Slide the PCI Card Cage Out  

Follow the procedures in Section 5.2.1 of the KFE72 Installation Guide.

Insert Modules and Connect Ribbon Cables  


NoteWhen installing PCI modules, be sure the option bulkheads mate with the EMI gasket on the PCI card cage.

KFE72-DA modules must occupy slots 0, 1, and 2 of the DWLPB card cage.

To insert the modules in the PCI card cages and connect the appropriate ribbon cables, see Attaching Ribbon Cables and perform the following steps: 

Figure 1  Attaching Ribbon Cables  
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  1. Insert the standard I/O module (B2110-AA) in slot 0. Secure the module to the card cage with a screw.
  2. Attach the 60-pin ribbon cables (17-04116-01) on the serial port module (54-25082-01) at connectors J1 and J2.
  3. Insert the serial port module (54-25082-01) in slot 1. Secure the module to the card cage with a screw.
  4. Attach the 60-pin ribbon cable (17-04116-01) from the serial port module at connector J1 to the standard I/O module.
  5. Insert the connector module in slot 2.
  6. Attach the 34-pin ribbon cable (17-04115-01) between the standard I/O module (B2110-AA) in slot 0 and the connector module (54-25133-01) in slot 2.
  7. Attach the 60-pin ribbon cable (17-04116-01) from the serial port module at connector J2 to the connector module.

Attaching the Connectors  

To connect the console terminal and additional devices, see Connectors and connect the console serial line (H8571-J connector) to COM1.

Note that the pair of arrows between the numbers 1 and 2 on the serial port module is an industry standard symbol for a serial port and does not indicate port numbers. 

Figure 2  Connectors  
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Slide Shelf Back Into System  

To return the card cage, follow steps 2 through 9 in the procedure in Section 5.2.3 of the KFE72 Installation Guide.

Using a Terminal Server  

You may want to bring your console lines together using a terminal server. For example, use a DECserver200 to allow reverse-LAT access to each console over the network. While this is not strictly required, it greatly simplifies OpenVMS Galaxy configuration management. See the appropriate product documentation for details about configuring a LAT Server or other terminal concentrator.

Installing EISA Devices  

Plug-in EISA devices can only be configured in partition 0. After installing EISA devices, the console issues a message requesting that you run the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU).

Run the ECU as follows:

  1. Shut down all OpenVMS Galaxy instances.
  2. Be sure your floppy disk drive is properly connected to the primary partitions hardware. Typically the drive can be cabled into the Connector Module (Beeper part number 54-25133-01) in PCI slot 2.
  3. Insert the diskette containing the ECU image.
  4. Enter the following commands from the primary console:
    	P00>>> SET ARC_ENABLE ON
    	P00>>> INITIALIZE
    	P00>>> RUN ECU
  5. Follow the procedures outlined by the ECU and exit when done.
  6. Enter the following commands from the primary console:
    	P00>>> boot
            $ @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN
            P00>>> SET ARC_ENABLE OFF
            P00>>> INITIALIZE
            P00>>> LPINIT
  7. Reboot the OpenVMS Galaxy.

There are two versions of the ECU, one that runs on a graphics terminal and another that runs on character-cell terminals. Both versions are on the diskette, and the console determines which one to run. For OpenVMS Galaxy systems, the primary console is always a serial device with a character-cell terminal.

If the ECU is not run, OpenVMS displays the following message:

        %SYSTEM-I-NOCONFIGDATA, IRQ Configuration data for EISA
   	 slot xxx was not found, please run the ECU and reboot.
If you ignore this message, the system boots, but the plug-in EISA devices are ignored.

Once you have configured and set up the OpenVMS Galaxy hardware as described in the previous sections, perform the following steps to install and boot OpenVMS Galaxy instances.


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