AlphaServer ES40 and AlphaStation ES40 User Interface Guide

This document, the "AlphaServer ES40 and AlphaStation ES40 User Interface Guide," provides comprehensive instructions for managers and operators on interacting with and managing ES40 systems.

The guide covers the following key console interfaces and their functionalities:

• Console Program Overview: Introduces the different console modes, including the command-line based SRM Console, the graphical AlphaBIOS Console, and the Remote Management Console (RMC), explaining their roles in system operation, configuration, and diagnostics.
• SRM Console: Details the SRM (Alpha System Reference Manual) command-line interface. It describes how to invoke SRM, provides an overview of its commands, and explains how to perform various system management tasks such as displaying system information (e.g., logical configuration, bootable devices, FRUs, memory, power status), booting operating systems (Tru64 UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS), configuring hardware (like PCI NVRAM and RAID devices), testing the system, forcing crash dumps, reading files, initializing the system, loading AlphaBIOS, creating power-up scripts, managing console security, and updating firmware. It also covers setting and viewing environment variables.
• AlphaBIOS Console: Describes this enhanced BIOS graphical interface, focusing on how to start it and use it to run various AlphaBIOS-compliant utility programs, such as the RAID standalone configuration utility.
• RMC Commands: Provides a reference for the Remote Management Console (RMC) command set. These commands allow users to remotely or locally monitor system environmental conditions (voltages, temperatures, fans) and manipulate system states (e.g., reset, power on/off, halt, and managing alerts and modem sessions).

The guide aims to equip users with the knowledge to effectively configure, manage, and troubleshoot ES40 server and workstation systems through their primary console interfaces.