Digital Equipment VAX 4000 Model 100 Quick start guide

VAX4000

Model100/100AUpgrade

toModel105A

Order Number: EK–V411A–CG. A01

May 1994

Digital Equipment Corporation

Maynard, Massachusetts

May 1994

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This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT Version 2.1.

Contents

Preface ..................................................... vii

1 Overview of the Conversion Process

1.1 InThisChapter...................................... 1–1

1.2 Overview of the Conversion Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

2 Upgrading the VAX 4000 Model 100 System

2.1 InThisChapter...................................... 2–1

2.2 ProcedureOverview................................... 2–1

2.3 UnpackingtheKit.................................... 2–2

2.4 Upgrading the VMS Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

2.5 Replacing the CPU Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

3 Upgrading the VAX 4000 Model 100A System

3.1 InThisChapter...................................... 3–1

3.2 ProcedureOverview................................... 3–1

3.3 UnpackingtheKit.................................... 3–2

3.4 Before Installing the Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

3.5 Installing the CPU Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

A Mandatory Return Procedure and Forms

A.1 ReturnProcedure..................................... A–1

A.2 ReturnForms........................................ A–2

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Figures

2–1 Disconnecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

2–2 Disconnecting the External Cables/Terminators from the Port

Cover........................................... 2–5

2–3 Removing the Enclosure Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

2–4 Unscrewing the Drive Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

2–5 Disconnecting the Internal Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9

2–6 Disconnecting Internal DSSI Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10

2–7 RemovingaSIMM................................. 2–11

2–8 Disconnecting the Internal SCSI Cable from the CPU

Module.......................................... 2–12

2–9 Sliding the Drive Mounting Shelves Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13

2–10 Lifting the Drive Mounting Shelves Upward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14

2–11 Removing the DSSI Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15

2–12 Disconnecting the Q–bus and external SCSI Cables . . . . . . . 2–16

2–13 Removing the Port Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17

2–14 Removing Connectors from the Port Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18

2–15 Installing the Alignment Pins on the Port Cover . . . . . . . . . . 2–19

2–16 Installing the Original DSSI Cable on the Port Cover . . . . . . 2–20

2–17 Installing the Q–bus Cable on the Port Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21

2–18 Installing the Blank Covers on the Port Cover . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22

2–19 Installing the SCSI Cable on the Port Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–23

2–20 Installing the Port Cover and Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–24

2–21 Removing the CPU Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–26

2–22 Installing the DSSI Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28

2–23 Connecting the External SCSI Cable to the CPU Module . . . 2–29

2–24 Connecting the Single DSSI Cable to the Daughter Card . . . 2–30

2–25 Connecting the Q–bus Cable to the CPU Module . . . . . . . . . . 2–31

2–26 Aligning the Drive Mounting Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32

2–27 Reinstalling the Drive Mounting Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33

2–28 Securing the Drive Mounting Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34

2–29 InstallingaSIMM ................................. 2–36

2–30 Reconnecting Cables and Terminators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–37

2–31 Applying the New Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–38

3–1 Disconnecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

3–2 Removing the Enclosure Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

3–3 Unscrewing the Drive Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

3–4 Disconnecting the Internal Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

3–5 Disconnecting Internal DSSI Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

3–6 RemovingaSIMM................................. 3–10

3–7 Disconnecting the Internal SCSI Cable from the CPU

Module.......................................... 3–11

3–8 Sliding the Drive Mounting Shelves Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

3–9 Lifting the Drive Mounting Shelves Upward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13

3–10 Removing the DSSI Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14

3–11 Disconnecting the Q–bus and external SCSI Cables . . . . . . . 3–15

3–12 Removing the CPU Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17

3–13 Installing the DSSI Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19

3–14 Connecting the External SCSI Cable to the CPU Module . . . 3–20

3–15 Connecting the Single DSSI Cable to the Daughter Card . . . 3–21

3–16 Connecting the Q–bus Cable to the CPU Module . . . . . . . . . . 3–22

3–17 Aligning the Drive Mounting Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–23

3–18 Reinstalling the Drive Mounting Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–24

3–19 Securing the Drive Mounting Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–25

3–20 Installing a Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–27

3–21 Applying the New Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–28

Tables

2–1 Contents of the 53XR–AA Upgrade Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

3–1 Contents of the 53XR–AA Upgrade Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Preface

This manual describes how to upgrade a VAX 4000 Model 100 or a VAX 4000

Model 100A system to a VAX 4000 Model 105A by replacing the KA52 CPU

module with a KA53 Module.

Intended Audience

This document is intended for Digital Services personnel and licensed

self-maintenance customers.

Customer Responsibilities

Only qualiﬁed maintenance personnel (Digital Services representatives

or qualiﬁed self-maintenance customers) should perform the installation

procedure.

If you are not a qualiﬁed self-maintenance customer, call Digital Services to

schedule a system conversion. It is your responsibility to perform a software

backup before a Digital Services representative arrives at your site.

When the conversion is complete, return the original CPU module to Digital.

Appendix A contains forms that need to be completed by the Digital Services

representative and signed by both you and the Digital Services representative.

Digital Services Responsibilities

Before arriving at the site, contact the customer to ensure that the customer’s

software is backed up before arriving at the site.

After installation of the upgrade kit, the you must complete the forms in

Appendix A and remove them from this document. The forms must be signed

by both you and the customer.

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The following forms are in Appendix A:

• Digital Services Worksheet

• Installation Receipt–Customer Copy

• Installation Receipt–Digital Services Copy

• Returned Material Checklist

You should give the customer the signed Installation Receipt–Customer Copy.

Include the signed Installation Receipt–Digital Services Copy with the CPU

module that is being returned to Digital to ensure that the customer receives

credit.

Organization

This document contains three chapters and one appendix:

• Chapter 1 contains an overview of the upgrade process.

• Chapter 2 provides detailed upgrade conversion procedures for a VAX 4000

Model 100.

• Chapter 3 provides detailed upgrade conversion procedures for a VAX 4000

Model 100A.

• Appendix A contains forms for the return of the original CPU module.

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

Convention Description

xA lowercase italic xindicates the generic use of a letter. For

example, xxx indicates any combination of three alphabetic

characters.

italic type Italic type emphasizes important information or indicates

variables. It is also used for the titles of manuals.

Note A note contains information that is of special importance to the

user.

Caution A caution contains information to prevent damage to the

equipment.

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