Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3800 User manual

MicroVAX 3800

VAXserver 3800

Installation

Order Number EK-164AA-IN-001

digital equipment corporation

maynard, massachusetts

March

1989

The information

this

document is subject to change without notice

and

should not be

construed as a commitment by Digital Equipment Corporation.

Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors

that

may appear

this

document.

The software,

any, described

this

document is furnished

under

a license

and

may be used

copied only

accordance with

the

terms of such license.

responsibility is assumed

for

the

use or reliability

software

equipment

that

is not supplied by Digital Equipment

Corporation or its affiliated companies.

Printed

U.S.A.

The READER'S COMMENTS form on

the

last

page of this document requests

the

user's

critical evaluation to assist

preparing future documentation.

The following

are

trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation:

COMPACTape DIBOL RSX

DDCMP DSSI RT

DEC MASSBUS ThinWire

DECmate

MicroVAX

ULTRIX

DECnet

PDP

UNIBUS

DECserver P/OS

VAX

DECUS Professional VAXcluster

DECwriter Q-bus

VAXELN

DELNI Rainbow

VAXlab

DELQA ReGIS

VMS

DEQNA RQDX VT

DESTA RSTS Work Processor

mBmBO!a'"

ML-S933

FCC

NOTICE: The equipment described in this

manual

generates, uses,

and

may emit

radio frequency energy. The equipment

has

been type tested

and

found to comply with the

limits for a Class A computing device

pursuant

to Subpart J of

Part

FCC Rules, which

are

designed to provide reasonable protection against such radio frequency interference when

operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment

a residential

area

may cause interference,

which case

the

user

his own expense may be required to

take

measures to correct

the

interference.

This document was prepared using

VAX

DOCUMENT, Version 1.1.

Contents

Preface.............................................

1 Verify

Site

Preparation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Check

Your

Shipment.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2.1

Unpack

Your

Shipment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Place

the

System

. . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Install

the

Console

Terminal

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4.1 Perform Set-Up

Operations.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4.2 Connect

the

Console Terminal to

the

System.

. . . . . . . . . . 8

Set

Controls

Your

System

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connect

Additional

Devices

the

System

. . . . . . .

6.1 Connect Terminals

and

Serial

Printers.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6.2 Connect

Parallel

Printers

the

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.3 Connect Synchronous Modems to

the

System

..........

6.4 Connect Asynchronous Modems to

the

System

.........

6.5 Connect

Internal

Modem to Telephone Lines

........

6.6 Connect to

Ethernet

Network.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connect

the

System

Power

Cable.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Turn

the

System

and

Select

Language

......

Attach

the

Front

Panel

the

System.

. . . . . . . . . . . 41

10 After

Installation.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

iii

Figures

1 Shipping Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Sliding

the

System into Place

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

3 Connecting a VT300-Series Console Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4 Connecting a VT200-Series Console Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . .

Front

View of

MicroVAX.

3800

Enclosure.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

6 Connecting Devices to

the

CXA16

Module . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 17

7 Connecting Devices to

the

Cable Concentrator

........

'.' . . 18

8 Mounting

the

Cable Concentrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

9 Connecting a Modem to a

CXY08

Module

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

10 Disconnecting

the

Telephone Line (Single-

and

Multi-Line

Service)

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

Installing Telephone Cord (Single-

and

Multi-Line Service) . . 24

12 Connecting Modem to Telephone (Single-

and

Multi-Line

Service)

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

13 Connecting Modem to Wall-Mounted

Jack

(Data

Jack

Service)

-Telephone-to-Wall-Jack Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

14 Connecting Modem to Wall-Mounted

Jack

(Data

Jack

Service)

-Telephone-to-DFA01

Connection.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Thin

Wire Cable, T-Connector,

and

Terminator. . . . . . . . . . . . 30

16 Making a ThinWire

Ethernet

Connection.

. . . . . . . . . . •. . . 31

17 Form

the

Upper Cable

Loop

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

18 Grounding ThinWire

Ethernet

Cable on

the

DESQA Module 33

19 Making a

Standard

Ethernet

Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

20 Power

Cables.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

21 Attaching Power Cable to

the

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . 38

22 Language Selection Menu

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

23 Example ofa Successful Power-On

Test.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

24 Attaching

the

Front

Panel.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Tables

. 1 Module Identification Labels

Preface

This

manual

describes how to

install

your MicroVAX 3800

VAXserver

3800 system.

assumes

you

have

unpacked

the

system according to

directions on

the

shipping

carton.

Installation

includes

the

following steps:

Verifying site

preparation

2. Checking

your

shipment

3. Placing

the

system

Installing

the

console

terminal

Setting

controls on

the

system

Connecting

additional

devices to

the

system

Connecting

the

power cable

Turning

the

system

and

selecting a

language

Attaching

the

front

panel

Before

installing

a DIGITAL system, review

the

system warranty.

