Alpha Systems

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Duration : 5 days

Overview

This course is designed for Customer Service Engineers who provide maintenance, installation and operational support for high-end AlphaServer systems.

Pre-requisites

Engineers must have an understanding Alpha concepts (S609), PCI and SCSI concepts, Mid-range AlphaServers (W394) and ideally AlphaServer ES/DS Systems Maintenance (ELMS9998). In addition experience in either Tru64 Unix or OpenVMS system management would be beneficial. Galaxy training is mandatory (X812).

Objectives

AlphaServer strategy and GS product overview
Describe the HP AlphaServer strategy
Distinguish the differences between the AlphaServer GS40, 80, 160, 240 and 320

AlphaServer GS Series architecture
Configure (in theory) the individual components of an AlphaServer GS320 into a whole systemD
Describe the cooling requirements of different AlphaServer GS320 configurations
Describe the cabling requirements of different AlphaServer GS320 configurations
Describe the power requirements of different Alpha Server GS320 configurations
Identify the different components of an AlphaServer GS320 Quad Building Block (QBB)

Disassembly/re-assembly of system box (interactive video)
Configure the system box

Describe installation of a system box in system cabinet
Install a system box in a system cabinet to include all subsystems
  Power
  Cabling
  Cooling
Correctly utilise the console subsystem to verify configuration
Analyse console subsystem information to identify incorrectly configured subsystems

Console subsystem, firmware and options
List the supported options on AlphaServer GS320
Perform firmware upgrade
Identify the correct firmware options for the AlphaServer GS320

Partitioning
Describe hardware partitioning
Define some of the specific GS320 hardware partitioning issues
Describe software partitioning

Upgrade an AlphaServer GS160 to an AlphaServer GS240 (or GS320)
Plan the process for upgrade
Install all components needed for upgrade
Perform system diagnostics
Troubleshoot and identified problems

Materials Issued

Course manuals and CD ROM

Topics

Product overview
AlphaServer strategy
GS80/160/320 product overview

AlphaServer GS series architecture
General system architecture
System box/drawer
Quad Building Block system architecture
Processor overview (EV67 technology, cache, power)
Memory system
Global port
I/O port and subsystems
Directory module
Hierarchical switch
PCI cards/slots
Cabling
Cooling
Power requirements (Hot swap and N+1)
Configuration rules

Disassembly/re-assembly of system box and QBB modules

Console subsystem, firmware and supported options
SRM console, firmware and supported options
System box configuration at console level
SCM monitor commands and CSB (Console Serial Bus)
Firmware update

Partitioning
Hardware partitioning
Software partitioning overview

Operating system overview
Use of System Event Analyzer (SEA) to diagnose problems with the system
Interpret results of console diagnostics to isolate a faulty FRU

Upgrade from 16 processor Wildfire to 24 or 32 processor Wildfire
Supported options

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AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Installation and Maintenance Level 1

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