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Conference mvblab::alphaserver_4100

Title:AlphaServer 4100
Moderator:MOVMON::DAVISS
Created:Tue Apr 16 1996
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:648
Total number of notes:3158

646.0. "CDROM not visible on 4100 during minimum boot" by TROOA::HANDY (L. Handy, MCSE DTN 626-3210) Tue Jun 03 1997 15:46

    I am having problems getting the CDROM to be visible on our Alphaserver
    4100 EV56/466 system w/ 4GB RAM.
    
    I have booted OpenVMS v6.21H3, with 'startup_p1' set to 'min' (I am
    planning an OpenVMS 7.1 upgrade).  BUT, the cdrom is not visible from
    the command $ show device.
    
    The cdrom is know to be working, when booting Unix or NT.  The SRM
    console 'show device' seems to work fine, with the cdrom device visible
    on the internal NCR controller.
    
    Note that I executed 'sysman> io autoconfigure'.
    
    Any suggestions?
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Name		DateLines
646.1Feedback from VMSMAY30::CUMMINSTue Jun 03 1997 17:0321
From:	STAR::KFOLLIEN     "Ken Follien 381-2632 OpenVMS Systems Group"  3-JUN-1997 15:34:48.89
To:	MAY30::CUMMINS
CC:	JHUBER,KFOLLIEN
Subj:	RE: Any ideas on this one?

			Reference- 'startup_p1' set to 'min'
			-----------------------------------

From the SYSGEN Help file :


       STARTUP_P1 specifies the type of system boot the system-
       independent startup procedure is to perform. If STARTUP_P1 is
       blank, "FULL" is used as parameter 1; "MIN" indicates a minimum
       boot that starts only what is absolutely necessary for the
       operating system to run.

Bill, in this case all you would see is the booted system disk and OPA0

If you are going to do an upgrade, boot the cdrom... This is all in the
VMS Doc Set... Ken
646.2Seems odd.USPS::FPRUSSFrank Pruss, 202-232-7347Tue Jun 03 1997 19:516
    SYSMAN> IO AUTOCONFIGURE 
    
    should have found the CD after a minimum boot.  This should be
    investigated.
    
    But .1 is right, to do an upgrade, boot off the CD.
646.3Use /LOG/FULLSTAR::jacobi.zko.dec.com::jacobiPaul A. Jacobi - OpenVMS Systems GroupWed Jun 04 1997 14:108
I suggest you post the output of the following SYSMAN command which 
generates additional informational messages:

SYSMAN>IO AUTOCONFIGURE/FULL/LOG


					-Paul
646.4Update: Found workaround by booting of cdromTROOA::HANDYL. Handy, MCSE DTN 626-3210Wed Jun 04 1997 14:4114
    Thanks for the feedback.  Yes, I did execute sysman IO autoconfigure
    with no change.  I understand the implications of 'startup_p1 = "min"',
    but the io autoconfigure was my problem.
    
    My workaround was to boot directly from the OpenVMS 7.1 cdrom, then
    select 'preserve' then 'upgrade' in order to upgrade my system disk.  I
    believe that this is a great feature built into VMS.  When I used this
    method, all devices were then recognized on the system from this point
    on.
    
    (Never did get a chance to perform io autoconfigure/full/log- sorry.
    
    Lyndon