Page Comparison

Copyright

(C)

1999-2019

STROMASYS
#

All

rights

reserved.
#
#

The

software

contained

on

this

media

is

proprietary

to

and

embodies
#

the

confidential

technology

of

STROMASYS.

Possession,

use,

duplication,
#

or

dissemination

of

the

software

and

media

is

authorized

only

pursuant
#

to

a

valid

written

license

from

STROMASYS.
#
#============================================================================
#
#

Sample

configuration

file

for

AlphaServer

DS20

machines.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

set

session

hw_model

=

AlphaServer_DS20

#============================================================================
#
#

Choose

a

name

for

the

instance,

if

needed,

to

differentiate

it

among

other
#

instances

running

on

the

same

host.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

session

configuration_name

=

AlphaServer_DS20

#============================================================================
#
#

Use

the

following

commands

to

disable

the

rotating

LOG

files

and

enable
#

a

single

LOG

file.

Select

either

append

or

overwrite

(for

each

time

the
#

instance

starts)

and

specify

desired

log

path

and

file

name.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

set

session

log_method

=

append
#set

session

log_method

=

overwrite
#set

session

log

=

AlphaServer_DS20.log

#============================================================================
#
#

Overrides

system

assigned

process's

CPU

affinity.

The

session

changes
#

the

process's

CPU

affinity

to

the

one

specified.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

session

affinity="0,

1,

2,

3"

#============================================================================
#
#

The

'n_of_io_cpus'

option

overrides

number

of

host

CPU

cores

reserved

for
#

I/O

processing.

If

omitted

the

session

reserves

33%

of

available

host

CPU
#

cores

for

I/O

processing.

Note

that

total

amount

of

available

host

CPU
#

cores

is

determined

based

on

process's

CPU

affinity.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

session

n_of_io_cpus=1
#set

session

n_of_io_cpus=2
#set

session

n_of_io_cpus=...

#============================================================================
#
#

AlphaServer

DS20

6/500
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

ace

cpu_architecture

=

EV6
#set

rom

dsrdb[0]

=

1920

system_name

=

"AlphaServer

DS20

6/500"

#============================================================================
#
#

AlphaServer

DS20E

67/667
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

set

ace

cpu_architecture

=

EV67
set

rom

dsrdb[0]

=

1940

system_name

=

"AlphaServer

DS20E

67/667"

#============================================================================
#
#

The

'n_of_cpus'

option

reduces

number

of

emulated

Alpha

CPUs

in

the
#

configuration.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

session

n_of_cpus=1

#============================================================================
#
#

Override

default

System

Serial

Number.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

rom

system_serial_number

=

SN01234567

#============================================================================
#
#

Specify

size

of

RAM

from

256MB

up

to

32768MB

(32GB)

in

256MB

extents.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

ram

size=256
#set

ram

size=512
#set

ram

size=1024
#set

ram

size=4096
#set

ram

size=32768

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

allow

the

virtual

SRM

console

environment

be

preserved

across
#

emulator

restarts.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

rom

container="AlphaServer_DS20.bin"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

allow

saving

CMOS

NVRAM

content,

so

that

to

preserve
#

Time

&

Date

information.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

toy

container="AlphaServer_DS20.dat"

#============================================================================
#
#

Select

the

connection

method

for

the

console

serial

line

OPA0.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

COM1

alias

=

OPA0

line

=

"/dev/ttyN"
#set

COM1

alias

=

OPA0

port

=

10003
#set

COM1

alias

=

OPA0

port

=

10003

application

=

"xterm

-title

OPA0

-e

telnet

127.0.0.1

10003"
#set

COM1

alias

=

OPA0

port

=

10003

application

=

"xterm

-title

OPA0

-e

chterm

-h

127.0.0.1:10003"
set

COM1

alias

=

OPA0

line

=

(console)

#

...

fallback

to

legacy

mode

...
#load

physical_serial_line

OPA0

line="/dev/ttyN"
#load

virtual_serial_line

OPA0

port=10003
#load

operator_console

OPA0

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
#

Uncomment

to

allow

'F6'

to

terminate

the

running

emulator.

