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Your Digital customer service engineer has installed your system and
verified that it is running properly. Before you turn on the system, famil-
iarize yourself with its components:
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The system cabinet houses the LSB card cage, power system, cooling
system, and the control panel with status indicators. Optional hard-
ware includes an in-cabinet tape drive, in-cabinet CD-ROM, disk plug-
in units (PIUs), battery PIUs, and I/O PIUs.
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The console load device is used for installing operating systems and
software.
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The console terminal is used for booting and for system management
operations.
NOTE: The console terminal is not to be used as the primary user interface
for text editing.
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The console printer provides a hardcopy record of system operations.
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Optional PIUs include the XMI PIU, DSSI PIU (for VAX 7000 sys-
tems), and the battery PIU. These plug-in units are installed in the
system or expander cabinets to provide space for I/O, disk, and battery
options.
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Optional expander cabinets provide additional space for I/O de-
vices, disk drives, and a battery option.
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A system documentation kit
DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 System 1-7
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