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| Title: | VAX and Alpha VMS |
| Notice: | This is a new VMSnotes, please read note 2.1 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
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| Created: | Wed Jan 22 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 703 |
| Total number of notes: | 3722 |
569.0. "Problem installing VMS7.0 on AS1000A 5/333" by DEKVC::SWSPKO () Wed May 07 1997 05:44
I have a problem installing OpenVMS on Alphaserver 1000A 5/333.
It was originally configured as NT system, and I switched to SRM to install
OpenVMS AXP 7.0.
The firmware version installed was as follows.
1) SRM V4.8-74, ARC V5.28, VMS Palcode V1.19-4
I tried firmware 3.7 update CD also.
2) SRM V4.6-227, ARC V5.21, VMS Palcode V1.18-2
The image is [ALPHA1000A]AS1000A_E5_V4_6.EXE
3) SRM V4.5-80 , ARC V5.13, VMS Palcode V1.21-4
The image is [ALPHA1000A]AS1000A_E5_V4_5.EXE
I tried all possible combination using 1),2),3) and VMS7.0, VMS6.2, VMS6.2 1H2,
but failed with the same CPU halt message.
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jumping to bootstrap code
Halted CPU0
Halt code = 5
Halt instruction executed
PC = 2000fd98
Firmware 3.2 update CD comes with VMS6.2, and Firmware 3.5 update CD comes with
VMS6.2 1H2. I tried to setup those 2 firmware CD using ">>> b -fl 0,a0 dka400",
but got the same CPU halt message.
Firmware 3.7 update CD was the only one I got success, which comes with Digital
-Unix4.0.
Is there any expert out there to help me? I'd really appreciate it.
Best Regards,
Lee
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| 569.1 | | UTURBO::utojvdbu1.uto.dec.com::JurVanDerBurg | Change mode to Panic! | Wed May 07 1997 09:49 | 4 |
| You need either VMS V6.2-1H3 or V7.1 or above for this machine. V7.0 won't work.
Jur.
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| 569.2 | How To Get Minimum OpenVMS Version Information | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Wed May 07 1997 10:37 | 20 |
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Here are some ways to find out the minimum OpenVMS version needed:
o Check HUMANE::SYS$PUBLIC:EASYNOTES.LIS for the platform
notes conference, and look there.
o Link to http://webir.das.dec.com/ and look up the product
announcement information.
o Link to http://comet.alf.dec.com/ and run a search for a
document title (in the stars_operating_systems area) that
matches the string "CPU Operating System Versions and Release
Dates Table Flowchart". (I'll see about posting a copy of this
document here -- it is _well_ worth having a local copy.)
Note that any platform first supported by a V6.2-1Hx hardware release
is next supported by V7.1 -- the V6.2-1Hx releases post-date the V7.0
release, and contain more configuration and platform support than V7.0.
Also note that V6.2-1H3 contains all of the prior V6.2-1Hx releases.
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| 569.3 | OpenVMS Minimum Versions, Upgrade Paths, Etc: See 9.* | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Wed May 07 1997 12:20 | 6 |
| re: Note 569.2
: ... matches the string "CPU Operating System Versions and Release
: Dates Table Flowchart". (I'll see about posting a copy of this
: document here -- it is _well_ worth having a local copy.)
See note 9.* here for a pointer to the above document.
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