Closing

console
#

satellite

application

may

also

be

used

for

that.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

OPA0

stop_on

=

"F6"
#set

OPA0

stop_on

=

"Application"
#set

OPA0

stop_on

=

"F6,

Application"

#============================================================================
#
#

Select

connection

for

the

serial

line

TTA0.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

COM2

alias

=

TTA0

line

=

"/dev/ttyN"
#set

COM2

alias

=

TTA0

port

=

10000
#set

COM2

alias

=

TTA0

port

=

10000

application

=

"xterm

-title

TTA0

-e

telnet

127.0.0.1

10000"
#set

COM2

alias

=

TTA0

port

=

10000

application

=

"xterm

-title

TTA0

-e

chterm

-h

127.0.0.1:10000"

#============================================================================
#
#

Improve

granularity

of

emulated

AXP

timer.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

isa

clock_period

=

1000

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

DQA0

to

host's

ATAPI

CD/DVD-ROM

drive.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

ide

container

=

"/dev/sg<N>"

#============================================================================
#
#

Enable

support

for

AlphaStation

Sound

Card

(AD1848).
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#load

PCXBJ

AUA

#============================================================================
#
#

Load

optional

DE500BA

PCI

Ethernet

Adapter

(EWA).
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#load

DE500BA

EWA

interface

=

EWA0
#load

packet_port

EWA0

interface

=

"(disabled)"

#============================================================================
#
#

Attach

the

EWA

to

the

host's

NIC.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

EWA0

interface

=

"eth<N>"

#============================================================================
#
#

Load

another

optional

DE500BA

PCI

Ethernet

Adapter

(EWB).
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#load

DE500BA

EWB

interface

=

EWB0
#load

packet_port

EWB0

interface

=

"(disabled)"

#============================================================================
#
#

Attach

the

EWB

to

the

host's

NIC.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

EWB0

interface

=

"eth<N>"

#============================================================================
#
#

Load

another

optional

DE500BA

PCI

Ethernet

Adapter

(EWC).
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#load

DE500BA

EWC

interface

=

EWC0
#load

packet_port

EWC0

interface

=

"(disabled)"

#============================================================================
#
#

Attach

the

EWC

to

the

host's

NIC.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

EWC0

interface

=

"eth<N>"

#============================================================================
#
#

The

AlphaServer

DS20

contains

two

built-in

PCI

SCSI

adapters

called

PKA

and
#

PKB

within

the

configuration

file.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

DKA0

to

the

disk

image.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKA

container[0]

=

"<file-name>.vdisk"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

DKA100

to

a

host

disk

drive.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKA

container[100]

=

"/dev/sd<L>"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

GKA200

to

an

unknown

SCSI

device.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKA

container[200]

=

"/dev/sg<N>"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

DKA300

to

the

host's

CD/DVD-ROM

drive.
#
#

Device

name

may

be

different

depending

on

particular

version

of

host
#

operating

system.

Choose

one

which

suits

best.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKA

container[300]

=

"/dev/cdrom"
#set

PKA

container[300]

=

"/dev/cdrom1"
#set

PKA

container[300]

=

"/dev/cdrom<N>"
#set

PKA

container[300]

=

"/dev/sr0"
#set

PKA

container[300]

=

"/dev/sr<N>"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

DKA400

to

an

.ISO

file

(CD/DVD

image).
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKA

container[400]

=

"<file-name>.iso"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

MKA500

to

the

host's

SCSI

tape

drive.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKA

container[500]

=

"/dev/sg<N>"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

MKA600

to

a

.VTAPE

file

(tape

image).
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKA

container[600]

=

"<file-name>.vtape"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

DKB0

to

the

disk

image.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKB

container[0]

=

"<file-name>.vdisk"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

DKB100

to

a

host

disk

drive.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

PKB

container[100]

=

"/dev/sd<L>"

#============================================================================
#
#

Uncomment

to

connect