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AlphaServer 800 minimum OpenVMS version?

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The Question is:

 
Can OpenVMS 6.2 be run on an Blue box Alphaserver 800, if so which release
do I need.

The Answer is :

 
  AlphaServer 800 have an integrated UltraSCSI controller and thus require
  OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-1H1 or later, or can operate on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2-1H3
  with the addition of an UltraSCSI ECO kit -- ALPSCSI*.
 
  Note that the AlphaServer 800 systems cannot boot off a standard OpenVMS
  Alpha V6.2-1H3 distribution, as this release does not include the necessary
  UltraSCSI ECO kit -- alternate mechanisms for standalone operations -- such
  as using a V7.1-1H1 or later OpenVMS Alpha kit or using another system
  sharing the same system disk -- for the initial bootstrap (prior to the
  application of the necessary kit), upgrades (to any releases prior to
  V7.1-1H1, which is the first release with UltraSCSI sypport) and for
  system disk restoration in the event of a failure must be made.


  

     
     
answer written or last revised on ( 19-NOV-1998 )

     
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