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| Title: | Alpha Support Conference |
| Notice: | This is a new Alphanotes, please read note 2.2 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
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| Created: | Thu Jan 02 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 128 |
| Total number of notes: | 617 |
45.0. "PCI-VME adapter not supported on 4000,2100A ?" by 22603::ALLENCHEN () Thu Feb 13 1997 03:22
Hi,
We've a case need PCI-VME adapter on Alphaserver which runs UNIX,
I've checked the SPD 61.54.02 (Digital PCI-VME adapter driver, Digital
UNIX, Version 4.0), according to this SPD, if we order a PCI-VME
adapter (DWPVC-BA) this driver is included.
But the point is : according to this SPD, which Alphaserver 4000,
Alphaserver 2100A 5/300 are NOT SUPPORTED processors, that are the
target machines we purpose to customer.
The last update date of this SPD is Dec. 1996, is the status has
changed ? if not, when will the above models are supported ?
TKS in advance.
Rgds,
Allen Chen/Digital Taiwan/2-13-'97
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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 45.1 | DIGITAL_UNIX | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Thu Feb 13 1997 09:51 | 8 |
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You'll want to check with the folks over in the Digital UNIX notes
conference, or contact the Digital UNIX Product manager directly.
You'll also want to look around for variant releases and associated
SPDs, as there are variants of most of the recent UNIX releases,
each often adding support for new hardware and new systems.
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| 45.2 | Status update - refer to ADISSW::VME for future announcements | MNATUR::LISTON | | Thu Feb 13 1997 12:13 | 25 |
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Allen,
Support of the Bit 3 PCI-VME adapter (DWPVC-**) is as documented
in the December 1996 SPD you listed. There are a couple of additional
systems to be added to the supported list based upon recent testing.
I expect a revised SPD will be forthcoming in the late March/early
April timeframe.
However, the AlphaServer 2100 5/300 hasn't been qualified yet
because we don't have one to test with. As for the AlphaServer 4000,
the DWPVC product will not be supported on that platform. The product
positioning is that it will be sold on low-end AlphaStation platforms
and low-end AlphaServer platforms up to the 2100A. We plan to be selling
a PCI32-VME64 interface on the AlphaServer 4000's up through the
AlphaServer 8x00 platforms. Other configurations can be custom quoted
(and locally supported) but most likely will never show up in the SPD as
supported.
Regards,
Kevin
P.S. There is a conference on ADISSW (ADISSW::VME) dedicated to VME
adapter products.
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| 45.3 | | TPOVC::ALLENCHEN | | Fri Feb 14 1997 05:16 | 7 |
| Kevin,
TKS for your information, I'll also put it on ADISSW::VME
Rgds,
Allen Chen/Digital Taiwan
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