topic Re: Message on console Alphaserver DS20 - installing KGPSA-BY in Alpha Servers

Message on console Alphaserver DS20 - installing KGPSA-BY

CA850502 — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:42:12 GMT

Hello Friends:

I have installed a adapter card KGPSA-BY (DS-KGPSA-CA)PCI to fibre channel in an alphaserver DS20 with TRU64 Unix V 4.0F, but when I turn on the DS20 server appear as first message (at the beginning, before the test memory, disk, etc):

pga0.0.0.9.1 Nvram read failed
KGPSA in POLLED mode
pb.mode set to DDB$K_Polled
inserting onto pollq

The HGS80 are not in production yet, but i want to be sure if this message reflect a problem.

Thanks in advanced for your help.

John Cajas

Re: Message on console Alphaserver DS20 - installing KGPSA-BY

Uwe Zessin — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 01:18:52 GMT

Looks like a new adapter. I'm working from memory, but I think the command is:

>>> wwidmgr -set adapter -topo fabric -item 9999

For the DS20 it might be necessary to enter this first:
>>> set mode diag

Re: Message on console Alphaserver DS20 - installing KGPSA-BY

CA850502 — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:22:17 GMT

Hello Uwe:

I used the command that you suggested (only the first, not the set mode diagnostic):

wwidmgr -set adapter -item 9999 -topo loop

And noe when the server is initialized again, the message that appear is:

pga0.0.0.9.1 in LOOP mode. LOOP not supported by console
KGPSA in POLLED mode
pb.mode set to DDb$K_Polled
inserting onto pollq

Is it message Ok.?

Thanks.

John cajas

Re: Message on console Alphaserver DS20 - installing KGPSA-BY

Uwe Zessin — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:57:59 GMT

I wrote "fabric", not "loop".

Re: Message on console Alphaserver DS20 - installing KGPSA-BY

CA850502 — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:13:17 GMT

Hi Uwe:

My problem is that I Have a FC AL (hub) configuration, not a switch, that is the reason because i wrote loop, is it right?.
Can be used the kgpsa-by with a hub?.

Thanks.

John Cajas

Re: Message on console Alphaserver DS20 - installing KGPSA-BY

Uwe Zessin — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:57:17 GMT

The console has already said that this is not supported.

In the past it was possible to get loop support by a special agreement from the initial vendor, but I think that group has been, err, 'consolidated away'.