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AlphaServer 4000/4100
System Drawer Upgrades
Order Number: EK–4041A–UI. A01

Use this manual as a quick reference to upgrade system drawers in
the AlphaServer 4000/4100 family.

Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts

First Printing, January 1997
Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its products in the
manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor
do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use,
or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be
construed as a commitment by Digital Equipment Corporation.
Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in
this document.
The software, if any, described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used
or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. No responsibility is assumed for
the use or reliability of software or equipment that is not supplied by Digital Equipment
Corporation or its affiliated companies.
Copyright  1997 by Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved.
The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: AlphaGeneration,
AlphaServer, OpenVMS, StorageWorks, VAX, the AlphaGeneration logo, and the DIGITAL
logo.
The following are third-party trademarks: UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and
other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. Windows NT is a
trademark of Microsoft, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property
of their respective holders.
FCC Notice: The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and may emit radio
frequency energy. The equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide
reasonable protection against such radio frequency interference. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area may cause interference, in which case the user at his own expense will be
required to take whatever measures are required to correct the interference.
Shielded Cables: If shielded cables have been supplied or specified, they must be used on the
system in order to maintain international regulatory compliance.
Warning! This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Achtung! Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse A. In Wohnbereichen können bei
Betrieb dieses Gerätes Rundfunkstörungen auftreten, in welchen Fällen der Benutzer für
entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen verantwortlich ist.
Avertissement! Cet appareil est un appareil de Classe A. Dans un environnement résidentiel
cet appareil peut provoquer des brouillages radioélectriques. Dans ce cas, il peut être,
demandé à l'utilisateur de prendre les mesures appropriées.

Contents

Preface ............................................................................................................... iv
Chapter 1
1.1
1.2

Record System Information......................................................................1-2
Save Information to Diskette....................................................................1-4

Chapter 2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6

Installing the Upgrade

Remove Old System Drawer (Cabinet).....................................................2-2
Remove Old System Drawer (Pedestal)....................................................2-4
Transfer I/O Option Cards........................................................................2-6
Transfer CPU and Memory Cards.............................................................2-8
Install New System Drawer (Cabinet) ....................................................2-14
Install New System Drawer (Pedestal).................................................... 2-16

Chapter 3
3.1
3.2

Overview

Verification

Restore System Information .....................................................................3-2
Update Firmware......................................................................................3-4

Examples
1–1
1–2
3–1
3–2
3–3

Show Commands .....................................................................................1-2
Saving Information to Diskette.................................................................1-4
Restoring Environment Variables.............................................................3-2
Updating Firmware with LFU Command .................................................3-4
Updating Firmware Using Boot DKA500 Command................................3-8

Figures
2–1
2–2
2–3
2–4
2–5
2–6

Removing the System Drawer (Cabinet)...................................................2-2
Removing the System Drawer (Pedestal)..................................................2-4
Removing the Pedestal Tray.....................................................................2-5
Removing an I/O Option Card..................................................................2-6
Removing a CPU Card .............................................................................2-8
Removing a Memory Card .......................................................................2-9
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2–7
2–8
2–9

System Drawer Retaining Brackets ........................................................2-10
Interlock Mechanism (Rear)...................................................................2-11
Installing New System Drawer (Pedestal)...............................................2-12

Tables
1

AlphaServer 4000/4100 Documentation .....................................................vi

Preface

Intended Audience
This manual is written for field service personnel.

Document Structure
This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organized into
small sections for efficient online and printed reference. Each topic begins with an
abstract. You can quickly gain a comprehensive overview by reading only the
abstracts. Next is an illustration or example, which also provides quick reference.
Last in the structure are descriptive text and syntax definitions.
This manual has three chapters, as follows:
•

Chapter 1, Overview, describes the upgrade and the tools you will need.

•

Chapter 2, Installing the Upgrade, gives the system drawer removal and
installation procedures for cabinet systems and pedestal systems.

•

Chapter 3, Verification, describes the upgrade verification procedure.

Documentation Titles
Table 1 lists the books in the AlphaServer 4000/4100 documentation set.

