Special Operation - Digital Equipment MicroVAX 3600 Operation

• The baud rate switch, located on the inside of the CPU cover panel,
is set to 9600. If you need to change the baud rate, for example, to
use anon-DIGITAL terminal, you .must remove the CPU cover panel.
Instructions on changing the baud rate are in MicroVAX 3600 VAXserver
3600/3602 Technical Information.
• The write-protect button for each RA-series disk drive is set to out (not
lit).
•
The RUN/STOP button for each RA60/81/82 drive is in. This setting
spins up the drive.1
• Either the A or B button (or both) for each RA-series drive is in. This
setting puts the drive on-line. The difference between A and B is the
port used for communications between the drive and the controller.
• On VAXserver 3602 systems, the on/off switch on the secondary cabinet
should always be set to on.
2.2.2 Special Operation
Certain operations require that you change some of the normal operating
settings.
• If you need the ability to halt the system from the console terminal,
for example, when installing system software or performing certain types
of backup, you can set the Break Enable/Disable switch to enable (up
position). This allows you to halt the system by pressing
Break
on the
console terminal.
NOTE: When you change the Break Enable/Disable switch from one setting
to the other, you must activate the new setting by resetting the system. To
reset the system, press the Reset button on either power supply. All processes
will be interrupted.
• If your system has been powered off for more than seven days, the
battery unit that saves the system clock and the language selection may
be depleted. Set the Power-Up Mode switch to Language Inquiry Mode,
indicated by a human profile, before you turn on your system. When
you turn on your system, a Language Selection Menu appears, as shown
in Figure 2-1.
1 If the RUN/STOP button is in at power-up, you must either issue a software command or toggle the
RUN/STOP switch to spin up the drive.
2-2 MicroVAX 3600 VAXserver 3600/3602 Operation