> An update to this. > > I picked up the Alphaserver today, powered up fine. I reset the system > password so I could log in. > > It is running OpenVMS 7.1 and has 7 disks in the Storageworks box. > > When I log in only the boot disk shows up from the $ show dev command. > Nothing else, no CD, no tape which are all there. > > On powerup it shows: > > bus 2 slot 0 pka Qlogic ISP10x0 > bus 2 slot 1 ewa DecChip 21040-AA > bus 2 slot 2 pua DEC KFPSA > bus 0 slot 11 dra Mylex DAC960 > bus 0 slot 12 drb Mylex DAC960 > bus 3 slot 0 pkb Qlogic ISP10x0
You’ve got a KZP*A, DE500, DSSI, pair of KZPAC (probably) and another KZP*A > I think 4 of the storageworks disks are in a Raid in the storageworks (DRB). > The DRA raid must have been external since on startup it spends time waiting > for it and finally gives up. I’d pull whichever KZPAC isn’t connected to anything any more along with the KFPSA which will speed up INIT if nothing else. > In console mode: > > >>> show dev > DKA400 RRD45 > DKB400 RZ28 > DKB500 RZ29 > DKB600 RZ29 > DRA0 4 member RAID 5 > DRA1 1 member JBOD > DRB0 4 member RAID 5 > DVA0 > MKA500 TLZ07 > EWA0 mac address > PKA0 SCSI bus > PKB0 SCSI bus > PIA0 DSSI Bus ID 3 The first KZP*A has the CDROM and tape drive so that’s probably a KZPAA (Qlogic QLA1040), the internal disk shelf must be split bus if you’ve got 7 drives in there, 3 on the 2nd KZPAA (or BA) and 4 on the KZPAC. > My desire is to setup this machine and use it, however, I don't want to undo > things I can't put back together again. Any thoughts or advice? See above :) Take out boards that aren’t connected to anything. I assume you’re doing a MINIMUM boot which would explain the lack of devices when you log in? Pictures may help too. Cheers, — Adrian/Witchy Binary Dinosaurs - Celebrating Computing History from 1972 onwards w: binarydinosaurs.co.uk t: @binarydinosaurs f: facebook.com/binarydinosaurs
