Preface - DEC 7000 AXP Operation Manual

Intended Audience
This manual is written for the system manager or system operator who
has training in systems management and is running a DEC 7000 AXP sys-
tem or a VAX 7000 system.
Document Structure
This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organized
into small sections for efficient on-line and printed reference. Each topic
begins with an abstract. You can quickly gain a comprehensive overview
by reading only the abstracts. Next is an illustration or example, which
also provides quick reference. Last in the structure are descriptive text
and syntax definitions.
This manual has four chapters and three appendixes, as follows:
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Chapter 1, DEC 7000 AXP System and VAX 7000 Systems, and
Chapter 2, System Components, give a basic introduction to your
system and its parts.
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Chapter 3, Controls and Indicators, describes how the system pre-
sents information and how you use the switches.
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Chapter 4, Booting, explains how you turn on the system and get it
running.
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Appendix A, Console Commands, lists the console commands with
a brief explanation of each command.
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Appendix B, Boot Options, lists options used with the boot com-
mand to control various phases of booting.
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Appendix C, Updating Firmware, explains how to run the Loadable
Firmware Update (LFU) Utility.
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A Glossary and Index provide additional reference support.

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