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Document:	AlphaStation XP900 Release Notes
Order Number:	EK-DS10V-RM
Revision:	A01
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AlphaStation XP900
Release Notes
EK–DS10V–RN. A01
August 1999

URLs
The AlphaStation XP900 page is at http://www.compaq.com/products/workstations/xp900/index.html.
Technical documentation can be found at http://www.compaq.com/products/workstations/xp900/index.html.
Firmware release updates are at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/ and also at
http://www.service.digital.com/patches/index.html.

IDE drives
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All drives run at the same speed of 16 MHz.

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IDE drives do not support ID renaming, so if you have cluster configurations with multiple DS10s, ES40s, or XP900s you
need to be aware of naming conflicts.

Windows NT requirements
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Service Pack 4 is not supported on these systems.

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With Windows NT 4.0, you must run Service Pack 3 on Rev 2.3 of the EV6 processor.
When Rev 2.5 of the EV6 processor is released, then Service Pack 5 will be required.

I/O
ELSA Gloria synergy PCI graphics adapter
(Compaq p/n 400712-B21; Digital Classic p/n SN-PBXGK-BB)
With SRM console version 5.4-2, the ELSA card must be installed in one of the bottom two PCI slots, logical slots 14 and 15,
which are physical slots 1 and 2. The card will not operate if installed in the upper two PCI slots.

KZPCM-DA PCI to 2-channel UltraSCSI and Ethernet combo adapter SCSI
The KZPCM-DA card does not have a connection point for the disk activity LED. Therefore, if you are using this card, the disk
activity LED on the system control panel will not light or indicate disk accesses.

Ethernet
For 100 MHz operation (fast), we recommend setting your Ethernet controller to run in auto-negotiate mode. For 10 MHz
operation, check your router or repeater documentation to verify that it can auto-negotiate. You set this environment variable at
the SRM console:

"""WIXI[ CQSHIEYXSRIKSXMEXI

where * is E or F, indicating corresponding Ethernet port

See page 2-45 of the AlphaStation XP900 Console Reference, EK-DS10V-CR, for more information.

TLZ10 tape drive
Typical Storage

If you order the TLZ10 tape drive with your new system, it will be installed in
the proper storage area. This note applies only to tape drives being installed
later.
Systems without the TLZ10 tape drive typically ship with the CD-ROM in the
position shown. If you install a TLZ10 tape drive into an installed AlphaStation
XP900, the CD-ROM must be moved to storage bay 3. Then the TLZ10 tape
drive is installed into the upper right storage bay, where the CD-ROM usually
resides.

WARNING: To prevent injury, access is limited to persons who have appropriate technical training
and experience. Such persons are expected to understand the hazards of working within this
equipment and take measures to minimize danger to themselves or others.

SRM commands
You can find the latest firmware release updates at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/ and also at
http://www.service.digital.com/patches/index.html. See Chapter 2 of the AlphaStation XP900 Console Reference (shipping with
your system and also downloadable at http://www.compaq.com/products/workstations/xp900/index.html) for detailed information
on SRM commands.

mc_cable
If you install Memory Channel 2 (CCMAB-AA) on this system, note that the diagnostic test mc_cable does not work properly
with the SRM console V5.4-2. This will be fixed in a future revision of the SRM console.

show fru
The show fru command is not yet supported. This will be fixed in a future revision of the SRM console.

RMC escape sequence not echoed on terminal
When you switch from the SRM console to the remote management console (RMC), you enter the key sequence of
Ctrl/Left bracket, Ctrl/Left bracket, R M C. Only the MC part of the key sequence will be echoed on your terminal screen.
This is not a fault. The RMC console prompt appears and you are in the remote management console.

"""

Press CTRL [ CTRL [ 61'

"""1'

Only “MC” is echoed.

61'"

The RMC prompt appears.

Recompile VAX programs for Alpha before running
We advise customers using programs that were translated from VAX to consider recompiling the program for Alpha or be
watchful for problems in their translated programs.
During the course of qualification testing, we discovered a problem in the UETP load test that was created using VEST/TIE.
VEST/TIE was a tool developed in the early days of Alpha to translate VAX code to Alpha code. The VEST/TIE tool has been
retired and as such no testing was done to see if translated code met the architectural requirements of EV6 Alpha processors. We
are investigating the nature of this problem.

USB ports
USB support is not available at this time.