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6432.0. "Out of memory on RCU boot" by NCMAIL::NAGYP (Do more with less,faster....) Thu Feb 27 1997 11:50

    I'm looking at a brand new alphaserver 4100 (BA30A-AA) 
    
    	4 cpu's 
    	2-128mb arrays
    	Kzpsa
    	2- rz29b's ( one had FIS open VMS 7.2)
    
    AlphaBios is currently at 5.24-0
    SRM is at 3.0-10
    
    The customer would simply like to set up a RAID 1 set (mirroring) the
    system disk and the currently unused RZ29. Whenever I attempt to invoke
    the Standalone RAID configuration utility, I get a "debug" window at
    the top of my graphics monitor with an "out of memory error" message. 
    
    My only alternative at this time is to reboot. 
    
    Spoke with support, they had me set the parameter "memory_exer" from
    "full" to "none" at the console.
    
    This did nothing for me. I also attempted to run the RCU from both the 
    	
    	P000> alphabios
    
    and the 
    
    	P000> ARC
    
    methods, nothing seems to change my symptom. Any suggestions? Am I out
    of memory on the SWXCR?
    
    Other that this little quirk, openvms boots and runs fine. Many future
    sales of Rawhide systems could hinge on this one...
    
    Phil Nagy 
    
           Syracuse, N.Y.
    DTN 256-5782
    pg- 315-467-2502

   The problem was a third party prototype PCi card (that I hadn't realized
    was in the system) conflicting somehow on the bus. Removal of this
    module resulted in sucessful booting of the RCU.
    
    Phil Nagy