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Page 1: ...VAX 4000 Model 300 Operation Order Number EK 36AB OP O02...

Page 2: ...VAX 4000 Model 300 Operation Order Number EK 336AB OP O02 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts...

Page 3: ...he end of this document requests your critical evaluation to assist in preparing future documentation The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation CompacTape DDCMP DEC DECdirect DECne...

Page 4: ...1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 5 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 2 2 5 1 2 2 6 1 2 2 7 1 3 Base System Components 1 19 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 20 Console Serial Line Unit SLU 1...

Page 5: ...RF Series Integrated Storage Assemblies 3 2 3 1 2 TK70 Tape Drive 3 6 3 1 2 1 Design of the Drive 3 7 3 1 2 2 Labeling a Tape Cartridge 3 8 3 1 2 3 Write Protecting a Tape Cartridge 3 9 3 1 2 4 Tape...

Page 6: ...ation Appendix B Programming Parameters for RF Series ISAs Appendix C Backup Procedures C 1 C 1 1 C 1 2 C 1 3 C 1 4 C 2 C 2 1 C 2 2 Overview of Standalone BACKUP Installing Standalone BACKUP on System...

Page 7: ...6 Mass Storage Shelf 1 8 1 7 Card Cage 1 10 1 8 Console Module Controls and Connectors 1 12 1 9 Connector for nSSI Bus 0 1 15 1 10 Power Supply Controls and Indicators 1 16 1 11 Sample Power Bus Confi...

Page 8: ...3 11 Inserting the Head Cleaning Cassette 3 24 B 1 DSSI Busses for an Expanded VAX 4000 System B 4 B 2 Attaching a Unit Number Label to the ISA Front Panel B 8 Tables 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 Normal P...

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Page 10: ...to use each system Chapter 3 describes how to use options installed in the systems Appendix A lists related documentation Appendix B describes how to set and examine internal parameters for RF series...

Page 11: ...l keypad Return indicates that you press the Return key on your terminal keypad A symbol indicatins that you hold down the Ctrl key while you press the Ckey This bold type indicates user input For exa...

Page 12: ...age Assemblies TK70 or TLZ04 tape drive Power supply Fans Up to four RF series Integrated Storage Assemblies ISAs or three RF series ISAs and a tape drive can be mounted inside the BA440 enclosure Thi...

Page 13: ...pper door allows you to access the controls for the RF series Integrated Storage Assemblies ISAs TK70 or TLZ04 tape drive and the System Control Panel SCP Opening the entire door allows you to access...

Page 14: ...he console module Open and close the door as follows 1 Insert the key in the lock on the front door Turn the key to the top position to open just the upper portion of the door or to the bottom positio...

Page 15: ...Figure 1 3 Upper Door Opened 0 0 Top Key Position MLO OO4034 1 4 VAX 4000 Model 300 Operation...

Page 16: ...Figure 1 4 Entire Door Opened O a Bottom Key Position MlO 004035 The next section describes the BA440 enclosure which is exposed when you open the entire door System Overview 1 5...

Page 17: ...tain the following Mass storage TK70 or TLZ04 tape drive and up to three RF series Integrated Storage Assemblies ISAs or four RF series ISAs and no tape drive All VAX 4000 systems contain the followin...

Page 18: ...Figure 1 5 Front View of the BA440 Enclosure Integrated Storage Assemblies ISAs Tape Drive I i System Control Panel SCP i Power Supply Console Module i i Card Cage ML0 004018 System Overview 1 7...

Page 19: ...g a level that may cause system components to overheat In addition to the flashing Over Temperature Warning light an audible alarm also provides warning of a possible over temperature condition If the...

Page 20: ...button The Restart button has a green indicator When you press the Restart button the system returns to a power on condition and self tests are run If you have specified a device as the boot device an...

Page 21: ...ach Q bus slot even an empty one is protected by a module cover Together the covers form a shield with a three fold purpose To protect external devices from electrical interference generated by the sy...

