Thanks to the many replys.
Here is what I found out in essence.
This should be fairly straight forward, all the bits and pieces are
modular
so they just slot in (You will require a multiprocessor license for
TRU64).
The qouted maximum memory for this machine is 640Mb but it will actually
quite happily handle 1GB. Seating the simms on the memory board can be a
bit
problematic.
Third party memory is much cheaper than buying from Compaq..
As far as I am aware the Alpha Server 2000 4/233 Can only have a maximum
of
2 cpus.
Greg Freemyer wrote:
> I did this same thing a couple of years ago. I had the below issues:
>
> 1) The 2000 will only accept 2 processors (the 2100 will handle 4).
>
> 2) One of the slots is a CPU/memory slot, so you may have to remove a memory card to make room for your new CPU. There is a total of 5 slots, one dedicated CPU, 3 dedicated RAM, 1 CPU/RAM. You should be able to check out what you have from the SRM.
>
> 3) The CPUs must be the same speed. (CPUs are pretty cheap on the used market, so you may want to upgrade both to a higher speed, but I have forgotten what the available speeds are. 233Mhz may be the fastest available.)
>
> 4) My original first CPU was faulty and would not work in a dual CPU machine. In my case, this could be checked out in the SRM and looking at the results of the cpu selftest. One of the basic commands shows the CPUs and Memory. You will see that one of the columns has a P or F in it. My CPU was showing up with a F (i.e Fail), but it ran standalone just fine. Adding the second CPU, nothing would boot. Getting 2 CPUs with 'P' in that column fixed it.
>
> 5) Compaq 'requires' that you have 2 Power Supplies in the 2000 to run dual CPU. I did not try to run on a single power supply, so I'm not sure if it would have worked or not. (This second power supply was the most expensive thing I had to buy to get this working. Seems like it was about $500). Per the manual, the powers supplies should be configured for power sharing, not redundancy.
>
> 6) Each CPU requires its own Tru64 license, so you either need 2 licenses, or a single big license with enough UNITS. ( went with the one big license, but I'm almost positive the 2 small licenses will work.)
>
> Greg
> =========
Original Question
I am looking at adding more memory and an additional CPU to my
AlphaServer 2000.
Is it hard to do?? Do I have to reconfigure anything so that the server
will use both processors. I currently have an 233 and would like to add
another one. I understand this server will handle upto 4 processors.
Where can I get more information on how to do this.??
Any help will be appreciated.
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Ron Bramblett
Systems Admin
Fuller Brush Company
Received on Mon Jul 02 2001 - 21:16:43 NZST