Conference 7.286::fddi

1588.0. "Boot Alphaserver 2100 4/200 over FDDI?" by FRSBOG::MGRUENWALD () Thu Feb 16 1995 09:25

    Is it possible to boot a Alpha Server 2100 4/200 over the FDDI?
    OpenVMS AXP V6.1 AXPSHAD04_061
    No connection via ethernet, only FDDI connection.
    Firmware revision 3.9 is installed.
    MOP request is answered.
    System disk is served.
    Satellite is added with CLUSTER_CONFIG.

    The following messages

    P00>>>b fra0 -fl 1,30000
    (boot fra0.0.0.3.1 -flags 1,30000)

    Trying MOP boot.
    ........

    Network load complete.
    Host name: NEON02
    Host address: aa-00-04-00-a0-04

    bootstrap code read in
    base = 1ea000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 7bc78
    initializing HWRPB at 2000
    initializing page table at 1dc000
    initializing machine state
    setting affinity to the primary CPU
    jumping to bootstrap code
    %APB-I-APBVER, Alpha Primary Bootstrap version X5SC
    Initializing XDELTA...
    Initial breakpoint not taken...
    Checking PALcode revisions...
    Creating APBs memory pool...
    Initializing TIMEDWAIT constants...
    %APB-I-BOOTDEV, Determining boot device type
    Initializing the system root specification...
    %APB-I-BOOTDRIV, Selecting boot driver
    %VMScluster-I-MOPSERVER, MOP server for downline was node NEON02
    %APB-I-BOOTFILE, Selection boot file
    %APB-I-BOOTVOL, Mounting boot volume
    %VMScluster-I-INIT, Initializing the NISCA_BTDRIVER
    %VMScluster-I-SYSDISK, Satellite system disk is _$2$DKA0:
    %VMScluster-I-SYSROOT, Satellite system root is <SYS1.>
     VMScluster-E-BOOTINIT, PEN$BOOT_INIT initialization failure
    %VMScluster-I-REINIT_WAIT, Waiting for access to the system disk server
     VMScluster-E-BOOTINIT, PEN$BOOT_INIT initialization failure
    %VMScluster-I-REINIT_WAIT, Waiting for access to the system disk server
    ... (for ever and ever)
    
    Michael

>>    Is it possible to boot a Alpha Server 2100 4/200 over the FDDI?
>>    OpenVMS AXP V6.1 AXPSHAD04_061

No.  Console support for FDDI booting was just recently added which allowed us
to add the corresponding support to OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 which ships in a few months.
(for DEFEA booting).

- Dick