Device Name Convention - DEC 4000 600 series Owner's Manual

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The device naming convention is shown in Figure 6–3.
Figure 6–3 Device Name Convention
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Bus Number:
Slot Number:
Channel Number:
Bus Node Number:
Device Unit Number:
Storage Adapter ID:
Driver ID:
6–14 System Configuration
0 LBus; 1 Futurebus+
0-4 SCSI/DSSI; 6, 7 Ethernet; 2-13 Futurebus+ nodes
Used for multi-channel devices.
Bus Node ID (from bus node ID plug)
Unique device unit number (MSCP Unit Number)
For Futurebus+ modules, node number, 0 or 1
One-letter storage adapter designator (A,B,C,D, or E)
For Futurebus+ modules, A--F, corresponding
to Futurebus+ adapter slots 1--6
Two-letter port or class driver designator
EZ - Ethernet port
PU - DSSI port, DU - MSCP class
PK - SCSI port, DK - SCSI class
FB - Futurebus+ port
Slot numbers for SCSI-2/DSSI buses (0–4) correspond to
mass storage buses as follows:
Fixed-Media:
Bus A (top-most storage compartment), Slot 0
Bus B, Slot 1
Bus C, Slot 2
Bus D, (bottom storage compartment), Slot 3
Removable-Media:
Bus E, Slot 4
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