Page 22: ...controllers are covered by flush covers Empty slots are also covered by flush covers which may be single or double width All covers except those covering empty slots have a label identifying the modu...

Page 23: ...components Power On Mode switch This three position rotary switch determines how the system responds at power on Language Inquiry Mode in the top position indicated by a profile of a face causes the...

Page 24: ...sition 1 breaks are enabled When breaks are enabled pressing IBreakI on the console terminal halts the processor and transfers control to the console program Using the console command SET CONTROLP you...

Page 25: ...ector for a standard Ethernet transceiver cable The Ethernet connector switch allows you to set the type of connection To use the standard transceiver cable connection set the switch to the up positio...

Page 26: ...r to the mass storage devices the modules installed in the card cage and the fans To prevent damage due to overheating the power supply monitors the internal temperature and the speed of the fans If t...

Page 27: ...cated by a 0 the on position is indicated by a 1 The power switch also functions as the system circuit breaker In the event of a power surge the breaker will trip causing the power switch to return to...

Page 28: ...on Power bus connectors Three power bus connectors allow you to configure a power bus for systems expanded with the R400X or B400X expander The power bus allows you to turn power on and off for one or...

Page 29: ...p the system away from heat sources Figure 1 12 shows the air flow through the system enclosure NOTE The power supply monitors the fans If either fan stops working the Fan Failure indicator on the pow...

Page 30: ...ave optional components as well Your system was configured at the factory based on your order The following sections describe base system components and options in turn 1 2 1 Base System Components Ba...

Page 31: ...ency of processing since fewer pages must be copied to and from the disk Each configuration comes with a standard memory option There is room for up to four memory modules By adding more main memory y...

Page 32: ...ations controllers and adapters Real time controllers Printer interfaces 1 2 2 1 Mass Storage Devices and Controllers Mass storage devices record data on magnetic media The data recorded is not lost w...

Page 33: ...r which is built into the CPU Your VAX 4000 system has two DSSI adapters and hence two separate DSSI busses Each DSSI bus is capable of supporting seven integrated storage assemblies A third and fourt...

Page 34: ...the system and the peripheral depends on recognition of a pattern of start and stop bits not on a time interval Asynchronous serial controllers may be divided into those without modem support and thos...

Page 35: ...hardware and software that allow you to connect multiple terminals or printers to hosts in an Ethernet Local Area Network LAN Terminal servers perform the functions of traditional data terminal switch...

Page 36: ...l host configuration for example is to configure one system disk to be used as the system disk by both systems The system disk physically resides in one enclosure however both systems have equal acces...

Page 37: ...ther system and continue operation To increase system availability a second system disk may be added to each boot node In the event of one system disk failure the remaining system disk would continue...

Page 38: ...ual or layered product installation manual Some of the instructions may require you to open the front door of the system to change switch settings on the console module The remainder of this chapter a...

Page 39: ...available for use The Halt button on the SCP is set to out not lit For expanded systems using power bus cables to link the R400X or B400X expander the power switches on all expander power supplies sh...

Page 40: ...Language Selection Menu KA670 A Vn n VMB n n 1 Dansk 2 Deutsch Deutschland Osterreich 3 Deutsch Schweiz 4 English United Kingdom 5 English United States Canada 6 Espaiiol 7 Fran9ais Canada 8 Fran9ais...

Page 41: ...ou have set the switches correctly you are ready to tum on the system Use the following procedure 1 Turn on the console terminal and wait for it to complete its self tests 2 Turn on the system by sett...

Page 42: ...n ofVMB the primary bootstrap program In the sample screens provided in this chapter the CPU is identified as a KA670 A and the versions of the firmware and primary bootstrap are indicated as n n Your...

Page 43: ...m to autoboot on power on or you can manually boot the system from console mode The Break EnablelDisable switch setting determines how the system boots 2 4 1 Autobaoting the System When the Break Enab...

