Digital Equipment DECserver 300 Reference manual

DECserver 300

Introduction

Order No.

AA-NE46A-

DECserver 300

Introduction

June 1989

This manual describes the DECserver 300 system, which

consistsofoECserver300 hardwareandsoftware. Information

is provided for using the server and for expanding or

reconfiguring the server.

.Supersession/Update Information: This is a new manual.

Software Version: DECserver 300 V1.0

This manual applies to Version 1.0 of DECserver 300 and all

subsequent maintenance releases upto the nextmajorproduct

release.

Order Number: AA-NE46A-

AA-NE46A-

June 1989

Theinformationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeand shouldnotbe construed

commitmentbyDigital EquipmentCorporation. Digital EquipmentCorporation assumes

respon-

sibility for any errors that may appear in this document.

Thesoftwaredescribedin thisdocumentisfurnishedunderalicenseandmayonlybe used orcopied

in accordance with the terms

such license.

responsibilityis assumedfortheuse orreliability ofsoftware on equipmentthatis notsupplied by

Digital or its affiliated companies.

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DEBNET DEUNA

DEC

~DmDDmD""

DECconnect LAN Bridge

DECnet LA120

DECserver LN01

DECUS LN03

DELNI LQP02

DELUA MASSBUS

DELQA Micro/RSX

DEMPR MicroVAX

DEQNA PDP

DESOA Professional

Q-Bus

Rainbow

RSX

RSX-11

M-PLUS

ThinWire

ULTRIX-32

UNIBUS

VAX

VAXcluster

VAXmate

VAXstation

VMS

This manual

was

produced by Networks and Communications Publications.

Preface

Overview

1.1

1.2

1.2.1

1.2.2

1.3

1.3.1

1.3.2

1.3.3

1.3.4

1.3.5

1.4

1.5

1.5.1

1.5.2

1.5.2.1

1.5.2.2

1.5.2.3

1.5.3

1.6

1.7

Contents

What is the DECserver 300 System?

..................

1-1

Server Features

..................................

1-3

Models

......................................

1-3

Operating Modes

..............................

1-4

Server Hardware

.................................

1-4

Main Logic Module

.............................

1-6

EIA-423-A Distribution Module

....................

1-7

Power Supply

.................................

1-8

Fans

........................................

1-8

Controls, Indicators,

and

Connectors

...............

1-8

Server Firnlware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Server Software

.................................

1-11

Down-Line Loading from Load

Hosts

..............

1-12

DECserver 300 Databases

.......................

1-12

Operational Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-13

Permanent

Database.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-13

Resetting Characteristics to Factory Specifications

....

1-14

Software Requirements

.........................

1-14

Communications Standard

........................

1-14

Server Specifications

.............................

1-15

iii

1.7.1

1.7.2

1.7.3

1.7.4

Physical

.....................................

1-15

Environmental

................................

1-16

Power

......................................

1-17

Cabling

.....................................

1-17

Configurations

2.1 Port Device Configurations

.........................

2-1

2.1.1 Port Devices

Supported

.........................

2-2

2.1.2

Used

as a Terminal

Selver

for Digital Tenninals

.......

2-4

2.1.3

Used

to Offer Services to Renlote

and

Local Users

.....

2-4

2.2 Network Configurations

...........................

2-6

2.2.1 Networks with Terminal Servers

...................

2-6

2.2.2 Direct

Standard

Ethernet Connection

...............

2-8

2.2.3 Network Connection Through a DELNI Network

Concentrator

.................................

2-9

2.2.4 Connection to

Broadband

Ethernet Network

.........

2-10

2.2.5 Connection to a DELNI-Based Network

............

2-11

2.2.6 Connection to a Stand-Alone ThinWire Network

.....

2-12

2.2.7 ThinWire Network Connection Through a DEMPR

Device

...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-13

Reconfiguration

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

Assessing Your

Needs

............................

3-1

Connecting Additional Port Devices to

Existing Server

3-1

Reconfiguring

Existing Server

.....................

3-2

Adding Servers to the Network

......................

3-2

How

Use

the

Documentation

4.1 Organization of the Documentation

...................

4-1

4.1.1 Reference Documentation

........................

4-1

4.1.2 Procedural Documentation

.......................

4-2

4.1.3 Quick Reference Documentation

...................

4-2

4.2 Documents

Used

to Perform Each Task

...............

4-3

4.3 Description of Server Documents

....................

4-8

4.3.1 DECserver 300 Software

Document

Set

.............

4-8

4.3.2 DECserver 300 Hardware

Document

Set

.............

4-9

4.3.3

User

Documentation Set

........................

4-10

4.3.4 On-Line Documentation

........................

4-10

4.3.5 Terminal Server Manager

Documents

..............

4-10

5 Ordering Information

5.1

Ordering

Instructions

.............................

5-1

5.1.1 Hardware

and

Software

.........................

5-1

5.1.2 Documentation

................................

5-1

5.2 Software

Order

Numbers

..........................

5-3

5.3 Hardware

Order

Numbers

.........................

5-4

5.3.1 DECserver 300

Shipment

........................

5-4

5.3.2 DECserver 300 Country Kits

......................

5-4

5.3.3 DECserver 300 Accessories

.......................

5-6

5.3.4 Digital Office Cable (BC16E)

and

Adapters

...........

5-7

5.3.5

Standard

Ethernet Transceiver Cables

...............

5-8

5.3.6 ThinWire Ethernet Cables

........................

5-9

5.4 Documentation

Order

Numbers

....................

5-10

5.4.1 Software Documentation

........................