Table 1 AlphaServer 4000/4100 Documentation
Title

Order Number

AlphaServer 4100 User and Configuration
Documentation Kit

QZ–00VAA–GZ

System Drawer User's Guide

EK–4100A–UG

Configuration and Installation Guide

EK–4100A–CG

AlphaServer 4000 User and Configuration
Documentation Kit

QZ–00VAB–GZ

System Drawer User’s Guide

EK–4000A–UG

Configuration and Installation Guide

EK–4100A–CG

Service Information
AlphaServer 4000/4100 Service Manual (hard copy)

EK–4100A–SV

Service Manual (diskette)

AK–QXBJA–CA

Reference Information

2T-RMSMC System Management Station Kit
Installation Guide

EK–RMSMC–IN

KN30n CPU Installation Card

EK–KN300–IN

MS3n0 Memory Installation Card

EK–MS300–IN

H7291 Power Supply Installation Card

EK–H7291–IN

ServerWORKS Manager Administrator User's Guide

ER–4QXAA–UA

Chapter 1
Overview
There are several upgrades in the AlphaServer 4000/4100 family that involve
exchanging the system drawers. This manual describes system drawer upgrades in
both AlphaServer 4000/4100 cabinet and pedestal systems. You will need a small
Phillips screwdriver and a small flathead screwdriver.
Before starting the hardware installation, check the system configuration and record
the system serial number and environment variables. Sections in this chapter
include:
•

Record System Information

•

Save Information to Diskette

Overview

1-1

1.1 Record System Information
Update the operating system software and get a hardcopy of the system
configuration, serial number, and environment variables. At the SRM console
prompt, issue show commands to obtain this information.

Example 1–1 Show Commands

P00>>> show config
Digital Equipment Corporation
AlphaServer 4000
Console V2.0-1 OpenVMS PALcode V1.18-8, Digital UNIX PALcode V1.21-12
Module
System Motherboard
Memory 128 MB SYNC
Memory 128 MB SYNC
CPU (1MB Cache)
CPU (1MB Cache)
Bridge (IOD0/IOD1)
PCI Motherboard

Type
0
0
0
1
1
600
8

Rev
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
0021
0000

Name
mthrbrd0
mem0
mem1
cpu0
cpu1
iod0/iod1
saddle0

PCI0 (IOD0)
Slot
Option Name
1
PCEB
2
DEC PCI MC
4
DEC PCI FDDI
5
PBXGA-AA

Type
4828086
181011
f1011
41011

Rev
0004
008B
0000
0003

Name
pceb0
mc0
pfi0
tga0

eisa0 (EISA connected to pceb0)
Slot
Option Name
Type

Rev

Name

PCI1 (IOD1)
Slot
Option Name
1
NCR 53C810
2
DEC KZPSA
3
NCR 53C810
4
DECchip 21040-AA

Rev
0002
0000
0002
0023

Name
ncr0
kzpsa0
ncr1
tulip0

P00>>> show *
auto_action
boot_dev
boot_file
boot_osflags
boot_reset
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HALT

OFF

Type
11000
81011
11000
21011

bootdef_dev
booted_dev
booted_file
booted_osflags
cda0

dka500.5.0.1.1

[All environment variables are listed in output]

P00>>> show sys_serial_num
sys_serial_num
NI49304561

1.
2.

Check that the operating system is at the minimum revision for the new
AlphaServer 4000/4100 system.
Shut down the operating system and issue the console commands show
configuration (Ê) and show * (Ë) to show the system configuration and
environment variables. The system serial number is saved on the motherboard NVRAM, not the ESC NVRAM or the TOY NVRAM. Issue a show
sys_serial_num (Ì) to obtain the system serial number. Keep a hard copy of
the output for reference at the end of this upgrade procedure.

Overview

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1.2 Save Information to Diskette
To transfer environment variable (EV) settings and ECU data, copy the
information to a diskette. You will then restore this information after the new
system drawer is installed.

NOTE: You must type the commands exactly as they appear in Example 1–2.

Example 1–2 Saving Information to Diskette

P00>>> show dev floppy
polling floppy0 (FLOPPY) PCEB - XBUS hose 0
dva0.0.0.1000.0
DVA0
RX23
P00>>> chmod +w dva0.0.0.1000.0
P00>>> cat eerom >pmem:800000
P00>>> cat toy >pmem:802000
P00>>> cat pmem:800000 -l 2200 >dva0.0.0.1000.0
P00>>> hd buf/dva0
block 0
00127860 93 19 20 06 01 04 0E 00 1E 00 AE 00 FC 0B 03 00
00127870 00 00 01 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00
00127880 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
P00>>> ^C
P00>>>

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Ê
Ë
Ì
Í
Î
Ï

Insert a new diskette into the system drawer diskette drive. Enter the command
show device floppy to initialize the console diskette driver.
Enter this command to make the diskette writable.
The command cat eerom >pmem:800000 saves the EV settings and ECU data
stored in ESC NVRAM to memory.
Issue this command to save the TOY NVRAM EV settings and ECU data to
memory.
Copy the memory contents to the diskette.
Enter this command to check if the data has been copied. You can stop the
output by issuing ^C.