Page 44: ...d on completion issues a list of bootable devices You are prompted to select a boot device from the list as shown in Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Successful Power On to List of Bootable Devices KA670 A Vn n...

Page 45: ...default boot device has been specified Available devices DIAO RF71 DIAl RF71 MUAO TK70 EZAO 08 00 2B 06 10 42 Device EZAO DIAO BOOT R5 0 DIAO 2 DIAO 1 0 Changing the Boot Device Once a boot device is...

Page 46: ...able software For example SBT BOOT DtJAO DIAO MtJAO BZAO directs the system to use DUAO DIAO MUAO and EZAO as the default boot devices When the system autoboots or if the BOOT command is used without...

Page 47: ...ZQSA adapter PROM programmable MRVll module read only memory Ethernet adapter On board part of CPU Ethernet adapter DESQA Ethernet controller RA series drives KDA50 Device Logical Name DImnl DUm2 MUms...

Page 48: ...ommand BOOT device name For example 8001 NOAO tells the system to boot software from a cartridge in the TK70 tape drive If you enter the BOOT command without specifying a device the system will attemp...

Page 49: ...tilities in your system 2 6 Halting the System Halting the system interrupts all processes and returns control to the console program You may need to halt the system during software installation Or yo...

Page 50: ...to restarting the system Follow the shutdown procedure described in your system software manuals before restarting the system Restarting returns the system to a povrer on condition All current and pen...

Page 51: ...er Temperature Warning indicator flashes When the system shuts down due to overheating the Over Temperature Condition indicator on the power supply remains lit To recover from a shutdown set the power...

Page 52: ...ystems RF series Integrated Storage Assembly lSA TK70 or TLZ04 tape drive NOTE In addition the RV20 Optical Disk Subsystem RRD40 Digital Disk Subsystems and TSV05 and TUB1 tape drives can be attached...

Page 53: ...ISAs are listed in VAX 4000 Model 300 1echnical Information Refer to Appendix B of this manual for information on setting or examining internal parameters for RF series ISAs RF Serles Controls and Ind...

Page 54: ...button Bus node ID plugs identify the bus node number of the ISAs to the system as well as the unit number by default Bus node numbers are configured at the factory in consecutive order from right to...

Page 55: ...cannot be lit when the Run Ready button is out ISA is write protected Prevents system software from writing to the ISA ISA is not write protected Normal position for software operation System softwar...

Page 56: ...ering your storage assemblies For each DSSI bus do not duplicate bus node numbers for your storage assemblies You can only have one storage assembly on bus 0 identified as bus node 1 one storage assem...

Page 57: ...y referred to as the handle and the Unload button You use the handle to insert or remove cartridges and lock them into position Pull the handle open to insert or remove a tape cartridge Push the handl...

Page 58: ...der attached Inside the cartridge is a single reel containing the magnetic tape When you insert the cartridge and push in the handle the leader in the drive automatically couples with the leader in th...

Page 59: ...e slot on the front of the cartridge as shown in Figure 3 4 The label is visible when the tape is in the drive Figure 3 4 Labeling a Tape Cartridge MLO OOOIMIO To indicate that the tape was recorded o...

Page 60: ...see an orange rectangle slide the switch toward the label slot When you insert a write protected cartridge into the drive the orange indicator light comes on The system recognizes the tape as being wr...

Page 61: ...not the write protect switch l emoving the operating system restriction causes the orange light to go out If the cartridge is write protected by both the switch on the cartridge and a software command...

Page 62: ...s where the relative humidity is between 20 and 80 percent Keep tape cartridges away from magnets and equipment that generate magnetic fields such as motors transformers terminals and audio equipment...

Page 63: ...ght goes off and the yellow light blinks as the tape loads When the yellow light glows steadily the tape is ready to use NOTE If the green light blinks rapidly when you push the handle closed the driv...

