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Conference wrksys::mikasa

Title:AlphaServer 1000 (aka Mikasa)
Moderator:WRKSYS::HESCHG
Created:Mon Nov 14 1994
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:917
Total number of notes:3293

910.0. "HOW TO INSERT A DELAY AFTER POWERUP" by SOSGPX::FIORINI () Thu May 29 1997 13:08

    Hi all,
    
    I have installed two Alphaserver 1000 5/400 with Digital_Unix in a 
    DEC SAFE enviroment.
    Both system has :
    SRM         V 4.8-74
    ARC         V 5.28
    OSF PALCODE V 1.21-6
    VMS PALCODE V 1.19-4
    SERIAL ROM  V 1.0
    
    The systems are unattended and I have set the "auto_action=BOOT".
    I' d like that the second system boots 8 minutes after the
    first system in order to avoid concurrent accesses to the shared
    SCSI bus.
     
    In the past I had such need and I edited the nvram in order to
    insert a delay (i.e. 480 seconds):
    
    *10 stop -driver
    *20 sleep 480
    *30 start -driver
    *exit
     
    Now it does not work, and the system boots immediatly after the power
    on test.
    
    Any idea if is still possible to insert such delay.
    
    Thanks in advance for a prompt answer.
    
    Regard
    
    Moreno Fiorini
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910.1more info pleaseSK8SAV::BUCKINGHAMHarold BuckinghamThu May 29 1997 17:258
I can't reproduce the problem here.
can you do a "sleep 10" from the >>> prompt?
can you post a "show *"?

Are you using the front panel reset button to reset the system or the init
command?

Harold
910.2DELAY AFTER POWERUPSOSGPX::FIORINITue Jun 03 1997 11:3129
    
    Hi Harold,
    
    the exact sequence I give to install a console patch which restart drivers 
    8 minutes after powerup is the following:
    
    >>>edit nvram
    *10 stop -driver
    *20 sleep 480
    *30 start -driver
    *exit
    
    Then I tested the patch by power-cycling the system, but the system
    booted immediatly, that means the patch had no effect.
    
    Regarding the output of "show *" it is a long list of parameters, and I
    do not know how to capture them, because the system is in console mode.
    Have you an idea how to do it?
    Do you need to know any special parameters?
    
    Thanks again for the support
    
    regards,  
    
    Moreno
910.3try it from the consoleSK8SAV::BUCKINGHAMHarold BuckinghamWed Jun 04 1997 09:164
can you try typing in the commands from the console prompt?  You don't need
to sleep for 8 min though, a "sleep 20" should be enough.

Harold