  SCSI CD-ROM drive, DEC 3000 SRM console? 
 The Question is:
 
I have a ALPHA DEC3000/M300 machine. It runs at this moment V 7.2-1. I can do
 everything with the cd-rom station without any problems. But I want to now
 install V 7.2-2. Then I get problem to find the cd-rom.
Start up the system. (V 7.2-1) en inloggen as system.
$show device d                  Device
 Name                   Status
MAXLU$DKB100:           Online wrtlck
MAXLU$DKB300:           Online
MAXLU$DKB400:           Online
MAXLU$DKB500:           Online
MAXLU$DKB600:           Online
MAXLU$DKC0:             Mounted
MAXLU$DKC200:           Online
 
**** You can see at the cd-rom MAXLU$DKB100
$shutdown
&gt;&gt;&gt; show device
 BOOTDEV      ADDR      DEVTYPE    NUMBYTES
  -------      ----      -------    --------
  ESA0         08-00-2B-BE-56-7A , TENBT
  DKA0         A/0/0     DISK         1.05GB
  DKA200       A/2/0     DISK         1.05GB
 ..HostID..    A/7       INITR
&gt;&gt;&gt;
 
***** Now I can't see the cd-rom station
 
&gt;&gt;&gt; t tc0 cnfg
  DEC       PMAZB-AA  V1.7       (Dual SCSI [53C96])
  BOOTDEV      ADDR      DEVTYPE    NUMBYTES
  -------      ----      -------    --------
 ..HostID..    A/7       INITR
 
  DKB100       B/1/0     RODISK      ......
  (rz100B)
  DKB300       B/3/0     DISK            4GB
  (rz300B)
  DKB400       B/4/0     DISK            4GB
  (rz400B)
  DKB500       B/5/0     DISK            2GB
  (rz500B)
  DKB600       B/6/0     DISK            2GB
  (rz600B)
 ..HostID..    B/7       INITR
 
&gt;&gt;&gt;
 
***** Now I can see the DKB100
&gt;&gt;&gt; Boot DKB100 (where is the V 7.2-2 software)
INIT-S-CPU...
INIT-S-ASIC...
INIT-S-MEM...
INIT-S-NVR...
INIT-S-CXT...
INIT-S-SCC...
INIT-S-NI...
INIT-S-SCSI...
INIT-S-ISDN...
INIT-S-TC0...
AUDIT_BOOT_STARTS ...
 
  84 FAIL
 
&gt;&gt;&gt; boot tc0/dkb100
INIT-S-CPU...
INIT-S-ASIC...
INIT-S-MEM...
INIT-S-NVR...
INIT-S-CXT...
INIT-S-SCC...
INIT-S-NI...
INIT-S-SCSI...
INIT-S-ISDN...
INIT-S-TC0...
AUDIT_BOOT_STARTS ...
 
  84 FAIL
 
What I have to do? Help me please.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Answer is :
    Please review The OpenVMS Alpha Upgrade and Installation Manual.  In
    particular, the appendix on Halt, Boot, and Shutdown Procedures
    describes booting OpenVMS on DEC 3000 systems via Turbochannel options.
 
    In your case, the correct command to boot the device with SCSI ID 1 on
    the "B" channel of the PMAZB adapter in Turbochannel slot 0 is:
 
    &gt;&gt;&gt; BOOT "0/DKB100"
 
    This syntax, including the quotation marks, is required.
 
    In addition, some CD-ROM devices do not respond correctly for a short
    time after a SCSI bus reset.  You may need to increase the value of the
    SCSI_RESET console environment variable.  The recommended value for
    CD-ROMs is 6, but lower values may work depending on the  drive and the
    SCSI bus configuration.  For example:
 
    &gt;&gt;&gt; SET SCSI_RESET 6
 
    Finally, the latest firmware for the PMAZB-AA adapter is V2.0.  Please
    obtain and install current firmware from the AlphaServer firmware web
    pages.
 Answer written or last revised on  8-APR-2003 