Page 64: ...Figure 3 6 Inserting a Tape Cartridge 1 Green Light is on 1 Handle 2 Cartridge Arrow is Facing Left ________ J 3 Yellow Light Blinks MLO OO2459 Operating the System Options 3 13...

Page 65: ...d the green light comes on you also hear a beep pull the handle open CAUTION Move the handle only when the yellow indicator light is off and the green indicator light is on Moving the handle while the...

Page 66: ...Figure 3 7 Removing a Tape Cartridge 1 Unload Button 1 1 7 Yellow Light Blinks Green Light is on f Handle _ _ 3 2 Cartridge Arrow is Facing left 4 Green Light is on Operating the System Options 3 15...

Page 67: ...ft On steadily Blinking On steadilyl blinJdng Blinking Oft On steadily Blinkjng Oft Oft On Blinking 3 16 VAX 4000 Model 300 Operation No power to the tape drive Safe to move cartridge release handle P...

Page 68: ...technology allows more data to be stored on tape by recording data diagonally DAT recording also minimizes crosstalk providing you with higher data integrity Digital data storage uses a recording for...

Page 69: ...ors show the status of the TLZ04 and can indicate possible error conditions CAUTION Pressing the Unload button during normal tape operations may halt the tape operation in progress Table 3 4 describes...

Page 70: ...nment Tape Flashing yellow Power on self test failed 1 3 times Drive Solid yellow Power on self test failed 3 1 3 1 Proper Handling of Cassette Tapes Digital Equipment Corporation recommends that you...

Page 71: ...ity Use a pen not pencil to set the write protect tab Figure 3 9 to the desired position Observe the following guidelines when setting the write protect tab If you are reading data copying from tape s...

Page 72: ...tect Tab on the Cassette Tape 3 1 3 3 Inserting a Cassette Tape Into the Drive Insert the TLZ04 cassette tape into the drive with the cassette s write protect tab at the top as shown in Figure 3 10 Op...

Page 73: ...re allows you to execute commands to read and write data to the cassette tape Your operating system documentation describes specific commands that allow you to do the following Back up data from disk...

Page 74: ...oduct warranty To clean the heads use the head cleaning cassette as follows 1 Observe that the drive indicator is lit solid green 2 Insert the head cleaning cassette part number TLZ04 HA into the driv...

Page 75: ...ssette MLO OO5332 3 1 4 RV20 Optical Disk Subsystem Ifyour system includes an RV20 Optical Disk Subsystem refer to the RV20 Optical Disk Subsystem Owner s Manual for instructions on how to operate the...

Page 76: ...for instructions on how to operate the device 3 2 Communications Controller Options The following types ofcommunications controllers are available for the VAX 4000 systems Asynchronous serial controll...

Page 77: ...gs are acceptable you should perform the set up procedure for your terminal to ensure appropriate set up values The two examples below provide set up instructions for VT300 series and VT200 series ter...

Page 78: ...et up values Then press ISet UpI to exit the Set Up Directory Your operating system may have other requirements for using serial communications devices Refer to your system software manual 3 2 1 2 Wit...

Page 79: ...ous communications require a synchronous controller on both the transmitting and receiving system Both the transmitting and receiving systems must have supporting host software installed Synchronous c...

Page 80: ...ode is recognized by other systems in the network Some software products for example Ethernet based VAXcluster systems use the Ethernet hardware address of other systems to operate properly To find th...

Page 81: ...require modem control signals Consult your printer documentation for the interface requirements The VAX 4000 systems have several printer options available Consult the VAX 4000 Model 300 Technical In...

Page 82: ...cumentation Overview ofVMS Documentation VMS VAXcluster Manual VMS Networking Manual Guide to DECnet VAX Networking VMS Installation and Operations VAXELN Host System Guide VAXELN Run Time Facilities...

