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ComponentValue
System Type

AlphaServer ES40 6/667

Serial Number

SN01234567

Number of CPUs4
System memory512 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 a "show config" command at ">>>" prompt of HP Alpha console, for example:

>>>show config

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PCI Bus

Bus 00 Slot 03: DECchip 21142 Network Controller
ewa0.0.0.3.0 00-00-F8-03-9A-6D

Bus 00 Slot 07: Cypress PCI Peripheral Controller

Bus 00 Slot 07: Function 1: PCI IDE

Bus 00 Slot 07: Function 2: PCI IDE

Bus 00 Slot 07: PCI USB

Bus 00 Slot 08: DECchip 21052 PCI to PCI Bridge

Bus 01 Slot 08: ISP1040 Scsi Controller
pka0.7.0.1008.0 SCSI Bus ID 7
dka0.0.0.1008.0 RZ2DD-KS
dka400.4.0.1008.0 RRD45

>>>

The "show config" command collects the following information of placement of peripheral devices on PCI bus:

  • Bus number
  • Slot number
  • Function number

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Creation of CHARON-AXP configuration file

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Next, create disk images using the "mkdskcmdutility:

 

$ mkdskcmd -d rz24 -o /my_disks/rz24.vdisk
Please wait...
100% done
Success.
$ mkdskcmd -d rz23 -o /my_disks/rz23.vdisk
Please wait...
100% done
Success.
$ mkdskcmd -d rz22 -o /my_disks/rz22.vdisk
Please wait...
100% done
Success.
$ mkdskcmd -d rz28 -o /my_disks/bootable.vdisk
Please wait...100% done
Success.

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Next, restore the new savesets to their corresponding virtual disks. Login to CHARON-AXP and issue this sequence of commands to restore all the savesets created on the previous step: 

newvms$ MOUNT/FOREIGN DKA0:
newvms$ BACKUP/IMAGE DKA300:[000000]DKA0.BCK/SAVE DKA0:
newvms$ DISMOUNT DKA0:
newvms$ MOUNT/FOREIGN DKA100:
newvms$ BACKUP/IMAGE DKA300:[000000]DKA100.BCK/SAVE DKA100:
newvms$ DISMOUNT DKA100:
newvms$ MOUNT/FOREIGN DKA200:
newvms$ BACKUP/IMAGE DKA300:[000000]DKA200.BCK/SAVE DKA200:
newvms$ DISMOUNT DKA200:

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