Digital Equipment InfoServer 100, Owner'S Manual

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iv Contents
3 Learning About Your System
Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
RZ23 Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
RRD40 Compact Disc Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Console Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
4 Expanding Your System
Guidelines for Connecting Expansion Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Preparing Your System for an Expansion Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Unpacking An Expansion Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Connecting One Expansion Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Connecting Two Expansion Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
RRD40 Compact Disc Expansion Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Selecting the Voltage on the RRD40 Expansion Box . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Verifying the SCSI ID on the RRD40 Expansion Box . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Resetting the SCSI ID on the Second RRD40 Expansion Box . . . 4–11
5 Connecting to a Network
A Brief Introduction to Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Connecting to a ThinWire Ethernet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Check the Network Select Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Verify Your ThinWire Ethernet Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Connect Your System to ThinWire Ethernet Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Creating a ThinWire Ethernet Work Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Connecting Your System to a DECconnect Faceplate . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Troubleshooting the ThinWire Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Connecting to a Standard Ethernet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Check the Network Select Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Verify Your Standard Ethernet Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Connect a Transceiver Cable to Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Troubleshooting the Standard Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13