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Page 84: ...that is used by the VMS operating system to derive a path independent name for multiple access paths to the same ISA RF series ISAs are shipped from the factory with a default allocation class of zero...

Page 85: ...DENAME is a unique node name and u is the unit number With a nonzero allocation class the operating system relies on unit number values to create a unique device name The operating system uses the all...

Page 86: ...ns describe how to change ISA parameters using the DUP driver utility In the sample procedures the allocation class will be set to 2 the ISAs for bus 0 in the VAX 4000 will be assigned new unit number...

Page 87: ...e each command then press IR81Urnl Enter console mode as follows a Set the Break EnablelDisable switch on the console module of the VAX 4000 system to the enable position up position 1 b Set the power...

Page 88: ...t numbers 0 6 Example B 1 SHOW DSSI Display SBOW DSSI DSSI Bus 0 Node 0 R7CZZC DIAO RF7l DSSI Bus 0 Node 1 R7ALUC DIAl RF7l DSSI Bus 0 Node 2 R7EB3C DIA2 RF7l DSSI Bus 0 Node 6 DSSI Bus 1 Node 0 SNEEZ...

Page 89: ...er for the ISA at bus 0 node O Example B 2 Starting the DUP Driver Utility SBT BOST DUP DSSI BOS O 0 IARaNS Starting DOP server Copyright 0 1990 Digital Equipment Corporatio PARAMS Setting Allocation...

Page 90: ...h you are currently connected 2 Enter SET UNITNUM 10 or enter the unit number you desire 3 Enter SET FORCEUNI 0 to override the default unit number value supplied by the bus node ID plug 4 Enter SHOW...

Page 91: ...a Specified ISA PARAMS saow OHITHOM Parameter Current UNI TNOM PARAMS SaT OHI 10 PARAMS saT rORCSOHI 0 PARAMS saow OHlDUK Parameter Current o UNI TNOM 10 PARAMS saow I ORC tJKI Parameter Current FORC...

Page 92: ...urrent NODENAME SYSDSK Exiting the DUP Server Utility Default Type Radix RF71 String Ascii B Default Type Radix RF71 String Ascii B Mter you have completed setting and examining internal ISA parameter...

Page 93: ...hanged from 0 1 and 2 to 10 11 and 12 Notice that the bus 0 device names are now DIA10 DIA11 and DIA12 Example B 7 SHOW DSSI Display BROW DBB DSSI Bus 0 Node 0 SYSDSK DIA10 RF71 DSSI Bus 0 Node 1 R7AL...

Page 94: ...not be recorded on the resulting backup copy Use standalone BACKUP to make a complete backup of the system disk Standalone BACKUP is a version of the Backup Utility that runs without the support ofthe...

Page 95: ...system disk see Section C 1 2 C 1 2 Booting Standalone BACKUP from the System Disk To boot standalone BACKUP from the system disk use the following procedure 1 If the VMS operating system is not runni...

Page 96: ...s an identifica tion message followed by the dollar sign prompt BACKUP I IDENT stand alone BACKUP V5 3 2 the date is 19 APR 1990 13 00 00 00 To back up the system disk see Section C 2 1 To restore the...

Page 97: ...m displays the following message Please plaoe the soratoh tape oartridge in drive MUAO This volume will reoeive the volume label SYSTEM Enter YES when ready 8 When you are ready to continue enter Y fo...

Page 98: ...system reboot should be perfonned press Return for No When the procedure is finished the system displays the following message SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETE USE CONSOLE TO HALT SYSTEM 2 Stop the system by...

Page 99: ...the VMS operating system or any other software products you should back up the system disk If a system file is deleted and renders the system disk inoperable you can restore the backup copy and conti...

Page 100: ...no longer need 2 Ifyou are using a tape cartridge write enable it To write enable a tape cartridge slide the write protect switch away from the tape cartridge label Insert the tape cartridge in the ta...