The

terms

your

warranty

agreement

with

DIGITAL,

may

require

that

qualified DIGITAL service

representative

install

your

system. Contact your

local DIGITAL

representative

you

have

any

questions.

NOTE:

VAXserver 3800 systems are designed

offer

maximum

performance

for applications

that

do not require timesharing. Some

the devices referred

to in this

manual

are designed for multiusersystems

and

may

not

suitable

for a VAXserver system. Contact your DIGITAL representative

you have

any questions about whether use

a specific device is appropriate for your

VAXserver system.

Dual-host systems

must

installed by a DIGITAL service representative.

For more information on dual-host systems, refer

your MicroVAX 3800

VAXserver 3800 Operation manual.

Conventions

The

following conventions

are

used

this

book:

Convention

NOTE

CAUTION

WARNING

Meaning

A symbol denoting a

terminal

key

used

text

and

examples

this

book.

For

example, Break indicates

that

you press

the

Breakkeyon your

tenninal

keypad.

Return

indicates

that

you press

the

Return

key on your

terminal

keypad.

Provides general information about

the

current

topic.

Provides information

prevent damage

eqUipment

software.

Provides information

prevent personal injury.

\ ' 1 Verify Site Preparation

Before receiving your system, you should have received a MicroVAX Site

Preparation manual. This guide describes

the

physical, environmental,

and

electrical requirements to operate your system. For your convenience,

a copy of

this

guideis alsoincluded

your Customer

Hardware

Information

kit.

you have

not

already done so, please

read

the

guide

and

its

instructions for preparing your site.

The installation instructions

that

follow assume

the

site meets all

the

installation requirements listed

the

MicroVAX Site Preparation manual.

The instructions also assume all

terminal

data

lines, telephone lines,

and

network lines

that

you

plan

to connect to your system

are

place

and

clearly labeled.

2 Check Your Shipment

NOTE: Save all packing materials

you

plan

to reship the system.

Your shipment

may

include several cartons.

• One contains

the

system

unit

with

unpacking instructions on

the

side.

• One contains cables for connecting additional devices to your system.

• Another,

with

unpacking instructions on

the

side, contains components

the

console terminal.

• Another,

marked

"Software," contains software documentation, system

software, diagnostic software,

and

a software license.

Depending on your order, your shipment

may

also include some of

the

following equipment:

• Additional terminalCs)

• PrinterCs)

•

ModemCs)

2.1

Unpack Your Shipment

Before installing your system, unpack all cartons

and

check

the

contents

against

the

shipping

list

to ensure you have received everything you

ordered.

MicroVAX 3800 VAXserver 3800 Installation 1

any

item is missing or damaged:

• Contact your delivery agent.

• Contact your DIGITAL sales representative.

Find

the

carton containing

the

system

unit

and unpack

the

system

according to

the

instructions on

the

carton. Figure 1 shows

the

contents of

the

shipping carton.

Release

the

shipping brackets according to

the

instructions on

the

yellow

label attached to

the

front of

the

system unit. When you have completed

this, remove

the

label from

the

front of

the

unit.

CAUTION: Before continuing installation, verify that your system's power

requirements match your power

source.

The correct voltage

for

the system

is listed

the serial number label next

the left power supply

(see

Figure 1).

the voltage listed matches your power source, continue with

the installation.

the voltage

does

not match your power

source,

not

continue. Contact your DIGITAL sales representative.

2 MicroVAX 3800 VAXserver 3800 Installation

Figure 1: Shipping Carton Contents

DECconnect

Office

Cable

Adapter

H8571-A

Cable

Clamp

Keys to

Front Panel

& e

Terminators

T-Connector

~Screwdriver

~System

Power Cable

-Front Panel

,r------,--

Hand Holds

erial Number Label MLO-0022S8

MicroVAX 3800 VAXserver 3800 Installation 3

3 Place the System

The

installation

instructions

that

assume

you

have

correctlyfollowed

the

unpacking

instructions

the

carton.

CAUTION: Moving

and

operating your system without releasing the

shipping brackets may damage the mass storage devices.

After

unpacking

your system, you

can

move

into position

two ways,

shown

Figure 2.

• You

can

roll

sideways.

• You

can

gently slide or

walk

backward

forward

gripping

the

handholds

the

side

the

unit.

WARNING: The system weighs between 50 kg

(110

lb)

and

64 kg (140 lb),

depending on the options installed.

Use

two or more people

maneuver the

system.

During

installation, leave space

behind

the

system for

routing

cables

underneath

the

system

unit.

Once

installation

complete, you

can

place

the

system

base directly

against

a wall. No

rear

ventilation

required.

·4

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