[Info-vax] KZPCM-DX or KZPCM-DA (VMS compatible)

[Fujikawa Yamamoto]

On 02 Mar 2012, urbancamo <mwickens2004 at googlemail.com> posted some 
news:f9e77a4b-0f57-49d2-8003-5bdff1d2ed91 at m2g2000vbc.googlegroups.com:

> Hi guys,
> 
> A while back I posted a question about DA500 network adapters for an
> AlphaServer 300 4/266. Basically I want 100MB networking on this box
> which has a PCI backplane.
> 
> Recently I found the KZPCM-DX card which is a combo 2x68 pin SCSI and
> 10/100 ethernet controller. I bought one of ebay only to then find
> that the manufacturer IntraServer have variants of KZPCM-DX which are
> either compatible or not-compatible with VMS. The variant I have
> recently bought, ITI-4280UE apparently is not compatible, a -V is
> required at the end of the part number.
> 
> If anyone in the UK/EU has one of these parts (or the US with USPS
> shipping) would be prepared to sell me one of these cards please
> contact me. The latest card cost me GBP20 and has to go back -
> Blackmore IT may have one that works for GBP40, but seeing as how the
> box only cost me GBP50 in the first place (all shipping from EU) I
> don't feel comfortable getting silly with the $$$.
> 
> Regards, Mark.

What doesn't work?  Can you see the SCSI adapter and additional NIC at the 
console prompt?  Should see a couple of 53C875's and a 21140 NIC.  Did you 
set the console environment variable for the correct mode for the NIC on 
the SCSI adapter?  P00> set ewb0_mode (garbage chars to return options.) 
C/R.  

The KZPCM-DX and KZPCM-DA are the same adapter.  -DA is just an alternate 
part number for -DX.

Option Restrictions
AlphaBIOS 5.65 not supported. (Don't care about this)
•For VMS:
KZPCM-DA driver may not install properly if a KZPSA is installed in the 
system.
Min verson v7.1-1H1:
SRM 5.2
ARC/AlphaBIOS 4.08
Floppy v1.1.10 contains Minimum driver: SYS$PKWDRIVER.EXE 

ftp://ftp.hp.com/ftp1/pub/alphaserver/firmware/retired_platforms/servers/A
S300/

Doesn't show it as a supported option for the AlphaServer 300.  That said, 
I've run more than a few unsupported configurations over the years in lab 
or hobby environments.  Supported means tested and qualified, it doesn't 
mean it won't work.  The 300 does support KZPAC-CB and KZPSC-BA 3 channel 
RAID controllers, so the KZPCM-DX/-DA will probably work if you meet the 
criteria in the option restrictions.

I know this adapter runs fine in a DS20E or ES40 (Or PC running Windoze 
XP/2003 Server.)  I think I recall running one in an AlphaServer 400 4/233 
with OpenVMS 7.2.

If you don't need the SCSI, get a DE500-BA 10/100 NIC and make sure you 
set the ewb0_mode at the console.  

http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/options/as300/as300___-de500-ba.html

Don't forget to reconfig your network settings.