Overview

1-5

Chapter 2
Installing the Upgrade
There are several upgrades in the AlphaServer 4000/4100 family that involve
exchanging the system drawers. This chapter describes the procedure for installing
the new system drawer in a cabinet or pedestal. Sections include:
•

Remove Old System Drawer (Cabinet)

•

Remove Old System Drawer (Pedestal)

•

Transfer I/O Option Cards

•

Transfer CPU and Memory Cards

•

Install New System Drawer (Cabinet)

•

Install New System Drawer (Pedestal)

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2.1 Remove Old System Drawer (Cabinet)
First, power down the system. Then, open both cabinet doors, disconnect cables
that obstruct the movement of the drawer, remove the shipping brackets, and
slide the drawer out of the cabinet.

Figure 2–1 Removing the System Drawer (Cabinet)

Shipping Bracket
Located on
Cabinet Rail

System Bus Cover
Power Section
Cover

PCI Bus
Cover
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WARNING: The system drawer, fully configured, weighs 45 kg (100 lbs). Two
people are required to remove and install a system drawer in the cabinet.
1.

At the front of the cabinet, unplug the drawer’s power supplies.

Remove the two shipping brackets by removing the four Phillips screws (see
Figure 2–1).

At the rear, remove the shipping bracket on the right rail so that the drawer can
be pulled out.

Using a flathead screwdriver, disengage the interlock mechanism at the lower
left-hand corner of the drawer.

Leaving the screwdriver in place, slowly slide the drawer out of the cabinet.

Set the drawer on a cleared, flat surface.

Remove the system bus cage cover by removing the two Phillips head screws.

Remove the I/O card cage cover by removing the three Phillips screws that
attach the cover to the drawer. Slide the cover off the drawer.

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2.2 Remove Old System Drawer (Pedestal)
First, power down the system. Remove the top cover and front door. Unplug
the drawer’s power supply(ies). Then, remove the system drawer. You must
remove the pedestal tray and install it on the new system drawer.

Figure 2–2 Removing the System Drawer (Pedestal)

PK0676-96

WARNING: The system drawer, fully configured, weighs 45 kg (100 lbs). Two
people are required to remove and install a system drawer in the cabinet.
1.

Open the front door and remove it by lifting and pulling it away from the
enclosure.

Unplug the system drawer’s power supply(ies).

Remove the top cover. Unscrew the two Phillips head screws midway up on
each side of the pedestal, tilt the cover up, and lift it away from the frame.

Remove the four screws that attach the system drawer to the pedestal. (You
may have to remove a StorageWorks shelf to access these screws.)

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Set the drawer on a cleared, flat surface.

Remove the system bus cage cover by removing the two Phillips head screws.

Remove the I/O card cage cover by removing the three Phillips screws that
attach the cover to the drawer. Slide the cover off the drawer.

Removing the Pedestal Tray
1.

Remove the tray cover by loosening the screws at the back of the tray.

Disconnect the cables from the control panel and any optional SCSI device from
the bulkhead connector in the rear right corner of the tray.

Unscrew the Phillips head screw holding the bulkhead to the tray.

Unscrew the two Phillips head retaining screws and slide the tray off the drawer.

Reverse the above procedure when installing the pedestal tray on the new system
drawer.

Figure 2–3 Removing the Pedestal Tray

Pedestal Tray Cover

Pedestal Tray

PK0685-96

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2.3 Transfer I/O Option Cards
Remove the I/O option cards.

Figure 2–4 Removing an I/O Option Card

PK0680-96

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Disconnect any cables attached to the I/O card.

Remove the Phillips screw that holds the I/O card in place.

Slide the I/O card from the card cage.

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2.4 Transfer CPU and Memory Cards
Remove the CPU and memory cards from the old system drawer and then
install them in the new system drawer.

NOTE: When upgrading to an AlphaServer 4000 system drawer, you can transfer
the KN304-AA (B3004-AA), KN304-DA (B3004-DA), and KN302-AB (B3004-BA)
CPU cards. DO NOT transfer the KN301-CA (B3001-AA) card or the KN302-AB
(B3002-AA) card.

Figure 2–5 Removing a CPU Card

CPU Card

System Bus
Card Cage

PK0677-96

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CAUTION: Wear an antistatic wrist strap when working on this system.
1.

Raise the levers on the CPU card.

Carefully lift the card out of the card cage.

