===== AlphaServer DS10, DS10L, and AlphaStation XP900 (Webbrick, Slate) ===== ^ AlphaServer DS10, DS10L, AlphaStation XP900 ^^ ^ Codename | Webbrick; Slate (DS10L) | ^ CPU | [[wp>Alpha_21264|21264]] (EV6), [[wp>Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A]] (EV67) | ^ Processors | 1 | ^ Core logic | [[hardware:chipsets#21272|21272]] (Tsunami) | ^ Memory | Up to 2 GiB, ECC SDRAM DIMMs | ^ Buses | 64-bit and 32-bit PCI | ^ Firmware | SRM (last V7.3-1), AlphaBIOS | ^ Kernel option | ''CONFIG_ALPHA_DP264'' | ^ Linux | Supported | The DS10 is a single processor 21264 server in a 3U rack-ready or desktop enclosure, with Tsunami core logic and a single PCI bus. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_brochure.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10}}, Compaq, June 1999, p. 6)] [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_dp264.c?h=v6.10|arch/alpha/kernel/sys_dp264.c]], Linux 6.10)] The XP900 is a rebadged DS10 aimed at the OpenVMS workstation market. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2000-October.mbox#L981|"Re: Debian on XP900?"]], David Huggins-Daines, debian-alpha, 12 Oct 2000)] The DS10L is a 1U version with the same CPU speeds and memory capacity, but room for one disk to the DS10's four, and one PCI slot to the DS10's four. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2003-November.mbox#L3445|"Re: Seeking opinion on DS10 veersus DS10L"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 19 Nov 2003)] ==== Specifications ==== === AlphaServer DS10 === [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_brochure.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10}}, Compaq, June 1999, p. 6)] * One [[wp>Alpha_21264|21264]] with 2 MiB of L2 cache: a 466 MHz 21264 (EV6) [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_466_mhz_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10 (466 MHz) and AlphaStation DS10 (466 MHz) QuickSpecs}}, p. 2)] or, in later models, a [[wp>Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A]] (EV67) sold as 600 MHz [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10 and AlphaStation DS10 QuickSpecs}}, p. 3)]. The 600 MHz model actually runs at 617 MHz, and its console and operating systems identify it as the "DS10 617 MHz" [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/netbsd-port-alpha-mbox/gmane-2007-August.mbox#L1412|"Occasional stops / DMA errors on a DS10"]], Torsten Harenberg, port-alpha, 25 Aug 2007)] [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/comp-unix-tru64-mbox/googlegroups-2012-January.mbox#L273|"Re: AlphaServer DS10 470 MHz?"]], Marc Schlensog, comp.unix.tru64, 22 Jan 2012)] * The DS10L was sold with the same two CPUs: a 466 MHz 21264 [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/netbsd-port-alpha-mbox/gmane-2005-December.mbox#L1620|"DS10L -- missing IDE interrupts?"]], Havard Eidnes, port-alpha, 24 Dec 2005)] or a 600 MHz 21264A, each with 2 MiB of cache [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10L QuickSpecs}}, p. 2)] * 21272 (Tsunami) core logic with 128-bit wide memory datapaths and a crossbar switch, 1.3 GB/s peak memory bandwidth * Up to 2 GiB of ECC 100 MHz SDRAM DIMMs, with ECC on memory and processor cache * Four PCI slots: three 64-bit and one 32-bit * IDE storage, or SCSI with an optional PCI adapter; the IDE controller is part of the ALi M1543C multi-I/O chip [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/1999-August.mbox#L52462|"Re: DS10's"]], Ivan Kokshaysky, axp-list, 31 Aug 1999)] * Two onboard 21143 (Tulip) 10/100 Ethernet controllers [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_technical_summary.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10 Systems Technical Summary}}, p. 8)] * Five drive bays (floppy, CD-ROM, and three open), 300 W power supply * Two serial ports, one parallel port, keyboard and mouse * Auto reboot, thermal management, remote system management, memory failover, error logging === AlphaStation XP900 === The XP900 has the same 466 MHz 21264 with 2 MiB of L2 cache and the same memory limit, but leaves up to two PCI slots available and adds 2D and 3D graphics support including multi-head, and audio. It was sold for OpenVMS. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_product_profile.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaStation XP900 Alpha 21264 Processor}}, Product Profile, Compaq, June 1999)] ==== Firmware ==== Use the final SRM version, V7.3-1 (see [[software:firmware:srm#final_versions|final SRM versions]]). Linux boots from SRM with aboot, although the XP900 console reference names AlphaBIOS as the console for Windows NT and Linux. