Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3600 Instruction Manual

MicroVAX

3600

VAXserver

3600

3602

Operation

Order

Number

EK-033AB—OM-002

digital

equipment

corporation

maynard,

massachusetts

September

1957

July

1988

The

information

this

document

subject

change

without

notice

and

should

not

construed

commitment

Digital

Equipment

Corporation.

Digital

Equipment

Corporation

assumes

responsibility

for

any

errors

that

may

appear

this

document.

The

software,

any,

described

this

document

furnished

under

license

and

may

used

copied

only

accordance

with

the

terms

such

license.

responsibility

assumed

for

the

use

reliability

software

equipment

that

not

supplied

Digital

Equipment

Corporation

its

affiliated

companies.

1988

Digital

Equipment

Corporation.

All

Rights

Reserved.

Printed

U.S.A.

The

READER'S

COMMENTS

form

the

last

page

this

document

requests

the

user's

critical

evaluation

assist

preparing

future

documentation.

The

following

are

trademarks

Digital

Equipment

Corporation:

COMPACTape

MASSBUS

DEC

MicroVAX

DECmate

PDP

DECnet

P/OS

DECserver

Professional

DECUS

-bus

DECwriter

Rainbow

DELNI

ReGIS

DEQNA

RSTS

DESTA

RSX

DIBOL

ThinWire

ULTRIX

UNIBUS

VAX

VAXcluster

VAXELN

VAXIab

VMS

Work

Processor

8eG0

-S986

FCC

NOTICE:

The

equipment

described

this

manual

generates,

uses,

and

may

emit

radio

frequency

energy.

The

equipment

has

been

type

tested

and

found

comply

with

the

limits

for

Class

computing

device

pursuant

Subpart

Part

FCC

Rules,

which

are

designed

provide

reasonable

protection

against

such

radio

frequency

interference

when

operated

commercial

environment.

Operation

this

equipment

residential

area

may

cause

interference,

which

case

the

user

his

own

expense

may

required

take

measures

correct

the

interference.

Contents

Preface

Chapter

System

Overview

1.1

Front

View

the

MicroVAX/VAXserver

3600

Cabinet

1-4

1.1.1

The

BA213

Enclosure

1-10

1.1.1.1

Mass

Storage

Shelf

1-12

1.1.1.2

Card

Cage

1-13

1.1.1.3

PowerSupplies

)-16

1.1.1.4

Fans

1-17

1.1.2

Mass

Storage

Options

1-19

1.2

Rear

View

the

MicroVAX/VAXserver

3600

Cabinet

1-19

1.2.1

Power

Controller

1-21

1.3

Functional

Description

Base

System

Components

1-23

1.3.1

Base

System

Components

1-24

1.3.1.1

Central

Processing

Unit

(CPU)

1-24

1.3.1.2

Console

Serial

Line

Unit

(SLU)