Reverse these steps when installing the cards in the new system drawer.
NOTE: The first CPU card must occupy slot CPU0.
NOTE: Memory cards must be configured in matched pairs. When large memory
pairs are configured with smaller memory pairs, the largest memory cards must be
installed in the lowest order slots.

Figure 2–6 Removing a Memory Card
Memory Card

System Bus
Card Cage

PK0679-96

To remove a memory card, loosen the captive screw on the top brace of the card and
lift the card from the cage.

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2.5 Install New System Drawer (Cabinet)
You install the new system drawer at the front of the cabinet.

Figure 2–7 System Drawer Retaining Brackets

Front

Rear

Retaining
Bracket

Retaining
Bracket
Support Rail

PK-0684-96

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WARNING: The system drawer, fully configured, weighs 45 kg (100 lbs). Two
people are required to install a system drawer in the cabinet.
1.

Install the new system drawer at the front of the cabinet. Position the system
drawer so that the power supply section is located at the front of the cabinet.

Carefully slide the system drawer onto the support rails. The interlock
mechanism will catch the drawer and hold it in place (see Figure 2–8).

Secure the system drawer by fastening the retaining brackets with screws (two
brackets at the front of the cabinet and one bracket at the rear of the cabinet).
See Figure 2–7.

Plug the power cable(s) into the power strip at the bottom of the cabinet and into
the front of the system drawer.

Tie-wrap the power and signal cables to either the cabinet mounting holes or
cable management bracket. Provide strain relief to cable connectors to avoid
disconnection during operation.

Figure 2–8 Interlock Mechanism (Rear)

Interlock
Mechanism

PK-0650-96

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2-11

2.6 Install New System Drawer (Pedestal)
Figure 2–9 Installing New System Drawer (Pedestal)

Screws
(2)

PK-0618-96

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WARNING: The system drawer, fully configured, weighs 45 kg (100 lbs). Two
people are required to install a system drawer in the pedestal.
1.

Lift the drawer onto the pedestal base.

Attach the drawer to the pedestal by installing the four screws at each corner of
the pedestal base (see Figure 2–9).

Attach the pedestal tray (see Section 2.2).

Attach the top cover by sliding it into the two rear brackets and install the two
screws at the front of the pedestal (see Figure 2–2).

Plug the power cable(s) into the power strip at the bottom of the cabinet and into
the front of the system drawer.

Attach the front door.

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2-13

Chapter 3
Verification
This chapter provides the system drawer verification procedure. See the
AlphaServer 4000 or 4100 System Drawer User’s Guide for more information.
Sections include:
•

Restore System Information

•

Update Firmware

Verification

3-1

3.1 Restore System Information
After you have installed the new system drawer, turn on the system and check
the power-up test.
Check the system configuration against the old
configuration. Insert the diskette and restore the system environment variable
settings and ECU data. Issue the set command to set the system model number
and serial number.

NOTE: You must type the commands exactly as they appear in Example 3–1.

Example 3–1 Restoring Environment Variables

P00>>> sho dev floppy
polling floppy0 (FLOPPY) PCEB - XBUS hose 0
dva0.0.0.1000.0
DVA0
RX23
P00>>> cat dva0.0.0.1000.0 -l 2200 >pmem:800000
P00>>> cat pmem:800000 >eerom
P00>>> cat pmem:802000 >toy
P00>>> show *
auto_action
HALT
boot_dev
boot_file
boot_osflags
boot_reset
OFF

[All environment variables are listed in output]
P00>>> set sys_serial_num NI49304561
P00>>> set sys_model_num 4100
P00>>> test

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Press the control panel Halt button to reset the system.
Press the Power button to power up the system. After powering up the system,
testing begins and status messages display. Check the test results and system
configuration. At the SRM console prompt, restore the EV settings and use the set
command to set the system model number and serial number.

Ê
Ë
Ì
Í
Î
Ï
Ð

Insert the diskette into the system drawer diskette drive. Enter the command
show device floppy to initialize the console diskette driver.
Copy the contents of the diskette to memory.
Restore the ESC NVRAM contents to memory.
Restore the TOY NVRAM contents to memory.
Enter a show * command to check environment variable settings.
Issue the command set sys_serial_num to restore the system serial number.
Update the model number by entering the set sys_model_num command.
You may enter the test command to verify the system.

Verification

3-3

3.2 Update Firmware
Use the Loadable Firmware Update (LFU) Utility to update system firmware.
In Example 3–2 the user inserts the update CD-ROM, issues the LFU command,
and selects cda0 as the load device. In Example 3–3 the user starts LFU by
using a boot dka500 command.