Page 101: ...2 2 BACKUP ItfIAGB V P IFY DIAO MOAO IRetum I APR_lg_lgg0 BCK LABBL lgAPRJ RBWINn IRetumI 6 The system displays the following message BACKUP I STARTVERIFY starting verification pass 7 If you are backi...

Page 102: ...the system Store the backup tape cartridge in a safe place NOTE The BACKUP command creates a system disk that includes a Digital provided set of volume parametersl including a CLUSTER_SIZE disk acces...

Page 103: ...lding the backup disk or tape cartridge target drive is the destination Use the device name of the drive holdingthe system disk saveset BCK is the name of the saveset if you have a backup tape cartrid...

Page 104: ...isplays the following message BACKUP I PROCDONE operation completed Processing finished at 19 APR 1990 15 00 00 00 If you do not want to perform another standalone BACKUP operation use the console to...

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Page 106: ...necessary to reload the system software from a backup set if files are incorrectly deleted and ifa VMS distribution kit is not available The VMSTAILOR program lists each group of files and its size in...

Page 107: ...STAILOR to return the MAIL files to the system disk You then apply any VMS upgrade or update that has occurred since Version 5 0 that affected the MAIL utility To remove VMS DECwindows files from the...

Page 108: ...the data stored in the ISA s so that you can recover that data after an accidental loss You make these copies on a tape cartridge and then store it in a safe place Backup copy A duplicate copy of dat...

Page 109: ...r software system components Bus The connection between the central processing unit CPU and input output devices in the system Information signals such as address data and control signals are carried...

Page 110: ...ocessing by human beings or by machines DAT Digital audio tape Used in digital data storage recording technology Data transmission The movement of data in the form of electrical signals along a commun...

Page 111: ...oating on which data is stored magnetically in concentric circles tracks Disk drive A device that contains a fixed disk or one or more diskettes The drive contains mechanical components that spin the...

Page 112: ...ce of equipment used to transfer data into the computer A keyboard is an input device Input Output 1 0 device A piece of equipment that accepts data for transmission both to and from a computer A term...

Page 113: ...The area where a computer finds the instructions and data it will process Menu A displayed list of options The list usually contains commands you can enter Network A group of individual computer syste...

Page 114: ...es it with additional memory storage or communication capability Examples are disk and diskette drives video terminals and printers Power on sequence A series of ordered events that occurs when you su...

Page 115: ...umber of records ROM See Read only memo Aun 1 A single continuous execution of a program 2 To execute a program Satellite system A system that is booted remotely from the system disk on the boot node...

Page 116: ...control the overall operation of the computer system Tailoring Using the VMSTAILOR program to remove the VMS operating system and DECwindows files that you do not need from the system disk Terminal A...

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Page 118: ...location 1 9 slots number of 1 9 Cartridge release handle 3 6 Index Cassette tape handling of 3 19 Central processing unit CPU function 1 20 Circuit breaker function 1 16 location 1 16 operation 1 16...

Page 119: ...mblies 3 3 controller 1 22 Index 2 Integrated storage assemblies Cont description 1 21 function 1 21 Integrated storage elements location 1 8 L Labeling a TK70 tape cartridge 3 8 Language Inquiry Mode...

Page 120: ...tridge 0 9 RF71 Integrated Storage Assemblies changing the bus node ID plugs 3 4 controls and indicators 3 3 write protecting 3 4 RF71 Integrated Storage Assembly description 1 21 RF series Integrated...

Page 121: ...3 6 TLZ04 cassette tape setting the write protect tab 8 19 write protect tab 8 19 TLZ04 cassette tape drive indicators 8 18 TLZ04 tape drive head cleaning 8 28 head cleaning cassette 8 2S location 1...

Page 122: ...al orders for software documentation Internal orders for hardware documentation 800 267 6219 for software documentation 613 592 5111 for hardware documentation DTN 241 3023 508 874 3023 DTN 234 4323 5...

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