Digital AlphaServer 1200

The AlphaServer 1200 is the successor to the AlphaServer 1000A. It uses the same enclosure as the 1000A but the logic is based on the AlphaServer 4000 design. It supports dual EV5 CPUs at either 400MHz or 533MHz. Disk storage is housed in StorageWorks shelves with one internal.

My machine (pictured above at its former home) is powered by a 400MHz CPU currently runs OpenVMS v8.2 and Tru64 5.1B-4 on 256MB of RAM. It currently only uses 6 of its 14 hard disks (3 raid volumes - 1 per OS). Details on its configuration may be found here (Since the configuration data on this page was obtained I have upgraded the systems firmware to the latest available version). The Machine is currently configured with the following extra hardware:

KZ-PAC 3 channel RaidArray 230 plus (Mylex DAC960)
two DECchip 21140-AA `tulip' network cards
S3 Trio64/Trio32 (VMS and Tru64 compatible)
TLZ9L-DB DDS2 autoloader
DS-BA356 storageworks shelf (Compaq branded) in a pedestal configuration with a single PSU
DS-RZ1DD-VW 9.1GB disk module x11 (Compaq branded)
RZ29B-VW 4.3GB disk module x3
RRD46 CD-ROM Drive
RX23 Floppy Drive

another TLZ9L-DB DDS2 autoloader (without its tape caddy)
2* BA350 series drive shelves in a pedestal configuration
4* BA35X-HA PSUs for the BA350 shelves (one of them is dying)
TZ88 DLT4000 drive
RZ29B-VW 4.3GB disk module x1
RZ28C-VA 2.1GB disk module x3
RZ26-VA 1.08GB disk module x5 (+1 dead)
Full documentation for the system, raid controler, DS-BA356 shelf and a few other things
A bunch of Tru64 media kits. For a list of Tru64 CDs, see the media page.
- Tru64 4.0F media kit
- Tru64 5.0A media kit
- boxed Tru64 5.1 media kit with printed manuals
- boxed Tru64 5.1A media kit with printed manuals. Install disc is missing.
- boxed Tru64 5.1B media kit with printed manuals
- boxed Tru64 5.1B-4 media kit

Configuration

>>>show config
                           Digital Equipment Corporation
                                 AlphaServer 1200

 Console V5.4-2  OpenVMS PALcode V1.21-1, Digital UNIX PALcode V1.23-1

 Module                          Type     Rev    Name  
 System Motherboard              0        0000   mthrbrd0
 Memory  256 MB DIMM             0        0000   mem0     
 CPU (4MB Cache)                 3        0001   cpu0     
 Bridge (IOD0/IOD1)              600      0032   iod0/iod1
 PCI Motherboard                 a        0003   saddle0  

 Bus 0  iod0 (PCI0)
 Slot   Option Name              Type     Rev    Name
 1      PCEB                     4828086  0015   pceb0    
 2      DECchip 21140-AA         91011    0020   tulip1   
 3      S3 Trio64/Trio32         88115333 0054   vga0     
 4      Mylex DAC960             11069    0002   dac0     

 Bus 1  pceb0 (EISA Bridge connected to iod0, slot 1)
 Slot   Option Name              Type     Rev    Name

 Bus 0  iod1 (PCI1)
 Slot   Option Name              Type     Rev    Name
 1      NCR 53C810               11000    0002   ncr0     
 2      DECchip 21140-AA         91011    0020   tulip0

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Digital AlphaServer 1200

Documentation

See also