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Conference giadev::decstation

Title:DECstation PC Conference
Notice:register note 2, see notes 3 & 4
Moderator:TARKIN::LININD
Created:Tue Jan 10 1989
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:7470
Total number of notes:34994

7386.0. "ZX6000 2P to 4P upgrade" by CHEFS::humph2.reo.dec.com::austinr (Rhys Austin (Server Product Mgr]) Mon Mar 17 1997 10:51

We have a customer who currently has a PRIORIS ZX6200 2/P system running 
Windows NT 3.51 (RLN Remote Lan Node) who wishes to upgrade him to four 
processors.

Can someone who has done this tell me in detail what is required so I can 
inform an engineer who will go to site 'blind'.

1. Does the SCU need to be run ? If so what needs to be changed ?
2. Does NT need to be reconfigured in any way - if so how ?

Anything else need doing ? 

It's a prestigious account that we've already had some problems with so we 
have to make this upgrade go smoothly.

Thanks in advance for all advice

Rhys
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7386.1Might try here.PCBUOA::WHITECParrot_TrooperMon Mar 17 1997 12:5014
    
    If it's a premiere site, then wouldn't you want someone there that
    knew what was going on?   Sorry Rhys, couldn't resist. (Toung firmly
    in cheek)
    
    There are documents that describe what's available and involved on
    our internal web server.  
    akin40.ako.dec.com/dataroot/General/PGCONFIG1.htm
    
    It should be easy enough to follow.  I could only imagine that the docs
    would be availabe through the Learning Utility.
    
    Chet White
    
7386.2CHEFS::humph2.reo.dec.com::austinrRhys Austin (Server Product Mgr]Tue Mar 18 1997 06:1312
Hi Chet,
	

Yup you're dead right I would want someone who knew what to do but it's 
finding someone who has done it :-)

I tried the WEB location you referred to but it only tells me what to buy, 
not what to do to install. What's the learning utility ?

Thanks

RHYS
7386.3MCSLU.....don't have it right off.PCBUOA::WHITECParrot_TrooperTue Mar 18 1997 08:575
    
    the docs state manuals/installation guides....that's where the LU comes
    in....there's a web page run my MCS that you cal get these docs from.
    
    chet
7386.4MCSLU at a site near you ...YASHAR::RONNIEBDebt Free! Thank You, Jesus!Tue Mar 18 1997 09:4920
   The MCS Learning Utility is available from 12 corporate servers;
   choose the site closest to you from:

   		Americas
   http://www-mcslu.alf.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Alpharetta, GA)
   http://www-mcslu.das.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Andover, MA)
   http://www-mcslu.cxo.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Colorado Springs, CO)

		Europe
   http://www-mcslu.reo.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Reading, England)
   http://www-mcslu.geo.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Geneva, Switzerland)
   http://www-mcslu.evt.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Evry, France)
   http://www-mcslu.soo.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Stockholm, Sweden)
   http://www-mcslu.rto.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Munich, Germany)
   http://www-mcslu.uto.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Utrecht, Netherlands)

   		Asia/Pacific
   http://www-mcslu.hgo.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Tai Koo Shing, Hong Hong)
   http://www-mcslu.sno.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Sydney, Australia)
   http://www-mcslu.tko.dec.com/mcsl/mcslhome.html   (Tokyo, Japan)
7386.5How to upgrade a 2P ZX to a 4P ZXSUTRA::16.192.160.138::BatsSpeeding, speeding, I'm always speedingThu Mar 20 1997 09:0536


	To upgrade a 2P ZX6000 to a 4P ZX6000:

	Step 1:	Shut down the system, and remove the terminator that's
		installed in the second CPU card slot.

	Step 2: Install the additional CPU card, in the free slot.
		Make sure that the new card, has the same jumper settings
		as the already existing one, and ensure that they are both
		166MHz variants or 200MHz variants.

	Step 3: Boot the system, and enter the SCU (If installed with 
		Quick Launch, boot into the DOS prompt and go into the
		SCU directory, and activate SCU.BAT.
		Verify that you have really 4 CPUs.
		(The BIOS should already have put this on the screen)

	Step 4: Reboot the system and you're all set.

	
	There's no need to do anything to Windows NT.
	On a Prioris ZX5xxx/ZX6xxx/MX6xxx/HX6xxx Windows NT will always think
	that you have a Multiprocessor and install the Multiprocessor kernel.
	Even for a single processor variant.
	(Unless you go into the SCU and tell it to disable the MPS APIC, which
	 disables the OS of detecting the MPS capability)
	So the correct kernel and hal are already in place.
	Basically peace of cake.
	

	Pjotrr

	(From a experience Prioris hacker)