Digital Equipment VAX 4000 300 User manual

VAX 4000 Model 300

•

Operation

Order Number:

EK~36AB-OP-O02

VAX 4000 Model 300

Operation

Order Number EK-336AB-OP-O02

Digital Equipment Corporation

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March

1990,

July

1990

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DOCUMENT, Version 1.2.

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 System Overview

Front

View

and

Physical

Description.

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

1-1

The

BA440

Enclosure.

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

1-6

Mass

Storage

Shelf

.....

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

1-8

Card

Cage

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

. . . . . . . . .

1-9

Console Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-11

DSSI Connector (DSSI

Bus

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

1-14

Power

Supply

Controls

and

Indicators.

. . . . . . . . . . .

1-15

Fans

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

1-18

1.1

1.1.1

1.1.1.1

1.1.1.2

1.1.1.3

1.1.1.4

1.1.1.5

1.1.1.6

1.2 Functional Description

Base

System

......

. . . . . . . . .

1-19

1.2.1

1.2.1.1

1.2.1.2

1.2.1.3

1.2.1.4

1.2.1.5

1.2.2

1.2.2.1

1.2.2.2

1.2.2.3

1.2.2.4

1.2.2.5

1.2.2.6

1.2.2.7

1.3

Base

System

Components

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

1-19

Central

Processing

Unit

(CPU)

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

1-20

Console

Serial

Line

Unit

(SLU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-20

Main

Memory.

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

1-20

Network

Controller

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

1-20

Embedded DSSI

Host

Adapters.

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

1-21

Optional

Components.

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

1-21

Mass

Storage

Devices

and

Controllers.

. . . . . . . . . . .

1-21

Mass

Storage

Subsystems.

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

1-22

Mass

Storage

Expanders

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

1-22

Communications Controllers

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

1-23

Real-Time Controllers

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

1-24

Printer

Interfaces.

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

1-25

Other

Available

Options.

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

1-25

Dual-Host Capability (VMS

Systems

Only) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-25

iii

Chapter 2 Operating the System

2.1

2.2

2.2.1

2.2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4.1

2.4.2

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

Before

You

Operate

the

System

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

Switch Settings

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

Normal Operation

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

Special Operation

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

Turning On

the

System

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

Booting the System

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

Autobooting

the

System

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

Booting

the

System from Console Mode

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

Using

the

System

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

Halting

the

System

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

Restarting

the

System

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

Turning Off

the

System

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

Recovering from

Over Temperature Condition

........

Chapter 3 Operating the System Options

2-1

2-2

2-4

2-6

2-11

2-12

2-13

2-14

3.1 Mass Storage Options

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

3-1

3.1.1 RF-Series Integrated Storage Assemblies

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

3-2

3.1.2 TK70 Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-6

3.1.2.1 Design

the Drive

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

3-7

3.1.2.2 Labeling a Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-8

3.1.2.3 Write-Protecting a Tape

Cartridge.

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

3-9

3.1.2.4 Tape Cartridge Handling

and

Storage

Guidelines.

. .

3-11

3.1.2.5 Inserting a Tape Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-11

3.1.2.6 Removing a Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-14

3.1.2.7 Summary ofTK70 Tape Drive Controls

and

Indicator

Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-16

3.1.3 TLZ04 Tape Drive

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

3-17

3.1.3.1 Proper Handling ofCassette Tapes

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

3-19

3.1.3.2 Setting the Write-Protect Tab on

the

Cassette Tape. .

3-20

3.1.3.3 Inserting a Cassette Tape into

the

Drive.

. . . . . . . . .

3-21

3.1.3.4 System Software

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

3-22

3.1.3.5 Cleaning the

Heads.

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

. . . . .

3-23

3.1.4

RV20

Optical Disk Subsystem

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

3-24

3.1.5 RRD40 Digital Disk Subsystem

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

3-25

3.1.6

3.1.7

3.2

3.2.1

3.2.1.1

3.2.1.2

TVS05 Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-25

TU81-Plus

Tape

Drive.

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

3-25

Communications Controller Options

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

3-25

Asynchronous

Serial

Controllers.

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

3-25

Without Modem

Support

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

3-26

With Modem

Support

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

3-27

3.2.2

3.2.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

Synchronous Controllers

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

Network Controllers

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

Real-Time Options

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

Printer

Options

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

Adding Options

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

Appendix A Related Documentation

Appendix B Programming Parameters for RF-Series ISAs

Appendix C Backup Procedures

C.1

C.1.1

C.1.2

C.1.3

C.1.4

C.2

C.2.1

C.2.2

Overview

Standalone

BACKUP

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

Installing Standalone BACKUP on System

Disk

.......

Booting

Standalone

BACKUP from

the

System

Disk

....

Installing

Standalone

BACKUP on a Tape Cartridge

....

