Digital Equipment DECstation 5000/100 Series, Maintenance Manual

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Conventions Used in This Chapter
Letters in boldface type like this are to be typed exactly
as they appear.
Letters in italic type like this are variables that you replace
with actual values.
Arguments enclosed in square brackets ([ ]) are optional.
Ellipses (...) follow an argument that can be repeated.
A vertical bar ( | ) separates choices. You can think of the
bar as a symbol meaning
or
.
Parentheses enclose a group of values from which you must
select one value. For example, -(b | h | w) means enter -b or
-h or -w.
Some Terms Used in This Chapter
Controller
— A hardware device that directs the operation
and communication between devices or other controllers. Each
controller in the system has a unique controller ID number.
Script — A collection of console commands that run in a set
order. Test scripts, which are collections of individual tests
and may also contain other test scripts, are commonly used for
troubleshooting the system.
Slot
— The physical location of a module or modules.
TURBOchannel option modules occupy slots 0, 1, and 2.
The base system occupies slot 3. Base system hardware
includes the system module, CPU module, and memory
modules. The system module contains the base system
SCSI and Ethernet controllers.
Console Commands C–3