5-10

5.4.2

Hardware

DOCUlllentation

.......................

5-11

Index

Figures

1-1

DECserver 300

Hardware

............................

1-5

1-2

MMJ

Connector

Pinout

..............................

1-7

1-3

Server Controls, Indicators,

and

Connectors

.............

1-9

2-1

Used

as a Terminal Server for Digital Tenllinals

..........

2-4

2-2

Server Configured to Offer Services to Users . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-5

2-3

Example of a Network with Servers

....................

2-7

2-4

Direct Connection to a Network 00000000000000000000000

2-8

2-5

Network Connection Through a DELNI Network Concentrator2-9

2-6

Connection to a

Broadband

Ethernet Network 000000000002-10

2-7

Connection to a DELNI-Based Network 00000000000000002-11

2-8

Connection to a ThinWire Ethernet Stand-Alone Segn1ent 002-12

2-9

ThinWire Network Connection Through a DEMPR Device 002-13

4-1 Hardware Installation 0000000000000000000000000000000

4-3

4-2

Server Use

00000

......

0. 0

.....

0. 00

4-4

4-3 Software Installation 000

...

0. 00. 0. 000

...•...

000

......

4-5

4-4

Server Management 00

0000000

0000

0. 0. 000 0 000. 0

4-6

4-5

Problem Solving

......

000

0000. 0

00000

...

00 00000.

4-7

Tables

1-1 MMJ Connector Pin description 0

....

000

.......

1-7

1-2

Server Controls 000

000

000000000. 0

0000

......

01-10

1-3

Server Indicators 00000000000000000. 0000000000 • 00001-10

1-4

Server Connectors 000. 000. 00000. 0000000000000000. 01-11

1-5

Server Size

and

Weight

000000. 00000

.....

0. 00 00 0 001-15

1-6

Environmental Requirelnents 0

.....

0. 00

....

0. 000

0001-16

1-7

Power Requiren1ents 0. 0. 000000000000. 0

000000 00000

1-17

1-8

Maxin1um Network

and

Power Cabling Distances 000. 00001-17

1-9

. Maximun1 Device Cabling Distances 0000. 0000. 00. 000

1-18

4-1 Tasks

and

Supportive Documentation 00000000. 000000000

4-2

5-1

How

Order

Phone

000'

0. 0000000

000.000005-2

5-2

How

Order

Mail 0000000000. 0000

0000000. 000005-2

5-3

DECserver 300 Software

Order

Codes

000000000000000000

5-3

5-4

DECserver 300 Country Kit

Order

Codes

00000. 00. 0000000

5-5

DECserver 300 Accessory

Order

Codes

00. 00000000000000

5-6

Digital Office Cable

and

Adapter

Order

Code

00. 000000000

5-7

ThinWire Coaxial Cable

Order

Codes

0000000. 00000000

5-9

Preface

This

manual

contains

overview

the

DECserver 300 terminal server sys-

tem;

both

hardware

and

software.

Intended Audience

The

DECserver

300

Introduction

manual

intended

for

the

following audi-

ences:

• Terminal

user

-Uses

interactive terminal attached to a server port.

Tenninal

users have access to nonprivileged server cOllullands.

• Server

manager

-Manages a server. The server manager has access to

privileged server

commands.

• Software installer -Installs

the

server software

a load host.

The

in-

staller also configures

new

servers in the load

host

node

database.

• Network manager -Manages

the

local area network of

the

server.

• Field service engineer -Services the server hardware if it

should

fail.

vii

Structure of This Manual

The DEeserver

300

Introduction

contains the following chapters:

Chapter

Chapter 4

Chapter

Provides

overview of

the

features

and

functions of

the

DECserver

300 system.

Chapter

1 also provides

the

DECserver 300 specifica-

tions.

Describes

the

various server configurations, including connections

the

network

and

port

devices. This includes identifying

the

de-

vices

that

are compatible

with

the

DECserver 300 system.

Provides guidelines for

planning

and

implementing

server reconfig-

uration.

Provides

overview to the DECserver 300

documentation

set.

Provides

information

about ordering

terminal

server

hardware

and

software, related

hardware

products,

and

documentation.

Conventions Used

This Manual

Convention

lowercase

italics

bold

viii

Meaning

Italics

command

syntax

examples indicate variables

for

which

eithel'

the

user or

the

system supplies a value.

text,

words

appearing

bold type

introduce

new

terms

or concepts

and

can

also

found

the

glossary.

Overview

The DECserver 300 terminal server

system

enables a variety of datapleads-

only devices (for example, printers

and

terminals) to access

and

use

COln-

puter

resources

Ethernet local area network (LAN).

The

DECserver 300 terminal server

system

comprises three basic cOinpo-

nents: hardware, firmware,

and

software. This chapter provides a definition

the

DECserver 300 system, a description of the server's features,

and

overview of

the

hardware, firmware,

and

software. Also, the EIA-423-A com-

Dlunication

standard

and

the

site requirements for the server are discussed.

1.1 What is

the

DECserver 300 System?

A server is a

computer

system,

node,

where

resources

shared

the

net-

work are located. A server offers these resources to the other

nodes.

The

DECserver 300 system is a type of cODlmunications server called a terminal

server. It provides

efficient way to connect terminals

and

other

devices to

the

Ethernet local area network (LAN).

NOTE

In this manual, the terms "Ethernet"

and

"LAN" are

used

interchangeably.

The DECserver 300 system consists of

the

following:

• DECserver 300 hardware

and

the

devices attached to the server

ports

• DECserver 300 firmware operating

the

hardware unit

1-1

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