I wrote:
>I've got a brandy-new AlphaServer 1000A, with a slick little "operator
>console" on the front (just above the conveniently-located and unprotected
>power, reboot, and halt buttons - oh well, at least they're not red and
>shiny...). On my 2000A, the SRM command "set opc_text" allows me to put a
>string of my choosing (the machine name, for example) in the display during
>normal function. This doesn't seem to work on the 1000A, which instead
>displays the machine model number. Is there some way to change it?
Richard Tame <Richard.Tame_at_asx.com.au> replied:
It's Possible to edit the non-volatile RAM on the server.
>From the console prompt use 'ls' to find the file xxxxx_ocp (should be
mikasa_ocp or noritake_ocp depending on the Digital codename for that
hardware). Then edit the file:
>>> edit nvram
* list
* 10 echo -n "koala.asx.com.au" > mikasa_ocp
*exit
>>>init
This will reset the hardware and the OCP whill now show whatever you
put in the quotes.
Many thanks - this works like a charm! Thanks too, to
Eric Wyn Jones <e.w.jones_at_bangor.ac.uk>, who notes that if the firmware is older,
the string may appear as "noritake_ocp".
Pat Wilson
paw_at_dartmouth.edu
Received on Fri Mar 21 1997 - 15:15:59 NZST