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_console_reference.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900 Console Reference}}, EK-DS10V-CR.A01, title page)] * The console numbers the PCI slots differently from the chassis: logical slots 14 to 17 are physical slots 0 to 3, counting from the bottom, and the bottom slot is the 32-bit one. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_console_reference.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900 Console Reference}}, pp. 1-4 to 1-5, 2-11)] Onboard, the two Ethernet controllers, which the console reports as DE500-BA, are on bus 0 slots 9 and 11 and the Acer Labs M1543C IDE (''dqa'' and ''dqb'') on slot 13. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_console_reference.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900 Console Reference}}, p. 1-4)] * The remote management console is reached with Esc Esc ''rmc'', of which only the "MC" is echoed. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_release_notes.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900 Release Notes}}, EK-DS10V-RN.A01, August 1999)] ==== Linux ==== Current kernels support these systems (''CONFIG_ALPHA_DP264'', or a generic kernel), which boot from SRM with aboot. [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_dp264.c?h=v7.3-rc1|arch/alpha/kernel/sys_dp264.c]], Linux 7.3)] SRM can boot Linux from the onboard IDE disk and CD-ROM. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/1999-July.mbox#L19640|"Re: DS10 EIDE Disk"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 15 Jul 1999)] The onboard 21143 Ethernet controllers use the ''tulip'' driver and the ALi M1543C IDE controller the ''pata_ali'' driver. [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c?h=v7.3-rc1|drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c]], Linux 7.3)] [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c?h=v7.3-rc1|drivers/ata/pata_ali.c]], Linux 7.3)] See also [[hardware:systems#tsunami_systems|Tsunami Systems]]. The DS10L has the same onboard devices: its console lists the two Ethernet controllers as DE500-BA and the Acer Labs M1543C IDE, and its single PCI slot is logical slot 17. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_ds10l_console_reference.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10/DS10L and AlphaStation DS10 Console Reference}}, p. 1-7)] Graphics are an option on the DS10L, [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10L QuickSpecs}}, p. 21)] and would occupy that one slot; a serial console leaves it free. The DS10L's COM1 port is both the RMC port and an ordinary serial port. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10L QuickSpecs}}, p. 1)] For serial console setup, see [[documentation:srm#serial_console|Using SRM]]. Debian Ports installed on a DS10L from both its network and CD images in 2015, [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2015-March.mbox#L418|"Re: Pre-DEBIAN 8.0 install images for ALPHA architecture (debian-ports unstable release)"]], Bill MacAllister, debian-alpha, 4 Mar 2015)] and a DS10 was running Debian in 2024. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2024-March.mbox#L1608|"Mounting ODS-2 drive in Debian?"]], David J Novak, debian-alpha, 22 Mar 2024)] ==== Known issues ==== * **Large disks:** the DS10L's IDE controller, in the ALi M1543C A1 southbridge, is Ultra-33 with 28-bit LBA; Tru64 UNIX could use only the first 128 GiB of a 250 GB disk that SRM V7.3-1 listed correctly. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/tru64-unix-managers-mbox/gmane-2008-May.mbox#L814|"SUMMARY: alpha DS10L and large IDE disk"]], Stoyan Angelov, tru64-unix-managers, 18 May 2008)] Linux's ''pata_ali'' driver issues the 48-bit commands needed beyond 128 GiB by PIO on these controllers, so the whole disk is usable, with slower access to the part above 128 GiB. [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/ata/pata_ali.c?h=v7.3-rc1|drivers/ata/pata_ali.c]], Linux 7.3)] * **Noise and cooling:** the DS10L's fans are too loud for an office, [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2003-November.mbox#L3445|"Re: Seeking opinion on DS10 veersus DS10L"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 19 Nov 2003)] and its cooling capacity is limited. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2005-July.mbox#L11968|"Re: DS10L overcloking"]], Jay Estabrook, debian-alpha, 27 Jul 2005)] ==== Conflicting information ==== The following sources conflict with each other or with the account given above. They are listed here for further investigation. * **XP900 maximum memory** * {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_catalog.