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license

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

Sample

configuration

file

for

AlphaServer

800

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

set

session

hw_model

=

AlphaServer_800

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

Choose

a

name

for

the

instance,

if

needed,

to

differentiate

it

among

other
#

instances

running

on

the

same

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

#set

session

configuration_name

=

AlphaServer_800

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

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_800.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

800

5/333
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

set

ace

cpu_architecture

=

EV56
set

rom

dsrdb[0]

=

1310

system_name

=

"AlphaServer

800

5/333"

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

AlphaServer

800

5/400
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

ace

cpu_architecture

=

EV56
#set

rom

dsrdb[0]

=

1584

system_name

=

"AlphaServer

800

5/400"

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

AlphaServer

800

5/500
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

ace

cpu_architecture

=

EV56
#set

rom

dsrdb[0]

=

1585

system_name

=

"AlphaServer

800

5/500"

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

Override

default

System

Serial

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

#set

rom

system_serial_number

=

SN01234567

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

Specify

size

of

RAM

from

256MB

up

to

8192MB

(8GB)

in

256MB

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

#set

ram

size=256
#set

ram

size=512
#set

ram

size=1024
#set

ram

size=4096
#set

ram

size=8192

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

Uncomment

to

allow

the

virtual

SRM

console

environment

be

preserved

across
#

emulator

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

#set

rom

container="AlphaServer_800.bin"

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

Uncomment

to

allow

saving

CMOS

NVRAM

content,

so

that

to

preserve
#

Time

&

Date

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

#set

toy

container="AlphaServer_800.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"

#

...

fallback

to

legacy

mode

...
#load

physical_serial_line

TTA0

line = "/dev/ttyN"
#load

virtual_serial_line

TTA0

port=10000

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

If

TTA0

is

loaded

in

legacy

mode,

attach

it

to

the

secondary

serial

line
#

controller

COM2.
#
#

ATTENTION:

Only

when

TTA0

(COM2)

is

in

legacy

mode!

Keep

the

line

commented
#

out

otherwise!
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#set

COM2

line

=

TTA0

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

Improve

granularity

of

emulated

AXP

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

#set

eisa

clock_period

=

1000

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

Load

optional

DE500BA

PCI

Ethernet

Adapter

(EWA).
#
#

TIP: You need to uncomment the "load DE500BA ..." line and one of the
# "load packet_port ..." lines below to attach the EWA to host NIC (or not)
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#load DE500BA EWA interface = EWA0

# choose this one to leave EWA unconnected
#load packet_port EWA0 interface = "(disabled)"

# choose this one to connect EWA to host's NIC (by its name)
#load packet_port EWA0 interface = "eth<N>"

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

The

AlphaServer

800

contains

built-in

PCI

SCSI

adapter

called

PKA

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

enable

emulation

of

secondary

DEC-KZPBA

SCSI

controller

(PKB).
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#load

KZPBA

PKB

scsi_id

=

7

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

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

the

emulator's

GKB200

to

an

unknown

SCSI

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

#set

PKB

container[200]

=

"/dev/sg<N>"

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

Uncomment

to

connect

the

emulator's

DKB300

to

the

host's

CD/DVD-ROM

drive.
#
#

Device

name

may

be

different

depending

on

particular

version

of

host
#

operating

system.