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| System Type | AlphaServer ES40 6/667 |
| Serial Number | SN01234567 |
| Number of CPUs | 4 |
| System memory | 512 Mb |
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In some particular situations it is also important to know the exact placement of all the peripheral devices on HP Alpha PCI bus. To get that information issue "show config" command at ">>>" prompt of HP Alpha console, for example:
The "show config" command collects the following information of placement of peripheral devices on PCI bus:
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Creation of CHARON-AXP configuration file
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Making disk images
In our example, possible mappings of KZPBA SCSI controller include disk and tape images. Tape images have not to be manually created whereas you have to provision disk images, as described below.
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This operation can also be done using Windows Explorer.
Start the "MkDisk" utility from the "Start" menu to create disk images:
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The main dialog of the utility will appear:
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Select "Alpha AXP" in the "Select System" drop-down menu, "SCSI" in the "All Controllers" drop-down menu and "RZ24" (for example) in the "Select Disk Type" drop-down menu.
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Press then the "Create Disk Image" button:
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The utility will ask you to specify the output file name. Select the "C:\My disks" directory created just before (or create it directly in the dialog) and press "Save" button:
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Installation of HP Alpha operating system
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