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Digital Equipment VAX 7000 Installation Manual (177 pages)

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Table of Contents
3
Preface

9
- DEC 7000/VAX 7000 Documentation
  11
- Related Documents
  13
Chapter 1 Installation Overview

15
- Installation Flowchart
  16
Chapter 2 Installing the System Cabinet

19
Chapter 3 Installing an Expander Cabinet

35
- Unpack the Cabinet
  36
- Expander Cabinet (Front View)
  36
- Position the Cabinet
  38
- Expander Cabinet Positioning
  38
- Remove Cabinet Top Covers
  40
- Cabinet Top Cover Removal
  40
- Remove Front and Rear Doors
  42
- Door Removal
  42
- Remove System Cabinet Side
  44
- System Cabinet Side Removal
  44
- Install Side Spacers
  46
- Installing Side Spacers
  46
- Level All Cabinets
  48
- Leveler Foot Adjustment
  48
- Install Top Spacers
  50
- Installing Top Spacers
  50
- Install Bottom Spacers
  52
- Installing Bottom Spacers
  52
- Assemble and Install Side Skirts
  54
- Assemble and Install Front Skirts
  56
- Install End Panel on Expander Cabinet
  58
- Connect the Power Control Cable
  60
- Power Control Cable
  60
  - Reinstall Cabinet Tops and Doors
    62
- Cabinet Tops and Doors
  62
  - Connect the I/O Cable
    64
- I/O Cable Connections
  64
  - Connect the DSSI Cables
    66
- DSSI Cable Connection
  66
- Cabling and Terminating Disk Bricks
  67
Chapter 4 Making Console, Ethernet, and FDDI Connections

69
Chapter 5 Connecting to a DSSI Subsystem

77
- DSSI Installation Overview
  78
- DSSI and Related Documentation
  78
- DSSI Installation
  79
  - Single-Host Systems
    80
- Single-Host System
  80
  - KFMSA-BA Adapter
    82
- KFMSA-BA Leds
  82
  - Cables
    84
- I/O Ports for DSSI Cables
  84
- DSSI Cable Kits
  85
  - Install DSSI Cables to Ises
    86
- DSSI Cable Installation
  86
  - Set Node Ids
    88
- Setting the KFMSA-BA Node ID on the I/O Panel
  88
Chapter 6 Connecting to a CI Vmscluster

91
Chapter 7 Powering up the System

109
- Prepare to Check the AC Power
  110
- Circuit Breaker
  110
  - Measure the AC Power
    112
- Measuring System Power
  112
  - Turn the Power on and Check Indicators
    114
- CCL and Control Panel Leds
  114
Chapter 8 System Self-Test

117
- Check Module Status Leds
  118
- Powering up and Checking the Leds
  118
- Leds after Self-Test
  119
- Check the Self-Test Display
  120
- Self-Test Results
  120
Chapter 9 Diagnostics and Utilities

123
- Console Load Devices
  124
- Accessing the Console Load Device
  124
- Verification Overview
  126
- Verification Procedure
  126
- Power-Up Diagnostics Overview
  128
- Diagnostic Overview
  128
- Power-Up Diagnostics
  129
- Run System Self-Test
  130
- Self-Test Display
  130
- Show Commands for Installation
  132
- Show Configuration
  132
- Show Network
  132
- Verify SCSI Devices
  134
- Check SCSI Devices Using Console Commands
  134
- Checking SCSI Devices
  134
- Check Console Output against Physical Devices
  136
- SCSI PIU with Sbbs
  136
- Verify Console Load Device Path
  138
- DEMNA Leds
  138
- Booting Openvms Alpha AXP from an RRD42
  140
- CD-ROM Openvms Alpha AXP Boot
  140
- Show Device
  141
- Booting OSF/1 from an RRD42
  142
- CD-ROM OSF/1 Boot
  142
- Booting Openvms VAX from an Infoserver
  144
- Sample Infoserver Boot
  144
- Selecting an Ethernet Service
  146
- Set Commands for Booting
  148
- Booting LFU with an RRD42
  150
- Running LFU on a VAX 7000 System
  152
- Booting the Standalone Backup
  154
- Booting Openvms Alpha AXP on a DEC 7000 System with an RRD42
  154
- Booting Openvms VAX on a VAX 7000 with an Infoserver
  154
- Running UETP
  156
Appendix A Storage Architecture Overview

159
- Storage Architecture and Options
  160
- VAX 7000 Architecture
  160
- VAX 7000 System I/O Adapters
  161
- DSSI and CI Vmsclusters Compared
  162
- CI and DSSI Compared
  162
Appendix B DSSI Concepts

165
- DSSI Basics
  165
- Integrated Storage Elements (Ises
  165
- Dual-, Tri-, and Quad-Host Systems
  165
- DSSI Concepts
  166
- DSSI Concepts (Continued
  166
- Ises for the DSSI Storage Bus
  168
- Examples of Dual-Host Configurations
  170
Appendix C Digital Remote Services Console

173
Installation

173
- Remote Console Cable Connections
  173

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Installation Overview

Chapter 2 Installing the System Cabinet

Chapter 3 Installing an Expander Cabinet

Chapter 4 Making Console, Ethernet, and FDDI Connections

Chapter 5 Connecting to a DSSI Subsystem

Chapter 6 Connecting to a CI Vmscluster

Chapter 7 Powering up the System

Chapter 8 System Self-Test

Chapter 9 Diagnostics and Utilities

Appendix A Storage Architecture Overview

Appendix B DSSI Concepts

Appendix C Digital Remote Services Console

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