Example 3–2 Updating Firmware with LFU Command
P00>>> lfu
***** Loadable Firmware Update Utility *****
Select firmware load device (cda0, dva0, ewa0), or
Press <return> to bypass loading and proceed to LFU: cda0
Please enter the name of the options firmware files list, or
Press <return> to use the default filename [AS4X00FW]: AS4X00CP
Copying AS4X00CP from DKA500.5.0.1.1 .
Copying [as4x00]RHREADME from DKA500.5.0.1.1 .
Copying [as4x00]RHSRMROM from DKA500.5.0.1.1 ....................
Copying [as4x00]RHARCROM from DKA500.5.0.1.1 .............
----------------------------------------------------------------Function
Description
----------------------------------------------------------------Display
Displays the system’s configuration table.
Exit
Done exit LFU (reset).
List
Lists the device, revision, firmware name, and
update revision.
Lfu
Restarts LFU.
Readme
Lists important release information.
Update
Replaces current firmware with loadable data image.
Verify
Compares loadable and hardware images.
? or Help
Scrolls this function table.
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Ê
Ë

UPD> list
Device
AlphaBIOS
srmflash

Current Revision
V5.12-2
V1.2-4

Filename
arcrom
srmrom

Update Revision
V5.24-0
V3.0-10
Continued on next page

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Ê
Ë

Ì
Í

Select the device from which firmware will be loaded. The choices are the
internal CD-ROM, the internal floppy disk, or a network device. In this
example, the internal CD-ROM is selected.
Select the file that has the firmware update, or press Enter to select the default
file. The file options are:
AS4X00FW
(default)

SRM console, AlphaBIOS console, and I/O adapter
firmware.

AS4X00CP

SRM console and AlphaBIOS console firmware only.

AS4X00IO

I/O adapter firmware only.

In this example the file for console firmware (AlphaBIOS and SRM) is
selected.
The LFU function table and prompt (UPD>) display.
Use the LFU list command to determine the revision of firmware in a device
and the most recent revision of that firmware available in the selected file. In
this example, the resident firmware for each console (SRM and AlphaBIOS) is
at an earlier revision than the firmware in the update file.
Continued on next page

Verification

3-5

Example 3–2 Updating Firmware with LFU Command
(Continued)

UPD> update *
WARNING: updates may take several minutes to complete for each
device.
Confirm update on: AlphaBIOS
[Y/(N)] y
DO NOT ABORT!
AlphaBIOS
Updating to V5.24-0... Verifying V5.24-0... PASSED.

Confirm update on: srmflash
DO NOT ABORT!
srmflash

Updating to V3.0-10... Verifying V3.0-10..PASSED.

UPD> exit

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Î
Ï
Ð

The update command updates the device specified or all devices. In this
example, the wildcard indicates that all devices supported by the selected
update file will be updated.
For each device, you are asked to confirm that you want to update the
firmware. The default is no. Once the update begins, do not abort the
operation. Doing so will corrupt the firmware on the module.
The exit command returns you to the console from which you entered LFU
(either SRM or AlphaBIOS).

Verification

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Example 3–3 Updating Firmware Using Boot DKA500 Command

P00>>> b dka500
(boot dka500.5.0.1.1)
Building FRU table
bootstrap code read in
base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 16d400
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 1f2000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code

Starting Firmware Update Utility
***** Loadable Firmware Update Utility *****
---------------------------------------------------------Function
Description
---------------------------------------------------------Display
Displays the system’s configuration table.
Exit
Done exit LFU (reset).
List
Lists the device, revision, firmware name,and
update revision.
Lfu
Restarts LFU.
Readme
Lists important release information.
Update
Replaces current firmware with loadable data
image.
Verify
Compares loadable and hardware images.
? or Help
Scrolls this function table.
---------------------------------------------------------UPD>
In Example 3–3 the user inserts the firmware update CD-ROM, and then enters the
command b dka500 ( ) to start LFU ( ).

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Index

A
AlphaBIOS console, 3-5

C
CPU cards, 2-8
Configuration rules, 2-9

I/O card cage, 2-5
Interlock mechanism, 2-11

L
Loadable Firmware Update (LFU)
Utility, 3-4

M
Memory cards, 2-8

Diskette
restoring information from, 3-2
saving information to, 1-4

ECU data, 1-4, 3-2
Environment variables, 1-2, 3-2
ESC NVRAM, 1-3, 3-3

Serial number, 1-2
Shipping brackets, 2-2
SRM console, 3-5

I/O adapter firmware, 3-5

TOY NVRAM, 1-3, 3-3

Pedestal tray, 2-5

Index-1