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900}}, Systems and Options Catalog, September 1999, p. 2: "up to 1 GB maximum" * {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_product_profile.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaStation XP900 Alpha 21264 Processor}}, Product Profile, June 1999: "Up to 2GB ECC-protected 100MHz SDRAM DIMM memory" ==== Documentation ==== ^ Document ^ Part number ^ Date ^ | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_brochure.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10 Brochure}} | EC-F9944-10 | June 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_product_profile.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10 Alpha 21264 Processor Product Profile}} | EC-F9920-10 | June 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_catalog.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900 Systems and Options Catalog, V1.33}} | | September 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_product_profile.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaStation XP900 Alpha 21264 Processor Product Profile}} | 0176-0699-A | June 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_product_brief.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaStation XP900 Workstation Product Brief}} | 0175-0699-A | June 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_ds10l_console_reference.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10/DS10L and AlphaStation DS10 Console Reference}} | EK-DS10S-CR.D01 | September 2000 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_console_reference.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900 Console Reference}} | EK-DS10V-CR.A01 | 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_release_notes.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900 Release Notes}} | EK-DS10V-RN.A01 | August 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp900:alphastation_xp900_user_reference_card.pdf?linkonly|AlphaStation XP900 User Reference Card}} | EK-DS10V-UR.B01 | | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10 and AlphaStation DS10 QuickSpecs, Version 29}} | DA-10908 | April 2004 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_466_mhz_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10 (466 MHz) and AlphaStation DS10 (466 MHz) QuickSpecs, Version 28}} | DA-10398 | October 2001 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_technical_summary.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10 Systems Technical Summary}} | | | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_user_reference_card.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10 and AlphaStation DS10 User Reference Card}} | EK-DS10S-UR.C01 | 2001 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_memory_option_installation_card.pdf?linkonly|Memory Option Installation Card (DS10, DS10L, XP900)}} | EK-DS10M-IN.C01 | 2000 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_rackmount_guide.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10 Rackmount Guide}} | EK-DS10S-RM.A01 | | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds10_quick_setup.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10 Quick Setup}} | EK-DS10S-CP | | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10:alphaserver_ds_series_brochure.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS Series}} | | 2001 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer DS10L QuickSpecs, Version 36}} | DA-10551 | October 2003 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_illustrated_parts_breakdown.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10L Illustrated Parts Breakdown}} | EK-DS10L-IP.A01 | July 2000 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_quick_setup.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10L Quick Setup}} | EK-DS10L-CP | | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_golden_eggs_poster.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10L 67/600 Systems, Golden Eggs Visual Configuration}} | BN25G-07 | 2000 | | {{wiki:hardware:other:ali_m1543c_datasheet.pdf?linkonly|Acer Laboratories M1543C Desktop Southbridge Preliminary Datasheet, Version 1.10}} | | | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_quadbracket_rackmount_installation.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10L Quadbracket Rackmount Installation}} | EK-DS10L-QM.B01 | | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_ds10l:alphaserver_ds10l_single_bracket_rackmount_installation.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer DS10L Single Bracket Rackmount Installation}} | EK-DS10L-RM.B01 | | {{tag>hardware system 21264 compaq}}