1-24

1.3.1.3

Main

Memory

1-24

1.3.1.4

Mass

Storage

Devices

and

Controllers

1-25

1.3.1.5

Power

Supplies

1-25

1.3.1.6

Fans

1-25

1.3.2

Optional

Components

1-26

1.3.2.1

Communications

Controllers

1-26

1.3.2.2

Real

-Time

Controllers

1-28

1.3.2.3

Printer

Interfaces

1-28

1.3.2.4

Other

Available

Options

1-28

iii

Chapter

Using

the

System

2.1

Before

You

Use

New

System

2-1

2.2

Switch

Settings

2-1

2.2.1

Normal

Operation

2-1

2.2.2

Special

Operation

2-2

2.3

Turning

the

System

2-3

2.4

Booting

the

System

2-5

2.4.1

Autobooting

the

System

2-5

2.4.2

Booting

the

System

from

Console

Mode

2-7

2.5

Using

the

System

2-7

2.6

Turning

Off

the

System

2-8

2.7

Halting

the

System

2-9

2.8

Resetting

the

System

2-9

Chapter

Using

System

Options

3.1

Mass

Storage

Options

3-1

3.1.1

-Series

Disk

Drives

3-2

3.1.1.1

-Series

Drive

Controls

3-2

3.1.1.2

Inserting

RA60

Disk

Pack

3-6

3.1.1.3

Removing

RA60

Disk

Pack

3-8

3.1.1.4

Replacing

RA81/82

Air

Filter

3-8

3.1.2

TK70

Tape

Drive

3-9

3.1.2.1

Design

the

Drive

3-11

3.1.2.2

Labeling

Tape

Cartridge

3-12

3.1.2.3

Write

-Protecting

Tape

Cartridge

3-13

3.1.2.4

Tape

Cartridge

Handling

and

Storage

Guidelines

3-15

3.1.2.5

Inserting

Tape

Cartridge

3-16

3.1.2.6

Removing

Tape

Cartridge

3-18

3.1.2.7

Summary

TK70

Tape

Drive

Controls

and

Indicator

Lights

3-20

3.1.3

TS05

Tape

Drive

3-21

3.1.3.1

Controls

and

Indicators

3-22

3.1.3.2

Inserting

Write

-Enable

Ring

3-24

3.1.3.3

Tape

3-24

3.1.3.4

Rewinding

Tape

3-26

3.1.3.5

Unloading

Tape

3-26

3.1.3.6

Restarting

the

Tape

Drive

3-26

3.1.3.7

Care

Magnetic

Tapes

3-27

3.1.4

TU81-Plus

Tape

Drive

3-28

3.1.4.1

Controls

and

Indicators

3-28

3.1.4.2

Inserting

Write

-Enable

Ring

3-30

3.1.4.3

Tape

Threading

and

3-31

3.1.4.4

Tape

Unloading

3-35

3.1.4.5

Corrective

Actions

3-35

3.2

Communications

Controller

Options

3-36

3.2.1

Asynchronous

Serial

Controllers

3-36

3.2.1.1

Without

Modem

Support

3-3

3.2.1.2

With

Modem

Support

3-38

3.2.2

Synchronous

Controllers

3-39

3.2.3

Network

Controllers

3-40

3.2.4

Real

-Time

Options

3-40

3.2.5

Printer

Options

3-41

3.3

Adding

New

Options

3-41

Appendix

Documentation

Glossary

Index

Figures

1-1

MicroVAX/VAXserver

3600

System

with

Auxiliary

Cabinet

1-2

Standard

VAXserver

3602

System

1-3

MicroVAX/VAXserver

3600

Cabinet

1-4

Key

Positions

1-5

Sliding

Window

Closed

1-6

Window

Partially

Open

1-7

Window

Fully

Open

1-8

Opening

the

Front

Door

1-9

Internal

View

MicroVAX/VAXserver

3600

Cabinet

1-10

Front

View

the

BA213

Enclosure

1-11

Mass

Storage

Shelf

1-12

Card

Cage

1-13

CPU

Cover

Panel

1-15

1-14

Power

Supply

1-16

1-15

System

Air

Circulation

1-18

1-16

Removing

the

Rear

Panel

1-20

1-17

Rear

View

MicroVAX/VAXserver

3600

Cabinet

1-21

1-18

Power

Controller

1-22

2-1

Language

Selection

2-3

2-2

Sample

Error

Summary

2-5

2-3

Successful

Power

-On

and

Automatic

Boot

2-6

2-4

Successful

Power

-On

Console

Mode

2-8

3-1

Location

-Series

Drive

Controls

3-3

3-2

Opening

the

RA60

Disk

Drive

3-6

3-3

Removing

Bottom

Dust

Cover

from

RA60

Disk

Pack

. .

3-7

3-4

Air

Filter

Removal

3-9

3-5

TK70

Tape

Drive

3-11

3-6

Labeling

Tape

Cartridge

3-12

3-7

Tape

Cartridge

Write

-Protect

Switch

3-14

3-8

Inserting

Tape

Cartridge

3-17

3-9

Removing

Tape

Cartridge

3-19

3-10

TS05

Tape

Drive

and

Controls

3-22

3-11

Inserting

Write

-Enable

Ring

3-24

3-12

the

TS05

Tape

Drive

3-25

3-13

TU81-Plus

Tape

Drive

and

Controls

3-28

3-14

Inserting

Write

-Enable

Ring

3-31

3-15

Opening

the

TU81-Plus

Cover

3-32

3-16

TU81-Plus

Tape

Deck

3-33

3-17

Tape

Path

3-34

Tables

2-1

Normal

Power

-On

Indications

2-4

2-2

Console

Program

Boot

Sequence

2-7

3-1

-Series

Drive

Controls

and

Indicators

3-4

3-2

TK70

Tape

Drive

Controls

3-20

3-3

TK70

Tape

Drive

Indicator

Lights

3-20

3-4

TS05

Tape

Drive

Controls

and

Indicators

3-23

3-5

TU81-Plus

Tape

Drive

Operator

Controls

and

Indicators

3-29

3-6

TU81-Plus

Corrective

Actions

3-36

vii

Preface

This

manual

describes

how

use

MicroVAX

3600

and

VAXserver

3600/3602

systems.

The

hardware

for

the

two

types

systems

the

same.

The

software

differs

because

the

systems

serve

different

functions.

The

MicroVAX

3600

timesharing

system

that

uses

the

VMS,

ULTRIX,

VAXELN

operating

system,

and

functions

end

-node

Ethernet

network.

The

VAXserver

3600

and

3602

are

full

-function

network

nodes

that

use

the

VMS

operating

system

and

LAVc

(Local

Area

VAXcluster)

software.

VAXserver

systems

support

client

systems

Local

Area

Network

(LAN).

The

manual

structured

follows:

•

Chapter

provides

overview

the

systems.

•

Chapter

describes

how

use

the

systems.

•

Chapter

describes

how

use

options

installed

the

systems.

•

The

appendix

lists

documentation.

•

glossary

explains

key

terms.

NOTE:

VAXserver

3600f3602

systems

are

designed

offer

maximum

performance

for

applications

that

not

require

timesharing.

Some

the

devices

referred

this

manual

are

designed

for

multiuser

systems

and

may

not

suitable

for

VAXserver

system.

Contact

your

DIGITAL

representative

you

have

any

questions

aobut

whether

use

specific

device

appropriate

for

your

VAXserver

system.

Conventions

The

following

conventions

are

used

this

book:

Convention

Meaning

Key

Ctrl/C

Bold

WARNING

CAUTION

NOTE

symbol

denoting

terminal

key

used

text

and

exam-

ples

this

book.

For

example,

Break

indicates

that

you

press

the

Break

key

your

terminal

keypad.

Return

indi-

cates

that

you

press

the

Return

key

your

terminal

key-

pad.

symbol

indicating

that

you

hold

down

the

Ctrl

key

while

you

press

the

key.

Bold

type

used

indicate

user

input.

For

exam-

ple:

»>

BOOT

MUAO

This

line

shows

that

the

user

must

type

BOOT

MUAO

the

"»>"

prompt.

Provides

information

prevent

personal

injury.

Provides

information

prevent

damage

equipment

soft-

ware.

Provides

general

information

about

the

current

topic.

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