Booting

Standalone

BACKUP from a Tape Cartridge

...

Backing

the

System

Disk

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

Backing

the

System

Disk

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

Restoring

the

System

Disk

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

Appendix D Removing Unwanted VMS Files

3-28

3-29

3-30

C--1

C--2

C-3

C-5

C--7

C--9

D.1

Using

VMSTAILOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0-1

Glossary

Index

Examples

B-1

SHOW DSSI Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B-5

B-2

Starting

the

DUP

Driver Utility

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

B-6

B-3

Setting

Allocation Class for a Specified ISA . . . . . . . . . . . .

B-7

B-4

Setting

Unit

Number

for a Specified ISA

. . . . . . . . . .

B-8

B-5

Changing a Node

Name

for a Specified ISA . . . . . . . . . . . .

B-9

B-6

Exiting

the

DUP Driver Utility for a Specified ISA

........

B-10

B-7

SHOW DSSI Display

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

B-10

Figures

1-1

VAX.

4000

System.

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

1-2

Key

Positions.

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

1-3

Upper Door

Opened.

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

1-4

Entire

Door

Opened.

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

1-5

Front

View

the

BA440

Enclosure.

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

1-7

1-6

Mass Storage

Shelf.

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

1-8

1-7

Card Cage

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

1-10

1-8

Console Module Controls

and

Connectors

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

1-12

1-9

Connector for

nSSI

Bus

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

1-15

1-10

Power Supply Controls

and

Indicators.

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

1-16

1-11 Sample Power

Bus

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-18

1-12

System Air Circulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-19

1-13

Dual-Host Configuration

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

1-26

2-1

Language Selection

Menu.

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

2-3

2-2

Sample

Error

Summary.

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

2-6

2-3

Successful Power-On

and

Automatic Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-7

2-4

Successful Power-On to

List

ofBootable Devices . . . . . . . . . .

2-7

2-5

Selecting a Bootable Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-8

2-6

Sample SHOW DEVICE Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-10

2-7

Successful Power-On to Console

Mode.

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

2-11

3-1

RF-Series ISA Controls

and

Indicators

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

3-3

3-2

Inserting Bus Node ID

Plugs.

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

3-5

3-3

TK70 Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-7

3-4

Labeling a Tape Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-8

3-5

Tape

Cartridge

Write-Protect

Switch

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

3-10

3-6

Inserting

a Tape

Cartridge.

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

3-13

3-7

Removing a Tape

Cartridge.

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

3-15

3-8

TLZ04 Tape

Drive.

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

3-18

3-9

Setting

the

Write-Protect Tab on

the

Cassette

Tape.

. . . . .

3-21

3-10

Inserting

Cassette

Tape into

the

Drive.

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

3-22

3-11

Inserting

the

Head Cleaning

Cassette.

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

3-24

B-1

DSSI Busses for

Expanded

VAX

4000

System.

. . . . . . .

B-4

B-2

Attaching

Unit

Number

Label to

the

ISA

Front

Panel.

B-8

Tables

2-1

2-2

3-1

3-2

3-3

3-4

Normal

Power-On Indications

Device

Names

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

RF-Series Controls

and

Indicators

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

TK70 Tape Drive Controls

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

TK70 Tape Drive

Indicator

Lights

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

TLZ04 Drive Indicators (Normal Conditions)

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

2-4

2-10

3-4

3-16

3-19

3-5

TLZ04 Drive Indicators (Abnormal Conditions) . . . . . . . . .

3-19

C-1

Standalone

BACKUP

Qualifiers.

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

C-7

vII

Preface

This

manual

describes how to use

VAX.

4000 Model 300

timesharing

and

VAXserver 4000 Model 300

server

systems.

The

hardware

and

software

for each

these

systems

differs slightly, according to

the

function

the

system.

The

VAX.

4000

multiuser

system

that

uses

the

VMS

operating

system.

The

VAXserver 4000 system

a single-user system

that

uses

VMS

VAXELN

operating

systems. Both systems can function

end-

full-function node

Ethernet

network.

The

manual

structured

follows:

•

Chapter

1 provides

overview

the

systems.

•

Chapter

2 describes how to use

each

system.

•

Chapter

3 describes how to use options

installed

the

systems.

• Appendix A

lists

documentation.

• Appendix B describes how to

set

and

examine

internal

parameters

for

-series ISAs.

• Appendix C describes procedures for

creating

backup

files.

• Appendix D describes how to

use

VMSTAILOR to remove

unwanted

VMS files from

the

system disk.

• A glossary explains key

tenns.

NOTE: VAXserver systems are designed to offer

maximum

performance for

applications

that

not

require timesharing.

Some

the devices referred to

this

manual

are designed for

multiuser

systems

and

may

not

suitable

for server systems. Contact

your

Digital service representative

you have

any

questions about whether use

a specific device is appropriate for

your

server system.

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